In the Alpha’s Arms

Chapter 18

Litas our Luna?

His Delta was the most pack–oriented of them all. He was always working on ways to strengthen them as a unit. Of course, he would have found the attack on his Luna to be particularly infuriating. It was behavior Cole should have felt grateful for and want to foster. But he’d only snapped at him and debased him. How had one woman turned his calm exterior into this overnight?

Cole rubbed the back of his neck. “I appreciate your desire to avenge your Luna, Andres. It is admirable, and it honors this pack. But I plan to reject her as soon as she wakes up, so she won’t be your Luna much longer. And as far as who it was-

“It was her abusive ex–boyfriend, some asshole named Brian!” Stace huffed, again, then went back to staring at the floor, “Cole caught his scent in the apartment building. He’s a wolf. Lives right down the hall from her. I can’t even imagine…” The growls from around the room were almost immediate.

“But we can’t kill him,” Cole cut in, looking at Lita again before he amended his statement. “Not until I have more information about him. This pack doesn’t need unnecessary enemies, alright? We stay out of wolf politics for a reason. We stay on the outskirts of wolf life for a reason.” He stressed the last word, so they might all remember that none of them wanted to get mixed back up in that vicious world.

“What sack of shit wolf beats up a human woman?!” Alex growled.

“Well, a few minutes ago, you thought it was me,” Cole grumbled.

“And if you HAD done it, you would’ve been a sack of shit too…” They smirked at each other, the silent words and I would have deposed you for it, passed between them.

“Now you see why I was so upset earlier, he’s a fraction of a real man, let alone a real wolf. But we can’t settle this score until we know what we’re dealing with, understood?” Cole made eye contact with everyone. They all nodded just as the doctor burst through the door in a hurry. He threw a gruff greeting out and then immediately went to Lita and began taking her vitals.

“You’re all excused except for Alex,” Cole said with a hard edge to his voice, “And one last thing before you go, none of you will tell Lita she’s my mate.”

Chapter Comments

Lita’s Love for the Alpha

Examining the Facts

“Is there anywhere else I can do the examination? The couch isn’t ideal,” doctor Morgan asked.

Cole picked Lita up and carried her to his bedroom so the doctor would have more room to work. Feeling her warmth in his arms was disarming. He couldn’t help but remember those few minutes back at her apartment. Had he ever felt anything like it before? All that need and heat between them…

injuries that marred her body. Cole cleared his throat and joined Alex at the foot of the bed.

were searching for

apartment to shit,” Cole looked over at Alex as they

“The asshole?”

smile made Alex laugh, “He’s going to know another wolf was there. Just like I knew he was one the second I caught the scent in her apartment. I hope it drives him crazy.”

in or what rank he is?” Alex pulled out

Information?”

head angrily. “We

but to wait for Lita to wake up. She’ll

the apartment for him to return? That’d

things into the search browser of his

finds his apartment in that state, and Lits gone, he’ll move quickly. And if he’s another Alpha, someone else has probably already found it. Maybe a Delta or a pack wolf. He’s bound to have someone watching the apartment. He might not return to it at all. We shouldn’t count

practically whispered that part, “was a wolf. You think he was stalking her? I’ve heard of exes going crazy. And what are the odds that a human girl finds herself mixed up with no one, but TWO

know enough about Lita to say. It’s definitely something to keep in mind, I know I found the key to her apartment in his place as well

day? You remember how she looked? Like a drowned rat in those huge clothes. Feeble as all hell. Practically begging that we let her fight. and…” Alex hung his head, the words I feel bad about doing nothing hanging between them, Cole grunted in agreement, disappointed that they made her into a

feel bad about it too, Alex. We didn’t know, but it doesn’t excuse teasing her and treating her like an outcast either. It doesn’t excuse ignoring what we saw. She has to stay with the pack from now on, though, so there’ll be plenty of

through a document on his phone, but he could

scrolled the directory of her apartment building but that apartment’s occupant is

his face, “It’s not alarming, but it is unusual for a girl of her age. Do I have your permission to

gasped and as he looked over his shoulder, Cole could see the ugly red area over her ribs. It was swollen and angry–looking, far worse than it had been that morning in the bathroom. The doctor

high, these bruises are deep. I’m going

about” Cole glanced back at Allex, struggling to bring himself to ask,

nIV and give

Examing the Facts

see any tearing in that area. Thank god for

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