Alpha's Possession by Jessica Hall

Chapter 21

Zara POV

I stand by the gate, and at this point, the waiting isn’t only getting on my nerves; no, it’s so much worse-I’m literally freezing my ass off from the brewing storm, making the winds have a harsh bite.

The bag with Thane’s dry cleaning hangs folded over my arm, and its weight is slowly getting to me, but thank God, I hear the buzz of the electronic gates. As the gates swing open, I can’t wait any longer, so I quickly slide through the gap and walk up the long driveway towards the house.

It’s actually not a house. It’s a goddamn mansion, a little too fancy for someone like Thane if anyone would ask me, but so be it. As I walk closer, the surrounding lights make the building look like some fairytale fantasy. Too bad the only fantasy that I expect to be greeted by is the angry troll.

I’m about a quarter of the way up when I stop as Leon appears ahead of me. He stands on the concrete path, breathing so heavily that it makes him look like he’s in pain.

call out to him, a little confused about why he’s outside, not inside the house with the rest of the

the moon reflects off his face and reveals his sharp, pointed fangs. I gasp at the view before me. And what’s even worse is that one minute he stands at least twenty metres ahead of me,

into my neck as a feral snarl leaves his lips simultaneously as he attacks me. The scream that leaves my lips is

fingers press into the flesh on my arms with so much strength I’m sure he will leave ugly bruises all over my skin. My scream dies out once

whole body as I land on the concrete, hip first and roll. With a loud groan, struggle to sit up, more pain shooting through my body with every movement I attempt to make. My elbow is badly grazed, and my neck

Rhen stalks toward me and Raidon walks over to help subdue Leon, who is currently fighting Thane, screaming

alone this dangerously close to me. Leon is terrifying and acts like an absolute -savage until Thane punches him. I cringe at the thud as I watch Raidon catch Leon before his

head in a daze to face Rhen’s

this mess. If they need someone to paint as a bad guy, they are welcome to blame Leon, who’s the actual villain in this situation,