Page 70 of Cruel Alpha Daddy

“Beat him, Dad!”

I will. For you, I will. I’ll do anything for you!

A great roar vibrates through me, and every muscle in my body flexes, slamming my front paws together, wrenching them out of Tobias’s grip. He jumps back in surprise, and I instantly shift back into my human shape and launch myself at him.

I try to get my hands around his throat, but he grabs my arms and shoves me back. Instead of falling, I relax and roll, flipping straight back up onto my feet. Tobias is right there, bracing his feet and throwing a fist at my face. I dodge at the last second and land a firm punch in his ribs.

He staggers, glaring at me as he touches his side. I heard a nice crack when my knuckles met his guts, and I’m pretty sure I’ve broken a few ribs.

He flicks his head a little, trying to get the blood out of his eyes. My claws ripped a ragged gash across his nose, tearing open his eyelid on the left side. It’s bleeding freely, blood pouring down his cheek.

Not quite as good as blinding him, but almost.

Tobias hisses through his teeth, his face twisting with hatred.

“Why don’t you just fucking die!” he yells.

“You can’t get out of here alive, Tobias,” I say. “You should surrender, and maybe I’ll let you live.”

He laughs, a high, maniacal giggle. “Which fight are you watching? I’m kicking your ass, man!”

I shrug. “You’ll still never get out of here, even if you kill me.”

“Worth it,” he says, grinning. With the blood pouring down his face, he looks truly nightmarish.

Yeah, well, I’ve had worse nightmares.

“If you kill me, you’ll never find out about your brother,” he says, grinning.

My heart pounds a little faster at the mention of Peter, but I keep myself under control. “You’re lying.”

“No, I’m not. I was on a run to the state line, and I saw you in a bar. I wondered how the fuck you got there ahead of me, but then I noticed… no scar.” He draws his finger across his cheek, mocking me. “It’s the only difference between you. Otherwise, identical.”

“Shut the fuck up!” I scream.

“How else would I know?” Tobias chuckles. “Have you ever told anyone you have a twin brother? Figure it out, smart guy. How else could I possibly know, unless I met him?”

Sick horror creeps into my guts as I realize he’s right. There are still other ways he might have found out, but it’s extremely unlikely he could stumble across the information by accident.

And I never told anyone, except Fiona. I didn’t even tell Kyle.

“So, let’s talk,” Tobias says. “How about you let me go, and I’ll tell you where your brother is?”

“You’re a fucking liar and a coward!” I yell at him. “I’m not making any deals with you.”

“Fine,” Tobias snarls. “Let’s just kill each other, then.”

He charges me, and I plant my feet, ready to punch him straight in his ugly face. Tobias slows and spins at the last second, grabbing my right arm and twisting it as he shoves his fingers into the long gash on my forearm.

A howl of pain rips from my throat, but I react immediately, throwing the full weight of my body into Tobias so we both go crashing to the ground. He struggles under me, trying to maintain his grip, but I shove my knees into his chest and wrap my hands around his throat.

“Last chance!” I growl.

Tobias just snarls back at me, his eyes glowing as his wolf tries to get free. I tighten my grip, feeling my thumbs sinking into his flesh. When he throws all his effort into one final struggle, I close my hands and crush his windpipe.

An incredibly deep silence falls across the clearing. I stand up slowly, looking around at the ring of people. All the bikers look terrified, completely pinned by the Silver Meadows Pack.

“Attack!” Bailey’s voice cracks the silence in a shocking tone of absolute command.

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