But Kai shouted, and my head whipped left to see him fling his hairpin at the alpha who kicked me, catching him in the throat.
It still wasn’t enough.
The needle clattered to the floor, and the alpha slapped a hand over the side of his neck. His face grew harsher as he stumbled towards me.
I had to move before the leather alpha got to me.
I battled through the pain in my stomach and the emptiness of the bond. Groaning, I slammed my palms on the floor, pulling my knees under me.
I could deal with the pain; it was the emptiness in my new bond that slowed me down.
But I did it. I got to my feet just in time to meet the triumphant grin on the leather alpha’s face as he grabbed my throat.
The air was knocked from me, and I choked as he spun me so my back crashed against his chest. I was shorter than him, so it was easy for him to squeeze my throat. It was another sign of how useless I was as Kai fought to get to me.
I gasped as he suddenly gripped my head, his fingers digging into my skull, wrenching it so far over my shoulder that I screamed at the sudden jolt of pain.
“You make another move, and I’ll snap it,” the leather alpha growled out.
Melanie
Dread flew through Kai as he instantly dropped his other hairpin, holding his hands up in front of him. “Okay.” Kai held up his hands, stopping dead. “Okay! Fuck, just let her go.”
Sin’s face remained neutral as his chest heaved with the effort of the fight.
The alpha lay at his feet, groaning as Sin increased the pressure on his chest. There was a definite crack that rang around us, and sick satisfaction came from either me or Kai as the alpha screamed.
“We have a simple choice here,” Sin said, rubbing his wrists. “Either you let my mate go, or your mate dies.”
“Please don’t bluff. You really think we wouldn’t know your tells? Don’t try that shit with us.”
“How interesting. You’re perfectly capable of attacking myself and my mates with the intent to kill. Why do you think we would be any different?”
The moment Sin pressed on his chest, another rib broke, and the leather alpha winced, feeling it through his own pack bond. His grip loosened, I flung my head forward, wrenching out of his grasp. I swallowed hard as I slammed my heel on his shoe before jabbing my elbow back, straight into his stomach. It was like hitting a brick wall made of alpha, but it was enough for me to jump forward and away from him.
In seconds, Kai was there with his hairpin, and the alpha’s scream tore up from behind me. I didn’t even think. I spun to grab the chair closest to us and lifted it, my eyes wild as I cracked it over the alpha’s head.
I let out a sob as I raised it again. I couldn’t hold back. They’d taken Caspian, they’d assaulted Kai, they hurt Sin. They didn’t deserve to be here. They shouldn’t even breathe the same air as my mates.
I smashed it down again, and again, the other two alphas in the room yelling as Kai and Sin took care of them.
Power scattered through us as we worked together. That feeling of being so connected to other people surged, and my knee buzzed with pain as Sin crushed the alpha’s chest.
I couldn’t stop. I wanted to let it all out. I needed my alpha back, and they took him from me. My bite was burning, and Caspian wasn’t there, and I didn’t know what to do.
“Hey, Brandy?” A soft purr swept over me, and I froze, the chair held over my head.
My arms trembled from the effort of beating him, my eyes widening as I saw the blood-stained and beaten face of the alpha under me.
“Brandy,” Kai said again, like he was calling me back from the edge of my rage and confusion.
His hand brushed from my shoulder to my arm, reaching for the chair, gently extracting it from my hands.
“Even though this is hot as fuck, there’s easier ways to stop him.”
I was panting furiously as I controlled my need to attack. I wanted to make sure the alphas couldn’t hurt us again, and my instincts wouldn’t let me stop. If Kai hadn’t come over, I was sure I would have kept going until he was dead, and then I would have only stopped when I knew my mates were safe.
My stomach rolled, my aching hands shaking as horror flooded me.
