The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 312 – Reinforcements

Cora

Hank and I are tangled in the sheets of my bed, talking softly to each other about nothing, when suddenly I hear a pounding on my door – a dangerous, feral, fervent sound.

“What the hell is that,” Hank gasps, sitting up and whipping his head to look towards the front of my apartment.

“I – I don’t know -” I stutter, fear racing through me. The pounding halts for a moment and we both sit there, frozen, not knowing what to do. Then, suddenly, a voice breaks through the silence.

“Cora!” it shouts, and my jaw drops a little because…well, because I know that voice. “Open the damn door, Coral”

“Oh my god,” I murmur, standing up and wrapping my naked body in my sheets weirdly bashful in this moment. As I do, the pounding starts again. “Do you know who it is?” Hank asks, hurriedly getting out of bed and pulling his pants on.

“Yes,” I breathe, quickly switching the sheets for my robe hanging on the back of my door and then rushing through the living room. “It’s fucking…”

But Hank, standing at the doorway to my bedroom, sees for himself the moment I pull the door open. Roger’s fist is still raised as my door flies open, but he drops it as he glares down at me. “God damn it, Cora,” he growls, storming past me into the apartment, don’t you ever check your pho-

He freezes and goes silent, though, the moment he sees Hank standing in the doorway to my bedroom, pulling on his shirt. And then Roger turns slowly and looks at me, taking me in from head to toe in my bathrobe. He doesn’t say a word, rendered, apparently, speechless.

void that his silence left as I slamming the door shut and stalking forward to give

of his shock and turning his attention to me as he blatantly ignores Hank. “It’s a crisis – Ella and Sinclair have been blowing up your phone for

it and grab it and see that Roger is right – that Ella has been calling me for the past hour, as well as

about ” I stutter in fear, my heart suddenly in my throat. I can’t grasp the whole situation – but there’s something about Rafe,

now,” Roger growls, moving close to me and wrapping his hand around my upper arm, “but they need you. It’s something about the

The sperm months ago!?” “Yes!” he almost yells. “God, Cora,

impatience, but all it breeds in me is defiance. “Fine!” I shout. “God, Roger, give me ten seconds! Obviously I’m coming!” I rip my

I glance at him, my stomach warming. At least he’s good in a crisis. I hand Hank my phone as I move to my dresser.

less important. Overall I get the gist and my heart wrenches to think of what my sister is going

shouts, banging on my door, interrupting one of Hank’s readings. “Seriously!? What’s

bullshit…” I mutter as I pull on my sneakers, not bothering to tie the laces. Then, I stand up, tucking my hair behind my ears as Hank crosses

thumb over my cheek and looking into my eyes. “Are you going

cover his and shaking my head a little. ” Thank you, Hank, but

pound comes again and I realize, suddenly, that of course Roger has wolf hearing and is using it

towards it. “Come on,” I say, moving

Roger growl, disgruntled, but I just roll my eyes

he snarls, walking swiftly to keep up with me. We pass through the door together

a smile as I lean down

replies, and I can hear the smile in his voice even as I concentrate