HEALING ALPHA AUSTIN

tin was right about the things he had said. But there was one thing he hadn

ake. Austin had said there is no alpha without a pack, but if Élancé’s pack were still alive, then she would have mo

s age was the reason his recovery was getting slower. She slipped

reason, she wanted Austin to know she hadn’t given up. “I’ll be back,” she added. Then for the first time since that day, Élancé left her father’s side. She knew it w

the doorknob. Quickly, she tamed whatever form of desire was planning to come awake

stop her. Élancé climbed down the four stairs slowly, half expecting the men to react. But none of them did. She walked to the truck and got in, twisted the key in the ignition and revved the engine. Through the windshield, Élancé co

d on rocky terrain, trying to kill the suspense that was raging inside her. Not long after leaving the Dark moon pack—some thirty minutes after—she was at the gates of her mansion. Élancé peered throug

ement as she flung the doors of the t

e guards stood as he saw

e head of the guards, the look of

You should have at least told one of us if you

uards who seemed to be genuinely worried about her and her father. Then she turned around and took a good

guards asked with c

turned around as she asked, taking in the look on

guard walked closer to her and placed both of h

rough their ribcage. “We were attacked by oddies...last night. Somehow they managed to put yo

is composure. He knew the importance of staying calm, especially wh

ed to ask again, but

er the attack, we had no choice but to seek protecti

selves fall asleep and that they had left their alpha unprotected. Élancé knew what this was doing to her men on the inside

ng else at play here. I don’t know what it is exactly but I suspect your memories have been tampered with. And we

eling the energy in the room intensify. She n

is responsible for this. But f

ry. The first thing she was going to find was a book of oddies and their relationships with witches. She knew oddies were

h the library searching for the book

nemies, but so what? Every other alpha had some enemy somewhere. She found it strange that oddies attacked in group, because in all her studies,

already knew. She needed to go get her father and fast. She walked out of the mini library

so two of your most covert operatives are going to find out anything there is to know.

alright?” one o

the night before. That’s not possible, she told herself in

s sure of the

rself, but before she could explain to her men, the front doors bust

control of their limbs, like their legs belonged to someone else who commanded them to be useless. The scene was almost like the night before, only thi

atch her men die. She tried to move her legs, but she was stuck. Her bones were rigid and her joints were stiff. Pain was curdling at the back of

e. The biggest oddie rushed to Élancé and wrapped its thick hand around her neck. It squeezed tightly, robbing Élancé of breath. S

e her men. Most of all, she needed to get back to her father. She grabbed the oddie’s arm and tried to free herself but it was surprisingly str

st

and slammed the oddie into goo. Then he t

n, the oddies recline

for so long, her consciousness was wading, slipping from her. Élancé felt her knees