Reclaimed By My Alpha (Natalia and Andrei) novel Chapter 139

Natalia

I glanced at Damon, my eyebrows raised in silent question. Go after rogues with Andrei? Just the three of us? It seemed risky, but then again, we had been training for situations exactly like this.

Damon hesitated, clearly weighing the pros and cons. “How many did you say there were?”

“Six or seven,” the warrior replied. “Maybe more “?

“We can handle that,” Andrei said confidently. “Consider it a field test of our training.”

I knew what Andrei was doing. He was challenging us, daring us to back down and admit we weren’t up to the task. As much as I wanted to tell him to go fuck himself, I couldn’t deny that part of me was curious to see if all those brutal training sessions had actually paid off.

“I’m in,” I said, surprising even myself. “Damon?”

Damon gave me a long look, then nodded. “Alright. But we stick together, follow a plan. No heroics.”

Andrei’s lips twitched in what might have been the ghost of a smile if I didn’t know better. “Of course.”

Twenty minutes later, we were speeding toward the eastern border in Damon’s SUV. I had a knife strapped to my thigh and another tucked into my boot, just in case.

The farmhouse where the rogues had last been spotted came into view as we crested a small hill. The front door was hanging off one of its hinges, there was a truck overturned in the yard, and something was smoking and it wasn’t the chimney.

Damon pulled off the road about a quarter mile away, cutting the engine. We slipped out and began making our way toward the farm, keeping low and using the tall grass for cover. As we got closer, I picked up a myriad of scents–blood, fear, and the distinctive musk of rogues.

But there was something else in that mix. Something horribly familiar.

I froze. “Wait.”

Damon and Andrei stopped, looking back at me.

“I know these rogues,” I whispered. “They’re the same ones who attacked me in the forest. When I went to get the –“I cut myself off, realizing I’d almost mentioned the contraceptive. “When I went for a run a few weeks ago.”

Damon’s eyebrows shot up. “You’re sure?”

I nodded. “I’d recognize that stench anywhere.”

Andrei frowned. “You were attacked recently?”

“Yes,” I replied curtly. “Am I supposed to report everything to you?”

Andrei looked like he’d just sucked on a lemon, but didn’t argue as Damon and I took the lead. At least Damon and

I knew how those rogues fought now, even if they had brought extra friends this time.

As we neared the edge of the property, we could see the rogues clearly–seven of them, just as reported. They were ransacking the place, tearing through the house and dragging furniture outside. The family who lived here was nowhere to be seen, which I hoped meant they’d managed to escape.

“Circle around to the barn,” Damon whispered. “We’ll trap them between us.”

I nodded, breaking off to the right while Damon went left. Andrei stayed put, ready to create a distraction once we

were in position.

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The plan was solid. Simple but effective. I spotted the female rogue from before rifling through something near the house, and the other male a ways off, pacing and keeping; watch. He wasn’t doing a very good job of it.

The third rogue, though, the bigger one who had nearly killed me last time, was nowhere to be found. But his scent was everywhere, so I knew he was around.

Finally, I reached the barn and signaled to Damon across the yard. He nodded, then raised a hand to Andrei, who immediately stepped out into the open.

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