In the Alpha’s Arms

Bonus Chapter- Miss Me?

“Tom” Lita said stiffy, discreetly wiping the rest of her tears and her running nose. “Why am I not surprised you’re skulking about? Are you hoping that if you hang around enough real wolves you’ll become one yourself?”

She relished the startled silence that followed, turning to meet those sharp eyes head–on. He wanted to throw her off but she could dish it too. In a simple pair of slacks and a button–up in a horrible pattern, he screamed spectator. A sleazy spectator at that. His hair had grown since the last time she saw him, the ends swept behind his ears in a cheesy gelled look. He stroked his beard and Lita wanted to vomil.

Tom forced a tight laugh, “I remember you were always funny. You always had a terrible sense of self–preservation too.” He shrugged like it was nothing to drop a gentle threat. There was a time that would have worked on her but that time was long gone.

He tucked his free hand into the slacks that were a size or two too tight. She wondered what awful mafia movie he was trying to emulate. It wasn’t working. Tom flashed her a sneaky grin, “I wondered if I would see you here. Shocking you’d come along after ousting your mother so publicly,”

Lita internally recoiled but she pretended not to care. Tom had money, not the kind of family money Lita or Cole came from, but the kind Brian came from. More than enough to be comfortable but not enough to make a difference with the wealthy. That drive to become wealthy was what kept him in the pocket of every wolf in power. Her mother and Brian’s father included.

“Let me guess, Brian’s been crying on your shoulder? And you walked over here to what… Remind me of how awful you are? Remind me how much I hated to see your pathetic face following Brian like a lost puppy? I hope you don’t think I’d look to you for protection from him? Don’t make me laugh.”

Tom looked down at her, tensing as her weeds struck home. He forced a tight smirk, playing it off like her words meant nothing.

“Was I really so awful? I remember a moment there when you trusted me enough to ask for my help.

“And I distinctly remember you refusing that help like the scum you are. So no thanks. You can take whatever you came over here to say and shove it wherever that lack of help went.”

His eyes burned, studying her like he had comered something new and unexpected. Lita despised looking up at him. He didn’t deserve any sign of submission, not even an accidental one. His size was a natural gift, not one he cultivated with hard work like Cole or Ace. Tom’s broad shoulders and height had intimidated her for years just as it had with Brian. But now, Lita knew it was only a symptom of being an Alpha male. She had yet to meet one that didn’t tower over her but she took heart in knowing that genetics wouldn’t save him. She’d put him on his ass if he touched her. She almost dared him to do it.

I’d love nothing more than to submit another Alpha, Nyx huffed, scratching her paws in agitation. Midnight earned Maxim’s wolf but this a chomped several times, this one would do nicely whining at our feet.

one..

Nyx

For once, Lita didn’t bother curbing Nyc’s bloodlust. Tom wasn’t worthy of the restraint.

to see his sincerity in it. “I came to see if you were in need of assistance again. I’ve learned from my previous mistakes regarding Brian.” He turned his head in the direction Ace went, “If you’ve found yourself in more trouble since leaving, you only have to say the word. I could have you escorted to your

of her wolf spreading out into Lita. She subtly

“You would offer to rescue me by sending me home to the person that chained me? How noble.” Lita’s mouth felt full of gravel. Her blood boiled at the

He knew everything about anyone of importance. So it didn’t surprise her that he’d found out what happened since

sick sort of fascination in Lita’s predicament. She never missed his interest in her body, or the gleam in his eye every time he noticed a new bruise. Lita could give him

hell with right. Let me out, I snatch those beady eyes out of his head, Nyx barked. We can send them home to

in a doggie bag

all, you’re certainly looking better than the last time I saw you.” He

Bonus Chapter Miss Me?

seem cuncemed that she’d wipe the floor with him. He probably did know she was an Alpha and he probably still thought his maleness would give him the upper

remember, you never paid your

the car being found nowhere near your home but conveniently within ten miles of Brian’s house. Almost enough to make a

would have been Brian’s mistake. Alpha blood won’t protect a coward in a

surprise, if not a little offense. if he was expecting the weak

as he crossed his arms, Good, Lita thought, be should

too,” Lita smiled, flashing them like a weapon. She stepped away from the wall. If things came to blows, she’d hate to ruin the shrine. Nyx growled, letting her own extended canines show. She

said calmly, “I saw you cuddling with your new Alpha. Very heartwarming to

her while she cried, didn’t mean they were together. And if even that barest sign of human decency made Tom believe that, he was as stupid as he was weak. Tom held his hands up with that testy little smirk of his. Lita wanted to wipe it off his face. “I admit, asking if you were looking for a new master was childish. But, it’s a little funny, isn’t it? That you’re finally free and the first

out,” Lita snarled quietly,

desire to see what those claws can do–well maybe a little- his eyes gleamed. “But wait until a little birdie tells Brian where you are…that’s a reunion I can’t wait to see. He’s been so broken up about how everything went down. Did you know he was stripped of everything because

her in a blink. He went from standing a foot

question and relief. How had he gotten so close without his scent tipping her

Tom harder into the wall. The metal groaned beneath him, threatening to bend against the force. She inhaled the air, looking

m–misunderstanding.” Tom choked, barely managing to keep his toes on the ground. “O–old friends–s.” All that stature meant nothing against a real opponent, Lita noted. All the times she’d been afraid of him and in an instant, her mate had reduced him to a sniveling pap. She inhaled again, deeper this time. Cole’s scent was there, she could detect it if she focused, but it was masked beneath soap and heavy fragrances. Almost

pale all over. Tom’s wide eyes seemed to refocus on Lita with newfound understanding. She didn’t care about Tom er what be thought as she focused on Cole. His hair was wet, still curling at his nape, as if he’d just gotten out of the shower. And in jeans and t–shirt like her, the heavy cologne made no sense. She cocked