The Alpha's Mate Who Cried Wolf novel Chapter 41

Ryker lets out a little growl and nips at my neck. 

"As much as I want to stay like this forever, we need to destroy Alpha Zenith." He brings me back to reality with his words. I stand up quickly, and my eyes change into my wolf's. 

"Alpha Zenith is mine to kill!"I growl, instantly shifting.

Ryker shifts, and we're almost the same size. I'm only slightly smaller. We let out a loud, majestic howl in unison, warning Alpha Zenith that we are coming for him!

Bolting out of the cell, up the stairs and out of the packhouse, I see we have a lot of badly injured warriors. There are wounded wolves everywhere and many dead warriors and pack members from Shady Crest. Sprinting around for Alpha Zenith, I catch his scent. I follow it away from the battle through the long grass and creep through the trees. I can tell he is close. Ryker isn't far behind me, watching my back. 

Hearing a ferocious growl on my right, I see Alpha Zenith lunging toward me in his wolf form. We roll a few metres, with Alpha Zenith pinning me down. My hind claws tear into his stomach. He emits a whimper and claws into my chest. I roll out from underneath him, then leap onto him, ferociously biting the back of his neck, and tear a piece of flesh off him. He howls in pain and then falls backward, almost crushing me beneath him.

Unable to move from under him, I rip into his ribs and hear bones breaking. He rolls off me, and we snap and snarl at each other, blood dripping from our muzzles. Alpha Zenith's neck is exposed briefly, so I lunge forward, biting as hard as possible. I Remember how he bit my mother's neck and shook her around like a rag doll. I show no mercy. Adrenaline rushes through me. Blood spurts everywhere, and I shake him around feverishly. I know he is dead, but I don't let go. Increased strength surges through me as my wolf grows larger. Having Killed Alpha Zenith, I now have the power of an alpha, and his pack members belong to me. I'm not finished with him yet, and I release all my anger by ripping more flesh off him.

"Astrid! Enough! He's dead!"Ryker says, slowly approaching me. I let out another growl, warning Ryker to back off. He freezes on the spot, shocked by my response. 

"Astrid, you killed him. You can let him go now. It's over," he says.

So much anger is boiling up inside of me. Alpha Zenith killed my mother! He murdered my whole family and pack in Moonstone Crest! His death hasn't satisfied me. It isn't enough compensation for what he has done. I growl ferociously, still tearing his flesh off in strips. Masculine arms instantly wrap around me. 

"Astrid! You need to stop! You need to shift into your human form. This isn't you, Astrid. Don't be the monster he is. Please! I'm begging you!"He pleads. I cringe at his words. What am I doing? He killed my mother. I got my vengeance by killing him. But I continue to rip him apart like a monster violently. Finally, I let go of his body. Ryker can see the pain in my face. In my dazed reverie, I tumble into his lap. I'm severely injured and have lost too much blood from my wounds. I must have blacked out because I opened my eyes to stare into Ryker's smooth jawline. He carries me bridal-style towards our pack members. Shady Crest pack members felt Alpha Zenith's death immediately and ceased fighting. 

Approaching Shady Crest, the pack members see us, fall to their knees and bow their heads.