Chapter 15: Alpha Rising

Dimitri finished buttoning his pants before snatching his shirt off the wood deck of his porch. "Well, at least we know why Tina is pushing Neal to behave the way he is. She's being pressured herself from her own alpha."

"Yeah, but as alpha, Neal should be better able to handle outside pressure," Josh said, slipping his shirt over his head. "He's allowing this Bane character to get his way, just so Neal can get laid. Not very good leadership."

Dimitri shrugged. "Not like it hasn't happened before. Now, we just need to decide what to do about it." The fact that the Council had asked Neal Porter to leave Bull Creek told Dimitri how far the man had fallen, but would Neal remain and fight the decision? From what Dimitri overheard, it didn't sound like that was the man's plan, but how would he stand up to Bane's pressure, especially considering Neal hadn't been able to stand up to the man, so far?

"What's there to do?" Josh asked, shooting his friend a puzzled look. "You're the new alpha. T