Page 28 of Dead Wolf Rising (Bad Moon Academy 3)

The men sniff the air, but it’s Adler who growls.

“Vampire.”

“What?” I ask, whipping my head in his direction.

“Are you talking about me?” Even the woman’s voice is beautiful. Fucking hell. Of course she’s a vampire.

I look at her in time to see her flash straight toward me. The men snarl, and I brace for impact, keeping my eyes on the vampire. She stops a foot away from me though and grins, white fangs flashing in the sunlight.

“All right, bitch, where are you hiding—oh.” She stops mid-sentence, gaze sweeping over me and the men. “My, my. What have we here?”

The howl sounds again, and she sighs dramatically and turns around. “Fun sucker,” she mutters as a giant black wolf bursts through the gate and stops at her feet.

The wolf snaps his teeth at her, releasing a warning growl, and she waves her hand at him like he’s an annoying fly despite his size. His head reaches past her hips, and his mouth is huge. He’s bigger than any wolf I’ve ever seen.

I don’t think this is Peter because the power he’s rolling with iswaytoo strong.

“Yeah, yeah. Woof, woof. I’ve heard it before.” She rolls her eyes at me and jerks her thumb at the wolf as if to say,can you believe this guy?

My mouth is hanging open, but I snap it closed when Joan starts yelling about the alpha in front of us. I don’t recognize his energy, but he’s incredibly powerful. More so than me, according to Joan. That doesn’t stop her from forcing a growl to rumble low in my chest as she tries to break free.

If he’s stronger than you, why are you trying to fight him?

We can take him down while he’s distracted.She pushes against me again, trying to force a shift, and I grind my jaw and growl at her.

The woman snaps her head in my direction. “Where I come from, we say hello to our guests; we don’t snarl at them like you lot.”

“Evelyn!” A voice full of command rips through the air, and the woman in front of me tosses her hands into the air.

“I didn’t do anything!” she screams over her shoulder. “Why is everyone always up my ass?”

The black wolf shifts, and a tall, stacked man takes his place. He’s built like a linebacker and I keep my eyes firmly set on his face because I’m not going to check him out, even though I bet if I did, he’d be freaking perfect. Perfect or not, I won’t be so rude to my men. I have plenty of abs and dicks as it is. Besides, the way he towers over the petite vampire and smacks her ass tells me that he’s not even remotely interested in another female.

“Maybe because it’s delicious.” He flexes his biceps, jerking her closer, and she smashes into his chest with a huff.

“Down. Bad doggy.” She narrows her eyes on him and tweaks his nose. “Let go of my ass before I drain you.”

He grins at her and licks his lips. “I’d like to see you try.”

“They’re staring, you know,” she says, casting a bored glance in our direction. “Oh, that’s right. I forgot you like an audience.”

The alpha growls at her and opens his mouth to say more, but someone screams the woman’s name again.

Evelyn, the vampire, pushes the giant alpha back and sets her hands on her hips. “I swear, the bigger her stomach gets the less stable she is.”

With a snort, the man runs his hands through his hair in an attempt to smooth it down. “Was she ever really stable to begin with?”

“Careful, Blaze. I like you but that can change. You’re talking about my sister-in-law.” She flicks her long black hair over her shoulder.

“Blaze? As intheHeir Alpha of the Southwest?” Everett’s voice rumbles deeper than before, a guttural edge to it as he fights to keep his wolf in check.

It’s almost impossible to not respond to his presence. When he slides his gaze in our direction, my hackles rise and fur ripples down my arm as Joan tries to break through and force a shift. His eyes light on my wrists, and he scowls.

“Control yourself.” His words punch me in the gut, and I almost fall over from the force of it.

Joan instantly retreats, backing into the far recesses of my mind and lowering her head. My heart skips and a shiver skates down my spine. He’sstrong.His eyes flash yellow, and he stares at me with such violence I can’t bear to meet his gaze, and I glance down.

The growl he releases is terrifying, and all other sounds cease. I don’t look up to see what the men are doing, but I can tell through the bond that their wolves have stopped fighting.

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