Chapter 9
“And she says she’s not pure,” he mocks, his voice dripping with
amusement.
“I’m not,” I lie, frowning, though I make no move to escape as his
muscular arms enclose me. The warmth of his hold feels almost
suffocating, yet strangely comforting.
“Yeah, you are,” he snickers.
Before I can respond, he pulls back slightly, his hand tangling in
my hair. The sudden tug tilts my head, exposing my neck to
him. My breath catches as he buries his nose against my skin,
dragging it slowly along the curve of my throat until he hovers
at the corner of my lips.
I swallow hard, my pulse quickening. His gaze locks onto mine,
flickering with a dangerous glint.
“I can smell your innocence,” he murmurs. His lips graze mine,
stirring my core.
My face heats at his words. “That’s a good thing. I don’t
understand why you are embarrassed,” he mutters, tucking my
face back into his neck. “Now, rest. I’ve mindlinked my Beta
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already. They’re trying to get to us,” he tells me.
“Finally.”
“Yes, but it might be awhile. The entire building is on top of us.”
“What?” I groan.
“Sleep, don’t think about it,” he tells me, and I sigh but do as he
says while wondering how my father is. I try to mind link him,
but with my blood loss, it is like I can’t exert that kind of energy.
I have to admit, he smells good. I internally roll my eyes. Wow,
focus girl. The severity of the situation settles in, and I become somber once more, knowing it’s just his blood in my system that
is wreaking havoc on my hormones.
Please find us soon…
I don’t know how long has passed, but my body is beginning to feel numb. Although, I do have feeling back in my leg, and boy is it painful. Zayn’s lips look a little blue, and even his body heat isn’t doing much to keep us warm now. He now observes me with something that looks like concern in his eyes, but I think I
imagined it because as soon as it comes, it is gone.
“Are you alright?” he asks. I nod, but he knows it’s a lie because
my body is shaking like crazy.
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He sighs, his breath fogging the air. “I’m going to shift into my wolf form. I’ll be able to keep you warm better.”
Seriously? Did he think of that now? “I’m glad you finally
realized,” I scoff, not that the idea had come to me either.
Suddenly, he grabs hold of my neck tightly. “Careful there, princess. If it weren’t for the fact that your father pays me for
J protection, I could fucking care less. But if you must know, our
wolves aren’t human, or have you forgotten that? Your scent is
driving my wolf mad, so don’t provoke him,” he snarls, pushing
me off his lap roughly.
My heart thumps as I look at the man before me, surprised at his
sudden change in behavior. His eyes flash a shimmering black
that burns to a bright silver.
“Wait!” I blurt, now worried his wolf will kill me. I’m Alpha.
blood, and his wolf is an Alpha. What if he thinks I’m a threat to
him and mauls me?
“What, Cleo?” he growls angrily.
“Maybe you shouldn’t shift? It was one thing for him to heal me while you had control, but you are giving him full control,” I tell him, and he rolls his eyes. Before I can utter another word, his
bones start snapping.
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“At least tell me his name!” I blurt.
“Zarek,” Zayn tells me, and I swallow when he quickly shifts
into his massive, black wolf.
He is huge, and his aura only seems to grow stronger in this
form. He growls then stalks toward me, and I freeze, pressing
against the wall as his wolf sniffs me.
“Don’t eat me,” I cringe as his wolf puts his face so close to mine
that our noses are touching. Hesitantly, I reach up and brush the
fur on his shoulder.
“Nice Zarek, good puppy,” I tell him, he huffs at me calling him a
puppy. I wonder how much control Zayn even has in this form.
His giant wolf then licks my cheek and drops to the ground
beside me. I watch him for a second and see him roll his eyes,
making me realize Zayn must have more control than I thought
because that is clearly a human trait. He sets his giant paw
across my lap and drags me against him, pulling me close.
Despite his harsh words earlier, I snuggle into his thick, soft fur,
welcoming the renewed warmth of his giant body.
Right now, the important thing is to survive. The warmth gives
me hope that perhaps we’ll make it, and someone will find us
before I die down here.
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I know Dad won’t give up until he’s found me…
Wrapped in Alpha Zayn’s wolf’s warmth, I somehow drift off
once again into an uneasy sleep, one filled with rogues,
bloodshed, and dead bodies.
It is only when I hear a loud explosion that I am snapped out of
my sleep, making me shoot up, and the Alpha growls. A second
explosion blasts more debris into the already tight space, forcing
him to shift back.
At that very moment, light seeps into the freezer room, and I
turn to see none other than my father standing there in wolf
form. Several men are with him, but his eyes are on us, a look of
pure rage in those burning eyes of his. A terrifying growl leaves.
him, echoing off the walls and trembling through me.
“Get off my daughter!” Dad roars, making me look up into the
eyes of Alpha Zayn; his lush, dark locks are covering his
forehead.
It is then, with pure horror, that I realize that not only am I in
my skimpy bra, but the Alpha is on top of me, straddling me
totally butt–naked.
“Wait! Dad, it’s not what it looks like!” I scream when I see my
father move to grab him. Zayn, however, is much quicker. I find
myself precariously caught between two Alphas wanting to rip
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each other to pieces as Zayn pulls me up with him.
But it is too late; Alpha Zayn’s eyes narrow at my father as he
stands to face him with me caught between them.
“She was freezing to death, I was trying to keep her fucking
warm…” he spits out in a cold voice that surprises me. Dad
doesn’t seem to care and steps closer, pushing the Alpha away
from me.
“You may be the Alpha of your pack, but you have no right to
touch my daughter!” His voice booms through the room as they
square off against each other; both are huge Alphas full of
power and might, though only one could win this battle for
supremacy….
The tension in the air is so thick, you could cut it with a knife.
My dad and Alpha Zayn are at each other’s throats, both
exuding menacing auras, their eyes locked in a challenging
stare.
“You’re making out like I am hurting her. I’m not interested in
hurting your fucking daughter Joseph, now get out of my way!” Zayn snarls furiously.
Dad, however, refuses to bow down to him, and I find myself caught between the pair of them.
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“Don’t push your luck with me.” Zayn’s voice is menacingly low
as he looks Dad straight in the eyes.
Standing tall between them both seems futile. They are both so
much bigger than I am, and their anger is only escalating with
each word being spoken.
“She’s my daughter!” Dad roars, his voice echoing through the
confined space. “And you had no right to touch her, regardless
of the circumstances!”
“As I said,” Zayn retorts, unyielding, “She was freezing. What
was I supposed to do? Let her freeze to death?”
