All Chapters of Loving The Enemy Alpha : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Brian's POVChloe's hand went slack in Mollie's grip, and I stepped forward before Mollie could shake her awake again."Let her rest," I said. "She's given us enough for tonight."Mollie looked up at me, her eyes wet and furious at once. "Kaelen is alive, Brian. He's alive and they're moving him before the blood moon and we don't even know where.""I heard her," I said, keeping my voice even even though my own chest had gone tight the moment Chloe said his name. "We'll deal with it, I promise you that. First I need to find out who sent riders after that convoy. Someone knew our route before we did.""Let me come with you," Mollie said, already rising from the stool beside the cot."Stay with her," I said, nodding toward Chloe. "If she wakes again, I want you here. I can handle a scared soldier on my own."She didn't like it, I could see that plainly on her face, but she sat back down and pressed a cool cloth to Chloe's forehead without another word. I left the healer's chamber and wal

Brian's POVMy brother's silence told me everything I needed before Mollie said another word."Marcus," I said, turning away from him without waiting for an answer. "Bring him to me now.""Brian, wait," my brother said, but I was already walking, and Mollie fell into step beside me, half jogging to match my stride across the courtyard."You think he'll just confess," she said."I think a man who sells secrets doesn't expect to get caught this fast," I said. "That gives us an advantage. If we move now, before he knows we're onto him."I sent two guards ahead to fetch him from his study while I climbed the stairs two at a time, Mollie right behind me. By the time we reached the upper corridor, the guards were standing outside Marcus's door looking uneasy."Alpha," one of them said. "He's not answering.""Open it."The guard tried the handle first, then his shoulder, and the door gave way with a groan of old hinges. I stepped inside before either of them, my senses already prickling with

Brian's POVI found her scent in the stables before I found her, cedar and rain cutting through the smell of hay and horse sweat, and I knew exactly what she was doing before I turned the corner.Mollie stood beside her horse, cinching the saddle strap tight, a pack already slung over one shoulder and her twin daggers strapped to her thighs. She didn't even look up when I stepped into the lantern light."Going somewhere?" I asked."You made your decision," she said, not pausing her work. "I'm making mine.""I told you no.""You told the room no," she said, finally turning to face me, her chin lifted in that stubborn way that made my chest tighten every single time. "You don't get to make that decision for me, Brian. He's my brother.""And you are my mate," I said, stepping closer. "Do you understand what happens to me if you walk into that palace and don't walk back out?""Then come with me.""That is not how this works.""Then get out of my way," she said, grabbing the reins.I moved

Brian’s POV"Back up," I muttered, sweeping my arm across Mollie’s chest to push her behind my frame before she could step into the open passageway.Mollie didn't pull away, but I felt her hand press against the middle of my back, her fingers hooking into the belt of my tunic as she leaned around my shoulder to stare at the wet soil. "Those tracks are fresh," she whispered, her breath brushing warm against my neck. "The rain hasn't even washed the edges down yet, Brian.""I see them," I said, crouching down to slide my thumb along the deep impression left by the heavy iron heel.The mud was still settling, tiny trickles of dark water filling the groove where a broad boot had dug deep into the earth. Whoever had passed through here was big, heavy on their feet, and moving fast enough to kick up silt against the curved stone walls."Vance, secure the grate behind us," I ordered, turning my head slightly toward the guard. "Keep it cracked just enough for air, but do not let that hinge sw

Brian’s POV"Mollie, get to the inner cells now!" I barked, stepping directly into the threshold to shield her body from the wall of iron spear tips pushing down the hallway."I am not leaving you to fight a whole battalion alone, Brian!" she shouted back, her daggers flashing in the torchlight as she took a defensive stance beside me."You are checking every door until you find Kaelen!" I roared, the force of my voice vibrating off the subterranean stone. "Julian is useless right now, so do your job while I do mine!"Julian spat blood onto the flagstones, drawing his broadsword with a harsh metallic scrape. "Don't look at me, brother. I will take the left flank while you play hero.""Just stay out of my way," I growled, letting my control snap.For the first time since taking command of the Nightshade forces, I released every scrap of restraint holding my alpha power back. A wave of raw, suffocating energy erupted from my chest, flooding the narrow stone corridor with a heavy pressure