Page 45 of Howl For Me
She’d be damned if she was taken away from her mate. Her wolf pushed forward, but a figure slammed into her, sending her flying through the air. She crashed into a tree, her body hitting the ground hard, and she looked up, her breaths coming fast.
Dreven’s wolf stood before her, his eyes narrowed on her. He pushed out his alpha waves, hitting her with his power, and forced her to shift.
Her wolf whined, losing the battle of wills to the alpha.
“Dreven,” she cried out, back in her human form. She prayed that Jaynie and Solon were unharmed. She wouldn’t know what to do if Gavin’s sister was injured. “Please, stop.”
She watched him shift back to his naked human form and stand to his full height. A dark storm of anger rolled onto his face.
“It shouldn’t have come to this, Brianna. You blatantly disrespected me by leaving.”
“This was something I had to do—”
“Silence!”
She jumped at his guttural order. Fear filled her chest, never before seeing this side of him. Back in Wesson, she had been innocent and constantly dreaming of finding herself. The wolf in her had submitted to the strong beast, torn because he’d been their alpha.
“You will return to Wesson with me, and we will mate. I don’t care what was promised before you arrived in California.”
“I didn’t mean to make a mess,” she whispered.
“You’re confused, Brianna—Damara,” he said, his voice softening. “Don’t make me wage war on this pack here. You wouldn’t want anyone to be harmed because you broke a promise, now would you?”
She gasped, but knew he would. Just the look in his eyes showed he would not stop until he got what he wanted.
Her.
How had she missed the signs that the alpha was slightly deranged? Five years she’d known him, and he’d never even hinted at being capable of cruelty. He’d been a good alpha to her, and the pack respected him.
“What is wrong, Dreven? Why are you doing this?” she asked, her voice low.
He stepped forward and held out his hand to her. His eyes flashed again, revealing his beast was close to the surface.
“I need a mate, and you are going to mate with me.” He paused, waiting for her to take his hand. “Think, Damara. Do you want innocent people harmed because you went back on your word?”
She shook her head. Faces of all the pack members she was getting to know flashed before her eyes. She couldn’t risk them being harmed, or losing loved ones in a pack war. Her heart began to break. She’d have to sacrifice herself for the good of the pack.
She bit back a cry and placed her hand in his.
“Good girl.”
