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“The video was removed, and I just finished getting her social media page taken down Tyler said on the phone. “How’s Lana p>
“I’m not sure, I haven’t seen her,” Kade replied.
He dropped her things off at the apartment, and she wasn’t there. He was planning on wanting around for her so they could talk, but his uncle, Roland, called with some urgent pack matters and Kade had to drive an hour to the Shadowmere Pack, the leading pack of the Western Territory, where Kade grew up.
He also knew that Lana was upset and devastated about what had happened, so he gave her some space for the rest of the day.
Kade left class right after Lana and, instead of following her, he got in touch with Tyler, who was seriously good at IT. It was obvious that Lana had been hacked because she would never have taken a video like that, let alone posted it.
It was also an understatement that whoever hacked her account most likely changed all her information, so she couldn’t sign back in and delete the video herself. So, the only thing Tyler could do was delete her social media accounts entirely.
It was better that way; he could have changed her password again, locking out the hacker and giving Lana the new information. But the damage had been done; everybody and their mother already saw the video.
A quick sweep over her profile showed that she barely used her social media anyway, so losing it probably wouldn’t be that big of a deal.
Now that the entire school knew that Lana was a virgin; she was going to have a target on her back. Being a virgin at her age was very rare for a she-wolf… and if any Alpha males mated with her, it would make them even more powerful. Her being in an Omega doesn’t matter when it comes to power. They will mate with her and throw her away like she’s nothing but trash.
The thought made Kade angry; something he couldn’t explain even if he wanted to.
She was weaker than most at this school, so that meant she was an easy target and easy to take advantage of.
“Are you almost back at the apartment?” Tyler asked.
“Yeah, I’m walking in right now,” Kade said as he took his key out of his pocket and unlocked the door. When he pushed through, he paused at the doorway. Everything looked normal, but
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from Lana’s fading scent, Kade could tell she hadn’t spent a lot of time here.
wasn’t here now, that much was obvious.
If anything, she mostly came here, grabbed her things, and then left. He looked around, a frown marring his lips and a furrow between his brows.
If she didn’t spend the night here… then where else would she have gone?
Grace fluttered through his mind, a fleeing through, and he let out a breath.
She most likely went to Grace last night, which meant she was avoiding Kade.
Did she think he would take advantage of her or something because she was a virgin? The thought made him feel sick. Kade might have been an asshole and enjoyed having fun, but he would never take advantage of a woman. They all know what they are signing up for before they choose to sleep with him. He would never intentionally physically hurt a woman, and he certainly wouldn’t take advantage of them just because he was an Alpha.
That’s some shit Caleb would do, and he wasn’t anything like Caleb; he couldn’t make himself any more transparent about that.
His phone went off in his hand, and when he looked down, he saw his sister’s smiling face staring back at him, her picture being from her 21(st) birthday.
“Hey, sis,” Kade said, sitting on the couch, letting Kade’s body rest against the fabric of the blanket that carried Lana’s vanilla scent.
“Care to explain what’s going on with my new friend, Lana?” She asked without even a single greeting.
Kade sighed; he should have known that Maeve would have seen the video or, at the very least, heard the rumors no doubt circling the packs by now.
He rubbed the bridge of his nose, trying to ease some of the tension from the headache that was building.
“How is this my fault?” Kade asked, annoyed by his sister’s sudden questioning.
“Because, Little Brother, you should have seen this coming and prevented it from happening, obviously,” she shot back, making him roll his eyes.
“Do you hear how ridiculous you sound p>
She let out a breath.
“You’re right. I’m being ridiculous… I’m sorry. It’s not your fault, but seriously, how is she? She
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won’t answer my calls, and I’m worried. I was going to see if Uncle Roland could help get thay video taken down, but it was already gone before I could reach out to him p>
“Yeah, Tyler and I had it handled,” Kade assured his sister. “The video and the social media page are both gone p>
“Good,” she breathed, sounding relieved and calmer. “And Lana? How is she? You did answer my first question p>
“I’m not sure. I haven’t seen her,” Kade admitted, a knot forming in the pit of his stomach.
He looked at the clock and realized it was nearing the afternoon. Lana was most likely in one of her classes right now. Kade had class in about an hour and had some time to kill, so he rested on the couch for a bit longer.
“Why not?” Maeve asked. “I thought you liked her p>
Kade tried not to think about how he asked Maeve for dating advice.
“Yeah… well, sometimes people need space,” Kade muttered. “Besides, I had to go home yesterday and deal with some pack matters p>
“Seriously? You left her last night after something devastating happened?” Maeve asked, and Kade didn’t need to see her to know that she was shaking her head with disbelief.
“It was important. Uncle Roland wouldn’t have called me otherwise p>
“Keep telling yourself that,” she murmured. “Seriously, you need to get your head out of your ass. She’ll never trust you if you don’t stand in her corner,” Maeve warned.
“I got the video pulled,” Kade said through his teeth. “What more am I supposed to do? She wants nothing to do with me. I’ve asked her out multiple times, and she demanded that I stop. I’ve never had to try this hard for a woman before p>
It was frustrating.
“Then maybe you need to try something new,” Maeve retorted. “Show her that you can be who she needs p>
Kade questioned if he could be who she needed. He enjoyed going out and partying; he liked having sex and taking a variety of women home with him. He doesn’t believe in mates or falling in love. But he would be lying if he said he wasn’t a bit curious about Lana.
At the same time, he knew he was being selfish toward her. Of course, he pursued her mostly because it got a rise out of Caleb, which he enjoyed more than anything. But also, teasing her… talking to her… just being around her… it did something to Skoll that made Kade feel whole again.
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He wanted to figure out why that was.
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“Well, you’d better figure something out. Now that the cat’s out of the bag about Lana being a virgin, guys are going to be all over her. So, you’d better get it together and make her yours before it’s too late. Anyways, I gotta go. I’m about to see a patient. Love you, Little Bro
“Love you too,” he said, and then the line disconnected.
He sat and pondered her words a moment longer, and then something flashed in his mind. Maeve was right; Kade needed to make Lana his… and it would also drive his rival insane and maybe even bring Skoll back.
Convincing her of that wouldn’t be easy, though, which is why he needed to come up with a plan. A plan that pretty much wrote itself.
When he saw Lana on campus later, seemingly arguing with Caleb, the idea came to him all at once, and his smile grew across his face.
“I think I might have a solution to your problem,” he had told her once he finally got her away from that prick.
Lana’s eyes grew wide as she stared up at him.
“And what would that be?” She asked, folding her arms across her chest.
“Date me,” he said without hesitation.
She rolled her eyes.
“Kade-” she started to protest, but Kade held his hand to stop her.
“Fake date me p>
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