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I scrambled back, heart racing.
Was heserious?
This wasn’t like normal Alphas, letting me go—especially not after death threats—andalsounlike normal Alphas, I didn’t know if I wanted him to let me go.
No.
Knox couldn’t be trusted.
He’ll use us and get bored and leave us behind.
Not like Rogue…
I’d stumbled only one step from the bed when he spoke again.
“Although…” Knox tapped the tip of the gun against his own cheek as he watched me. “You should know you’re only getting a free pass because your scent match offered to take all the punishment in your place.”
What?
I froze, staring at him.
“He knows I’m here?” My voice was weak.
Knox didn’t answer, watching me.
“He can’t.” I swallowed.
Punishment?
What would that look like?
I’d just jammed a gun at his temple; the punishment wouldn’t be small. Ace hadn’t been big on punishment—well not with me, anyway. I always got the impression he thought offering it might make me think he cared more than he did.
But Dan? What would Dan do if I’d ever pointed a weapon at him?
I shuddered.
Dan was a better gauge. Knox wasn’t fated to me like Ace, and I knew now what game he was playing. Because that’s all this was to him: a game.
If I let Rogue take that kind of punishment for me… My lip trembled. He’d hate me before he even met me.
“Um…” I swallowed, taking a tentative step forward. “I can… I don’t want him taking my punishment.”
Knox’s eyes flashed with delight. “I hoped you'd say that.”
I let out a breath, the world finally making sense again.
Thishadall been a trap.
Knox was a Dan, simple as that, and I could survive another Dan if I knew my scent match was on the other side. Even if he was stronger looking and more volatile.
I’d closed the distance between us before I realised it, sliding back onto the bed next to him.
How bad was this going to be?
If I kept him in bed, it was less likely to get real nasty. Dan always thought with his dick first.
“I’ll make up for it,” I said.
