Share
CHAPTER 68
Related chapters
THE ALPHA'S CAPTIVE CHAPTER 69
DanI stifle the cough that threatens to burst out of me by pressing my mouth against my arm and tilting my face away from the worst of the smoke. One thing is certain: This fire is going far out of control.My eyes are burning from the smoke, and the fumes are irritating my throat and impairing my vision.Fun, Jade had mentioned. Enjoyable.I understood why I should have been anxious.I'm going to burn myself out of this tree with his concept of fun.My rifle and my sight are drawn to my right by a sudden movement. My photographs now are more about feeling my way than looking because I'm so far up and there's smoke pouring below.A wolf appears from behind a tree, its fur coloured reddish-brown. I pull the trigger.I have a split second to compose myself; the shot seems nice, but the wolf has moved from where it was just a moment before.B*tch.I look for my next objective. It's harder now that the wolves are aware that I'm up here and that I'm not just capable of firing, but also ai
THE ALPHA'S CAPTIVE CHAPTER 70
Choke.I can't breathe because of the object in my throat.I struggle, whimpering, but no part of me wants to move.I need to notify someone that something is suffocating me in my throat, but I can't move.My right arm is lightly squeezed by a hand. "It's okay," says a masculine voice.It's not acceptable! Something is scratching my throat, and I want to scream. And it's suffocating me.Hands press against my back, talking to me in a voice I should recognize. The black hole returns to take me away before I can connect the voice to a face.* * * "...for observation." Her arm..."The monster in my throat has vanished, but the mask clamped tightly around my mouth is blowingcool, strange-tasting air into me.I shift my attention away from the mask and onto what is genuinely important: the people in my room, because the doctor must be speaking to someone, and that someone is not me.The masculine voice is sharp and unusual. It's not one I've heard before, but the confidence and assurance
THE ALPHA'S CAPTIVE CHAPTER 71
"So, you have him doing what, exactly?" I lock my gaze on him.He notices my expression and pauses. "We needed another pair of eyes."My wolf is gritting his teeth. "You have him watching her.""We didn't know you were even still alive." He lowers his head and moves his gaze away. It was always the idea, but two days later, he's still feeling guilty about it. "So we—"My wolf growls. "Tell me you didn't have Leandro watching Amanda?"SilenceThey abandoned Leandro in a room with Amanda.I walked in alone with the brother to find fucking my mate since she liked a pair of shoes and her father wouldn't buy them for her.Amanda.While she was sleeping.Helpless."Finn."Dan's wariness brings my attention to my low growl filling the room."Oh, hey there, beautiful." Leandro's voice is full with astonishment. "Going somewhere?"Because we intended to be nearby when we bought this house, all of our bedrooms are on the same floor. After living literally in each other's pockets in tiny flats,
THE ALPHA'S CAPTIVE CHAPTER 72
For a long period, Dan looks down at her. I have no idea what he's thinking or feeling. Jealousy, and annoyance that Amanda chose me over him. I'm not fucking sure. "She's going to come to us for different things," he continues, his voice as low as mine. "But it's hard not to think of…"Mona.Some portions of us she liked, while the others she pretended not to notice. What will Amanda do with the parts of us she dislikes?Because it's only Dan here now, I take my hand and sweep back the black hair from her still-too-pale face. "She's different.""I know." Movement causes me to raise my head, and I notice Dan turning away. "Sleep. "Finn and Iare both awake."Dan's departure is announced by soft footsteps.I do nothing but look down at Amanda's gorgeous face, calm in slumber, for many seconds. I see her beautiful pink lips, gently slanted nose, and thick lashes that look like dark wings resting on her pale cheeks. After over two days of sleep, she still appears to need more.She didn't
THE ALPHA'S CAPTIVE CHAPTER 73
"Jade is all talk," Leandro replies, half-shrugging as his familiar emerald-green eyes sweep over me.If I had awoken in the middle of the night to discover him standing at my bedroom door, I would have ordered him to go and go back to sleep. I wouldn't have been paralyzed and holding my breath as I did with Finn."I doubt that." A concept immediately occurs to me. "They only send you to keep an eye on me when they go downstairs." "Do they have any plans?"Maybe it has anything to do with why I'm here with them and not with Darius?"Nothing as interesting as that," Leandro purrs, his stare lingering on my breasts as if he hasn't noticed I'm not wearing a bra.I pretend not to notice his expression as I slide to the side of the bed and push myself up without using my hands because, despite my assurances to Jade that I can feed myself, my palms still hurt when I put pressure on them. "Then you won't mind if I go downstairs and see what they're up to."They must realize they are in dange
THE ALPHA'S CAPTIVE CHAPTER 74
Neither of them reacts for the longest second in history. Because I can't believe what just came out of my lips, my face has turned crimson red. I'm about to apologize when Jade and Dan break out in a roaring laugh."Well, angel," Jade says with a grin. "If you'd like a repeat, I'm game when you are."A repetition.A repetition would signal that I was staying. And if Darius finds me here...Simon's ripped throat rushes across my memory as his blood paints the hospital parking lot red. Jade's body may be at my feet. Or perhaps Dan's.My enjoyment has died. "He will kill you if he finds me here," I say quietly. "Don't think I'm not grateful you followed me. I am, but you have no idea what he is capable of. "I should go."Jade's smile doesn't waver, and when I return my attention to Dan, his face is unconcerned."Your job, Amanda," Dan adds softly, "is to heal." That's all there is to it.""I'm supposed to sit in this room and heal while Darius kills you?" My tone is tense due to a threa
THE ALPHA'S CAPTIVE CHAPTER 75
Jade leans in and grabs my hips with both hands. My heart is pounding against my chest so strongly that it aches. He and I both freeze. He stares at me for a long time, his gaze fixed on mine. "Angel?"I force my heart rate to return to normal. It's depressing how long it takes. I'm aware that Dan is watching me, possibly with the same amount of concern that Jade is.It's all right, it's just Jade. He will not harm you. There's no reason to panic simply because he moved a bit quicker than you expected.I nod after a long time. "I'm okay."He slowly raises me and places me on his lap. He takes the fork after settling me in. Dan walks around him, scooping up some of the buttery-looking scrambled eggs.I sigh as he presses it to my lips. "You don't have to continue feeding me. "My hands are no longer in pain."At least not enough to warrant noting.Jade's expression remains unchanged. "Open.""You're doing way too much for me," I complain."Open that pretty little mouth, angel." Jade's v
THE ALPHA'S CAPTIVE CHAPTER 76
Without saying anything further, he takes the cup off the counter, declines Dan's offer of breakfast, and walks to the kitchen door.He's almost there when I recall how much he wanted me gone. Jade and Dan were eager to assist me, but Finn insisted on my departure. He'd never let me remain if he realized how deadly Darius was."He's going to come after you," I declare.Finn comes to a standstill and tilts his head towards me, flashing me another emerald-green glare."Let him come."Is this still a dream since nothing feels real?"I thought you wanted me gone," I said.Silence.Suddenly, I see I'm not the only one holding their breath for Finn's response."I did," he admits.He then walks away.That'sit? Is that all he has to say?I cast a glance at his fast-vanishing back. "Did you say something to him, Dan?" I inquire, my attention riveted on the vacant doorway. "Because you shouldn't—""Nope. "That was Finn admitting he was wrong," snorts Jade. "The alpha way."A fork appears in my
Latest chapter
