“Alpha,” Jason called out. He straightened his stance as he steadied Leslie on her feet. He removed his hands from her body.
Leslie gulped as Lucas approached them. The air felt less dense, and she quickly took in many shallow breaths. The tightness in her chest and muscles lessened even more.
Jason moved his eyes to Leslie, then back to Lucas, “You were right, Alpha. Leslie …”
Lucas raised his hand to stop him, “I'll handle it.”
Glancing at Wendy who still lay unconscious on the floor, “Go and get Jerry,” he said to Jason.
He turned to Leslie as Jason left, “Are you okay?”
With tears in her eyes, Leslie shook her head, “Something is wrong. I want to hurt Jason.”
She bent down to her knees as her core tightened, “Something keeps pushing me to defend Wendy, to protect her.”
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