HEALING ALPHA AUSTIN

f course without access to his thoughts. That's the only reason she was awake late into the night skimming documents that detailed their family history. A sudden clap of thunder and the howl of the wind had her scampering from underneath the duvet. The lights went out just as her feet hit th

sn't ex

le of the night. It was unnatural for her kind to start a mourning cry without informing the Alpha abo

w breath and forced her legs to move to the window, pushing the windows op

ther. I need to get to him,' Elance thought, moving shakily away from the window. The noise had stopped.

ionary move against the other ungodly creatures that roamed hallways a

ere was no one in the hallway. Still she could not shake off the unease she felt. Today was one of the days she wished for the

ir home. Elance leaned on the banister, her fingers wrapped around them tightly and let herself settle. She rea

hin

the worst case scenarios, nothing prepared her for the radio silence she got. The mind link had been brok

dered if to stay and face whatever it was or find her way out. Guilt

proximity. Hogwash's blue eyes gleamed lumiscently in the dark. His

hey stood together on the stairs, watching the entrance silently. This was where she belonged and they would fight together to the

ers on his chin and his brows wrinkled, lost in his thought

lier on. Then screeching. There is no o

ther completed and she s

sound as airy as possible. Speaking was always the werewolf's last resort

ind and today is one of those times. No one is coming to save us today. All of the guards have been put to

daughter. His eyes glowed with an emotion akin to pride. Or tenderness. He didn't doubt her abilities. There was so much he had taught her. Th

to listen to me and do as I instruct you. I am your father and your Alpha." His tone left no room f

d wildly, giving her a series of orders in a language she had hated to learn at 8. His acti

his system reflected in his eyes, the flare of his no

or issue he could fix but then never in the history books she had read, it had never been men

ly. She could hear the irregularity of his heart beat. It echoed the thump of her heart and s

most important rule she had been given. Breathe, She berated herself. It wasn't the time to let her mind play games with her. The ring o

in with everyone else and they had done this over the years, just like the other packs scat

themselves in a rush to get in through the doors. Elance sucked in a deep breath. There was no way she was going to leave him to himsel

ered through clenched teeth withou

ave to

g." She jutted her chin to meet his gaze, forgetting for a split second that they were not alone. Elance realised he

as a pair of arms and toe

eck. One second she had been on her feet, and the next she was on the ground, her dagger out of her g

ed in response, her hand rubbing the spot where her head had j

e her instincts could react