"Mary Janice Davidson - Wyndham Werewolves 03 - Derik's Bane" - читать интересную книгу автора (Davidson Mary Janice)

He stared at her. Moira, so pretty and cute and helpless-looking . .. Moira, the most intuitive person
he'd ever met. "Sometimes you're scary, you know?"

She smirked. "Of course." Her smile dropped away. "I'm only annoyed I didn't figure it out sooner. But
Derik ... as you know perfectly well, one Pack cannot support two alphas. It just can't. That's why there
are fights for dominance. That's why you have to leave. Now. Today."

"But Moira, IтАФ"
"Now.Today. Before this gets worse and you do something we'll all regret, forever." She softened her
brisk tone and gently touched his brow. "Because if you or Michael died . . . none of us could bear it."

She didn't add what they both knew. If Michael killed Derik, she would leave. And if Derik killed
Michael, she would kill himтАФtry, anywayтАФand leave. Would the Pack hold? Sure. It had been around
for centuries and had been through much worse than the squabbles of alpha males. Would the Pack be a
place of love and light any longer?

No.

He didn't dare say a word. She was speaking exact truths, her specialty, and though he could hardly
stand to hear the words, he'd ignored the problem long enough. But if he spoke, he'd probably burst into
tears like a kid and embarrass them both. He hadn't cried since his mother died, but these thoughts had
been heavy on his heart for the last few months.

"Derik, the wolf in you wants the Pack. But the man in you would never forgive himself if he took it."

Still he said nothing, but she stepped closer, and he rested his forehead on her shoulder. They stood that
way, motionless on the beach, for a long time.




3

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