Alpha's Possession by Jessica Hall

Chapter 23

“Yes, yes, I understand, I swear, I understand,” I choke and rasp out, and Thane finally releases me from his hold.

I am gasping for air as I attempt to figure out what I did wrong in order to deserve such treatment. Leon attacked me. He is the one who has to carry the burden of blame and guilt, but Thane acts as if I was on my knees, asking and begging for this to happen,

“A taxi is waiting for you by the main gate. Now get out of my house,” Thane snarls, gets up from where he was sitting this whole time, and storms out of the room, leaving me on the floor..

The asshole doesn’t have enough decency in him to check if I’m okay or will I survive for another night. How can he be so careless after watching the attack happen before his eyes? What if Leon managed to suck enough blood to kill me? He cares for his and his mate’s reputation, not the lives that might be taken by the reckless psychopath Leon.

I know that staying around for any longer will most likely get me killed, so I grab my belongings and ignore how violently my knees shake as I bolt out of the cursed mansion.

Once again, I freeze off my ass as I stand by the gate, waiting for the taxi to arrive. So much for claiming one was waiting for me here already. That Thane is a fucking soulless liar!

I keep stealing glances back at the brightly illuminated mansion. It’s creepy to stand here out in the open where everyone can see me, but I couldn’t spot a figure approaching me for my life. The trees hold massive shadows that I find ominous the moment the fear starts creeping up on me. The place is dead silent, too darn silent for me to feel even slightly comfortable to stay around.

Honestly, I’m grateful they thought of

see if the taxi isn’t approaching me and notice car lights coming toward me

the sky as the car wooshes past me. Well, at least now I know it wasn’t the taxi I’m expecting. A shiver runs through me as I rub my hands and try to stay at least relatively warm. Freezing

realisation sinks in the

gate, but I’m too scared to approach it, and press the buzzer and ask if Thane could call the cab company to check how much longer I need to wait

jump at every noise and still hold onto the hope of the arrival of the taxi every time I see

me. I stop and glance at it right as the window wounds down. Relief floods me when I see it’s Raidon sitting behind the steering

he growls, and I bite my lip at the

like I am nothing but a useless mutt to them. But then again, I suppose, in a way, I am nothing but that. It’s not like any of them ever try to hide their

was supposed to pick you up broke down, so I am driving you home.” Raidon growls again, freely showing off the displeasure he feels for being forced to deal

who is the unlucky soul who has to spend another few minutes in my awful presence, and Raidon is pissed off because Thane decided

would be way worse, so a quick ride there wouldn’t kill

open, and I climb in. He doesn’t even bother to give me a chance to put on the seatbelt as I

my fingers anymore because they are freezing. After spending so much time out in the cold today,