Fat-Free Alpha by Angelique Voisen

Author:Angelique Voisen [Voisen, Angelique]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Reed talked. He didn’t leave out a thing. The New Haven wolves probably knew by now Jax and the rest of the Starr Mountain Pack had formed a blockade just outside the town, preventing any wolf or human from entering or leaving.

Whether Carlos had forgiven him or not, Reed no longer cared. He knew Carlos had changed over the years, but some aspects of the man hadn’t, and the Alpha could hold a grudge for a long time. Unfortunately, Reed no longer had the luxury of time.

Don whistled after Reed finished explaining what Jax intended. “The bastard never wanted to settle this cleanly. He always had the intention to slaughter us.”

“Sounds just like Jax,” Derrick agreed. The Beta looked glum. “They said my father was a good and honorable Alpha once, but those days are gone.”

“We won’t be going without a fight,” Terrence pointed out.

He listened to what Carlos’s enforcers were saying. While the Alpha of any pack ultimately made the final decisions, it seemed Carlos still listened to the advice of his Betas. Only Carlos hadn’t spoken. While Reed knew he was paying attention to the conversation, he felt the Alpha’s heated gaze on him.

A familiar frown was affixed on Carlos’s handsome face and in the past, Reed would’ve gone up to him and kiss the corners of his mouth just to see him smile again. It was no longer the past though, and he had to face the consequences of the present.

“What will you do now, Reed?” Don finally asked.

“If I’m not a hostage, I’ll head back to Jax and my pack.”

He saw Carlos’s eyes narrow at his words.

“Why should we believe every word this bastard has said? If he thinks we’re just going to let him crawl back to his Alpha,” Terrence began.

“Either way, Jax is going to smell Carlos’s scent on you, Reed. He’s going to take that as a betrayal,” Don pointed out.

“I know, but I have an obligation to my pack. I’m still his second, even if I’ve failed him and I’m not going to run away with my tail between my legs.”

Reed knew he told Carlos only minutes ago he’d do everything he could to convince him he had changed, but it was only wishful thinking. He’d done all he could by warning Carlos about Jax. It was all he could really do.

They weren’t young men and werewolves not tethered to any pack with all the time in the world. They each had their own packs to take care of, and even though Jax was a bastard, Reed would abide by his obligation to him.

“You ran away before, coward. You ran away from Bonnie and you ran away from me.”

“I’ve changed too, Carlos. I’ve always placed the needs of the Starr Mountain Pack before mine, but this time I placed my needs first. Didn’t you say you wanted to claim me again?”

“There’s too much shit between us, Reed. You can try to convince me we can both change, but ‘I’ isn’t ‘we’.”

Carlos’s words still hurt, Reed realized with a pang.

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