Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

“She is none of your concern.”
“Do something about it, or I’ll make it my concern.”
Why did I even care? I didn’t know. I spent a lot of time
resenting Rika and her influence over the guys that I didn’t
really realize…she belonged. Maybe I kind of liked her.
“Michael? Everything okay?” Kai walked over, and I
rolled my eyes so far back in my head I almost saw my brain.
Two peas in a pod.
I glanced over to Rika again, noticing by just the guy’s
look and smile that he was flirting. And Michael had his back
turned, fucking oblivious.
“You know,” I said, stepping forward into Michael’s space,
“when the alpha in a pack gets old or sick—weak—the other
dogs can sense it.” I narrowed my eyes on him. “And they stop
backing down.”
He stepped up to me, too, both of us nose to nose, him
gauging how far he wanted to take this at his own engagement
party and me not giving a shit. My family had money and
connections, too, and I was done vying for a place among
them. I was stronger. While Will and Kai took a plea deal on
their assault and battery charges, I never gave in. I was in
prison longer, and I’d been alone enough. This was my
fucking town, too, and if I had to tear everything down and
rebuild it to make some of it mine, I would do it.
Kai stepped in as he always did, trying to diffuse the
situation.
“Damon, if you’re not enjoying yourself, you can leave,”
he said.
“Nonsense,” I taunted, taking in the string quartet,
champagne, and servers with trays of shit-colored canapés. “I
like your party. It’s so…tasteful.” I laughed, taking a sip of my
drink. “I remember when you had an imagination.”
“And I remember when you had a prayer,” Michael shot
back, inching in. “I have my own bank account, Damon, with
my own money, credit cards, and an education. I have