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Now I realized it might be the only way we could live.
“Yes,” I whispered. “Yes, he’s Brennan’s.”
His gaze finally left Dylan’s and returned to mine, and the wonder in his eyes suddenly shuttered, changing to fury. “If you’re lying to me, you’ll suffer for it.”
I met his gaze evenly, my chin lifting. How could anything get worse?
“Come with me,” he said.
Dylan was staring at Lawson, his eyes wide and horrified.
“Lawson’s going to be okay,” I promised, even though I had no idea. There was a trickle of blood spreading from his body, and one of his arms lay at an odd angle.
The man who had attacked Lawson was a killing machine, and my stomach tightened with pain at the thought we’d be at his mercy. I rested Dylan on my hip, afraid of the man’s rage if I couldn’t keep up.
But I still tried to kneel quickly to check on Lawson, to see if he was even alive.
My oldest friend, my first love, my protector at the end, and maybe my betrayer. But I didn’t have time to find a pulse before the man grabbed my arm and yanked me up to my feet.
“I said come with me,” he barked, and he towed us away into the fog.
The world around us was growing quiet. No more gunfire. Just urgent voices. The other pack, checking for their casualties . . . and our survivors.
I cast a glance back, searching for Aiden and Lawson.
But it seemed as if Dylan and I were alone.
CHAPTER17
Amelia
“Stone?”I whispered, trying to figure out if it was really him… and trying to connect with him.
He didn’t look at me, and yet, I had the strange sense he was keenly aware of me. He hesitated, as if he didn’t even want to trust me with his name. Then he growled, “You can call me Alpha.”
What a dick. “You already know my name, apparently. But this is Dylan.”
He glanced at Dylan. Dylan, who had just saved both our lives by virtue of existing. His face softened. “You’re fine,” he told Dylan, patting his back awkwardly. “You’re safe.”
Alphapushed me toward a tall, rugged looking man in his early twenties as he barked, “Take her!”
I glanced around at the fighters of their pack, who were assembling after the fight. They all appeared so young.
The man looked confused but stared at me with dark eyes. “Amelia. My name is Cole,” he said, his voice perfunctory.
How did he know my name?
“Am I supposed to say it’s nice to meet you?” I asked. “I’ve never been kidnapped before.”
He looked me over, his face a blank mask, even though his eyes seemed to miss nothing. I wondered what he was thinking. “Get in,” he said, pulling open the door to a car.
Their alpha looked back from the edge of the road. “Get her out of here. Take an escort.”
“We need to move,” Cole called back. “We’ve got a countdown here, boss. The cops will be on the way.”
Cole didn’t call himAlphalike he’d told me to. Though he sounded respectful, his deference wasn’t excessive, the way everyone danced around Nathan.
The alpha waved him off.
