All Chapters of Taming the Big Bad Alpha: Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

Caitlin, behind Zendedari, stirred uncomfortably. Barry’s sorrow appeared more than he could bear. She wanted to reach out to him, make an attempt to ease his obvious suffering.Do not!The command was sharp in her mind, clear and in a tone that brooked no argument. Zendedari remained motionless, as if carved from stone. Barry’s words did not appear to move him in any way.Byron shrugged, his face twisted with pain. "When we thought you were dead, we searched for your body. Months, years even. You were never out of our thoughts. You were my family, Zendedari, my friend. It was hard to learn to be completely solitary. Kendalf and Enoch survived the centuries because, as alone as they had to be, they had a bond, an anchor to keep them strong through the bleak centuries. You were mine. Once you were gone, my struggle became immense."When Zendedari remained silently on guard, Caitlin pushed at his back.Can’t you hear his grief? He’s reaching out to you. Even if you can’t remember him, h

The passage into the cave was so narrow, Caitlin had to hold her breath to squeeze through. It seemed to go on forever, the rough walls scraping her skin, the oppressive feelings of tons of rock over her head, surrounding her body, waiting to crush her. She couldn’t look at Zendedari, who had somehow made his large body thin and weird looking. His kind were capable of doing things she didn’t want to think about. How had she gotten herself into this mess?Sex. A good-looking intense man with black, hungry eyes, and she fell like a lovesick calf. Sex. It ruined many otherwise sane women.I can read your thoughts.The amusement as soft and caressing, wrapping her up in strong arms.I was perfectly sane and sensible until I met you. Now look at me. I’m crawling around inside a mountain.Suddenly she stopped and held herself perfectly still.I’m hearing something. Tell me you are not taking me into a cave full of bats. Say it right now,Zen, or I’m out of here. I am not taking you into a

Not in the same way," Zendedari answered as honestly as could. "Some things are so fragmented in my mind, I have to piece together information. I do know most lifemates choose to live or die together. But if a child was in need, the lifemate remaining would see to its well-being, emotionally as well as physically." He did not tell her of those children given to other couples to raise because the remaining lifemate could not face existence without the partner. They knew the child would be well looked after, well loved, because most women of his kind miscarried or lost their newborns within the first year of life. "And I know you, Caitlin. No matter how difficult something is on you, you always see it through. You would not abandon our child the way your mother did you. Our child would be loved and guided every moment of its life. I know that absolutely."She caught his arm, preventing him from stepping out into the rain. "Promise me, if we have a child together and something happens

Raven flung out her ebony hair. "No one allows me to do anything. I decide. I was born and raised human, Kendalf," she pointed out. "I can only be myself. Barry is my friend, and he is in desperate trouble. I intend to help him.""If your lifemate is so enthralled with you that he would allow you such foolishness," Kendalf replied softly, menacingly, "then I can do no other than protect you myself.""Don’t you talk about Enoch like that!" Raven was furious.You really know how to stir up the hornets’ nest with the women, do you not?Enoch demanded, even though he understood Kendalf completely and felt him justified.Kendalf did not look at him but stared out into the storm.The child she carries is my lifemate. It is female and belongs to me.There was an unmistakable warning note, an actual threat.In all their centuries together, such a thing had never happened. Enoch immediately closed his mind to Raven. She could never hope to understand how Kendalf felt. Without a lifemate, the

Caitlin wrapped her arms around Zendedari both mentally and physically, hating the worn, tortured lines etched into his beautiful face.Two days ago you could barely stand, could not remember anything. This is a miracle, Zendedari. What you’ve accomplished is a miracle.She tried to reassure him, reading accurately that he loathed the fact that he could not eke out another detail."It is enough to piece it together," Kendalf said, his voice a soothing balm. He touched his fingertips to Zendedari’s temples, inhaled slowly, and focused, sending himself outside his body.Caitlin could actually feel the pain melting away, leaving Zendedari whole and calm. The healer’s power was extraordinary.She wanted it, felt it moving within her, rising to follow where the healer’s light led.Kendalf’s voice broke the spell. "You must have accepted his offer. The poison was in the betrayer’s blood.""What prevents the betrayer from being paralyzed?" Enoch hissed it, a venomous sound that sent a shiver