Page 63 of Sold to the Alpha Wolf

MacKenzie settled me with her hands, holding some of my weight, and then the boom of growls and footfalls rushed forward from the house.

“Jet!” Grayson’s voice echoed out, and I sagged ever so slightly.

Seeing him run up with Geo and Orion right on his heels was a massive relief. There was still so much to do, to punish, but my pack members were safe. They’d lived.

In just a moment, the remaining three of my inner circle were beside me. Grayson looked significantly worse for wear, and I noticed how MacKenzie’s eyes widened. Her entire body tensed as she looked him over.

“Gods, Grayson. You look like you were fighting with a weed whacker.”

He shook his head at her, offering a little smirk as he held MacKenzie’s eyes. “I’m fine. You should see the other guy.”

She let out a strangled laugh. “Ha, I imagine I will when we go back inside. Unless you left him alive?”

“Not that one, but I’ll admit that a few went running with their tails between their legs when they felt Terrance die.” Grayson looked over at the body a few feet away in the snow. “Eesh. Sucks to be him.”

Kaiden laughed at that, and he nodded as he helped to put Senna in my arms. She unconsciously moaned, and having her up against me eased some unspoken ache. She was here. She was here, and I could touch her. Gods, it felt damn good.

But I really didn’t like how cold she was.

“We need to get her inside. I think maybe she—”

“Jet,” MacKenzie eyed me, “who you talking to? I got it. Okay? I promise. But you need to let Kaiden and the guys help carry her.”

My stomach pulled, and I chewed on my lip. As Kaiden began to lift her up once more, Geo and Orion came over to help. A low growl rumbled out of me as they circled around her, and I had to shake my head to clear the protective surge.

“Just…be careful.” My voice was strained, and I loosed some of the alpha command into the words without intending to.

I knew I could trust them with her, but everything in my body wanted to crowd over her form and snarl at anything that came near my mate.

“We will, Jet. Alpha. I assure you,” Kaiden nodded, solemn as he held my stare.

After a moment, I finally let go of her. Kaiden scooped Senna up, Geo and Orion right there to help ensure she was comfortable and her leg was clear.

“When this is settled, you’ll all have to report for a debriefing. I need to know what happened in the house. Terrance may be dead, but Reginald, Leon, where the fuck are they now? Terrance sent his dear old Reggie packing, and I want him found.”

My pack collectively nodded, and the twins gestured toward the compound.

“There’s several still injured. Some casualties. But not many,” Geo said.

“We have basic triage set up, MacKenzie. But they’ll need your care,” added Orion.

“Of course. Let’s get Jet and Senna to the med suite, and I’ll make sure they’re good to go before I report. Could you stay with the injured?”

Geo and Orion nodded in unison, making sure Kaiden could handle Senna before hurrying back into the house.

“When she wakes up, I’ll have her corroborate my story,” Kaiden gestured at Grayson, who just smirked.

“Oh, and what story is that?”

Kaiden raised his brows, meeting Grayson’s sarcastic scowl with a grin. “That I tore that piece of shit apart limb from limb as she stopped time.”

As they chatted, Grayson helped MacKenzie get me to my feet. The swirl of my surroundings was nauseating as my position changed. I logically knew it was because my blood pressure was changing, and it was already so low. Still, it sucked, and the pinch in my limbs worsened as they dropped further beneath the level of my heart.

The small crew got me and Senna inside and downstairs to the medical room we’d set up ages ago. My home was in shambles as we slowly trekked through the halls. Departed wolves, left where they fell, made us all pause before continuing forward.

Geo and Orion had been right. The number of fallen wasn’t high, but any dead Edwards wolf was one too many.

“They’ll need to be consecrated properly.”

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