Page 5 of The Blood Wolf

Biggest alpha, the wolf said inside of her. Nicola knew there was probably more to it than that because the biggest alphas in the city were the dragons.

Thor crossed his arms, and Nicola couldn't help but notice how big they were. Everything about him was massive. He scared the shit out of both vampires and wolves and with good reason.

The night of the party, she had only seen glimpses of him, but she knew he was one of the people that Kaleb wanted to bring down. She was going to try and talk to him or his second when Kaleb's cronies grabbed her.

"Before you collapsed at my feet, you said someone was going to try and destroy me. Is that true?" Thor was being patient, a lot more patient than other wolves she had met.

But he wasn't a wolf, was he? He was a warg. They had been transformed by magic. An abomination made worse because then a vampire had changed him. That's what the stories said, anyway. And that was only one of the many they whispered about Thor and his pack.

Thor decided to try something different. "What's your name?"

"Nicola Markides," she replied.

Thor's eyes widened. "The old alpha's daughter?"

"Yes."

"Why the fuck has your pack done this to you? You're like a princess to them," Thor demanded.

Nicola let out a bitter laugh. "I didn't mean shit to them once my father died. The new pack leader wanted me as a mate. I refused his hand. Amongst other things."

"He did this to you? The wounds on your back? Whatelse?" Thor's eyes turned red.

"The wounds on my back and my broken hand were from my escape attempt. Everything else was them. Kaleb Pateras and his cronies in the Pateras Pack."

Thor's eyes didn't change back. If anything, he looked angrier. "Do you need a doctor for…ladies' things? Did he…"

"He didn't rape me, if that is what you are asking. They just felt me up and threatened it a lot. Kaleb wanted me as a mate too badly, and he doesn't share. He wanted me tosubmit." The words tasted bitter in her mouth. She wanted to cut all their dicks off regardless.

Once, she had thought them her friends, her brothers. That had all changed when Kaleb had taken leadership.

Nicola tried and failed to stop the tears filling her eyes. She hadn't shed a tear when she had been imprisoned, even after all the beatings and threats. Yet, faced with this giant Viking, she finally wanted to cry her eyes out.

Thor uncrossed his arms and gripped the wooden arms of his chair. Claws had sprung free from his fingertips. "Please don't cry. You are safe here. You asked for help, and I will give it to you."

"Why?" she asked and swiped at her cheeks. "You don't know me."

"I know that you have information about enemies moving against me. You are…an ally." Thor clenched his fists, and the claws retracted. "You asked for help. Consider your sanctuary with the Blood Pack granted for the time being. Do you need more food?"

Nicola looked down at the empty platter. "Yes?"

"Then it will be done. Eat. Rest. We will talk later." Thor got up and hurried from the room, his eyes still shining scarlet. He looked ready to kill something, and Nicola hoped it wasn't going to be her for bringing trouble to his door. Because when Kaleb found out where she was, he would declare war to get her back.

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Thor had to get away from Nicola before his irrational temper unleashed itself. He didn't want to frighten her, but the story of her treatment made him want to roar and shatter every piece of furniture in the room.

They dared treat his mate in such a manner? He was beyond caring what 'plans' Kaleb and his pack had for attacking him. Thor was going to fucking end them for what they had done to Nicola. His mate, who had broken her own body just to escape.

She said she hadn't been raped, but Thor had known males like Kaleb before. He wouldn't have held out much longer, and his Nicola still wouldn't have given the other wolf what he wanted.

Not your anything yet, a voice inside tried to reason with him. The fuck she wasn't his. He had been too concerned about her wounds when she collapsed at his feet to register her beauty. Talking to her wrapped in only a blanket had made him notice it like a punch in the guts and his dick.

She had wavy, silky dark hair and golden-brown skin, a human version of the gorgeous coloring of her wolf. She had a small mole near her right eye that he had the overwhelming urgeto kiss. She was the golden sun to his silver moon, and he wanted to claim her so badly, his mouth watered. It was hard to be so enraged and so horny at the same time. He had to get out of there before he said or did anything stupid.

"Are you okay, old friend?" Bjorn asked, coming through the door at the back of the hall. "Your eyes are red as spilled blood."

"She needs more meat. Her wolf is ravenous," Thor said, trying to pull the blood lust back. He gestured at Bjorn, and they both went back into the main hall.

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