Page 34 of Alpha On The Hunt: My Luna Stole My Sons

“Are you forgetting something?” He looks at me questionably.

“Poncho!” I hiss at him. He looks at me funny, then his eyes widen slightly, and he laughs.

“No, I haven’t forgotten, but your mind went to the gutter quickly. I was only kissing you.” He snickers, and my face heats.

Axton presses his forehead against mine. “Although blood never fazed me.” He chuckles, rocking his hips against me. His erection presses against me, and I growl at him, shoving him off.

“Fine, but come here and let me hug your butt!” He purrs, tugging me back against him.

Chapter Twenty-Four

Elena

“Here’s the last bag,” Axton says, holding it out to me. I take it from him, placing it in the trunk while he says goodbye to the boys. Shutting the trunk I walk around to the driver’s side. We spent all day going over the evidence and unfortunately, it appears Marco and Axton are right, and it is a strigoi or some form of hybrid. But its ability to come and go without being seen or caught is quite distressing. We are still no closer to figuring out who it is.

Axton quickly kisses the boys' little heads, who are munching happily on their bottles. He shuts the door and sighs.

“I wish you would stay here.”

“I’ll see if Marco will lift the ban. I will appeal to the council for you tonight so you can leave the city.”

Axton nods once, and I go to hop in the car when he grabs the door, a devious smile on his lips. I raise an eyebrow at him, eager to get home and check on the women when I hear a car engine. Turning my head, I see the same car from yesterday.

“That’s the same car I saw yesterday,” I mutter and Axton looks over at it, but it pulls into his driveway and then turns around.

“As I said, they always turn around here, go you should get home before it gets dark. I glance down the driveway one last time, shaking the odd feeling that I got away, turning back to hop in the car. Axton is still standing in my way.

“What are you–” His lips cut my words off as he grabs me, pushing me against the door of the car; the bond flares to life instantly and I kiss him back despite Lexa telling me we have to get home. When he eventually pulls away, I am breathless. “It’s the bond!” He shrugs with a silly smile on his face.

“Sure it is,” I tell him, shaking my head. Axton steps aside and I climb into the car.

“Make sure you message me when you get home.”

Nodding my head, I shut the door and start the car, Axton walks inside and I can’t help the silly smile splitting onto my face. Reversing out, I pull onto the road, suddenly feeling sick at the idea of leaving him making me stop.

“We have to get home,” Lexa reminds me, but the bond was screaming for me to stay.

“Elena!” Lexa growls at me. Ignoring the feeling, I start driving, yet when I am coming out of Axton’s territory, the feeling gets ten times worse.

“We need to get home so we can take those damn pills; I don’t like this, Elena!” Lexa scolds me and I shove her back, yet as we head toward the borders leading out of the city, I see that car again. I watch it stop at the lights two cars ahead of me and a shiver runs up my spine.

“All this strigoi stuff has got you spooked. It’s a common car!” Lexa reminds me.

Crossing over to the border station, I sigh when I see it turn off down a side street. I stop at the barricades, and grab my ID, handing it to the man before he lifts the boom gate and lets me leave. Halfway home, the boys fall asleep and I turn the music playing down and turn the AC up. However, while fiddling with it, my eye catches the rearview mirror and my heart nearly stops in my chest when I see that car behind me.

“Lexa!” I hiss and she comes forward, peering out my eyes; I keep my eyes on the road and the cars in front start to brake, slowing down for the intersection after my turnoff. “It’s a common car, Elena.” She tells me, yet I’m sure it is the same one.

We continue driving and I can see our turnoff coming. I slow down when the strange car suddenly overtakes heading toward the town.

“See?” Lexa says and I nod, feeling foolish as I turn onto the dirt road. Once home, I finally relax as I pull up at the driveway until I spot Eli leaning against the fence post. His clothes all wrinkled and his chin is resting on his chest. I stop and roll my window down.

“Is he asleep?” Lexa asks.

“Eli!” I call out and he jumps before clutching his heart when he notices it is me.

“Geez Luna, are you trying to give me a heart attack?” he chuckles.

“Why are you still here?” I question, Axton was supposed to swap the patrols over to give them a break.

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