Page 94 of My Grumpy Alpha

“Okay, but…” I look around us.

“This is weird, even weirder than being a half-werewolf, and that’s saying something. What do you guys want? Money? I can give you money.”

The guy slowly pulls his mask from his face.

“No, we just need leadership. You both left a long time ago, and it’s time to come back. We’ve been working for you, watching, waiting to see what would happen, and now it’s time to test.”

I can’t see his face yet.

He slowly steps into the light.

I nearly roll on the floor laughing.

“Jim?”

Another figure appears.

“Marvin?”

And then to make it even worse.

“M?” My new therapist gives me a wave and winks at my mate. I move in front of her.

“You don’t get to wink at her.”

“He’s possessive.” Gabe steps in.

“I think it worked.”

“The hell is wrong with you!” I roar at Gabe.

“You’re my brother! My best friend, you’re kidnapping us?”

He shrugs.

“Everything I’ve ever done is for the good of the pack, and they need a leader. All of the kids that were sent off and scattered are adults now, and we need a leader, so now, before you go back to the boring board meetings and real life, you’ll go to the forest and fight on our behalf.”

“For what?” I’m truly trying to grasp what’s happening.

“For what!” I roar.

Xavier steps forward.

“Me. You’ll fight me for the right to run the new pack and trust me when I say it will be an honor to kill you and take your mate.”

I lunge toward him, but Ava grabs a hold of me and pulls me back into her arms.

“What the hell!”

Gabe shrugs.

“They need an alpha, and I provided one, my job here is done, the rest is up to you. You can go back to your penthouse and pretend this isn’t a thing, or you can battle, go to war. A different sort of war. You see, a pack always needs an Alpha, andwe have none and while we’re scattered, we’re powerful, and it’s time to stop hiding, to rise up, so yes, you will need to fight.”

Xavier grins.

“It won't be much of a fight.”

"You?” I point at him.