All Chapters of Taming the Alpha CEO: Mine to Ruin: Chapter 51 - Chapter 53

Rhys I was still standing in my office staring at Kade’s blood on the wall when Judith finally got him stabilized and out. The wall needed to be repainted. I’d cracked the plaster when I’d slammed him into it and there was a smear of red running down about three feet where he’d slid to the floor. I’d almost killed my best friend. My Beta. The person who’d stood by me for over a decade through every terrible decision I’d ever made. And I’d beaten him bloody because I couldn’t control my rage. I walked to my desk and sat down heavily in the chair and pressed the heels of my hands into my eyes until I saw spots. Four days ago I’d been out of the territory meeting with leaders of other packs to unite against Viktor in case this thing escalated into full war. Four days of being away from Astrid because I’d needed distance after what happened in the gym. After I’d almost claimed her. After I’d felt my fangs break through her skin and tasted her blood and come so close

AstridRhys started to turn toward the sound and my brain screamed at me to do something, anything to stop him from seeing it.I made a sound somewhere between a gasp and a whimper and grabbed my side like my ribs had suddenly decided to stab me from the inside.It wasn’t entirely fake because moving that fast actually did hurt like hell but I definitely oversold it.He turned back to me immediately and his hands were on my arms steadying me. “What’s wrong?”“Just moved wrong.” I kept my hand pressed to my ribs and tried to look like I was in more pain than I actually was which wasn’t hard. “It’s fine.”“You need to be more careful.” His voice was rough. “Come on, let’s get you in the water.”The vial was still on the floor behind us.I could see it out of the corner of my eye, clear glass against white tile, and my heart was pounding so hard I was sure he could hear it.But he was focused on me.“Arms up.”I lifted them as much as I could and he pulled my shirt over my head and I was