In the Alpha’s Arms

Bonus Chapter You Like That, Huh?

Pinot (oring you, Lita snarled through the link. You son of a

When now, Stace whistled, Based on that response, I’d say ya’ll are going to need some love alone. We’ll hang out down here. I left the works in the kitchen, Alpha.

What the hell is the works? Brody asked, sounding clueless about women.

Can we please get him a girlfriend because-

Sout

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Ace! Several pack members said at once, making Lita laugh ahead of Cole, Shutting down the link, Cole exhaled with relief. At least she could laugh. That had to be a good sign. He would take Stace’s advice and let Lita decompress upstairs.

Lita’s head swam. She was so angry she felt like she might burst, and even Ace’s idiocy wouldn’t take that away. What she needed was a good scream. The kind that shredded the throat and pulled from the diaphragms. She needed to bellow her frustration and pain. Her imitation and acknowledgement of how unfair everything felt. As she pushed through the crowd, watching as the men in the ceremonial ring circled one another. One moved in one part of the ring, green linen pants and green paint that marked down his chest. And the other moved opposite green, but in red with paint down to his abdomen. Their posture turned more feral as they hunched toward the center. They weren’t taking any fighting stance Lita had ever seen in the circuit and she wondered what they were doing.

Lita pinched her eyes closed, and when she opened them again, she watched the fighters once more. Backs bowed, arms relaxed into casual jogging form. Lita couldn’t anticipate what was about to happen. The one in green lunged at the other in a swipe that didn’t appear to be meant to connect with any vital striking area, grazing the side of a shoulder. It could have been a testing strike, one designed to gauge the other fighter’s reaction time but, she’d never seen one use so little force or waste the advantage on an impervious part of the body.

It’s not as if biceps and shoulders couldn’t be damaged, they just couldn’t be damaged enough by a direct hit. A submission move used to extend the joints would work to damage the shoulder socket, but that didn’t appear to be green’s goal.

I know you’re overwhelmed. I can feel how confused and hurt you are, mote. Talk to me. How can I try to help if you don’t talk to me? Cole insisted, grabbing her arm from where he stood behind her. Lita shook it off, moving through the crowd. She was angry with him, but Lita was also angry with herself. She’d let Calvin blindside her emotions because, against all odds, she’d hoped that not all the adults in her life had been terrible.

And now that meant she

her voice echoing through the private link with Cole. Nyx flinched from the

to admit to disrespecting his Lune without an ounce of remorse. It doesn’t surprise me that he would ask you to take your mother in–to let her join

he wants her in a pack? Why put this on me? I hate them

pack. The cat is out of the bag where you’re concerned. Maybe there were suspicious and gossip before, but now it’s in the open. had to make the problem

disgusting, Lita hissed, spinning to face him. No surprise that there’s yet another man in power who wants his cake and to eat it too. Has be learned

sure a lot of people wished he’d died well before he ever did. Men like that don’t ever think the end will come. They feel invincible because their reigns in power are long. They aren’t untouchable, but it’s pretty damn close when you consider how large their packs are and

you want me to teach him some manners, you only need to say the word. What’s war when it comes to love, right? Cole gave a half–hearted laugh, looking into her sad eyes. He cupped her cheek, placing a kiss on her forehead. Apparently, I’m developing

Laws and a dawn strong Alpha, yet every time

okay? Just not down here in front of everyone else. I

you know?

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down over her bottom lip. Heat flushed down the bond and she glared at him. Lita could place exactly what emotion he was

open for

behind him, Cole took them both to the staircase and held

ass–whooping? She laughed, annoyed at how

it. The least I can do

back to laugh out loud as she ascended the staircase. I think I’ve come far enough to land more than one, love,

Lita realized she might have misread the

your ass turn you on?

step. He pushed the door