Mated To The Cold Hearted Alpha
Chapter 132

I shot fast glances at the remaining battle. Dagger had assembled many more wolves than I’d feared. There had to be close to forty of them. Not an easy task to overcome, considering our original group of only thirteen wolves and three humans, and we’d already lost two before even entering the clearing. My heart broke at the thought of Aiden and Noah laying dead and alone in the forest. And I noticed now that two more Adamant Moon wolves were motionless in the dirt and grass. The rest were covered in b***d. Whether it was their own or belonged to our enemies, I couldn’t tell because we may have lost four, but far more of our opponents had fallen. Ever and I had taken out close to fifteen already, and several other bodies lay scattered on the ground.

A few of the wolves in the clearing were strangers. More than likely, they belonged to Nightshade. But the rest, I knew all too well-Julian and Diamonte wolves!

Another fierce growl ripped from my Wolf’s chest. His thoughts mirrored mine as his powerful jaws tore out yet another throat and dropped the enemy Wolf dead. We should have decimated that pack when we had the chance. I agreed. I wouldn’t make the same mistake twice. There would be no mercy. I wouldn’t stop until Hycinth and my young were safely in my arms and every Wolf was dead-some slower than others, if I had my way.

From somewhere just outside of my peripheral vision, Sydney suddenly screamed, “Leander!”

My b***d ran cold.

Sydney never cried out in the fight. Ever. Which meant her shout had nothing to do with the danger she was in but that of another Wolf-Hycinth!

Spinning around, I was horrified at what I saw.

Sydney fought viciously, battling two wolves in a desperate attempt to get free of them…because Dagger was now holding a lethal blade to Hycinth’s belly!

Dagger remained in his skin, but his expression had shifted into something wild. Black beady eyes darted back-and-forth around him.

We were still outnumbered but the ratio between enemy and friendly wolves had dropped dramatically. Dagger wasn’t stupid. He could see the odds were no longer in his favor which meant the status quo had changed. His plan changed. I could see it in the evil intent of his eyes.

He was going to kill my mate and innocent pup now!

Making his move now meant he would still have time enough to get away. And there were still too many wolves around me. I wasn’t close enough to stop him!

Beginning to draw a line on her rounded belly, Dagger focused intently on his task at hand.

Hycinth was limp and unmoving, but a shriek of pain came through the mate bond.

Thick crimson seeped from the wound.

My Wolf was shaking in disbelief and horror. His echoing thoughts blasted through my consciousness, “Nooooo!!”

Rage, like I had never experienced before, snapped through every fiber of our being and then exploded out in a tidal wave of Alpha power.

Every Wolf around us went down.

Dagger knelt on the ground, one hand pressed against the earth to keep from falling flat. The other hand still clutched the blade. But like the rest, he was unable to move. His chest heaved.

Not wasting any time, my Wolf leapt over the wolves on the ground that were blocking our way. His paws barely touched the earth as he flew the remaining distance to our mate. And with each step, the depth of carnage to her body became more visible. She was barely breathing. And the b***d…was it already too late?

The thought that we might lose her and our pup drove him to utter madness. Surge after surge of Alpha Influence erupted from his chest, assaulting every Wolf around us. G****s and whines could be heard all around the clearing.

My Wolf immediately began to lick along the line of b***d trailing down her stomach.

“Bring the Healer!” I barked through the mind link.

“Leander…” Ever rasped through the mindlink. The distress in his voice was tangible.

It only took me a second to realize the problem. My Wolf had immobilized the enemy, but our own wolves were paralyzed as well.

And worse, I could feel a strain in the fabric of his Alpha Dominance.. He wasn’t going to be able to hold that extreme level for long, particularly when he was now one hundred percent focused on caring for Hycinth’s body.

There was no need for my Wolf and I to communicate. We just both understood he would stay focused on healing our mate while I navigated our power. We’d never separated from each other in that way before, but there was no option now.

However, isolating our strength in that manner was much harder than I anticipated. Concentrating on Ever and the Healer who was still hidden in the trees, Grace, I panted under the exertion of keeping our power in such a delicate balance that we had never done before.

Maintaining our extreme hold over wolves we shouldn’t have been able to influence in the first place was hard enough, but trying to free select individuals at the same time felt impossible. And the stakes were too high. I couldn’t risk anything going wrong.

Little by little, I worked to removed the bonds from Grace and Ever.

Relief flooded through me when I saw Grace racing across the field to me, both hands gripping several bags of medical supplies.

It only took another minute before Ever and then Samuel slowly get to their feet.

But the strain on both my Wolf and I remained fierce.

“Kill Julian,” I gritted out to Ever through the pack link. I hated that Julian would die quickly, but it was the only way I could reduce the mental stress. Once he was dead, there would be no other Alpha blocking my influence.

“He’s mine,” Luca snarled from outside my field of vision.

With my Wolf still aggressively caring for Hycinth, I couldn’t turn my head to look at Luca, but I focused my efforts in his direction. I had no problem if he wanted Julian’s throat.

I heard Luca grunt as he got to his feet. Unsteady footsteps as he walked to where Julian lay meant Lula was also hurt, but it didn’t stop him.

“No!” Julian gurgled.

The stupid male wrestled to free himself from my hold.

But I clamped down even more viciously.