The Alpha novel Chapter 8

Ethan's POV

The car ride back is completely silent except for the sounds of our breathing. I sit in the back with Scarlet as she stares out the window. My fingers lightly rub across her knuckles as she allows me to hold her hand, feeling the familiar shivers that come with touching your mate. I don't know where her mind is at, but she hasn't looked at me since we left The Scourge. My beta, Caleb, looked in the rearview mirror, making eye contact with me as his voice enters my head through the mind-link. "Is she alright?"

"I don't know..."

"Are you?"

"Yes.... No.... I don't know. I've got a lot on my mind right now." With everything that had gone down in such a short period of time it is hard for me to focus on one thing at a time. I can't even make sense of the jumbled mess of thoughts swirling in my head. I was happy to have finally gotten revenge on the man who seems to be the responsible party for the deaths of my men. Though, I'm still worried about who else had been with him. His scent had been the most dominant, but it certainly hadn't been the only one. There had been five other scents, five other accomplices. But along with these thoughts, I am also curious about why Scarlet had been there, worried about what could have happened to her, angry that she snuck out and put herself in harm's way, and jealous of the way she had sought comfort from that other wolf.

Caleb nods in understanding before continuing our conversation. "Anything you want to talk about?"

"Not really. But I need to talk to Scarlet once we get back to the penthouse. That guy that had been attacking her was the scent that I had followed back to The Scourge after Gary and the others were killed at Blue Moon. But he wasn't the only one. She clearly knows more than she is letting on."

"You think she can lead us to the others?"

"Maybe. Or at least tell us who they are."

"Alright. Well, as soon as you know what you want to do about them let me know and I'll get a team together."

"Good. Thanks. And while you're waiting increase security around the borders. I don't need any more problems cropping up right now."

"Will do."

We cut off the mind-link and I look back over at Scarlet. As we get closer to the center of town, she sits up straighter, her whole body tensing. I cock an eyebrow at her curiously. Finally, she turns her wide eyes to me, fear written all over her face. "Am I going back to the dungeons?"

"What?! No! Why would you think that?" I answer her, turning my body so that it is angled in her direction. Is that why she has been so quiet this whole time?