Free IceAgeLover by Marisa Chenery Page A

doing?”
    Jaren’s ex ignored her questions. “What is going on, Jaren?
And why are you holding hands with this man?”
    “Why should you care? You’re the one who walked out on me,
leaving me stranded. You even had me kicked out of the hotel.”
    “I care because we’re in a relationship. I’m your boyfriend.
And I only did what I did to teach you a lesson. To show you how much you need
me in your life.”
    Jaren gave a sarcastic laugh. “ You’re my boyfriend? I
think not. The moment you left me in that hotel room with no money, plane
ticket or passport, that’s when I stopped considering you in any such way. And
for your information, your plan backfired. It made me see how much of a selfish
asshole you really are and a control freak. I’m with Kajakti now.”
    Matt scowled. “You can’t break up with me. If you do you’ll
have no way to get home. Though I guess I’m willing to overlook you playing the
slut and sleeping with another man.”
    Kajakti had had about enough of the mortal. He grabbed the
smaller man by the throat and pushed him into the alley they stood in front of.
He didn’t stop until they were in no danger of being seen from the street.
Jaren followed them in.
    He slammed Matt up against the brick wall of one of the
buildings. “I’m going to warn you right now, you’re pissing me off. You don’t
get to talk to Jaren like that. Face facts, she no longer wants to be with you.
She’s with me, and will always be with me. Now this is what you’re going to do,
Matt. You’re going to return what you took from Jaren, so hand it over. Then
she never wants to see you again. Do you understand?”
    Matt swallowed, the fear he felt showing clearly on his face
as well of the stench of it wafting off him. “Yes. I’ll give her back her plane
ticket, passport and credit cards, but I don’t have them with me right now.
They’re at my hotel room.”
    “Then I guess we’ll go there with you to get them.”
    “I’d prefer you didn’t. I don’t need you knowing where I’m
staying. I’ll get them, then we can meet at a certain time and place.”
    “Who is to say you’ll show up? You can tell me you’ll do it
but have no intention of following through.”
    “I promise I’ll be there. Just let me go. You can have
Jaren. She’s all yours now.”
    Kajakti released Matt and took a step back. A bit of a growl
laced the next words he spoke. “You’d better. If I really wanted to, I’m sure
I’d be able to find out which hotel you’re staying at. Then I can guarantee you
wouldn’t like that particular visit.”
    The other man nodded. “There’s a coffee shop a block away
from here. Meet me there in forty-five minutes. I’ll have everything that
belongs to Jaren with me.” With that said, Matt brushed past Kajakti and took
off out of the alley and onto the sidewalk. He practically ran the whole way.
    Kajakti turned to face Jaren. “Do you think he’ll put in an
appearance?”
    She nodded and laughed. “Oh, he’ll be there. He was scared
shitless of you. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Matt grovel like that.”
    They both grew silent and looked up at the sound of clapping
that came from that direction. Kajakti growled when he spotted Tanner standing
on a metal fire escape above them. Since the wind was blowing downwind of him,
Kajakti hadn’t been able to smell the dark wolf’s scent. It would have been
something the other werewolf would have done on purpose.
    Tanner vaulted over the railing of the fire escape and
landed on his feet a few yards away. The jump would have broken a mortal’s
legs. Kajakti grabbed Jaren’s arm and pulled her behind him. The dark wolf
stepped closer and chuckled.
    “I never thought I’d see a wolf brother threaten a mortal
like that,” Tanner said. “Aren’t you sentinels supposed to have been created to
protect them? You all are mortal-lovers, you included. You might try to hide
your mate behind your back, but I know she’s still there. And