The Alpha's Desire

I close my eyes and slow my breathing, letting the sounds of the forest come to me. I smell the scent of a deer and a family of rabbits. Prey but I have more important things to focus on today.I open my eyes and scan the clearing. Red eyes glow from the darkness among the bushes.I growl at the intruder.The other wolves around me see it too, and we all crouch down, preparing for a fight.The animal steps out of the bushes, and I recognize the black fur and the white paws.He’s a wolf, but not one of us.He’s a rogue, and he looks dangerous.I step forward, baring my teeth and snarling.The rogue growls and crouches down in response to us, prepared to attack.“This is your last warning, rogue,” I say. “Run!”The rogue leaps forward and attacks.I dodge to the side and, in one motion, snap his neck as he passes me. He collapses on the ground.“Do you think he’s dead?” my best friend, Erin asks.“I assume,” I say. That’s not enough though. “Careful.”The other wolves and

"I love Drake,” she says, once we’re alone. “And he loves me.”I look up, her words are like a slap to the face."What?" I ask.She laughs, a slow, mean sound. "I love Drake and he loves me,” she repeats the words I can’t fully understand.A deep heat starts to curl from my stomach, moving into my limbs. I can feel my nails growing slightly into claws, the skin around my mouth tightening."I've loved him since before he even knew you existed,” Mallory says.The heat rises up my throat to my cheeks now. I can feel my eyes turning yellow."You don't know anything about me or Drake,” I snarl."I know everything I need to know." Her eyes glitter, her mouth stretches into a wide, vicious smile. "I know you're trying to steal him away from me.""I'm not trying to steal him away from anyone,” I insist."You don't have to try," she spits the words at me. "You're already doing it.”She laughs again, the same mean laugh.The heat rises up my neck now, searing my face. I can feel my m

“What do you dream about?” he asks.A voice pulls me out of a deep sleep that it feels like I’ve been trapped in forever. I try to move, but I’m reminded that I’m in a cage. I’m in a nightmare. There’s no moving. No escape.“Or maybe it was a nightmare,” he chuckles. “Considering everything that’s happened to you lately, I’m sure it was a nightmare. “So, what are your nightmares about? Am I in them? Do I haunt you even when you close your eyes? I hope I do. If I don’t yet, I will soon.”It’s him. It’s the Alpha who led the charge that slaughtered my pack. He watches me like he’s trying to figure me out. Probably so he can figure out the best way to break me.I’ll never let him break me. I can’t imagine living while the rest of my pack is dead, but I will. I’ll stay strong so I can get revenge for them.“You know, you’re the only survivor of that fight,” he says.I try not to react outwardly, but I flinch and he notices. It makes him happy to see my weakness. It makes my stoma

“Isn’t this better?” Tobias asks, as he leads me away from Kara. “We’re bonding how we should be.”I don’t want to leave her. Though there’s nothing I can do while I’m trapped like this, at least if she’s in my sight, I know she’s not being harmed. Once I can’t see her, I don’t know what’s happening to her.“It’s nicer to spend time together when you’re not fighting me,” Tobias continues. “This is how it should be. We should be one. We should get along. That’s how we’ll lead most effectively.”I don’t want to lead with him though. I don’t want to be near him. I just want to be away from this nightmare.“You’re right,” I say. “It’s much better if we approach this together. I was silly trying to fight you, especially after seeing what you’re capable of.”“And there’s no need for you to want to get away either,” Tobias says, his mood brightening considerably. “Why would you want to? I’m the Alpha. I’m a strong Alpha too. Every woman wants to be with me. You should feel lucky.”“I do

“You look gorgeous,” Tobias says, as he walks into his hut.My hands shake as I do the buttons. I can’t believe this nightmare is my life. I can’t believe I’m about to go through with this.I have to though. I have to for Kara. I have to for my pack.If I get close enough to Tobias, I can get my revenge. If I cause enough of a distraction, Kara can flee.Yet as I look at myself in the mirror, I’m not sure I can go through with this.“You’re shaking,” he says. That’s the only reason why he’s in here. So, he can see how much this is all bothering me.He takes my hand in his big, warm hands. Mine are so small while tucked into his. He could crush my fingers if he wanted to.“I’m excited,” I say, still trying to lean heavily on the lie. “This is all a lot. It’s a lot so quickly too. So, I’m nervous and excited.”“As you should be,” Tobias says. “I’m glad to see you’re finally warming up to the idea. You’ll settle soon enough.”And I am. I’m warming up to the idea that I’ll hav