Mated To The Cold Hearted Alpha – Chapter 102
Leander
My Wolf’s thoughts were a jumbled mess…
Worthless
Unwanted
Unlovable
utting me to the bone. The marrow of his being was bleeding, and there wasn’t a damn thing I could do to staunch the flow. Not that I had enough strength of my own to even try to keep us
ed, he ran.
No goal in mind, no dest
t too damn much.
s, substantial and insignificant, somehow recognized the devastating imbalance of the feral predator flying through their midst and wisely kept themselves hidden. The only sounds that could be heard were the spongy crunch of dead pine needles and twigs underfoot and his ragged panting.
e pain.
e tentacles of
No good…
left…
ped from his throat.
agony. But he couldn’t hear them. Their voices couldn’t penetrate the hard shell of his hurt.
Neither did my Wolf. Why would we care?
ing mattered…
fing that could only be one thing-bear!
p. Every cell in his body vibra
the direction of the animal.
me.
nly never took on one alone.
s suicide…
at’s what worried me.
s!”I called out to him. “
response.
the scent of the great be
ar knew we were here as well.
ch. He just slunk lower, ears flat, pupils blown as we came face-to-face with the omnivore.
lf struck, leaping up for the bear’s throat.
dn’t be that easy.
olled quickly to his feet. Body quivering with adrenaline, he circled his prey with intent. The beast stood on his hind legs, front paws in the air, making himself look bigger, a more formidable opponent.
lf only saw an opp
F**k!
ome…and get some rest.”
nd lunged forward.
wn his back. Roaring out his fury, my Wolf snapped his head around, powerful jaws clamping down. Mouth full of fur and flesh, my Wolf took a generous chunk out of the bear’s chest.
the other…
d flowed freely from both of ou
lf’s head grew louder, like a record on repeat:
…
out his body, on and on he struggled.
e…
sitated. He’d tri
e to let go.
led at him in desperation and struggled for control. If he gave in no
e with its intensity.
for…because it was a lie. He was right. We didn’t. Everything beautiful in our life had gone away. What was the point?
ngth waning.
e could just le
The f
O!” another Wolf snarled ferociously into my consciousness
.
“You’re my best friend. I can’t do this without you, I can’t…” his anguished thought cut off.
horus of other voices filled the v
“C
on. They were getting nearer by the second.
n no longer.
oo much…
nocking the little bit of remaining air from his lungs.
e bear ha
ke, a fatal blow, was all it w
it didn’t matter…he had the upper hand. My Wolf could no longer move. Too much damage had been done. Rearing back, the bear’s massive head snapped forward, jaws wide to claim his prize.
way. He stared death straight in the eyes. Relief rushed through him.
killing blow never cam
uder vicious snarling from wolves on all sides.
wing the bear in one direction so another Wolf would have a strategic opening. Under normal circumstances, one bear stood a chance against a pack of wolves, but the beast had already been so significantly wounded he couldn’t overcome fighters of Ever and Asher’s caliber, not to mention the rest of the Enforcers that joined in the fight.
nned me. I grunted and my vision swam, white spots and then nothing but blackness.
, but Ever clamped his jaw even tighter, refusing to let go. Blood from the animal’s neck gushed over Ever’s jaw, dripping down his teeth onto his fur. The bear took one final faltered step and then fell hard, causing the earth around them to shudder.
e to hold them open any longer, my eyelids fell shut. We’d lost too much blood. Every inch of m