Chapter 16: Alpha Rising

"Alanna!" Wes yelled. His voice brought the redhead up short, her arm still high in the air, a murderous look on her face. "Not on my floor," he said, pointing a finger at her.

Dimitri turned to Wes, his eyes wide with shock. Not on his floor? He glanced over at Josh, a puzzled look on his face, but his friend just shrugged.

Wes stormed around the bar, making his way to where the woman had the man pinned down. The sandy-haired woman behind her still remained pressed against the wall, her eyes wide, body shaking, as she stared at the man on the ground. Dimitri didn't need to know what happened to know it wasn't good.

"Isn't that one of the men we saw in that clearing earlier?" Josh asked, setting his beer bottle back on the bar, glancing over at Dimitri.

Dimitri stared harder at the man through narrowed eyes. "I think you're right. C'mon. This may be more than a man getting his hand slapped."

They both slid off their stools and followed the bartender to where the redhead still ground t