Page 40 of Alpha’s Possession

"Help me take this fucker out and I will share her," the Alpha says. Rhen snarls at him before his eyes flick to me and glaze over. I can tell he is mind-linking before the color returns.

"Stay down. Help is coming," Rhen tells me before all three lunge at him. I scream, dropping to the ground as they fight.

Blood drenches me, and I see one wolf drop. Yet, my pheromones are only growing stronger. More wolves stalk into the alley, joining the fight to take down Rhen. A loud snapping crack makes me look up to find Rhen encircled. Another wolf steps in where the other had fallen, his neck broken. I look to Rhen and I can tell he is too injured to shift.

Rhen, also noticing this, looks at me. "Run!" he says, and I take off, only to feel teeth wrap around my ankle as one of the Alphas pounces on me. My hands and face hit the ground painfully. I clench my eyes shut, feeling fur brush my back before it is replaced with skin. The fighting gets louder than ever behind me, while I am trapped under a brooding male who shreds my shirt and rips at the back of my pants. Fight-or-flight kicks in, and I thrash to escape him. I try to roll over, only for him to flip me back onto my stomach when he presses his knees onto the backs of my thighs.

I swallow, knowing I am about to witness Rhen’s murder before getting raped, when a thunderous growl rings out loudly. It echoes off the brick walls and sends a chill straight up my spine. I look to the end of the alley to see a giant black wolf with a grey patch over half his face. Every hair on my body rises, and I sense his aura like a tidal wave.

It is clear this mammoth of a wolf is from an Alpha Pack; he oozes Alpha-of-Alpha male dominance. Just the sheer size of his paws on the ground are bigger than my head. This is why Alpha Packs are so feared; Alpha Packs are more dangerous. They trump all. Many Alphas can't live together, it takes strength and control for an Alpha to make other Alphas submit to him.

It's something most Alphas refuse to do, yet those who manage it, and come to terms with being able to live with each other, have an advantage; because the Alpha-of-Alphas grows substantially bigger than their brethren and is more potent, deadly. Impossibly powerful.

I watch as the monster snaps its jaws and growls menacingly. The man above me freezes when the beast snarls, charging straight at us. I have no doubt the monster will win, and I just pray he doesn't kill Rhen. Sparks brush across my exposed back, and I gasp before I am drenched in my attacker’s blood.

The scent makes me heave, and the warm liquid coats me as the Alpha tears into the man's throat before flinging him off me. I shake beneath the beast, making sure to breathe through my mouth and not inhale his scent as it stands over me. I am too scared to move as the wolf bends down to sniff my face, only to sneeze from the de-scenter still cloying to me. He shakes his head. I am paralyzed by fear. When I hear the other wolves whimper, I turn my gaze back to the fight, praying Rhen is alright.

Three more wolves jump down from the rooftops and balconies that overlook the alley. I suck in a breath when I see Rhen get to his feet. He is coated in blood. Yet he still moves toward the Alpha above me. My eyes widened in horror when the beast moves, stepping over me, and I roll on my back to clutch his fur.

"Don't hurt him!" I shriek in panic before I get a whiff of his scent.

Thane!

Chapter Thirty-Four

~Thane~

The mind-link opens abruptly when Rhen contacts me. Raidon is trying to calm Leon down, who is still crazed with bloodlust and rut.

'I need your help. We’re trapped,' Rhen says.

'Excuse me?' I ask him.

'She went into heat. I fucking need you here now!'

'Fuck, just leave her ass there. It's what Omegas are for,' I tell him. Fuck, she would probably even enjoy it.

'Thane! I am not leaving her. Get here now!'

The mind-link cuts off abruptly. Nope, she deserves this for not telling us she needed more suppressants. Raidon glances at me from where he holds the door; I know he heard Rhen, too.

“Thane!” he spits at me through gritted teeth. “She is our assistant. And an Omega!"

"Not my problem," I snap at him. I lean against her desk and look down at her neat handwriting on the notepad. I chew my lip as guilt fills me.

"Rhen won't abandon her to fend for herself. What about him?" Raidon snarls at me, taking one hand off the door.

I stand. I do not feel like fighting Leon right now, and if Raidon lets go of that door, Leon will come running out.

"Think Thane, she is tiny, and in a city full of fucking Alphas. Not just one. Hundreds live here," Raidon says, and a wave of possessiveness washes through me at the thought of other Alphas touching her.

I shake my head. Her pheromones still linger in the air, though not as strong, since I sprayed air freshener everywhere. However, her sweet scent makes my mouth water, and my cock is still painfully hard in my pants. Glancing at Raidon, so is his. I swallow, wondering if she is okay or if the estrus has overridden her senses.

Yet when Rhen's fear courses through me, I know it isn't for himself but for her. Rhen fears nothing and loves a good fight. If he is scared that means he is struggling to keep her safe.

I curse under my breath and shake my head, tugging my blazer off and tossing it on the desk while unbuttoning my damn shirt. "Get Leila up here to contain her damn brother and grab the fucking car. You can drop Zara home," I tell him before my palms hit the fire escape doors. The lock smashes as it hits the wall to the stairwell, and I start running to reach them.

The moment I burst out the doors, I shift. I thought I would have to follow the bond to their location, but one whiff of the air lures me directly to them. I race through the streets to the alleyway. Passersby stand at the end, staring horrified down the small street. This is prime entertainment for them; not much like this ever happens in the city. Sure, you hear the horror stories from what happens in the dark of night, but in broad daylight? Most Omegas are careful not to be caught out in a state like this, and she is a shining beacon of lust and sin.