All Chapters of Alpha Bait: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

DRAKE -Emory wouldn't stop whining, his anxious energy reverberating through my mind. The need to see Eve was overwhelming, and before I realized it, I was already at her door. Thankfully, despite being a Bane, Marley could see the desperation in my eyes and let me in without many questions. Now, I was sitting in a holding cell at the station while Kha raised hell in the one beside me. His shouts and curses echoed off the cold, dirty walls. I finally snapped. "Shut the fuck up and sit down." "Fuck you!" He punched the wall, the crack of knuckle against cinderblock sharp enough to make me wince. "We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you. I was trying to walk away, you know." The intercom crackled to life. Both our names were called. I blinked, totally caught off guard. Eve must've gotten a hold of my dad. Great. This was going to be a fantastic ass-chewing. Seeing her waiting for us outside, arms crossed, was a blow to the ego. Worse than that? Finding out that her bailing me o

KHA - Vance was losing his damn mind while I was trying to shower. He hated everything about this situation, but what could I do, really? I was here because of him. He was what made me an alpha. "You need to get a grip, Kha." "I'm trying, Vance." I let the hot water cascade over my shoulders. "But it's not exactly easy with you pacing around like a caged animal." "I'm not the one who let things get this messed up. You couldn't even tell who that black-haired girl is. How drunk were you? Drake wouldn't have had the chance had you not given her an opportunity." I cracked my neck. The heat of the water did nothing to calm the rising anger. "I know she's a wolf, but her pack is a mystery. She's not local. That much is clear." "You think that's a coincidence? Think he got a shot just because you were distracted? Come on, man. That shit's got setup written all over it." I didn't want to consider it, but hell, anything was possible. "It's not like I can rule it out. Everything's so dam

DRAKE - Seeing her agree to go with him, knowing what they were about to do, was unbearable. Emory howled inside my head louder than he ever had before. As their sounds grew louder, the echoes carried through the house. I looked around the rental, spotted Eve's headphones on the table, and remembered the bottle of wine in the fridge. Why not? I grabbed both and stepped onto the back porch. I connected my phone and blasted the loudest metal I could find. I needed the noise to drown out everything. Them, Emory, and whatever was clawing at my chest. I poured a glass of wine and downed it fast. Poured another. I dropped into a chair and tucked my casted arm against my chest. The pain was sharp and constant. I wasn't about to admit it to anyone. Eventually, the music was all I could focus on. The pressure inside me settled just enough. I smelled her before I felt her hand on my arm. Opening my eyes, I found her standing above me with that look on her face again. She reached down and

KHA - Getting dragged out of the rental and tossed into the county jail like I was trash felt like a nightmare. Every step they took came with contempt. Each movement shoved me deeper into a reality I couldn't escape. Vance screamed inside my head, his panic exploding in all directions. "This is real! We're going to be in a cage for a long time!" The backseat of the police car felt like it was closing in. "Shut up," I muttered under my breath, trying not to lose it completely. "Panicking is only going to make this worse." "They're treating us like criminals! We can't stay here! We can't be locked up!" His voice clawed through my head with frantic, feral intensity. I squeezed my eyes shut and gritted my teeth. "I know it's bad. But we have to keep it together. Just stay calm." My heart pounded, each thump loud in my ears. The ride felt like it would never end. Each turn, every bump, dragged the seconds out longer. My wrists were cuffed tight behind me, twisted at an unnatural

DRAKE - When Eve walked in on Amy going down on me, I wanted the earth to open up and swallow me whole. The sheer embarrassment made me wish I could disappear. It was the worst possible scenario. No escape.I had been struggling more than I cared to admit. Cuddling up to Eve over the past five days, pretending it was for her comfort, was getting harder. The need clawing at me had turned into something I didn't know how to handle. Something primal. Overwhelming. I'd never felt an urge this strong. The pull of it made my skin itch. I didn't trust myself around her anymore. I didn't trust what might happen if I got too close. If she touched me the right way. If I forgot to stop pretending.When Amy suggested a quickie between our shared classes, I gave in. It was supposed to help. A release. Nothing more. Just enough to ease the pressure without dragging Eve into it. Now, with Eve standing in the doorway, eyes wide, it didn't feel like a release. It felt like a fucking disaster.I shov