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123. Bitter Sweet
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The Alpha King's Curse 124. Rumbled
Jackson stood at the foot of his bed and watched Layla sleep. She had a smile on her face, unaware that he would pull the rug out from under both of them. The last two days were all he could give her of himself. It was time he prepared to die. He pushed that thought out of his mind and left the bedroom. One thing at a time. After all, it was the first day of the rest of his life. He walked down the stairs slowly with his ears open. All the rooms were still occupied, but the patients were asleep rather than unconscious. The Omegas had already started preparing breakfast. It was still early; the sun hadn’t risen yet, but Zach had resumed his treasonous whispers that morning. Even after he’d stopped Brax, he wasn’t good enough for that cowardly toad. But Zach was still the least of his problems. When he started on the last flight of stairs, the warriors meeting in the lobby stopped talking to look at him. None of them did a good job hiding their shock, and some couldn’t hide their
The Alpha King's Curse 125. Difficult Conversations
Jackson stood and looked at the man who used to be his best friend. He wasn’t ready, but he couldn’t avoid the conversation anymore. “You shouldn’t eavesdrop.” “What do you mean you’re going to die?” Dylan repeated. He should have known better than to have this conversation with Diedre in his office, especially when he knew he had traitors in his pack. He looked back at Diedre and saw she had huddled into the blanket, and relief emanated from her. Maybe she had spoken like that in his office on purpose because she knew if Dylan overheard, she would no longer be alone in this fight. He wanted to be upset with her, but Diedre looked too frail, and her intentions were always pure. “Go and rest, Diedre. I’ll speak to you later.” Diedre slowly got to her feet. He sensed Dylan’s shock as they watched her start making her way out of the room. “Dee... What have you done to yourself?” Dylan whispered. “I’ll be okay if you talk some sense into him,” the witch said before she walked out
The Alpha King's Curse 126. What Must Be Done
Alpha Brax was already waiting at the edge of the clearing where they had set up their camp when Jackson walked up to it. Being too far from Layla was already messing with him, but he steeled himself against it despite Cain’s objections. He had to be strong enough to do what needed to be done. Brax’s gaze lowered to his leg and widened when he looked back up at him. Brax was never one to look him in the eye. Out of all the Alphas, he was the least interested in breaking the rules. “I’d heard you were already back on your feet but I didn’t really believe them,” Brax said. “It’s been a crazy few days,” he answered. Brax was an ally, but they had no interactions except the official ones. “What happened, Brax?” “To be honest, I’m still not sure. I woke up one night, and this witch was in my room. I still don’t know if she was real because she passed all my safeguards without triggering any alerts.” “She was real,” he answered as he looked over the camp. Most of the wolves were pro
The Alpha King's Curse 127. Breaking
He couldn’t mean it.Not after the time they had spent together.It had been different. Jackson had been different. She had been so sure he reciprocated her feelings, so she’d been on cloud nine for two days. In her mind, she'd already seen herself making a life in the packhouse with him. Filling the house with his children and happy memories.But those few words had brought her crashing down to earth quickly. She’d done her job? He no longer needed her?She hadn’t thought anything could ever hurt that much after all the shit she had gone through. But her heart had been shattered, and she felt the pain through every part of her body. How could words bring physical pain?And then there was the added pain of being separated from Jackson. It was too much.Only a few people were out of their tents when she walked out of the packhouse, so she walked past them quickly. She was in no state to talk to anyone. There was a lump stuck in her throat, and everything she was holding inside was abo
The Alpha King's Curse 128. Necessary Evils
They’d been running around in circles. The witch’s scent was everywhere and yet nowhere at the same time. But he’d seen her. He’d caught a glimpse of blonde locks through the trees as she had fled. The witch used the same tactic she had used to confuse the warriors when she’d sent rogues to their territory, but this time she hadn’t left any trace of her dark magic for him to follow. He hadn’t caught her, but he’d sensed her emotions. He’d sensed her intent. Her hatred of him felt like it had taken a life of its own, and that was terrifying. All that anger was being used to make sure he suffered before he died, and for the first time in his life, he had someone his enemies could use to make that happen. There had been no other clue at the settlement. No record of anyone. All the paperwork had been left exposed too long to the elements; nothing was left. Or the witch had already removed all traces of herself in anticipation of this moment. He was furious and frustrated when he walke
The Alpha King's Curse 129. "I, Alpha Jackson King..."
Layla walked into the house after Jackson had put the light on. It wasn’t grand, but it was similar to the home she and her family had lived in before her father had lost it and moved them to the trailer. Well, as similar as it could be, seeing it was in the middle of nowhere. A fine layer of dust on almost every surface showed that no one had been in it in a while. There was an enclosed porch at the front and then a wide hallway that led into what she assumed were the lounge, dining room and kitchen. There were stairs on one side of the hallway. “You’re off the grid here for security reasons, so you have a generator, solar energy and a water system,” Jackson said as he walked through and put every light on. She followed behind him slowly. The lounge was tastefully decorated with heavy, comfortable furniture, and a few pictures on the wall. The dining room had a similar design, and the kitchen was also spacious and simple. It was perfect for a little family. But Jackson hadn’t
The Alpha King's Curse 130. Goodbye
Jackson gripped the steering wheel so hard that his knuckles were white. He should have known. Left alone, Layla would do the one thing she had been trying to do since the day he met her: run away. She could sense how angry he was, but she was still emotionless. She was sitting in his passenger seat, her head held high as if she had done nothing wrong. Did she even think of all the things that could have happened to her out there alone? Had she thought of the baby? She’d walked so far she’d almost reached the boundary of a rival pack, for fuck’s sake! He clenched his jaw to stop himself from saying anything. If he spoke, she wouldn’t like what he’d say, and her time at the hideout would be anything but stress-free. He snuck another look at her. The skin on her shoulders and face looked an angry red, and if she had been out any longer, she would have started blistering. But it looked like she had already started healing. Pregnant wolves tended to be more sensitive to the eleme
The Alpha King's Curse 131. Coward
Jackson snuck out of the house like a thief while Layla was sleeping and drove out of the woods like the hounds of hell were chasing him. He wasn’t being a coward. He was the fucking Alpha King! But damned if he would stick around for the agony that saying goodbye to her face would bring him again. He didn’t slow down once he reached the main road that would take him into the city. The pull back to Layla was worryingly tolerable. That only happened after marking, or mates would never get anything done if they had to fight it all the time. He didn't know much about red wolves, but mating with one wasn't supposed to be different. "It's impossible," he said out loud. 'Maybe it's the number of times you growled 'Mine!' when you were fucking her,' Cain said gleefully. 'Like in the movie when you say 'Candyman' three times in the mirror.' "Shut the fuck up." They'd finally agreed on this. They couldn't do anything that would hurt Layla, marking or rejecting included, so why the hell d
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