Page 35 of The Bodyguard and the Alpha
It was for our own good.
The words pierced my self-disgust. I’d made the mistake of reacting emotionally. The cold fucker locked in my head was the master of cold logic. I needed to understand and he could help me.
Tell me, I demanded.
She was protecting us.
It’s my job to protect her, I argued.
She’s been protecting us for years. It’s literally her job.
Don’t remind me, I grumbled. I hated the fact that he’d allowed my mate to put herself at risk for us without allowing me to protect her.
Godsdammit. It’s important.He sounded frustrated.Just stop reacting for a minute and listen.
Hmm, even the emotionless one could get riled up. I stopped pulling on my restraints.I don’t understand.
She protected you against your own instincts. How would you feel about killing Charlie? Or Matteo?
My mind spun.Why would I kill Matteo?
He was in the team that came to extract you.
He was?My memories were foggy. I’d told Electra to hide under the bench. Men were coming and they were going to separate us. I couldn’t let them separate us.
Settle dude. Our mate’s fine. But she did what she had to do to prevent you… us… from killing people we like and trust. Friends.
If it was an extraction team, why are we restrained and separated from our mate?
Because you’re a mad fucker.
I curled my lip.And whose fault is that?
Surprising me, he said,Mine.I didn’t have a reply and he was quick to take advantage.So you gotta rein in the crazy and you’re going to have to grovel to our girl.
Think she’ll listen?
I’m sure we can be persuasive.His inner voice chuckled.
I could persuade her with my cock. And my mouth.Yes. I could fix this.
Baby?I’m sorry. I reached out to her through our bond.
And met a solid wall of ice.
No, I wouldn’t let her shut me out. I pressed harder, pushing my Alpha power down our mental link. The barrier didn’t budge.
Unacceptable. My snarl filled the room. Electra was mine. If she thought she could shut me out, she was going to learn that shit wasn’t possible.
Time to get my mate.
My muscles swelled impossibly larger, body flooded with adrenaline. The restraints snapped and I jackknifed off the bed. Somewhere, an alarm began to blare.
Don’t do anything rash.
Ignoring the voice in my head, I strode to the door. Reinforced metal. I pulled back my arm, then punched with the full force of my body behind the action. The metal folded like paper and I stepped through.
Straight into a posse of armed Shifters, with my brother at their head. He was in his human form, but his claws had elongated. He was ready to shift if he needed to.
