Wolf Torn: A Paranormal Shifter Romance (The Dark Ridge Wolves Book 2) by Marissa Farrar

Author:Marissa Farrar [Farrar, Marissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Warwick House Press
Published: 2017-03-14T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Holton had no intention of meeting Ruby.

As soon as he didn’t show up, she’d have to go back home where she would be safe. Gregory would have been furious if he discovered Holton had taken his niece out into a dangerous situation. It wasn’t that Holton didn’t think Ruby was more than capable of handling herself, but he didn’t want to upset things right now. If Gregory decided he didn’t want Holton to mate Ruby, Holton would lose an advantage that would help him in succeeding Gregory as alpha. Plus, he had to admit the thought of mating Ruby drove him crazy. It had taken all of his self control not to have fucked her already, especially when she’d been all wild and naked in the forest. His animal instinct had been to jump her, there and then, but his human part had held back, thank God.

“Are you ready?” Joel asked, his eyes narrowed.

Holton wished Gregory had put Joel with a different group. Was his alpha so completely unaware of what had been going on between Joel and Ruby over the last few months—hell, years even? It may have been just a little flirtation in Ruby’s mind, but it was all so much more serious for Joel. Holton felt bad that he’d helped to break his brother’s heart, but better that than they mated the wrong people and be forced to live with that for the rest of their lives. Badly paired matings only ever ended in misery.

“Yes, I’m ready. Let’s go get the fucker who hurt Chance.”

Two other shifters joined them, Stephen and Ronny. They were both tough guys, a little older than Holton. They both had their own families, and were settled in their ways, but they were willing to fight for the pack.

The other group of the same size meant eight shifters in total.

Gregory approached. “What are you waiting for? Those sons-of-bitches might have gotten away by now.”

Holton narrowed his eyes. “Which group are you joining?”

“I’m not. Someone needs to be here to co-ordinate things if an attack happens here in the compound.”

“No one is going to get through us. We’ll scent them long before they do.”

Gregory glowered at him for questioning his authority, staring at Holton, daring him to do so again.

Holton knew he didn’t need to. He’d already said enough to plant the seed of doubt in everyone else’s minds. Gregory was getting older, fearful, weak. His encounter with the shifter who’d stolen Alyssa away had already highlighted this. Gregory had been unable to bring Alyssa home, had been beaten by a rogue shifter. It was just the start of Gregory’s downfall. Gregory might have been a strong alpha once upon a time, but he was getting old and selfish.

“Even so,” Gregory continued, holding his stare, “the compound needs a leader, a captain at the ship’s helm. Unless you think you’re unable to manage without me, of course.”

Touché, thought Holton.

“We’ll be fine,” he said instead. “If—when—we find the rogue wolves, do you want them brought here?”

“No.

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