The Alpha and the Mistake novel Chapter 25

I parked the car on the side of the interstate and called Anne again. "Hey Anne, I'm on the interstate. Where are you?"

"Down the hill towards the little patch of woods. Hurry Brook! I can hear them coming."

"Why don't you come up here. It'll be-"

"Please Brook," she said, sounding really desperate.

I didn't like this. I didn't like this at all. "Alright, I'm coming. Tell me where you are so I can find you quicker."

She gave me instructions, and I found the small clearing easily. My finger hovered over the button to call Ryder's dad.

"Brook you came," Anne said stepping out from behind a tree.

I relaxed with relief. False alarm. "Of course, I did." I froze mid-step when behind her, Mike's dad emerged from the shadows. My heart slammed in my chest in one hard thump as fear sliced through me. I watched, horrified, as a cold, malicious grin spread on Anna's face. "Why?" I said, taking a step back and running into someone. Hard arms wrapped around me trapping me. I looked up, and my fear intensified. Mike!

"Hey, Missy. Miss me?"

"No, let go of me you, psychopath," I yelled and slammed the heel of my foot on his toe as I pressed the hotkey to call Ryder's dad. Mike didn't even flinch. "Alpha Ryan, you won't get away with this," I said shouted, feeling lame for using such a cliche line, but I was hoping Brent would be able to hear me.

"Thank you, truly, for making this so easy future Luna of Blue Crescent," Mike's dad said, with a mocking bow. "Let's go, no doubt Brent will be here soon enough."

"No, I'm not going anywhere with you," I took out the silver spray and sprayed Mike's hand. He shrieked, letting me go, the skin of his hand bubbled up and gooey like all his skin was gone, leaving just the muscle and bone.

I sprinted back to the interstate when someone grabbed my hair and flung me back. Tears filled my eyes, and I hit the ground with a gasp.

"Nice try, but I don't think so," Mike's dad said.

I lifted the spray to give him a good dose in the face when he slapped my arm. The sickening crack of bone followed by pain, burning up my arm. It was so intense I lost my breath. I couldn't even scream.

"Now see what you've done. You stupid, pathetic human," the alpha said with a sneer.

"Let her go," Ryder shouted with Andy beside him.

Oh no, I led them both right into a trap.

Alpha Ryan turned his sneer on Ryder. "Ah, the future Alpha of Blue Crescent. I'm honored, but I'm afraid I am going to have to decline. You see this girl belongs to me."

"No, she doesn't. Brook and her mother are a part of my pack now," Ryder told him.

The alpha offered him a cool smile. "Then she's a prisoner of war."

"Not while I'm alive," Ryder said with a growl, his body starting to change.

"Now that is a price I'm willing to pay." The alpha's tone was light as if this was all just some game to him.

I struggled to free myself but stopped when the alpha took my broken arm in his other hand and squeezed. Again the breath left me.

"Alpha Brent, every guard, and soldier are on this way right now. Let Brook go, and you might get away," Andy said. His eyes practically glowing yellow.

The alpha frowned momentarily then forced a grin on his face. "Perhaps you're right. We should go." He took a step back, letting go of my injured arm, but his grip tightened on my other one.

I dug in my heels, looking behind me to see Mike and Ryder wrestling with each other and Andy was racing towards us. Ryan shoved me to the ground, but thankfully I fell on my right arm instead of my left. The fall still hurt like hell though.

The alpha jabbed Andy hard in the jaw. The punch echoed through the clearing making me cringe, but Andy just got right back up. He tackled Ryan then used his advantage to slam his fist into his face. I stood to my feet, holding my broken arm close to me, preparing to run when a sickening crack stopped me. My jaw dropped as I watched Alpha Ryan let go of Andy who crumpled to the ground, his neck twisted in an unnatural position.

No, this couldn't be happening! Not Andy! He couldn't be...Tears flooded my eyes, and my heart ached. What have I done? This was all my fault. God, I deserved to be Missy Mistake.

"Brook run," Ryder yelled, still fighting with Mike.

I froze, unable to look away from Andy. He was...and it was my fault. I looked up to see Alpha Ryan was walking towards Ryder. My heart seized and fear-filled every pore. I wouldn't let him kill Ryder too! Finally, I managed a screaming picking up a rock from the ground. Enough was enough. I threw the rock, using every ounce of strength I had. "You jerks, I hope you all die!" A morbid thrill ran through me as it hit him right in his nose.

His head jerked back as blood burst from his nose and he took a few steps back. I grinned and grabbed another one. Amber eyes trained on me, the alpha's expression was murderous. Good. I threw another rock, hitting his left eye. Again he stumbled back and let out several curses. I picked up another rock, but when I stood, he was in front of me. I gasped and tried to take a step back, but he grabbed me.

Despite knowing it was useless, I tried to free myself anyway. Alpha Ryan swung me hard, slamming my back into a tree. Black spots filled my vision as once again I found the rushing out of my lungs. I started to slide down to the ground, but Ryan pulled me back up. He started to say something when he paused, his head cocked to the side as if he was listening to something. "Lucky for you, I've run out of time."

Letting me go Mike's dad ran to Ryder. He shoved Mike aside and slammed his fist into Ryder's temple. Ryder fell, clearly dazed by the attack. "Take the bitch. I'll deal with him."

I struggled to my feet and raced to the alpha. I needed to stop him. I couldn't let Mike's dad hurt him, but before I even got halfway, Mike grabbed me.

"Let me go, you bastard!"

Mike, of course, didn't listen. Instead, he carried me away from the clearing and shoved me into a red van. There were a couple of men waiting and Anna. I screamed again and threw myself at her. I clawed her face with my good hand. "You..." I yelled, but there wasn't a word that could come close to how horrible she was.

Mike pulled me back and forced me on a seat which ran along the length of the van's sides, but not before I'd pulled out a good chunk of Anna's hair. "Enough," he said, plopping down next to me.