All Chapters of MY POSSESSIVE ALPHA STEPBROTHER IS MY MATE: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

The large enforcers clamped their thick hands around the track runner's arms, and the rough contact sent a shockwave of pure panic straight through the mate bond.Jaslyn gasped under my chin, her small fingers tightening desperately in my dark fur as the armed men hauled her terrified friend up from the dirt.My inner beast did not care about the crying human boy, since his weak presence in the woods was nothing more than an annoying distraction to my territory.However, the intense, suffocating fear radiating from my chosen female was an unforgivable offense that demanded immediate retribution.The men were hurting her by taking the boy away, and my feral instincts categorized their obedience to the Alpha King as a direct, active threat to my mate's safety.A bone-rattling snarl ripped out of my throat, vibrating through the solid earth and shaking the loose gravel near the front tires of the silver sedan.I peeled my black lips back to expose my razor-sharp fangs, letting hot saliva

His raspy snarl echoed across the clearing, and the terrifying monster I had been touching vanished into the cool evening air.My hands were resting against warm, bare human shoulders instead of thick dark fur, and the realization hit me with the force of a freight train.A fierce, scorching heat rushed straight into my cheeks as the supernatural shock wore off, leaving me painfully aware of the intimate situation.Ryder was kneeling in the dirt right in front of me, and he did not have a single stitch of clothing on his body.I quickly pulled my fingers away from his skin and averted my eyes, staring intensely at the crushed grass near his knees.My heart hammered a frantic rhythm against my bruised ribs, though the terror from the feral wolf was now replaced by intense human embarrassment.The men holding Connor remained frozen in place, clearly intimidated by the glowing amber light still flashing in Ryder's dark brown eyes.Even though he was unarmed and fully exposed to the eleme

His head rolled to the side, and his cheek hit the sharp rocks near the front tire with a sickening thud that echoed in my ears.I hit the ground right beside him, scraping my own knees against the jagged earth as I scrambled across the small gap between us."Connor!" I shrieked, pushing his athletic jacket aside so I could press my shaking fingers against the pale skin of his neck.His eyes were rolled back into his skull, showing only the stark white sclera beneath his half-open eyelids.My hands shook so violently that I could barely keep my fingers straight while I searched for the familiar, steady rhythm of his human pulse.The terrifying silence stretching across the clearing made my own heartbeat roar in my ears, drowning out the idling engines of the black SUVs.His skin felt terribly cold under my touch, and a suffocating wave of pure panic crashed over my exhausted mind."Connor, please open your eyes," I begged him, gently shaking his shoulder while I waited for a breath th

Jaslyn gasped against my neck, her small fingers clutching the bare skin of my chest as the sheer terror finally left her shaking frame.Her knees buckled in the dirt, and I caught her waist firmly before she could collapse onto the crushed grass.She buried her face into my collarbone, letting out a soft, broken sob as she mourned the human boy my enforcers just dragged away to the transport vehicle.Her hot tears soaked into my skin, offering a sharp, grounding contrast to the freezing mountain wind whipping through the dark trees.I wrapped my arms around her trembling shoulders, holding her close while the chaotic reality of the night settled over the clearing.I ran my hand gently down her spine, trying to soothe the frantic, erratic hitch of her breathing while the world spun out of control around us.She just watched her friend get injected with a supernatural chemical, and her human mind was struggling to process the sheer cruelty of my family.I wanted to turn around and hold

The crushing weight of Damien's aura faded into the cool evening air as he turned his back on us, adjusting the cuffs of his pristine suit before walking toward the lead SUV.He did not offer another insult, nor did he wait for Ryder to challenge his cruel judgment regarding his fitness to rule.Evan stepped forward and pulled the rear passenger door open, gesturing for us to climb inside the luxury vehicle while the rest of the armed squad secured the perimeter.Ryder kept his hand pressed firmly against the small of my back, guiding my trembling legs across the loose gravel toward the open door.I stumbled over a tree root hidden in the shadows, my exhausted muscles struggling to support my own weight after the sheer terror of the standoff.He caught my waist effortlessly, preventing my knees from hitting the dirt a second time.I glanced over my shoulder, desperate to see what the enforcers were doing with Connor's limp body.They were tossing my friend into the back of a separate