Ruthless Alpha: Shadowed Heirs book one by C.J. Primer

Author:C.J. Primer [Primer, C.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-01T16:00:00+00:00

“The doctor said she can come home tomorrow,” my mom says as she sets her phone down on the dresser in her bedroom, turning toward my dad as he walks in from the hall.

His shoulders sag as he heaves a sigh of relief. “Thank god.”

He looks exhausted. His eyes are red rimmed with dark circles etched beneath them, like he hasn’t slept in days.

Upon seeing his posture of defeat, Mom crosses the room to her mate, wrapping her arms around his waist. She just hugs my dad for a long moment, then tilts her head back to look up into his eyes. “It’s going to be okay, Brock.”

He stabs his fingers through his disheveled hair, shaking his head. “We almost lost her,” he grits out.

“We didn’t,” my mom reassures.

“But we could have.” His voice is gravelly, his green eyes shiny with unshed tears.

Mom’s arms fall away from his waist as he steps around her, pacing across the room and scrubbing a hand over his face. “We have to do something, Astrid. She’s only seventeen. She keeps getting into trouble, and sure, she survived this time, but what about the next?” He scowls, shaking his head. “We can’t just sit back and do nothing.”

“And you really think Denver’s the answer?” Mom asks.

He shrugs, pacing away from her again. “If we send her away, maybe she won’t get hurt again…”

“Sending her away won’t keep her safe,” she replies quietly.

Dad whips around, narrowing his eyes on her. “What do you know?”

Mom looks away quickly, shaking her head and stepping over to fiddle with something on the dresser, but my dad isn’t having it. He follows her, sliding an arm around her waist and spinning her around to face him.

“Astrid, you have to tell me,” he urges, cupping her cheek in a hand. “She’s my little girl…” His voice breaks as it trails off, the agony in it palpable.

My mom draws a deep breath, her brow furrowing in consideration. She doesn’t typically share her visions of the future. She keeps them close, never risking how sharing them could interfere with fate.

“I had a vision,” she starts quietly, eyes flickering up to meet his. “Sloane… when she’s older, she gets hurt. I think… maybe it’s the hunters.” She sinks her teeth into her lower lip, shaking her head. “All I saw was her standing in the woods, yelling Madd’s name like they were having an argument, then she gets shot. I’ve tried to see past it, but I can’t.”

Dad flinches back, his expression twisting with a mixture of shock and grief and rage. “It all comes back to that fucking Kessler kid,” he growls. “I’ll fucking end him…”

Mom shakes her head again, her light brown curls bouncing around her face with the movement. “No, you won’t,” she says gently, reaching out press her palms to Dad’s chest like she always does when she needs to calm him down. “Be reasonable. Our daughter loves that boy. And she’ll survive it. I’m not sure how I know, but deep down, I just do.

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