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.

was wrong. And now that meant she was

me that? How could he put that pressure on me?! Lita yelled, her voice echoing through the private link

type of wolf, 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

put this

concequences, but it doesn’t look good. It doesn’t sit right with his 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

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 nothing from what happened to your

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

Lita’s eyes. They grew dilated, flashing between her natural dark color and the red of her wolf. It made Cole tense. If 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.

can deal with my father myself, Colet I’m the pack Laws and a dawn strong Alpha, yet every time I turn around, you or some other male is stepping on

my head off for i, okay? Just not down here in front of

some dignity left, you know? Can’t we fight

Chapter You Like That,

lip. Heat flushed down the bond and she glared at him. Lita could place exactly what emotion he was feeling, but hot usually meant anger. He had the nerve to be angry at her? She wanted

open

took them both to the staircase and held the door

own ass–whooping? She

deserve it. The least I can do is let you get

As in one? Lita cackled, throwing her head back to laugh out loud as she ascended the staircase. I think I’ve come far enough

have misread the emotion. The feeling

of me kicking your ass turn you on? Is that what

the top step. He pushed the door open and held it again, as