One snorted, “You’re outnumbered.” I growled, “Do y’all fucking see me right here?” They flinched but didn’t back down. Melanie chuckled and I felt her excitement ping up my foot. Oden growled, “I am NOT excited.” Nor was I.
Melanie challenged them, “Give it your best shot. It didn’t work out well the last time… though I suppose that was your son…but he back there so…when you think about it the odds are in my favor… and always are….really when you throw in my track record.”
I shouted, “WHAT?!” The Alpha and Beta rushed at her. I warned them, “I’ll fucking gut you both.” Gage snarled, “With me.” Phil agreed, “Me too. I put my muffin down. It’s now serious.” It had been serious the entire time.
Dylan warned, “I put my popcorn down. Don’t mess with MelAshley. I’m still eating the popcorn in my hand, but only because I’ve seen her fight.” His tone held worry because she was about to take an Alpha blood. Not some women who never trained.
I watched with pride as Melanie ducked and threw the Beta into the shield of the dome. He screamed as he literally burned to death. I was growling so loud several Warriors rushed in. One of the Virginia wolves seemed to be waiting in the back.
Melanie was taking down the Alpha when a woman outside our office screamed. One wolf ran at the bubble towards it. Melanie snapped the Alpha’s neck and grabbed the guy running. She yelled, “GET HER OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW, ADS!”
I asked, “Who screamed?” It had to be someone from Melanie’s friend group. Phil snarled, “Sierra! WHAT IS GOING ON?!” Gage groaned, “Someone wants me to be the voice of calm alone and it’s a terrible miscalculation. I am the Gamma to the STRONGEST Alpha Enforcer. I have to have a Beta on my side to accomplish any kind of calm.” Another guy ran for Melanie, and I snarled at that man.
Gage snorted, “You know what? Fuck it. Rage out. I don’t care. They are dumb and deserve it.” The guy Melanie had was clawing at the rug, but Melanie incapacitated him. She turned and took out the remaining five guys. EJ linked, “Nicer boner.” I retorted, “Shut up.”
Tristan asked, “Is it me or is she better at fighting than the last time we saw her?” Jason spoke in wonder, “Umm she just took down an Alpha in like two minutes. So, better is a word one could use. It’s an underwhelming word, but still a word.”
Melanie walked over to the rock and rubbed it. The dome disappeared and I popped to her. Gage asked, “How did she know how to do that? “I put her behind me snarling at everyone. Melanie walked around me and grabbed the one guy who’d been trying to get to the door and dragged him towards Phil.
I told my Warriors, “Get all the pieces of shit who aren’t dead in this office down to the dungeons for attacking MY MATE!” The remaining people started crying. Dad said, “I’ll just be getting them a new Alpha, Beta, and having a fucking CHAT with their Gamma about shit.”
One now prisoner said, “We didn’t know Ashley was your mate, Alpha Alexander.” EJ snarled, “Did you know you attacked someone IN OUR OFFICE?! I think that would be hard to miss.” Gage offered, “So hard.”
Toby groaned, “Gage, you’re not helping.” Gage said, “You have to embrace the insanity, Toby. I lost Phil to the anger which means anger prevails. Calm doesn’t live here. If you can’t beat them, you gotta join. Accept it and move on.” Toby sighed.
Melanie dropped the guy at Phil’s feet. She said, “Clay, meet Beta Phil Kruthers. Phil, meet Clay.” Phil raised an eyebrow with golden eyes asking, “Why am I meeting Clay?” I linked Gage, “Come on, even I know that one.” Gage replied, “You know it has to do with his mate, we all do. Melanie has the rest of the answer Phil wants as to what Clay did.”
Melanie smiled, “I’m so glad you asked. See Clay here came to Black Path in the dead of night with his crappy Alpha, who happens to be his dad.” I asked, “HUH?! His dad is mated and that is NOT one of his sons.” He wasn’t old enough to be his dad’s son before he met his mate.
Melanie explained, “He had an affair with a she wolf in heat… which is not uncommon apparently. I used to think it was... it would shock you how many men are pieces of actual human waste. They even plan it… usually. They sedate the mate and make them watch.” EXFUCKINGEXCUSE ME?! Oden was snarling.
Melanie continued, “Any who… Clay here came in the dead of night and dragged a pack member from her bed.” I linked Gage, “No.” He replied, “I’m getting the sense the answer is yes.” Melanie growled, “She fought back, but she was only fifteen at the time.” Hell to the fuck no.
“He dragged her to the middle of the pack and beat her until I showed up. I kicked his pathetic butt and blackmailed them to leave. Then I told them never to come back, or they’d die.” Elise frowned in shock while the rest that weren’t on their feet were now.
Phil growled, “Who was the pack member?” I linked my dad, “Come on, we all know that answer.” He growled, “We do.” Melanie bent down and twisted Clay’s arm, “Tell him. Tell him who you were taking to forcibly mark. Tell him who you were stealing from her home and life.”
Gage linked, “And that right there is our Luna who has Beta blood, riling up the Beta in our pack. Beta bloods have united to anger each other. We are so fucked. Like truly and utterly. I thought I was prepared for this, but I was not.”
We all growled. Clay cried, “I was just doing what I was told. You should try it.” I popped and drop kicked him. I demanded, “You will NOT speak to my mate that way.” Clay moaned. I continued, “And you WILL do as she says and answer who you tried to mark.”
Clay groaned in pain but answered, “Sierra, ok?” Gage hummed, “That’s a common name. Sierra who?” Everyone shot him a look. He asked, “What? We are already down the rabbit hole. We might as well go all out by getting the whole answer.”
Clay answered, “Sierra Kiern. She is mine.” Phil snarled. Melanie told him, “I told you when you called Jean a month after I kicked you out of that Black Path that I’d find a way to make sure you suffered SO much pain for what you did. Well… this worked out even better for my plans so… my work here is done.”
Phil grabbed Clay by the neck and threw him. My Beta was on him in a second. Phil picked Clay back up and slammed him into the wall. Phil snarled, “SIERRA IS MINE!” Clay’s eyes widened in fear. He started hyperventilating.
EJ commented, “I think there’s a stark difference in Alpha blood elsewhere, little brother.” Jim came running into the room with Miley. Miley frowned asking, “Phil?” He snarled, “I need a portal, mom. Also welcome back. It’s fucked up here now.”
Miley’s jaw dropped but she opened a portal. They all stepped through. I linked Phil, “Do what you need to do. I’ve got this.” Phil replied, “Thank you. Gage said he’s got you so I’m going to take my SWEET ASS TIME!” He could even if Gage wasn’t here.
Melanie went to leave, but I grabbed her. EJ sighed, “That is going to be so much paperwork.” Dylan laughed, “My revenge for the alliance dissolution continues onto the next generation. MUH HA HA HA!” I rolled my eyes.
Melanie said, “Uhhh you are not their allies… that’s not a thing… that you are….so there’s no need to dissolve an alliance.” Dylan’s eyes sparkled as he said, “Right you are. How do you know that? I have such questions for you, MelAshley. There’s still paperwork for them being killed and tortured. A lot of it even.” So, he’d said that original comment to bait Melanie to see if she knew our allies. Why?
My mom snapped the room was back to normal, and the paperwork was in front of EJ. He smiled saying, “Thank you, mom.” She nodded. Dylan sighed, “But alas, Saint God Alpha Prick is SGAP and his prickishness knows no bounds. Why cruel universe? WHHHYYYYYY?”
Drake asked, “Uhh Ladybug, what just happened?” Melanie answered, “I was attacked, and I defended myself. It’s kind of… commonplace. I mean, it happens a lot… so… I’d get used to it…if I were you…since well… I have.”
