The Alpha's Mate Who Cried Wolf novel Chapter 28

"Alpha! Are you okay?" Kane asks. 

"They drugged me! Vanessa almost marked me," I yell, angered. 

"You have waited too long for your Luna. Vanessa would be a more fitting Luna than that wretched little bitch Astrid!"Alice yells.

Standing, I lean against the wall for support. 

"Bring Alice to me now!"I snap. Leon has Alice's arms behind her back and pushes her toward me. I grip her neck tightly with my hand. 

"What did you do to Astrid? Where is she?" I yell. Alice struggles to breathe but forces a smile at my words. I squeeze her neck tighter. 

"I will kill you right now if you do not tell me!"I warn.

She struggles for breath and gives a slight nod. I release my grip-enough for her to speak. 

"The morning she disappeared, she came into the kitchen for something to eat. No one else was up yet. I told Astrid to save herself the heartbreak of the elders choosing Vanessa over her and to leave and that if she refused to leave, I would kill her anyway before her first shift."

My wolf growls ferociously in her face. I'm struggling to control my wolf. As much as I want to see Alice dead, killing Alice won't bring Astrid back. I throw her across the room. 

"Kane! Leon! Take them both to the cells, where they will stay!"I yell. I sit back in the armchair. 

Leon and Kane return a short while later with a jug of water and a glass. They place them on the table next to me. 

"Alice must have drugged my food. I felt dizzy after eating it. I couldn't even stand up straight. Vanessa pretended to be Astrid, and she seduced me. She wanted to mark me," I explain. Leon and Kane look at each other with worry. 

"Alpha, rest in bed today until it wears off," Kane says. 

"No, we need to find Astrid! Have any of you heard from Seth?" I ask. 

"No. We'll go into the city. We'll take over from him. You won't be much help, Alpha, in your condition," Leon says. 

Sculling two large glasses of water, I stand.