The Wayward Alpha (Paranormal Werewolf Shifter Romance) Read Online Free Page B

Vermont pack’s alpha. No matter what happened it was now up to me to protect the pack, with or without my mate.
     
    “Not yet, but several wolves have been placed in the dungeon,” Green replied, and I could hear hushed voices in the background.
     
    “Well, thank God for small—” the mating mark on my thigh burned and I whipped my head over to the open plane door and saw Redthorn standing in the doorway.
     
    He was wet again, except this time he was fully dressed, and his expression was anything but playful or kind. My heart constricted at the look of loss and sadness reflected in his green eyes. 
     
    “I have to go, Green.” I said into the phone, already lowering the device.
     
    “Wait! You need to know—"
     
    I ended the call and got up from the chair throwing myself at Redthorn. There was no point fighting the instincts inside me, they’d been there from the start. The moment I’d seen Redthorn, my wolf had known he was our mate. The mission might have clouded my mind, but I was seeing clearly now.
     
    “I didn’t think you’d come.” I whispered rubbing my body up against him.
     
    I didn’t care that he was wet, or that the trace of another wolf’s blood mingled with his scent. It wasn’t like I hadn’t known what was going to happen when I’d left him in the warehouse.
     
    “I hadn’t planned to.” Redthorn said, folding his arms around me and drawing my body closer to him. “But I couldn’t stay away.”
     
    I knew the feeling, had been feeling it from the moment I’d left him. It was the mating call. We couldn’t be far away from each other for too long, couldn’t be without each other two long. He was the air I needed to breathe, and I was the water he needed to drink. We couldn’t survive without each other now.
     
    Here was a crackle of noise before the pilot's voice came over the intercom; “Cabin door closing.”
     
    I pulled away from Redthorn and began to tug him to the back of the plane where the bedroom was, but the stewardess—an Omega named Nicky—stepped in front of me. She was an omega, but had risen in the ranks to be one of the top notch European council knights. She was only on this little expedition to make sure everything went smoothly.
     
    “I’m sorry, Jade, but I’m going to need you to sit in your seat and—"
     
    “Move,” Redthorn growled behind me, and I watched the blood drain from Nicky’s face before she scrambled aside.
     
    I nodded to the woman and continued walking to the back. I could hear the engine of the plane start, and I was happy there was going to be at least some noise to drown out our voices. I had no doubt that Redthorn was going to make me scream, but I also intended to make him shout.
     
    “Let me just get you a change of clothes.” I mumbled as we entered the bedroom and I went for his luggage, placed conveniently in the corner.
     
    I heard the snip of the door’s lock before strong arms closed around me. "Jade…” I could hear the sorrow, the anger, the shame, and so many other emotions in his voice.
     
    Taking a life was never easy, but doing it in anger was even harder. I could not imagine what Redthorn was going through, but if it was anything like how I’d felt after I’d killed my father, it wasn’t good.
     
    “I need you.” I whispered, sparing him the words.
     
    Redthorn walked us to the bed, his lips hot on my neck. We stopped at the edge of the bedframe, and I felt his hands, cold and wet under my shirt. I lifted my arms as he tugged the garment up and off. He had quick work with the rest of my clothes, until I was naked in front of him.
     
    Slowly I turned to face him, looking into green eyes that held so much sorrow it broke my heart. I gently stripped the clothes off his body, moving around him to gently stroke the lashes on his back. I wanted him to know that no matter what he’d done I still accepted him, still recognized him as my mate.
     
    Moving back towards the bed, I laid down as