THE ALPHA'S SECOND CHOICE

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ge brown stain on my shirt, disliking the feel

uin it. How could she be so careless, running around as though sh

though. Her eyes reminded me of emeralds. She was fair, a little too plain, but there was something abou

s special team. Caden made sure I went out with members of his team if he wasn'

et my eyes through t

his expression. He simply nodded, his faci

ha?" He e

pt the curiosity out of my tone, I made sure the q

am sorry, but I didn't really pay her much mind. However, I am certain she's not a familia

wasn't hard to find sh

d him doubtfu

remember an encounter, he frequented the pubs too often. Not that I was jud

haired girl is a tough find and quite hard to miss. It's

" I gave him a knowing l

ing anyone would not

gre

ght have come for the festival. But, why was she so apprehensive? Did she need h

ven bother

er a little silence, interrupting the barrage o

ha

nt me to f

idn't seem to pose any threat. Just a jump

ly an orchestra of today's mishap. I

ot to the junction that was torn into three direc

ng sir?" Calum as

. There was no avoiding that woman. Or to continue my walk, grab clean clothes and maybe stop by the new rehabilitation center th

mplation, I chos

Barracks. I pulled out my phone from my pants pocket, quickly typing a message to Caden, requesting

Few metres from the gate, my mobile phone rang. The device lay beside

hone, and swiped

es

through the airwaves, deep and solemn

t is

ip through it. " You have to return immediately" A cold feeling descended

ker

. I dropped the phone beside me, feeling the heaviness of

yes meeting mine through t

urn to the manor imme

ge gate that led to the barracks, he backed away from the gate,

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um stopped before the steps so I alighted, before driving to the garage. I took large stri

ed him the moment I

ng the door so I entered. The house

as ever

e news. The kitchen staff, and just two housekeepers

lopment was the last thing I needed. I took the stairs

his family?" I qu

pregnant. We can't aff

the door of my chambers open. Once

king a black round necked shirt, and pants. I

elt like, but having a parent bury their child, worst still, a brutally murdered child has t

nd several scenarios kept playing in my head. By Caden's tone, I was certain it was brutal, from the

it anymore. Caden's expression tur

ath, and the extent of damage that was done. But believe me when I say,

ble for this must p

pulled the shirt over my

't said a word since, wouldn't budge, just stares in space. I don't know about the others, or h

sten? It's bad news, peop

er will dare flout the given orders. Fe

ous pla

ling to understand why this was happening, after a good twenty years of peaceful

d you send?" I co

nd Reid'

of those fuckers. I wanted just one of them, one of which I'd

den's voice pierced throug

t is

nk they'd fi

ould you t

or them to focus on, no scent, not even Hanson's. The team will simply

tly are you t

it was the Darkmoon pack, th

nd bodies keep showing up, mutilated and burnt. If there's any pack that

do you inte

er. Adele will take

dy. Just torture. We need faces, names, landmarks

rture. That's eno

ock interrupted him. We both turned t

pt, Alpha. But, the E

to breathe a word of this yet?"

r Amar, the others got the new

shortly. Tha

bowed, wa

the stairs, heading for the Alpha's court, my phone dinged, a message had just come in.

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