The Alpha's Mate Who Cried Wolf novel Chapter 40

Seth is in the cell on the left. A girl sits on the ground in the cell on the right. Astrid is curled up on the ground, screaming in pain. 

"Astrid!"I rattle the door, but it's locked. 

"Where's the key?" I ask.

"Ryker!"Astrid screams, trying to crawl toward the door. She collapses in pain and lets out a scream as a bone snaps. 

"Astrid, I'm going to find the key, okay?" I run up the stairs. Leon is watching the girl in the other cell.

  'Leon! What are you doing?" The girl is also gazing at Leon.

"Mate!"They both mumble in a trance. 

"Leon, if you want to save your mate, I suggest we find the key!"I yell.

Leon nods, and we search in vain for the keys. Then, finally, I hear them dangling in someone's grip behind me. 

"Looking for these?" A male voice behind me asks.

James dangles the keys in front of me enticingly. John is with him. I shift into my wolf as quick as James and John do. I lunge at James and bite into his chest. John bites into my ribs, and two snap in his lock-hold. Leon lunges at John, pushing him off of me. James and I fight each other, neither backing down. We are both covered in gashes. Astrid screams in pain. I lunge at James, biting down as hard as possible, ripping a sizeable chunk of flesh from his neck. Knowing he will bleed out, I finish him quickly, instantly snapping his neck. John lets out an anguished howl. Leon uses this to his advantage and rips John's stomach open.

I grab the keys back in human form and unlock Astrid's cell. I throw them over to Leon to free Seth and his mate. Our chemistry envelopes us in a sentimental degree as I hold Astrid in my arms. I gently wipe her hair from her face. 

"Ryker! You're here!"She cries. 

"I promised you I'd be here for your first shift," I whisper.

I hold her tightly through her screams, feeling the discs in her spine snap as I hold her in my arms. 

"You can do this. It will all be over soon. I promise," I assure Astrid. she cries again as another bone snaps. Her muzzle develops, and her fangs protrude from her top jaw. Glossy white fur clothes her body, tearing off her skirt and blouse. Her last scream becomes a majestic howl. 

"Astrid!"She tries to stand on all fours and struggles with her balance. 

"Whoa!"Seth and Leon say, amazed. "She's a pure white wolf!"Seth adds.