Andrei POV This is the most relaxed I had seen her since I found her, though I knew her guard could go up at any time. Deciding not to push my luck, I let her have the bed while I went downstairs and slept on the lounge. Though sleep never came, the paranoia that we would be attacked left me on edge, I wonât lose her. I wonât lose anymore of my pack, we have lost enough. I had just closed my eyes when Zane mind linked me. That feeling of unease settling over me that comes when I know someone or something is treading too close to my borders.
âHave you checked the wild game camerasâ Zane asks, his paranoia was nearly as bad as mine since his entire family was killed off including his 4 year old brother.
âNo, I will thoughâ I tell him rolling off the lounge. I walk upstairs, popping my head in my bedroom to make sure Sage was still asleep. She was but I noticed she had shifted back to her wolf form, just when I thought she trusted me.
â She does trust us, she is used to sleeping in that formâ Donnie tells me. I nod shutting the door before checking the surveillance room. Pushing the door open I noticed right away Zane was near the mountain border but that wasnât the only thing that caught my attention it was the camera near the river not far from him. Glowing eyes looking across the river toward our pack. Multiple glowing eyes.
â7 east of youâ I mindlink.
âI knew it, f*cking knew I heard somethingâ He replies, already moving in that direction.
âThey stepped over?â He asks.
âNo, I would have felt that, they are trailing the edge though explain why I felt off earlierâ
âI have back up on the wayâ he says and I nod before realizing he canât see me.
âWant me to head out or can you four handle it?â
âGo back to bed Alpha, I will bring one to the cells for you,â Zane says and I sigh. Knowing that I wonât be able to sleep now.
âHostiles only, no children, you need help ask for it Zane you know I donât like show offs especially when it comes to my menâs livesâ I tell him.
âI know we have it handled, we know the drill. Drop the sensors though, I donât want to trip your alarms and freak Sage out on youâ
âYep, will doâ I tell him, cutting the link. I watch the cameras for a bit before disarming the alarm around the front entrance. I watch a few moments as my men take them out. This was starting to get out of hand as they just kept coming, hopefully this time I will get information from one of them.
Walking out of the room, I shut the door before crossing the hall to my room. Pushing the door open Sierra Sageâs wolf looks up before moving to the edge of the bed. Donnie pushes forward wanting to be near her and I roll my eyes when he starts whining and Sierra does too.
âSoon Sierraâ I tell her when she jumps up pushing her paws on my chest. Donnie wanted to mark her but without her say so I wasnât touching her.
Sierra grips my shorts in her mouth trying to pull me on the bed.
âDoes Sage know I am here or have you blocked her?â I ask her knowing my wolf will tell me.
âSage is asleep, but she wonât mindâ Donnie tells me and I wonder if I should leave again.
âDonât shift backâ I warn her knowing if she does Sage may freak out even though she had no problem showering with me, being in bed is a little different and might push a boundary she isnât comfortable with yet. Sighing I climb on my bed and slip under the covers, Sierra curling up beside me and I chuck my arm over her. Her wolf was purring at my closeness and I couldnât help but smile. At least her wolf liked me, I thought to myself. I donât know how long I slept for but I was eventually awoken by muffled voices before hearing the sound of flesh on flesh. Sierra lifts her head and I fight back the growl that wanted to escape. Zane was supposed to be quiet. Getting off the bed, I walk to the door hoping Sierra doesnât shift back and wake Sage to open the door to investigate the noise.
Walking down the stairs I see Zane and one of my warriors trying to drag a rogue down the basement steps. I hear a growl and know the rogue is trying to shift when Zane is suddenly knocked on his back, his head hitting the floor with a thud. I race down the steps to see the rogue shifted into a mud brown wolf, my warrior pinned beneath him. I growl stalking toward him quickly and the wolfâs head snaps up just as my foot connects with his head knocking him down the stairs.
âThanksâ Zane chokes out rubbing his head. I step over my warrior and he ducks up the steps, he knew I would be pissed about the noise. Zane also goes to run.
âDonât even think about itâ I tell him as I reach the rogue who was forced to shift back, his jaw floppy and I grab him by his throat. Zane groans but stomps down the steps after me while Chase, my warrior, darts out and I hear the door close and the beep of the alarm turning on.
âGet the doorâ I tell Zane and he runs up closing it as I slam the rogue on the steel bench. He thrashes kicking and clawing at me as I start tying him down.
âPlease Alpha, you know I canât stomach this shitâ Zane says and I glare at him.
â I asked if you needed a hand, you said you didnât clearly you were wrong so now you get the punishment, I will deal with Chase tomorrowâ
âAlpha?â
âNo, now get to work. If you didnât want to do it then you should have restrained him, you know better then to walk them in, no one goes willingly into their death Zane, so man up and choose a knife, and you better pray you didnât wake Sage â I tell him.
If they were having trouble getting him in they should have said so, I would have come out and done it but instead they are always trying to take on more than they can handle, what better way to teach then make them either watch or join in. This could have been avoided if he admitted needing help but my men could be stubborn wanting to prove themselves and that shit gets people k!lled so they need to learn when to ask for help or suffer the consequences, I donât have time to baby them.
Zane grabs a knife, his hands trembling. I know my men hate it but they will get used to it or learn to admit when they need help.
I grab the blowtorch walking over to the table. The rogue starts screaming as I turn it on and I drop a cloth over his eyes so he canât see us. His senses would be in overdrive with his eyesight cut off âNow, either you speak or we start cutting limbs offâ I tell him and Zane starts to turn green.
Sage POV Sierra woke me as she shifted back, I could feel her terror and at first I was confused as I looked around and found myself on the floor. âWhy did you block me?â I ask her knowing she must have or I would have felt her get off the bed. She doesnât get a chance to answer when I hear a loud scream making my blood run cold.
âSierra, was that inside?â I whisper my eyes on the closed bedroom door, she growls and the screaming gets louder before I hear it suddenly cut off. I look out the window and see it is still dark outside.
âAndrei has someone in the basementâ She tells me and I choke on my gasp, another rogue, he has another rogue down there making me wonder who it is this time. Was this one innocent or was this one like the other ones, my torturers?
I stand up looking for some clothes and I find one of Andreiâs shirts and slip it on before walking to the door. My hands trembled as I clutched the door knob making it rattle. I pull it open and creep over to the stairs and look over the railing at the basement door, I jolt back when the basement door opens. The smell of blood and rogue filling the air and I hear Andrei arguing with someone when his Beta steps out covered in blood and I feel my stomach drop somewhere cold within me.
âGo on get home, I will deal with itâ I hear Andrei say and Zane closes the door and rushes toward the front door stopping as he wipes his hand on his shorts cleaning it before placing it on the panel to unlock the door. As he turns he spots me frozen on the stairs. His chest and face are covered in Fated To The Alpha ï¤Chapter 141 Alpha's Regret-My Luna Has A Son ï¤Chapter 149: Epilogue blood and I take a step back and nearly trip up the step. He holds a finger to his lips and looks at the basement door as the main door swings open.
Zane looks at me worriedly.
âNever upset him Sage, he tells you to jump you do itâ Zane says and I look at the basement door.
âAnd if I donât?â I squeak. I hear a noise, my eyes darting to the basement door and so does Zaneâs before he rushes out the door just as Andrei steps back into the foyer, he shuts the door muttering to himself and I canât move, completely frozen at the state of him. His eyes wild as he turns to walk up the steps before stopping as his eyes land on me. He was drenched in blood like he bathed in it. I stumble back away from him as he takes a step.
âSage?â he says looking down at himself before his eyes dart to me.
âItâs not what you thinkâ He says but I donât know what to think other than he is a monster, what did he do to the person that was down there to be covered in blood like that, why couldnât I hear them anymore. Andrei slowly starts walking up the steps and Sierra screams in my head.
âRun Sageâ She screams and I take off running up the steps toward the bedroom before slamming the door shut and locking it. Sierra instantly lurching forward and forcing the shift as she darts under the bed.
âSage open the doorâ Andrei says and Sierra whimpers, her fur all hackled up. Donnie tries to talk to her but she blocks him out. âNo more lies, I donât want to hear their liesâ She whines at me. âSage!... F*ck! â Andrei says before the door bangs loudly like he punched it.