Cravings: Alpha City 2 by Bryce Evans Page B

time I meet a client or hug someone. Thanks though. I’m tired and would like to go back to my room now. I will see you in the morning. What time would you like to leave?”
    “Early. I want to get to the bottom of this. How about seven in the morning?” Johnny suggested.
    “Sure. I’ll meet you downstairs at that time. Good night.” Zoey walked over to the elevator and left to go to her room. She felt emotionally drained from the whiplash she just received from Kayden. Now this with Claudia Blackwood just made matters worse. She was back to kill them all. She was ready to go home to be around her pack.
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    Kayden felt like such a fool. He should have listened to his dad. He was right. Zoey needed to be with another wolf. He would always love, her but now he had doubt he could trust her. How did he read this wrong? He was sure that she loved him. That was what he was feeling from her as she snuggled up next to him. But that wasn’t what he just witnessed. No, Johnny Ringo won the girl. His girl.
    Tomorrow he would sit behind them in the back. He didn’t want it shoved down his throat as they gazed at each other. Damn, you fool, why did you let your heart get in the way? Kayden jerked his door open to his room and went in. He needed a shower then bed. He had enough of Las Vegas. This was a city he wanted to forget.
    He needed to give Rose a chance when he got back to Alpha City. Like his father said, love could come later. He had a duty to his pride, and that was all that mattered.

Chapter 14
     
    Kayden’s head was thumping as he rode up front in the limo. When Zoey came down earlier, he inhaled her scent and just about dropped to his knees begging her to choose him. Nope, he needed to stay strong. So, he sat up front with the limo driver. She was out of his sight and that was exactly what he thought he needed.
    Walking up the stairs, he couldn’t help but watch Zoey’s butt. The woman had a figure to die for. All he wanted to do was lick every part of her starting with- Shut the fuck up, man. Have some pride. Kayden fought with himself as he entered the plane. He should have brought his own plane, but now, he was trapped for two damn hours with the loving couple. What he didn’t expect was Andrew taking the seat beside Zoey. He would have thought that Johnny wanted to be beside her.
    Watching them the whole flight was out of the question. As soon as the seatbelt light went off, Kayden was going to lean back in his chair and sleep the entire flight. “Now you are thinking,” Kayden whispered to himself.
    “Kayden, you really thought I wanted you. You can’t compete with Johnny. He is my kind. Like your father said, we don’t mix. You’re a panther, and I’m a wolf. Watch how good we are together.” Kayden couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Zoey and Johnny having sex in his bed. What the fuck is going on? He couldn’t believe this. Kayden jerked awake as the pilot came over the intercom. “Please fasten your seat belts. We are going to have a bumpy ride with this storm,” the pilot explained. Kayden glanced over, and Zoey was still sitting beside Andrew, but she wasn’t smiling as the plane bumped up and down as they came in for a landing. He wanted to go to her as he watched her grip the side of her chair. Her face was tight with alarm. But still, Johnny never tried to put his hands on her. He continued to talk to her but never once did he touch her. At least they weren’t rubbing it into his face. His stomach dropped as the plane banged hard on the ground. He shivered when he thought he might never see her again. He had to get that out of his head because she was only a friend and nothing else. When they mated, she would be going to live in Las Vegas with him and his pack. Could he live with her so far away? Did he really have a choice? Zoey had already made hers. She wanted Johnny, and he wasn’t going to allow himself to go through this ever again. He couldn’t think or eat for