Chapter 027

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A pair of warm arms scoop me up and moves me out of the street so quickly I'm not even sure that the car even noticed I had ever been in it's path.

"Luna," Rudy's out of breath. "Thank the Goddess I was on my way back. You..."

As soon as I realize it's Rudy, I wrap my arms around his neck and weep. "Take me out of here, Rudy," I ask. "I need to be somewhere else. Anywhere else."

A growl rumbles behind us. Rudy turns and I see Sylvester standing there in a pair of sweats, his hair still wet from the pool.

"I didn't invite her," he states, his expression flat. "Rudy change all the locks. Alexis was here."

"Of course, Alpha. Immediately," Rudy answers quickly.

"If you don't mind," he looks where I'm resting in Rudy's arms. "I'd like to speak with my luna."

"I think she needs a few moments," Rudy speaks up in my defense.

A light flickers across Sylvester's gaze and he bows his head. Meet me at the alley in an hour," he commands. "I'll be waiting."

The Alpha turns his back and