Alle Kapitel von To Kill My ALPHA MATE: Kapitel 51 – Kapitel 60

FantineThe wounded warrior was still groaning on the floorboards as the pack doctors rushed into the hall with a stretcher, and the heavy doors of the inner war room slammed shut behind us as Alpha Marcus led the senior elders inside to escape the growing panic of the lower-ranking guards.I stepped close to the long mahogany table where the border maps were spread out under the low hanging lights, and my eyes immediately began to scan the faces of the six older advisors who were taking their seats, but it was Elder Thomas who caught my attention because his fingers were twitching against the edge of his velvet vest and he refused to look directly at the pool of fresh blood that the messenger had left behind on the polished wood."We have kept our border patrol schedules locked in the central vault for the last three months, so there is no physical way a northern syndicate crew could calculate the exact five-minute window when the eastern ridge was left unguarded unless someone at th

FantineThe sharp sound of Riley's muffled wolf cough cut through the steady roar of the downpour as I burst out from the lower servant exit, and I didn't care about the mud soaking through my boots as I sprinted across the dark lawn toward the old brick training sheds where the thick smell of burning wolf-bane was already drifting into the wet air.I threw my weight against the heavy iron door frame, sliding inside the dark structure with my blades ready to strike, and I instantly spotted the short, hooded figure trying to scramble toward a broken back window panel where the shadows were deepest."Step away from that glass frame right now, Thomas, because your radio transmission was heard and you aren't leaving this property line until Alpha Marcus handles your treason face to face," I shouted, my hand moving in a fast blur as I lunged forward and ripped the heavy woolen hood off his head, revealing the pale, sweaty face of the oldest family advisor under the dim moonlight."You shou

FantineThe cold rain was hammering against the stone entrance of the underground nursery wing, and my fingers were tightly wrapped around the handles of my twin daggers while I kept my back pressed against the freezing concrete wall, my eyes staring straight through the dark downpour toward the western treeline where the high security fence had just been snipped apart with heavy wire cutters.Jayden was crouching right next to me on the narrow landing of the stairs, his tactical rifle aimed directly at the gap in the bushes while his breathing came in short, nervous bursts, and the heavy weight of the mate bond in my mind was pulsing with a dull, distant ache that told me Riley was still upstairs in the clinic room with the doctors, his wolf core still struggling to shake off the final effects of the toxic wolf-bane fever."We don't have enough ammunition to hold this open stairwell if they bring more than five shooters down this narrow stone hallway, Fantine, so you need to tell me

FantineThe heavy door of the master bedroom clicked shut as I pushed it closed behind me, and the loud noise of the sirens outside finally began to fade while the frontline guards took over the fence line, but my hands were shaking so hard that I could barely unbuckle the leather belt around my waist. The mud on my arms was dry and tight against my skin, and the blood from the fight at the nursery stairwell was staining the torn silk of my dress, but when I turned toward the bathroom mirror, the sight of my pale face made me turn the hot water tap on immediately so I could scrub the dirt off before Riley came up the stairs."You need to slow down and let me help you with those buttons, Fantine, because you are pulling at the fabric so fast that your injured shoulder is going to start bleeding again," Riley said, stepping into the bathroom and closing the door behind him while he pulled his dirty shirt over his head and tossed it onto the floor near the towel rack."I just want to get

FantineThe sheets beside me were cold when my hand reached across the mattress, and the heavy pulse in my mate bond was pulling hard toward the northern ridge, so I threw my legs over the side of the bed and pulled my boots on without bothering to lace them up all the way. I grabbed my jacket from the back of the chair and ran down the back stairs where one of the young guards was standing near the door with a radio in his hand, and he tried to step in front of the exit before I could reach the handle."Riley told us to keep you inside the house because he took Jayden and three trackers up to the limestone quarry to handle the van, so you need to go back upstairs and wait for his call," the guard said, holding his hands up to block my path while his eyes kept darting toward the driveway."I am not sitting in a quiet bedroom while my mate goes into a quarry with four men to face syndicate drivers, so move out of my way before I take that key off your belt," I told him, pushing past hi