Page 20 of Claimed By the Alpha

I wanted to head to the forest, let Logan out. Knowing he would find something, but I wasn’t going to leave my little bird here.

I would never leave her. She gave me this sense of peace, this clarity.

Even Logan hadn’t been on a killing spree since we found her..

“Again, they smelled funny,”he growled in annoyance.

“Yeah, yeah, you already said that.”

Continuing to scan my surroundings, until I saw it. The shadow, quickly hiding from my sight. A growl rumbled in my chest and it took everything inside me not to run after him.

I couldn’t leave Joanne here, unprotected. Even though every fiber of my being wanted to follow that shadow, hold him or her in my hands until they begged me to stop and spill everything I wanted to hear.

No, I couldn’t. I had to wait. Maybe I could find that person with Joanne. Yes, that was a better plan. She could even help.

My lips curved, wondering how she would hurt someone to get the necessary answers.

“She will look beautiful, covered by the blood of our enemies,”Logan purred like a lovesick kitten.

“Definitely.”

My ribs tightened around my lungs, and I struggled for my next breath. Fear raged through me, but it wasn’t me.

Little bird.

Turning on my heel, I ran toward the door, only to crash into it.

It was locked.

What the hell?

I hadn’t heard them locking it.

I pulled with all my might, threw my body against it, but it wouldn’t budge.

Definitely built to keep supernatural creatures out.

Fuck.

I should have gone inside with her.

Her fear slowly faded, and I could still sense her inside. However, it did nothing to my rising anger.

My fury was ready to take over, ready to burn this place to the ground to get to my love.

Nothing and no one would stand in my way, she was mine.

Mine to protect.

Mine to love.

Mine to hurt, to break and to heal.

The door handle turned, and my claws formed, ready to rip whoever stood on the other side to pieces.

However, all the rage vanished when Joanne stepped outside with a soft smile on her lips.

“Are you okay?” I gripped her hands in mine, while my eyes searched over her body, checking if she was okay.

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