Alpha's Possession by Jessica Hall

Chapter 72

Harlow POV

I was awoken by one of their phones ringing loudly. I had a wicked hangover, and the room’s brightness burned my eyes as I squinted up at the ceiling, My eyes widened, and I sat up abruptly, half in a panic that I would find myself locked in the den. Relief washes over me when find myself back at the Hotel

“Yeah, we know. We are on our way.” I hear Rhen tell presumably Thane. Raidon comes out of the bathroom, trying to fix his tie.

“Here,” I tell him, tossing my legs over the side of the bed while ignoring the nausea that bubbled in my empty stomach and had me wanting to run to the bathroom just to be safe.

Raidon wanders over to me, yanking the tie off, and I stand on my tippy toes to quickly fix it for him while his hands move to my hips.

“How are you feeling?” he asks.

“Fine.” I tell him, though my neck stung when memories of that woman came to my mind. Tears tried to brim at remembering her scent all over them and then seeing her. I knew it was foolish with what I was planning on doing on Friday so I could get out of the city, yet at the same time.

Thane has made it clear he doesn’t want me, and he has overall pull when it comes to ranking in the pack. I knew it. They knew it. Waiting for him to come around was foolish. He wouldn’t give me the time of day to even explain. And as much as they claim to be by my side, ! could feel their disbelief. I felt their distrust of me, so it was pointless.

tonight, don’t leave the hotel, please,” Raidon whispers before pressing his lips to my forehead. He steps away, grabbing his phone from the charger and wallet off the small stand by the door. Rhen quickly pecks my cheek

“Where is Leon?”

was struggling with his bloodlust,” Raidon tells me. Why

have fed,” I

stomach to change to a rising feeling in my throat as I ran for the bathroom to throw up. I was still puking when I heard the hotel phone start ringing, and I groaned, wiping my mouth on the hand towel before

all but groaned into

in for Tammy today? She can’t come in,” Bree says, not sounding the slightest bit as sick as I felt. Yet Thane never paid me for the few weeks I did, and I was desperate for cash. I hated living off them at the moment,

pay for the cab. And I need to shower first,” I tell

says. I chuckle, shaking my head before hanging up, and turning the shower on. I felt like shit still even after i hopped out and rummaged around for anything

which saves me having to run in and raid the till to pay for the fare. I wondered where the money in my bra went when I remembered I

club, though, and I climb out. I glance around and tug my hood up over my head. I usually wasn’t here this late and hated

distracted with rushing to work on time. Afternoons are the same, or parents doing school runs, yet at this hour, it

the morning paper by the foyer doors, I knew that my face was being splashed over every paper and the scene caused was talk of the city this morning, so I

grip the door handle. My eyes move to the side when I see movement and

he says, stepping closer, and I yank the door