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…

had laid her down, his gaze lingered longer than it needed to. She really was quite beautiful, despite the injuries that marred her body. Cole cleared his throat and joined Alex at the foot of the bed. He needed to find another place for the girl as soon as possible. He didn’t want to form more of an attachment than he

searching for

Alex as they watched Doctor Morgan work on Lita.

“The asshole?”

“He’s going to know another wolf was there. Just like I knew he was one

you what pack he’s in or what rank he is?” Alex pulled out his phone,

Information?”

head angrily. “We

Lita to wake up. She’ll

could wait at the apartment for him to return? That’d be easy

the search

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 on being able to track him

stalking her? I’ve heard of exes going crazy. And what are the odds that a human girl finds

to keep in mind, I know I found the key to her apartment in his place as well I can only imagine what that means… I might not stop myself

why she showed up that 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 joke. They’d been so focused on trying to make her

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

about him, or you?” Alex continued scrolling through a document on his phone, but he could

I just scrolled the directory of her apartment building but that

pushed his glasses up on his face, “It’s not alarming, but it

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 continued lifting her limbs and inspecting every

the doctor mumbled, “The fever is too high, these bruises are deep. I’m going to need to start an her

about” Cole glanced back at Allex, struggling to bring

nIV and give

Examing the Facts

nervously, “No, I don’t see any tearing in that area.

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