Page 226 of The Alpha and His Song: Volume One

I told her, “I was given a lot of information by said kidnappers. This comes back to someone named Cassandra Conners.” Melanie groaned, “You’ve got to be kidding me! Actually… of course you’re not.” I whispered, “They killed Keaton’s grandma because of it and hurt your mother in law, trying to kill Lexi.”

Melanie groaned, “Oh that’s just… ok… so… we are going to have to… figure out… how to drop that information… you, me, Keaton, Dylan, Caleb, Phil, and…. my dad…” I frowned, “Your dad?” Melanie groaned, “Yeah… about that. My family isn’t dead. That was magic… it’s been a constant roller coaster for us.” Holy shit.

Melanie waved, “For what you learned…. we will have to meet with that small group and figure out how to explain…. to the larger group, what you learned. We won’t keep it from them. Maybe we just let everyone sit… with the information we get. Oh gosh, I’m going to have to avoid… everyone. They will know I know something.”

I snorted, “You still can’t lie.” Which I found oddly comforting. It would be sad if Melanie figured out lying because her attempts were adorable. Melanie winced, “I mean… I’m getting better.” I laughed, “I doubt that. It’s endearing when you try.” Melanie grumbled, “It’s annoying.”

Freya whined. Melanie said, “It’s showtime, Odette. I’m coming. So… stick to the plan and you’ll be home soon. Everything will fall into place. Your mom… might die though… ok so might… is the wrong word. Someone will definitely kill her… oh my gosh! Why can’t I stop talking?”

I snorted, “Deal. That bitch tried to marry off to some evil dude.” Melanie asked “Who? We can totally kill him… I mean I can… so.. it’s no big deal.” Before I could answer our wolves knocked us into a small creek. I woke up with a red eyed person hovering over me.

The not rabies wolf slapped me shouting, “WAKE UP!” I winced, “I’m up.” Someone said, “You’re not supposed to hurt her! Are you kidding me?! She was already in a car wreck. Jesus, you want that Hood/Alpha to kill us.”

I asked, “Hood? Wolves have gangs?” Melanie did not mention that. They snorted. One guy answered, “It’s a Supernatural group. Have you not noticed your boyfriend is insanely fast?” He hauled me to my feet. I grumbled, “Yes, I did notice. I went to the freaking optometrist about the things I was seeing. Do Wolves eyes flicker black when they take over?” They nodded.

I internally asked, “Tatum?” My wolf answered, “Yes, Odette. I’m with you now and I’ll never leave you again.” She sounded stronger. I asked, “Is Channing Keaton’s wolf?” Tatum purred, “Yes.” I chuckled because Melanie was right. That was funny.

Tatum said, “I do love that you’ve keyed our mate up. You called him an Aussie.” Oh my god. Keaton wasn’t role playing, that was his wolf getting in on sexy times. What a sneaky wolf. Tatum chuckled while Sassy hummed happily.

I was brought into a big room with a table and a big screen. I saw Delana in the back, and she quickly shot me a soft smile before putting on a smooth, cold look. I looked at the screen and whispered, “Mr. Miller.” It was Matt and Ted.

I was smacked in the face again, which was uncalled for. A tear slipped out because I was mad. Sassy hissed and Tatum snarled. Matt warned, “Don’t you dare do that again.” A man told him. “We wish to speak to the young soon to be Alpha, Keaton Daniels. I’m sure he wants his mate back.” They called Keaton an Alpha.

Despite the situation, I smiled because I was proud of my mate. Keaton was a strong man. Did everyone know we were mates except me? UGH, Rude. I watched Malachi touch Annie. She teleported him away. It made that pop sound I’d heard around Immy. My friend wasn’t jumping out windows or shimmying pipes. She teleported.

I asked Tatum, “Can we do that?” Tatum snorted, “No, that’s Fairies.” Damn. That was cool. Suddenly the Haley was there with Eric. There were other men who looked like him too. I did spot Jackson in that group. The base of my spine tingled while Tatum purred.

I looked like them. No, it couldn’t be. Right? Before I focused on that my eyes were drawn to Keaton. He made me breakfast in bed and everything was just perfect. I wanted to apologize. I whispered, “Ke…” Then was slapped before I finished saying his name. The entire side of that call snarled but I wasn’t scared. Nope. I grinned.

I’d never heard Keaton sound so angry, but I felt perfectly happy. Sassy and Tatum were very happy with Keaton’s defense of us. I grumbled at them both, “We don’t need to be wet right now. We can’t have sex at this moment so cool it.” They both huffed at me.

Yeah, well, they could be testy all they wanted. Now my underwear was soaking wet and I was sexually frustrated. That was their fault. Keaton threatened, “Do that again and I’ll take off your hand before I rip you apart piece by piece.” Wow, that was sexy. Tatum purred, “Yes, it was.”

Emmett grabbed Keaton’s shoulders. I apologized, “I’m so sorry.” Keaton gently told me, “You have nothing to be sorry for, this wasn’t your fault.” A man demanded, “We want two million dollars.” My eyes widened and my jaw dropped. Who would pay that for me?

Eric agreed before anyone else could, “Done.” I actually felt like I heard the period Eric didn’t say. Done. Just like that. I gasped, “What? Just like that? For me? Are you serious? Is he serious?” I looked all around, but no one was looking at me.

Tatum said, “Odette, that’s…” I cut her off, “Nope. We can’t think about that right now. We are escaping because the look on their faces is greedy. They will probably ask for more money.” I was right. The man smirked answering me, “Yes, he’s always serious. That man is Alpha Eric Conners.”

I nearly retorted, “I know that.” Barely managing to swallow the words. The guy continued, “Which means the price just jumped. Now it’s twenty million.” Oh god. Twenty MILLION dollars?! I wanted Caspian. Sassy started screaming that song our family sang to calm me down, but it made me want them more.

I didn’t think anyone had twenty million to give for me. I mentally repeated, “Melanie is coming. Melanie is coming.” The greedy man continued, “We didn’t know Alpha Eric Conners cared about this girl. We were only told about the Daniels boy.”

Keaton growled, “I’m not a boy, and I’m an Alpha.” I internally cheered for my boyfriend. Lisa tried to destroy his confidence but here he was being in charge. Tatum purred, “Yes he is.” Even Sassy felt smug right now.

Eric shrugged, “Fine. You give us Keaton’s mate back, and you can have twenty million dollars.” The man acted like he was exchanging some beans for me instead of money. I whispered, “Oh my god. That’s…” I trailed off, “he’s…” Words failed me again. I managed, “for me? I’ll never be able to pay him back.” Eric assured me, “You don’t need to pay me back.”

I couldn’t have been more shocked by anything else. I could accept that Supernatural’s existed, but this man who didn’t know me was willing to save me at great personal expense. Tatum whispered, “Odette.”

I didn’t want to think about it. Because I was certain Eric was my brother, on my dad’s side. Tatum said, “You realize that makes us related to Melanie. We are her aunt by marriage.” I nearly laughed out loud, because that was really funny. It should be reversed. Melanie totally had the cool but crazy Aunt vibes about her.

An angry howl, I recognized as Freya, rang out. Tatum boasted, “Freya is coming to save us, and they are all dead for what they’ve done.” Well, I guess Supernatural’s just go full tilt on murderous thoughts. Good thing since we were surrounded by murder.

Someone yelled, “It’s not possible! How did you let a wolf get past our borders? What is wrong with you?” Howls rang out all over. Tatum told me, “Freya is killing.” Good for Melanie. I smirked, looked up, and winked at Keaton.

My boyfriend moved towards the screen. I mouthed, “I’m coming home, Key. I love you.” Tatum huffed, “He is mate, not a boyfriend.” I was about to argue when I felt the key in my hand. Delana was moving out the door. I quickly undid the cuffs.

The door at the other end of the room flew open and I ran to the door, turning to find Melanie in wolf form. Freya was glowing yellow. Tatum growled at the people moving to fight. I wanted to help my friend. Melanie just gave me a look that said leave. I gritted my teeth.