But who is my mate? Is he Alpha Riley’s Beta or Gamma?That would explain why his aura was strong.
My uncle cleared his throat before he answered. All the while, I kept my eyes closed and my head down. “I want to find out who marked my niece. I knew he must be from this pack because she told me she was marked on the…”
I didn’t hear the rest of his words because I felt a hand touch my chin, tilting my head up while sparks traveled all over my body.
“Who did this to you?” His deep, baritone voice sent shivers of pleasure down my spine.
Despite the horrible situation I was in, I couldn’t help but clench my core. If we were alone, I would probably be soaking wet from how sexy his voice was. But I needed to control myself, or my arousal would be potent in the air.
My lips quivered as I opened my eyes. He was crouching in front of me, and his eyes were boring deep into mine, making me forget everything.
He carefully tilted my head to one side and then to the other. His jaw tightened, and his eyes dilated into black as he looked at all the bruises on my face.
“Did you do this to her?” His voice was so loud. The tone was too different from the way he asked me earlier.
He was asking my uncle this time, but his eyes never left mine.
My uncle stuttered with his reply. “Ah… because… she lied...”
“Enough!” My mate growled before he let go of my chin and stood up. He then bellowed at him. “Who the fuck gave you the right to lay a hand on her or any female?”
In seconds, he was already in front of Uncle Salvodor, and his coiled fist hit his face hard without a warning. I winced at the sound of the impact, and I knew that he had broken my uncle’s nose. My uncle staggered backward until his body faltered to the ground.
“Leave!” His expression was deadly, making me move back. “You’re not allowed in this territory, and I’ll ensure that Alpha Darvin is made aware of your abuse. Now, fuck off from here!”
My uncle stood up, his hand cupping his jaw while a scared expression was written all over his face. My mind went into a daze as my uncle rushed forward in my direction, making me stumble backward on my ass.
I was terrified he would grab me, but my mate was faster. He blocked his way and coiled his hand into the collar of his shirt. “Where the fuck do you think you’re going? Didn’t I tell you to fuck off? Or do you want to die in my hands?”
“Alpha Riley… I’m… taking… my niece. We’ll leave…”
Alpha Riley? My mate is Alpha Riley?My eyes widened as my jaw dropped open.What did I get myself into?
“You’re not taking her! She will stay in my territory!” My mate shouted at him, his teeth gritting as he flung my uncle’s body away.
A loud thud echoed as his body dropped to the hood of his car. I hissed at the impact, but he deserved that. It was nothing compared to what I suffered at his hands.
My mate turned around and ordered the men standing by the border. “Make sure he leaves. He’s not allowed entrance here or anywhere near my territory.”
My eyes shifted from him to everyone around us until they stopped at the man with black hair who came with him. He was watching my mate with a smug grin on his face as if he were thoroughly entertained.
“Yes, Alpha.” I heard the men reply in unison, and my heart thudded louder.
Alpha. He’s really an Alpha. He’s Alpha Riley.
I closed my eyes and clutched my chest, remembering Katarina’s words about Alpha Riley being difficult and temperamental.
Will he turn his wrath on me? What should I do next? Should I get up and leave?
Before I could decide, I felt sparks traveling all over my body as an arm coiled under my knees and on my back, scooping me up off the ground. My head tilted to meet his eyes, and my arms instinctively snaked around his neck, clinging to him as if he were my savior.
Well, he was. But I had no idea how long he’d be.
Chapter 6
RILEY.
Iwatched my mate inthe rearview mirror as I drove back to the packhouse. She was seated in the back seat, scooting her body near the window while her eyes were focused on the view outside the car. Beside me was Jacob, who was sitting too comfortably with that smug smirk on his face, but I wasn’t bothered.
