Page 33 of True Wolf

“An Alpha protects their pack, not the other way around. Rolf sits surrounded by everything like he’s better than those that pledge to support and trust his leadership. There’s no community between him and everyone else. This is why no one respects Rolf. He treats his pack like they’re beneath him, not like family.”

“You and your brothers are different.”

“Very fucking different. We’re Alphas. That’s understood. There’s no reason to make anyone in our pack feel less than. Laz and Jo are in charge but their rule is embraced, not forced. That’s how things should be. Not this…”

When I reached the gate, a guard approached the driver's side of my car. “What can I do for you?”

“Zion Bennett. I’m here to see Rolf.”

The guard frowned slightly. “Is he expecting you?”

“I gave you my name, he doesn’t have to be expecting me. Open the fucking gate,” I growled and the muscles in his jaw flexed but he nodded and stepped back into his guardhouse and opened the gate.

“I’ll call to let him know you’re on your way.”

I snorted. “Yeah, you do that.”

In my peripheral I noticed Nessah smiling. “What?”

“That was interesting.”

“I thought you didn’t like dominance and arrogance.”

Her smile expanded when I glanced at her. “I didn’t say anything about liking it, only that it was interesting.”

I shifted my focus back to the road briefly since the main one leading to Rolf’s house wasn’t paved. “Are you denying your attraction, Nessah? Because I’m sure you’re well aware that our bodies are in tune with one another even if I haven’t marked you yet.”

Her arousal spiked watching me address the guard. I smelled it, could damn near taste her on my tongue, because my nose was so sensitive to everything about my mate. I glanced Nessah’s way again and noticed the way her skin flushed.

When I made it to a stretch of road void of curves, I reached over the console, grabbed her hand, and placed it in my lap. Her fingers flexed and then wrapped around my dick. The motion was instinctive because she quickly yanked her hand back, realizing I had more control over her body than she wanted to acknowledge.

“What are you doing?”

“I didn’t want you to feel left out. We’re both aroused right now.”

“You’re impossible.”

“Nothing about me is impossible, little storm, especially not our attraction.” I winked and slowed when I approached another set of gates. This one blocked access to Rolf’s home. The wrought iron structure opened before we made it to them so I pulled through and frowned when I felt Nessah tense beside me. Anger flooded my veins. “You don’t fear anyone or anything, Nessah. Not as long as I’m alive.”

She smiled and shook her head. “I’m not afraid of him.”

“Then what’s wrong? I feel your concern.”

“My sister.” Her eyes darted toward the house. “I haven’t seen her in almost a year. She’s with him.”

My wolf growled and she unbuckled her seatbelt and leaned across the seat, placing a hand on my face. “I don’t care that she married him, but I do care that marrying him meant betraying me. She chose our parents over me and that hurt.”

I covered her hand with mine and brought it to my lips where I kissed her fingers. “You don’t have to forgive her, but you don’t have to hate her either.”

Nessah nodded and I got out, rounded the front of my car to open her door. As soon as she was on her feet, I cuffed both sides of her face and leveled my eyes with hers. “Stay by my side, no matter what.”

She smiled slowly. “Okay.”

I arched my brow. “No argument?”

“Nope.”

“I wasn’t expecting you,Alpha…”

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