Page 60 of Alpha Hunt

“Get the fuck out of the way, I gotta take him out!” Something whizzes through the air past me, and I leap sideways. I see the telltale pink flights of a dart like the one they’d taken down the other wolf with.

No! Fuck!

I fling myself at the door again, but it’s futile. This thing must have been designed to withstand this kind of impact.

God, I’m so fucking stupid. Of course they’d seen a wolf out roaming this morning. It was me. And I’m trapped.

There’s a popping sound and a whir through the air, and I flinch at the sharp sting that burns in my flank. I don’t need to look around to know I’m going to see a dart protruding from my coat.

No, goddamit, no!

I fight harder, throwing myself against the walls of the cargo box with such violence that the entire truck is rocking.

“Woohoo! We got us a live one!” There’s laughter. My head grows foggy. I shake it. It doesn’t clear…it gets worse. My legs start to shake, and then they fold beneath me. I hit the floor, my head dropping to the side.

“Night, night, puppy,” are the last words I hear before everything goes dark.

Chapter 23

Casey

Something is wrong.

I toss and turn, the sheets twisting around my legs as I try to find a comfortable position. It’s no use. Sleep eludes me, and my mind won’t stop racing. I can’t help but wonder what Edirn is doing right now. Is he sleeping peacefully, or is he as restless as I am?

I hope he’s lying on a freaking bed of rocks.

Asshole.

I feel groggy, and my eyes are burning. It’s hard to believe that I only had that man in my bed for two nights because now it feels so empty without him in it. I slept horribly. What am I saying? Icouldn’tsleep. Not a wink. Just because he’s not here.

Where the hell is he, anyway?

I shake my head, trying to clear my thoughts. I shouldn’t care what he’s doing. He’s a traitor, a liar who invaded my mind and used his powers to manipulate me. I hope he’s gotten the message loud and clear – he needs to stay the hell away from me.

Far away!

The thought should make me happy, but instead, it leaves a hollow ache in my chest. Why would the thought of being away from him hurt?

Because you’re stupid, that’s why!

But I still can’t shake this nagging feeling of something being wrong.

Damn mate hunt!

What the hell was I thinking? I wasn’t thinking. I saw a couple of cute babies and completely lost my mind. And all that talk about a connection> Bullshit. All of it.

Stupid! So, so stupid!

I grind my teeth and focus on what needs to be done. Maybe we can stay apart long enough for me to find a way to break this mate bond.

‘Not possible,’Jagger had said. I refuse to believe that. There has to be a way out of this mess.

I punch my pillow in frustration, angry at myself for being so weak. Haven’t I learned my lesson when it comes to traitors? I let my heart lead my head, and look where it got me – bound to a man I can’t trust.

You should have known better.

I should have been more cautious, more guarded with my feelings. But something about Edirn got under my skin, made me lower my defenses. And now I’m paying the price.

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