The Alpha Who Saved Me

CHAPTER 11

Tala’s paws stomp the earth as she picks up speed. She can hear him behind her and knows that he will catch up in no time; after all, he’s an Alpha. She doesn’t give up, though. Ducking her head a little more, Tala pushes forth, jumping over logs and boulders, dodging trees and bushes, she streaks through the forest like lightning. She feels lighter on her feet for some reason, but she doesn’t think too much on it, because it helps with her speed.

Not daring to look behind her, she continues until she breaks through the tree line and sees the lake that she and Cici were just at the day before. Tala can still hear Duke on her trail, so she doesn’t stop for the quick drink that she was hoping for. Running across the open field, she is almost to the other side when she hears his command.

Tala, stop!’ Duke’s aura stops her in her tracks, and Tala drops to the ground, whimpering as she waits for Duke to saunter up to them, ‘Shift! He commands.

We have no choice but to do as he says, since we are still part of his pack, and he is still our Alpha. Tala gives me back the driver’s seat as she tucks tail and heads towards the back of my head.

Sorry, Quinn. I thought I’d be able to outrun him.’ Tala apologizes.

‘It’s not your fault, Tala, he’s an Alpha, and so much faster than us.’I try consoling her.

“We are Alphas too, Quinn!’ Tala whines.

“Yes, but we haven’t been sworn in yet, so we aren’t as strong as we should be.’

“Stop talking to Tala, Quinn, and look at me.” Declan commands, this time without this aura.

I lift my chin and look him in his eyes, but I’m not as confident as I usually am. Not when I am on the ground naked, having a staring contest with the guy that I was just **early this morning.

“Do you need something, Alpha?” I see his slight flinch when I address him by his title and not his name.

“How much did you hear, Quinn?” He sighs.

“I heard enough and let me just say that you can do whatever you want with your life, but you will not dictate mine!” i’m putting up a pretty good front right now, but deep down, I want to crawl under a rock and hide away for a while. I seem to be having a bout of girly feelings, and I’m not used to that. I’ve hardened my shell and built a wall since I lost everyone I loved, but now, Declan seems to be breaking that wall down.

“I’m not trying to dictate your life, Quinn. I’m on your side, but mother seems to think that because I **up, I need to now bow down to the she-* and do as she says.” He grabs hold of my upper arms and brings me to my feet, “Lila is insisting that I marry you off, and once she becomes Luna, she will have the right to do so.” He sighs, dropping his arms once more.

I scoff, “Over my dead body will that *marry me off! It will be a cold day in Hell before she will ever have a say over my life!” My hands are fisted at my sides. Declan’s mention of Lila has brought forth Tala once again and she’s digging to get out.

like that, and that’s why I was arguing with my mother about it. You are

to his last statement, “I didn’t mind having you rule over me, Declan. You are an amazing Alpha, but I cannot stand by and let some *tell me what to do, especially when I know that she’s done something sneaky in order

you’re saying, but I only have a little time left before we find out paternity. I’m just glad that I have you here to help me keep my sanity until then.” His smile is a little on the

sorry, Alpha, but I won’t be here. I’ll be returning to my own pack by the end of the

you talking

few pack members that survived, my brother’s best friend and Beta, Spencer, being one of them. Apparently, him and about twenty-four others have been squatting in the town for about a

scour the area for survivors, and

happened. He didn’t even know his family

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I haven’t talked to them myself yet, so I don’t know their stories, but Spence said that

a nickname for him?” Jealousy rears its ugly head in Declan’s eyes, but I ignore it. There is no

not hear me when I said that he was my brother’s best friend?” I don’t care if my response is a bit harsh. This day has gone to *, and I just don’t give two *any longer, “Anyway, the pack may be small, but they still need a leader, and that’s me. So, I’ll be out of your hair by the

still need to be sworn in as Alpha, Quinn. You can’t just take over.” Declan crosses his

you refusing to swear

ready to take over as Alpha. Not everyone is fit to be one.”

Alpha before me, “You’ve said that I would make a great Luna

off, “Yes, Luna. I never said

my birthright because you are afraid of being left alone with a she-*that you

ever told you how *you look when

question, so we are not quite ready for when he pulls us into his arms and slams his mouth against ours. Tala struggles for a moment before she relaxes

but I’m not! You can’t just take advantage of a situation because you can’t control yourself,

“I’m sorry,

for a bit before I say anything, thinking back to him

thought of Amelia as a mother, and now she wants to get rid of me? I don’t understand any of this. I

she wants to, but she’s worried for you. She knows that once Lila becomes Luna, she will marry you off to whoever she wants and we both know that she is evil,” He scrubs the back of his neck as he slowly walks around nervously. “She’s only choosing Gavin because he is family, and she wants to keep you close to us. Hell, I want you close as well, but I can’t sign that contract not to