Page 52 of Her Cruel Alpha

I ran a hand over my face and sighed. “I feel bad now.”

“Well, why don’t you go find him then? Knowing my brother, he’s probably trying to get in contact with you.”

I handed Sam my tea and pulled myself up. “Thanks for listening. Tell Jay hi for me. Give the little one a kiss for me.” I grabbed my purse and pulled my shoes and my jacket back on. I headed outside and started to head home. I was driving by the lab to take the road back home when I noticed that Henrik’s vehicle was parked on the side of the road.

“Was he still here?” I said, looking confused. I pulled over and looked at the area where we had been fighting, but no one was there. So I got out of my car and headed towards his. I peered inside and noticed it was empty.

I turned around when my eyes landed on the bar and spotted him inside. But Henrik wasn’t alone. He was sitting at the bar, and Ashley sat next to him. My heart clenched seeing them.

She looked at him so softly and reached a hand out, patting his hand. My stomach twisted up, hating that she was touching him. Touching the man that I cared so deeply about. I felt tears build up, and I quickly wiped them away.

She reached over and took a fry off his plate and ate it. She batted her eyelashes, and as she moved, her breasts sat perky in her shirt that hung low.

I hated how good they looked together. She was the picture of what an Alpha’s wife should look like. But instead, Henrik was stuck with me. He hadn’t picked me. He was forced to be with me.

I looked away and took a deep breath. I turned and headed back to my car. I just wanted to leave. I didn’t want to think about what would happen next. I heard plenty of stories about how cheating went and how it all went down.

Ashley would swoon him and maybe convince him to go to the bathroom with him. She was perfect in every manner, she probably knew sex like the back of her hand.

Images of them joined together filled my vision. Her perfect body conjoined with his. Him thrusting and her moaning loudly for him. She would whisper his name and claw her nails down his back.

I shook my head, trying to push the thoughts away.

I got to the car when I felt a shiver roll down my spine. I stiffened and glanced over my shoulder, but no one was around.The streets and the sidewalks were empty. I was alone, but my body wasn’t reacting that way.

“Hello?” I looked around, feeling the hair on my body standing up. “Who’s out there?”

Darkness crept around, and my eyes widened as I realized what it was. I took a few steps back and swallowed. Shit. Shit. Shit!

I took a few more steps back as the darkness grew closer. I stumbled and knew I had nowhere to run. My body locked up, reacted, and waited for the impact to hit me. But a shadow came from the other direction, and the darkness smacked into a body that stood in front of me.

Henrik stumbled as the darkness hit him hard. Henrik went down, and the darkness disappeared as quickly as it had arrived.

“Henrik!” I reached for him, pulling his face towards me. Henrik was out cold and pale. Panic set in.

“Henrik, speak to me!” I shook him, feeling pure terror. “Henrik!” I bent down and rested my ear on his chest. I closed my eyes and prayed. I couldn’t lose him like this. I couldn’t let the last words towards him be how cruel they were.

I heard the beating of his heart and felt a little relieved. He was alive.

I searched for my phone and started to dial the police. I clung to Henrik, feeling tears build up. “You’re okay,” I whispered. “You’re okay. You’re going to be okay.”

“Nine one one, what is your emergency?”

I quickly spoke, trying to get all my words out. I wasn’t even sure if I was making the right sentences. Everything seemed to blur together. An ambulance arrived, and my entirebody was shaking. Henrik was alive, but I didn’t know what was going on. I knew just how powerful the darkness was. I knew what damage it could do. And I couldn’t lose him. Not like this.

Chapter 18 - Henrik

I saw nothing but darkness and pain. Every time I pulled air in to breathe, the world seemed to hurt even more. And the darkness. It felt empty and dark. A feeling of hatred seemed to surround me, and I didn’t know where it came from. I knew that it wasn’t mine. I didn’t feel this strong emotion of anger, not like this.

But it all quickly dissolved into nothing. The darkness remained, but the anger and hatred were gone. It was just me and my own mind.

I opened my eyes and stared at a white wall. For one moment, I thought we were in the laboratory because the space smelled the same. But I heard the beeping of machines near me and the voice of someone on an intercom in the distance. I knew this wasn’t the lab but somewhere else.

I pulled my gaze away from the wall and took in the room. I was in a small room, lying on a bed. There was a TV in the corner that was on, playing the news, and a chair next to me. There was a large window that showed me darkness outside, so it was nighttime. I looked down and noticed I was attached to an IV, and the door to my room was slightly open.

I reached a hand up, rubbing it down my face. I winced as pain radiated over my entire chest and down. I coughed, which made it hurt even more. It was like someone had punched my stomach and taken the breath right out of me.

And suddenly I remembered what happened. I was leaving the bar when I spotted Katie walking towards her car, parked just a few spaces behind mine. I was hurrying to catch up to her, and I saw darkness come out of nowhere, hurrying to her.My body reacted instantly, running to her and jumping in front of her.

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