Page 65 of Cruel Alpha Daddy

I stand in the circle, feeling horribly exposed but not scared in the slightest. The only thing I’m truly worried about is that I can’t smell Fiona anywhere. If I’m going to give up my life, I want it to at least be in exchange for hers.

“Where is Fiona?” I demand.

Tobias shrugs. “Fuck if I know. Back with her kind, I imagine.”

“What?” I growl.

“I gave her back to Bailey,” he laughs. “She’s not here.”

“What the fuck do you want, Tobias?”

“You! Your fucking head, on a stick. I’m going to take it, too. Then I’m going to take the pack and all those fine women you boys have been hoarding. Once we have full control, we’ll take Bailey’s women, too.”

“You’re fucking delusional,” I scoff.

“Oh, no,” he counters. “You’re the one that’s delusional. Thinking Fiona was all yours when she’s writing love letters to someone named Caleb.”

“You shut your damn mouth!”

He shrugs. “Don’t blame me for the fact she’s a traitorous whore. All you do is lose people, you know that? Your brother Pete was quick to tell me all about it.”

“What?” The words are so shocking, I can barely absorb them.

“Your twin brother,” Tobias laughs. “I ran into him some time ago. I thought it was you at first, tracking me on my private business. When I figured it out, I thought Pete would be a nice little ace to have up my sleeve.”

“Fuck you,” I breathe, barely able to speak through my rage. “I don’t believe you, and it doesn’t matter, anyway. Even if you kill me now, you will never survive Bailey.”

“Oh, I had a nice chat with Bae,” he says. “Seems like a good fellow. Damn shame I’m going to have to kill him. I made a sweet deal with him, and when he falls for it, it’ll be a cinch to mop up those pups of his, then take all his bitches.”

I take a step towards Tobias, and all around me, his goons close in. I realize that if I move, they’ll tear me apart.

They are going to tear me apart, anyway.

I glare at Tobias, squinting in the late afternoon sun. The day has passed, though I’ve barely noticed. I was so intent on what I had to do.

I’m calculating the distance between him and me and all the other wolves in the circle. There’s a good chance I can kill him before the others get me, but only just.

“Go on,” Tobias says, grinning. “Bring it on.”

Just as I ready myself to spring, a casual voice breaks through the tense silence, startling everyone.

“Thanks for the invite, Tobias,” Bailey calls out. “But it wasn’t very nice of you to start the party without us.”

Tobias looks up eagerly, seeing Bailey standing on a nearby hill. At first, he looks excited and gestures to his army to get ready.

Aw, how cute. He really thinks he can win.

Before Tobias or any of his men can move, Bailey’s wolves begin to stalk out of the surrounding forest. Waves upon waves of them appear like streaking shadows, surrounding Tobias’s pack.

“You didn’t bother to show up at the last fight, did you?” I ask Tobias with a chuckle. “You have no idea how many numbers Bailey commands.”

Tobias looks around, white showing at the edges of his eyes.

“Don’t even think about running,” Bailey commands. “You’re surrounded, and I believe Rider has private business with you.”

Tobias looks at me, his confidence dissolving into shock. A grin creeps on my face as I realize I’m going to go one-on-one with him, finally, and no one else can get in the way.

“I appreciate you stopping in, Bae,” I call to the alpha. “Do you know where Fiona is?”

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