Page 51 of Her Cruel Alpha

“I was leaving the lab and spotted her with Ashley, one of Henrik’s exes.”

“Oh god, Ashley. What a two-faced bitch she was.” Sam shook her head. “She was good at it, too.”

This caught my attention. “What do you mean?”

Sam shook her head as she leaned back on the couch, sinking into the cushion. “She’s a terrible person and I don’t say that lightly. She clung to my brother, mostly because she wanted to be the wife of an Alpha. But humans.” Sam shook her head.“She treats them like they are lower than dirt. She was sweet to me because I was Henrik’s sister, but I knew she only did it because of him.”

“Why did they break up?”

She shrugged. “No idea. I think he got tired of having to constantly take care of her. She was always looking for attention. I was over the moon when they broke up.

I chewed on my lip. So, I wasn’t crazy about the way she was acting. She was nice to me in front of Henrik, but someone else entirely when he was gone.

“So, what happened with Nina?” Sam asked, tilting her head. “Was she a raging bitch to her?”

“I got there, and she was degrading her. They had both applied for the same job at the new therapist's office that opened up. Nina was heading back to her car when Ashley ran into her. She was telling her that she might as well take her application back because Ashley was going to get the job because she was a shifter.”

Sam frowned, shaking her head. “Yeah, that sounds about right. Ashley always thought she was better than everyone else around her. She thought she was the best-looking. She always wore the best clothes.” Sam rolled her eyes. “So, what happened next?”

“I snapped.” I said, “She was two-faced at the restaurant.”

Sam shook her head. “Wait, backup, you ran into Ashley at the restaurant?”

I nodded. “Did I not tell you about that?”

Sam scowled at me. “If I knew about the restaurant, would I be asking about it?”

I rolled my eyes. “Henrik took us out for a nice dinner the other night, and she was there.”

Sam’s eyes widened. “What happened?”

“Everything was fine when Henrik was there, but she was rude when he left. She made me so uncomfortable that I asked Henrik if we could leave. She made me feel like she was trying to get with him again despite having a boyfriend. She asked if we had an open marriage.”

Sam looked stunned. “Wow. Are you serious!? Jesus, that’s fucking ballsy.”

I nodded. “Yeah, so when she was yelling at Nina, I just lost it. How could I just stand there and listen to her insulting humans like that? And you always tell me how Nina is just so sweet. She didn’t deserve to be yelled at like that.”

Sam frowned, “God, I should call her. I imagine she’s probably a mess right now.” Sam sighed, “So, what happened next?”

I scowled, still angry about how it all went down. “Henrik showed up, and Ashley told her that I was just screaming at her and that I had misunderstood what had happened. She gave a half ass apology and your brother accepted it.”

Sam raised an eyebrow. “Okay, I think you lost me.

“How?”

Sam gave me a soft smile. “Your anger was at Ashley, so why are you mad at Henrik? Sounds like he came into this and wasn’t exactly given all the information he needed.”

“Because he accepted her half ass apology. She didn’t even mean it. He should have stood up for Nina and made sure she got the apology she deserved. Isn’t the point of the Alphas to help protect the people who need it?”

We fell silent for a moment, and I frowned. I thought back to it and realized maybe I jumped the gun in anger. I shouldn’t have screamed at Henrik. I ran my face. “I just wanted Nina to feel like we were on her side. I just…” I felt tears build up. “I remember what it feels like to have no one in your corner. And I didn’t want her to feel that.”

Katie reached out, patting her hand on my thigh. “I get that. I understand the need to protect, but I think you may have aimed your anger at Henrik a little on this one. He sided with you and you still got mad at him.”

I sighed and leaned back. “Now I feel bad. I pretty much screamed at him that he didn’t care about humans.”

Sam made a cringing expression. “Oh, I’m sure that struck a nerve with him.”

I frowned, hating how I had screamed at him. We had spent so much time together and instead of discussing what I was feeling, I screamed at him.

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