Twice Tempted: Between Two Alphas (Mia and Cameron) novel Chapter 100

Chapter One Hundred

I know Oliver. He’s one of Philipe’s most loyal foot soldiers. He and his brothers, Felix and Emile, are a force to be reckoned with. They trained together to fight as a team, and I’ve seen what they can do.

Emile, the wolf that Eric attacked, sinks his jaws into Eric’s flank. I scream as thought it were my flesh between his teeth. At the same time Eric growls, swinging his hind legs back to fling Emile off.

I rush forward, knowing what comes next. Emile is the distraction—Oliver is the real fighter. Eric spots me, and snarls, fangs bared at me, before wheeling around to meet Oliver’s charge.

The snarl is as clear to me as if he spoke: get out of the way.

A gust of wind lifts my ponytail and chills my neck, reminding me that I don’t have my wolf. I’m a liability here, not an asset.

I curse the Seer for the millionth time. How am I supposed to purify my heart if I’m defenseless in an attack?

I can’t purify it if I’m lying dead in the Alaskan wilderness.

Slowly, I back up toward the truck. I don’t look away from the fight. My eyes dart between Felix and Emile, wondering which of them will be the one to kill me.

But the attack never comes.

Eric is bigger than the brothers, but his size doesn’t slow him down. He’s not defending himself anymore, either—he’s on the offensive.

He’s a blur of movement, his teeth flashing as he lunges at one brother, his claws flying through the air at another. Fur and blood fly through the air, and there are deep gouges in the asphalt of the parking lot under their feet. It’s not a fair fight, because three against one isn’t enough to challenge Eric.

Oliver howls, his tail pointed down, and just like that it’s over. Emile and Felix limp after their brother into the trees, leaving Eric and I alone in the parking lot again.

Eric’s wolf takes a few deep breaths while he heals the minor injuries he sustained. Then he shifts back. His human form is just as impressive as the wolf. I can’t help the way my eyes drift down to take in all of him.

He’s huge, everywhere. The glimpse I got last night before he shifted didn’t do him justice. Heat races through my body, settling low in my belly. Every inch of his skin sparks desire in me, from the top of his powerful shoulders, to his tree-trunk thighs and massive—

This is Eric. You can’t want Eric, I remind myself.

When I yank my gaze back to his face, he’s not smirking or cocky the way Cam would be if he caught me ogling him like that.

He’s livid.

“Who are they?” he demands.