Page 113 of Hunter

Let them have me. Save your pack. Tears streamed from her eyes.

Not a chance, sweetheart.

You’ve been shot. I’m going to shift. They can have me.

No. Hunter locked his eyes on hers, targeting his Alpha energy on Willa. It broke his heart to force her submission, but he couldn’t risk her sacrificing her own life for his. Get ready, Wills. I need you to fight. On three. Wait for it.

“Hey, asshole. The demon’s taken care of…you don’t need to do this.” Hunter groaned loudly as if he was in pain, distracting Remus from his mate.

Willa reluctantly complied with her Alpha’s demand. She rolled onto her side, concealing her hands. Her fingers slowly manipulated the wire, untangling it.

“Looks like we’re getting somewhere. You ready to submit to me, Livingston?” A diabolical smile bloomed on Remus’s face. “Tell you what? Submit to me. Right here right now, and I’ll spare the bitch. Can’t say I’d mate her because she’s been used up. But then again, Benny could use a whore.”

Hunter let his anger roll through him. With the power of the Alpha flowing through his veins, he dug his fingers into the ground, preparing to shift.

“I got a better idea, Remus.” Hunter’s temple ticked in anticipation of the kill. “How about you die?”

“What did you say?” Remus asked, incredulous. He turned and aimed the gun at him.

“Get ready to say hello to Hell.” In a flash Hunter transformed, his powerful wolf lunging onto the beta.

Remus shifted as the Alpha shoved him to the ground. He lost control of the gun, firing off a shot and sending it flying into the air. Hunter’s fangs sliced into Remus’ shoulder. Iron-tanged blood coated Hunter’s tongue. The beta struggled under the attack, horns protruding from his head. With demonic strength Remus rolled, attempting to shake Hunter’s hold. A cry from Willa distracted him, and his attention went to her.

Willa broke free of her restraint, readying to shift. A rogue wolf charged, and she stretched her hands forward, sending the coil of barbed wire flying at him. He yelped as the metal stabbed into his eyes but quickly shook it off and lunged at Willa.

As she shifted into her wolf, the familiar voice soothed her soul. “Late to the party again. Please forgive me.”

Willa barked at Viktor, warning him as the large grey wolf flew through the air toward him.

“No worries, pet.” The vampire whipped around to face the wolf and dropped his fangs. As it snapped at him, Viktor wrapped his hand around its throat, holding it high in the air. “Bad doggie.”

The animal snarled, nicking his wrist. “See now, that’s what I’m talking about. Someone must have missed obedience school. Time for a lesson.”

Viktor hissed with a cold smile and sunk his fangs deep into its fur, piercing its skin. The rogue thrashed, but the vampire clamped down, refusing to release his prey. Viktor ripped the flesh from its body and spat a clump onto the ground. Blood dripped down the vampire’s face as he laughed and turned to Hunter.

Exhilaration rushed through the Alpha at the sight of his lethal friend doing what he did best. Remus struggled underneath his jaws to escape. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Willa attacking another rogue. Although of smaller stature, she easily wrestled the wolf onto its back.

In the heat of the moment, Hunter made the decision not just to kill but to make an example for anyone who ever thought of attacking his pack again. The Alpha sunk his teeth deeper into Remus’ neck, slow and deliberate, tearing off chunks of his flesh, until the beta convulsed, his blood gushing onto the dirt. Hunter released a guttural scream as he shifted, a firm hand wrapped around what was left of Remus’ neck, the Alpha’s grip lodged around his spine.

“Tonight, you go back to the demon who spawned you. Enjoy your time in Hell,” Hunter growled. He extended his claws and gored straight through his beta’s chest. The Alpha’s fingers wrapped around the beta’s still-beating heart. Remus’ eyes bulged as the Alpha showed no mercy, extracting the organ from its cavity and tossing it onto the dirt.

“It appears your friend has a bit of heartburn.” Viktor licked his lips as he held the rogue.

“Please…please…” Blood gurgled out of his mouth.

The vampire’s eyes flashed to black, devoid of all emotion. “Tell the demons to go fuck themselves.”

“No, no, no….” he pleaded.

“Debt’s paid.” Like a cobra striking, Viktor’s fangs sliced into his limp body as he twisted the wolf’s neck. Blood spewed from his mouth as he spat onto the ground. “Consider yourself trained.”

Hunter shifted into his mighty wolf and ran to Willa who was fighting with the rogue. Instinct urged him to kill it, to rescue his mate, but Willa turned her head and snarled at him. He’s mine.

His heart pounded in his chest as the rogue took advantage of her distraction and lodged his teeth into her neck, forcing her to her side. He growled in warning, but she protested. No.

Hunter shifted, trusting his instincts, suspecting his royal mate harbored the magick of the Alpha within her. “Kill him, Willa! Now!”

Shock slammed him as his mate’s white fur morphed into a glowing ball of light. She clamped down her jaw, biting deeper and deeper into the wolf’s flesh. The large grey wolf yelped in agony as the light penetrated its organs. Willa’s energy burst through its eye sockets, bodily fluids spraying onto the ground.