Page 146 of Alpha's Redemption

I try to slam the door shut before the little mutt takes off out the door, but he weaseles his chunky body out the door just in the nick of time.

I growl as I shut the water off and jump out of the shower. Angrily, I snatch my towel off the rail and wrap it around my body as I dart out after him. He’s standing by the bedroom door, looking in at me. These are my only heels he hasn’t slobbered on.

“Here, puppy, give me the shoe,” I try to coo like Valen does when he’s calling the dog spawn of Satan. I creep forward as I hold my hand outstretched, but he takes off again.

“Little fucker!” I curse, chasing after him. “Frankie, get back here!” I snarl at the pint-sized dog. I’m going to skin it and turn it into slippers!

He darts for the stairs and I snap at Valen through the mind-link to help me, but get no answer. The mutt moves to the second floor and turns for the last set of steps.

“Get back here!” I order the half-a-dog.

He stops briefly—the little bastard is taunting me. I slow down, trying not to spook him as he adjusts his grip on my $1,000 heels he’s drooling all over.

I’m nearly beside him when I try to snatch the shoe, but he takes off down the next set of steps. I must sound like a stampede of elephants coming down the stairs as I chase the mongrel, then see Valen heading toward the stairs out of the corner of my eye.

Just as I’m taking the next step, my foot slides out from under me. My scream is visceral as I step on a Hot Wheels car and start somersaulting down the steps. Everything slows down—time, everything. My stomach flops and I go ass-up just as Valen opens the front door. Valen shrieks, and I feel his panic as I land on my back, butt naked, my towel having unraveled and disappeared.

“Crap, are you alright?” Valen asks, helping me sit up to find Alpha Lee standing at the front door.

I blink at him and his son.

“Dad, I see her boobies!” the boy whispers, tugging on his dad's jacket while pointing at me.

The Alpha shakes his head, coming out of his shock, and his hand covers his son's eyes as he gapes at me.

I shriek, yanking Valen in front of me to cover my nude body. Frankie is definitely becoming my next set of slippers.

Alpha Lee clears his throat, looking up at the ceiling. “We’ll go around the back way,” he says, rushing off.

I grit my teeth and look at Valen. “Where is he!” I growl, my eyes scanning the area. I find Frankie chomping away on my heel by the fireplace.

“I’m sure it was an accident,” Valen defends his thief of a dog.

“It dies! I kill it!” I scream at him, absolutely livid. That dog is my nemesis, and now he is my next set of slippers.

“How about you go get dressed, and I will go speak with the Alpha?” Valen offers, edging closer to his devil dog. He scoops him up before I can wring its neck. “Besides, I have a surprise for you later that’ll cheer you up,” he adds.

Valen steps closer to me, quickly pecking my cheek before darting off with his shoe goblin. I growl as I start stalking back to the room to get dressed.

ChapterSixty-Seven

Everly

As I walk back down to the barbecue, I feel like I’m doing a damn walk of shame. After the adventure that shoe-shredder of a half-dog pulled me into, this sure feels like one of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever experienced.

The new Alpha’s son saw me butt naked! Well, so did the Alpha, but at least he didn’t say anything. The little guy, oh yeah, he went full on and pointed at me with his finger just to tell his dad he could see my breasts. I’m sure he’s already told the story to the entire party, which, by no means, makes me feel any better.

Yet, as I join everyone, I notice Alpha Lee seems to have brushed off his unfortunate introduction to the packhouse. His son and Valerian have become quick friends—way faster than I imagined, but that makes me feel a little better about everything.

As I scan the crowd, I notice that Taylor and Casey also seem to get along with Sam pretty well, and the boy doesn’t seem to be traumatized by meeting my breasts before he metme.

My cheeks heat up again as I recall the incident. That fucking mutt is so darn gone; he has no idea what’s coming for him. Oh, I’ve got a better idea—how about I make a damn hat out of his skin and gift it to the very man who brought the menace into my life?

For the time being, I focus back on the barbecue. We have guests, many of them, and it’s already enough that two of them witnessed me at my worst. The others won’t see how far I’m willing to go for revenge.

Just like the meeting, it goes off without a hitch, everyone enjoys themselves. As the night comes to an end, Valen’s excitement becomes almost uncontrollable when we all hear the sound of an engine revving out the front.

“Ah, finally arrived!” Alpha Lee says as he slaps Valen’s chest. Valen nods for me to follow him and Alpha Lee.

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