The Shadow Alpha novel Chapter 47

Have you ever looked into someone’s eyes and felt a shiver run down your spine by the pure evil that you see in them?

Till now the idea of a revolution was somewhat abstract, right now it felt real.

I could feel the power radiating off him in waves, the smirk that he had plastered on his face made the whole situation even more bone chilling. His creepy mahogany eyes surveyed the pack house that stood behind us and with an impressed nod in my direction he opened his filthy mouth.

“Allison, how lovely to finally meet you. I have heard so much about you, I feel like I already know you.” he spoke smugly with a hint of familiarity which only served to disgust me; he made his presence on my land seem like a reunion between old friends.

“Who are you?” I questioned sternly, not interested in hearing anymore of his pointless drama. A man I would have under other circumstances considered handsome, had it not been for the disgust his presence caused to form in my stomach; threw his head back and laughed heartily.

“Oh please pardon my bad manners, I forgot to introduce myself.” His dimpled smile irked me more as he faked politeness; there were low growls behind me despite my constant inner chant for everyone to remain calm.

“Drop the act and tell us who the hell you are!” Devin burst out letting his control slip; his fists were balled up as he stood to the right of me with a vein pulsing in his forehead. I grabbed hold of the hand closest to me and pried his hand open to thread my fingers through them; his body stilled at the gesture and calmed slightly.

The nameless man stood watching the exchange with a look of amusement and annoyance, “Well if it isn’t the good for nothing Alpha Devin Summers, couldn’t protect your own pack so you came running into the arms of your rejected mate to do it for you.” he mocked and Devin’s hand tightened around mine in an effort to hold himself back.

I could feel my own temper rising as several warning growls echoed behind us. He was getting the better of us and I refused for that to happen. My left hand lifted in the air and the crowd immediately abided my silent order.

“I don’t know what you think of yourself and frankly I don’t care much, if at all. What I would really like for you to do is for you to take your sorry, nameless ass and your bunch of dirty mutts and sashay off my land quietly, before I make sure none of you leave with your heads attached to your bodies.” I vowed flatly.

I stopped the smirk from appearing on my face when I saw the vein in his neck pulse and his jaw tighten into a fake smile, his rogue army seemed to have taken offense to my statement too as they growled in warning, some needing to be held back as they bared their brown canines at me.

“You’re too confident for your own good Allie Cat.” He tsked with the fake smile still plastered on his lips and leaned back leisurely with his hands in his pocket as if they hadn’t entered my land to kill us all. “That attitude might cost you your life.” He gave me a knowing look and sent a slight smirk in Devin’s direction as if they shared an inside joke.

A warning bell went off in my head, but I was too preoccupied to pay it any heed, “Or perhaps it might cost you someone else’s life.” He leered at the members of my pack that stood flanking me. His threat was blatantly obvious and took several ounces of self-control not to pounce and rip his head off.

‘Rule no. 1: IN BATTLE, NEVER MAKE THE FIRST MOVE.’ I reminded everyone through mind link.

The aim was to rile them up enough to have them pounce first. You’d be surprised as to how many blood baths actually began like this.

“Humour me, which traitor happens to be your favourite?” I questioned with slight interest, expertly ignoring his snide comments and obvious threat. He seemed impressed by something, whether my self-restraint or my conversational skills I could not tell. He lightly tapped his chin as if deep in thought.

‘Don’t let him get to you, just stay calm!’ I mind linked Devin, knowing that the next words from the idiot’s mouth would put Devin completely on edge. He was our weakest link and the smug bastard knew it all too well.