All Chapters of ALPHA'S HOSTAGE HEART: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Elena Volkov was certain she would die tonight as her motorcycle raced through the forest at 90 mph.‎Despite pressing her arm against the knife wound in her side, the bleeding persisted. The headlights behind her rose. Three cars. Maybe four. The cars were packed with her father's men.‎‎She made a mistake by rejecting Dmitri Volkov. Only once could you say no in the Russian mafia. He gave her to Viktor Kozlov like a medieval bride with a wedding date and bloody contract. After she declined, her dad smiled coldly and told her to think about it.‎‎His men broke into her bedroom with knives after two hours.After killing one with a knife, Elena jumped out of her window and stole the first motorcycle she saw.‎She ran towards the border of a rumored place, hoping the one in charge harbored hatred for her father and would protect her. At least Viktor died quickly instead of as planned.‎‎She pushed harder and leaned into a sharp turn, causing the engine to roar and her hurt side

Elena spent her first three hours free, proving herself useful. She had planned every East Coast operation of Viktor, including names, dates, and bank account numbers her father kept in his safe. Dante listened without interrupting, taking notes on his tablet, and by the time she finished, the sun was setting outside the massive windows.‎"Viktor's been paying off someone in your shipping division," Elena said, referring to a transaction record she'd memorized months earlier. Similarities every two weeks, routed through three shell companies. My dad keeps receipts because he likes leverage on business partners."‎‎ Studying the information darkened Dante's face. That's my logistics coordinator. I've known him for 8 years."‎"Well, he's been selling you out for six months," Elena said without sympathy. Victor doesn't negotiate without an insider. He operates that way."‎The room fell quiet after that, and Elena became uncomfortably aware that she was alone in a bedroom with a man w

Ellena observed the same crumbling brick and broken windows upon entering the abandoned textile factory after ten years. They said nothing after Dante parked his black SUV half a block away and killed the engine because there wasn't much to say.‎There was confirmation that the tunnel team had reached their goal when Dante heard Marcus's voice through his earpiece. It was the last few minutes before either everything went well or nothing worked at all.‎Elena touched the knife strapped to her ankle again, even though she knew Viktor would notice it once he caught her. Keeping it there just made her feel a little less helpless.‎ ‎ Ellena turned to the factory entrance and saw two of Viktor's men through the broken windows. “He will search for me once we get inside,” she said. Stop hiding the knife and other items from me.‎‎ Before she could finish her thoughts, Dante pulled her toward him, touching her hair and tilting her head to reveal her neck. He did this before she finished

Elena was tired of the antiseptic and blood smell in Blackwood Estate's medical wing after three hours of watching Dr. Chen treat everyone injured in the factory assault. Dante refused treatment despite his broken ribs, insisting the doctor focus on Katerina because eighteen years of captivity and blood extraction had done more serious damage than tonight's injuries. Elena held her mother's hand while Dr. Chen tested and connected IV lines to replace Katerina's fluids. Her mother intermittently woke up and tried to tell Elena about silver wolf abilities before exhaustion took her back under. She last mentioned pack bonds and sensing connections before closing her eyes. "She needs rest more than anything right now," Dr. Chen whispered, checking Katerina's vitals on the bedside monitor. "Her body has been under extreme stress for nearly two decades and will take time to recover, if she recovers." Elena didn't want to consider finding her mother alive and losing her within days or

Katerina demanded Elena the morning after Dr. Chen stabilised her for three hours after the crash.She sounded like she needed to teach her daughter right away, and Elena suspected her mother knew she was running out of time to pass on knowledge that would otherwise die with her.Silver wolves feel pack bonds "Katerina spoke softly but intently. "Pack hierarchy and loyalty in wolves. Find and feel them as threads connecting every wolf to their alpha and each other.While sitting by her mother's bed, Elena considered the implications. She asked, "How do I see them?"Close your eyes and reach out with your wolf, Katerina advised. With your wolf sense, not physically.You probably already know where pack members are even when you can't see them."Elena closed her eyes and contemplated her strange awareness and growth since her first shift.She could feel Marcus guarding the medical wing, Dante in his office three floors down, and the few pack members scattered throughout the estate.As