Page 90 of Follow Your Instincts

“In light of this misconduct, it is the decision of this committee to revoke Officer Phillips’ employment with the Fairview Police Department, with prejudice. Officer Phillips, you will not be entitled to re-employment at this police department, or any other in the state.”

Phillips was seething. “You fucking bitch,” he said to me through gritted teeth. “You’re going to fucking pay for this.”

“Officer Carter, you may leave,” Marshall said. “There’s noreason to keep you any longer, as it’s clear Mr. Phillips can’t control himself.”

My ears were ringing, and not just with the sound of Todd’s yells. It was done. The anticlimax of it all made me feel dizzy. He was fired and could never come back, while my future was now open. And he knew I was protected, surrounded by Alphas who had my back. I followed Soren from the room, blocking out the disgusting things Phillips was saying. It didn’t matter anymore.

Ben spotted me first as we re-entered the lobby. He jumped up and rushed to me. “Please tell me that a five-minute hearing is a good thing?”

“He’s fired,” I said, finally letting myself smile. “They believed me.”

“YES!” Ben shouted, punching his fist in the air.

“We should probably celebrate somewhere else,” Lachlan said, looking back towards the conference room. Todd’s voice was audible through the door, but I couldn’t make out what he was saying.

I held Lucas and Ben’s hands as we exited the building. I felt lighter than I had since the night I presented, but it still didn’t quite seem real.

As we made our way to the parking garage, Phillips caught up to us. He was out of breath from running and his face was red with exertion and anger.

“You fucking miserable cunt. You just had to ruin someone’s life,” he said, staying just out of reach of the guys.

“Back up,” Soren said, stepping forward.

“Oh, Mr. Big-Dick Beta,” Todd sneered. “You won’t do shit.”

I put a hand on Soren’s back. “He’s not worth you getting fired over. We’re also about fifty feet from a police precinct, he’s not going to do anything,” I said, sneering right back. People were watching, and someone had already started recording on their phone.

“Listen to the Omega. Bitch already has you pussywhipped,” Todd said.

“Get Maggie to the car,” Soren said. He didn’t move.

“Once these shitheads are done using you, your pussy is gonna be good for nothing but a fucking meatgrinder. You’ll be begging for me to stuff your holes, then,” he said with a venomous smile, then spit at me.

Lucas lunged forward and I thought he was going to hit Todd, but he pulled his punch at the last moment. Todd flinched.

“Down,” Lucas barked at him, and Todd’s knees buckled, obeying the innate dominance in his voice. “You’re weak. You’re a weak, pathetic man.”

Todd tried to scramble up.

“Did I say you could get up?Down,” Lucas barked again. “Stay there.”

He turned back to me, his eyes blazing. He lifted me effortlessly and carried me towards the parking garage.

“You fucked up,” Todd screamed at us, still cowering, but Lucas didn’t stop. He was taking long, fast strides, and I could feel the tension coursing through his body.

“Lucas?” I asked tentatively. I’d never seen him like this.

Instead of going to the car, Lucas pushed through a door into the stairwell and pushed my back against the wall, trapping my hips with his. He pressed his forehead to mine, breathing heavily.

“Mine,” he whispered, a hint of a growl in his voice.

Then suddenly his mouth was on mine, searching and hungry like it had never been before. This was not a sweet kiss, it was one of complete possession. I moaned into his mouth and wrapped my legs tighter around his waist.

After a few moments, he broke our kiss and panted into my neck. “I’m sorry,” he said.

“It’s okay,” I said weakly. The last few minutes had been way too much, even if possessive-Alpha-Lucas was very intriguing.

“Are you debauching Maggie in a parking garage?” Ben asked, peeking his head into the stairwell. “And if so, can I join?”

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