Free Destiny's Path by Kimberly Hunter Page B

didn’t hurt me,” Sasha repeated, trying to calm him down.
    “She tried to, and that’s the point.” He snarled at Jenna, his eyes turning to icy fire, every muscle tensed and ready to attack should Jenna try to do anything else.
    “Didn’t look as if she was trying too hard after Sasha pinned her to the wall like a bug.” Gabe snorted with laughter.
    Charlie spoke up. “This is no laughing matter, Gabe. Jenna has committed a serious offense here. She has attacked Flynn’s True Mate. And with harmful intent.”
    By this time, everyone was on their feet. You just couldn’t sit when you had such an excellent floorshow.
    “Yeah, well, somehow I get the feeling that’s not how Jenna here expected things to go down.” Sasha looked Jenna in the eye, daring her to deny it. “Am I right?”
    “You were supposed to attack me so I could issue Challenge,” she spat out.
    “I thought there was a reason she was goading me. Though what this Challenge is, I have no clue.” She looked to Flynn for an answer and saw his face suffused with rage.
    Gabe shook his head. “That’s low, Jenna, even for you.”
    “You wanted to Challenge Sasha? My True Mate?” Flynn roared.
    Oh boy, this is not good , Sasha thought, feeling the rage-fueled power from Flynn and seeing that he was trying to restrain himself from seriously hurting Jenna.
    “Calm down, brother. Now’s not the time to lose tempers,” Roan soothed, though Sasha could sense he too was more than pissed at Jenna’s admission.
    “Sasha has just awakened from the coma, Roan. She hasn’t even gone through the First Transformation yet,” Charlie said, worry etched on her lovely face.
    “I am aware of that, Mother.”
    “Okay, what’s this challenge thing?” Sasha asked. “Though I can see by all your faces it’s not good.” Flynn was the first to answer. “A Challenge is issued when a rival female wants to be Alpha or the resident Alpha senses a threat from a new rival and wants to dispense with her first. Not kill, but dominate to show who is stronger. Which means a trial by combat.”
    Well, that certainly cleared a few things up, but Sasha still had a bad feeling about this. “Okay, but I don’t want to be Alpha. I just defended myself. It wasn’t a Challenge.”
    “It wouldn’t have been, only you threatened me. That’s a Challenge in itself,” Jenna crowed with delight. “I formally issue Challenge!”
    “I’ll kill her myself!” Flynn roared in rage, making a move toward Jenna.
    Thank goodness Roan was faster; otherwise Jenna would have been a dead Lupa.
    “No, Flynn. Killing her will only complicate matters more,” Roan said as he grabbed Flynn around the shoulders.
    “Sasha doesn’t deserve this, Roan. She’s been through enough as it is.” Flynn’s voice was tight with restrained violence, his eyes glowing with it.
    “I know this, brother. But don’t worry; I have things well in hand.”
    “Well in hand? You let her come here—” Flynn stopped in mid-sentence, shock registering on his face. “You knew, didn’t you? You knew she would try this, and yet you let her come anyway?” The look on Flynn’s face said he couldn’t believe his brother would let that harpy in their house, let alone do this.
    “I suspected as much, yes.”
    “Then why? Why would you let this happen knowing Sasha and I are True Mates?” Flynn stepped back from Roan, his expression showing a sense of betrayal.
    “Have you no faith in me, brother?” Roan smiled, his glacier-blue eyes twinkling with mischief.
    “What are you up to?” Sasha asked as she walked over to Flynn and took his hand, knowing Roan must have had a plan after Jenna showed up.
    “All in good time,” he said mysteriously.
    “Now, Roan…” she started to say.
    “Yes, I am quite aware of your aversion to mysteries. But trust me, this won’t take long.” He looked meaningfully at Flynn and her.
    “Don’t think you can weasel her way out of this, Roan. Challenge has been