Page 137 of Psycho Shifters

Instead, I nodded and pretended to walk away like every cell in my body wasn’t screaming at me to throw the princess over my shoulder and ravage her.

Xerxes was waiting outside. He would take care of Jax.

That was how I now found myself leaning against the wall of the party, as I waited for the princess and Cobra to reappear.

I rubbed at my horns aggressively, and the fire in my belly cramped with pain as I sighed and tried to swallow down my growing guilt.

The alphas would not view me as one of them in a couple of minutes.

I fought the urge to scream and punch the wall. The mission was for their benefit, and I wouldn’t have taken it if it wasn’t to fucking help them.

It had started as nothing but a job, but somewhere along the way I’d come to appreciate Jax’s calming strength and Cobra’s psychotic tendencies.

Alphas were usually triggered by other dominant men, but there was something comforting and safe about being the member of an alpha group.

We were stronger together. I was not used to anyone besides Carter having my back, let alone men as competent and powerful as Jax and Cobra.

The only problem was, I’d been acting for an entire year. They had no fucking clue.

I rubbed my horns anxiously and reminded myself that the alphas would forgive me.

As soon as they learned why we were conducting the mission, they would understand.

The fae queen would reveal the truth and send them back to their homeland. I would go with them.

There was no other solution.

Somewhere along the way, I’d grown attached to the alpha men, and obsessed with the princess.

I needed to find Cobra soon so I could take care of him. He would put up more of a fight, and I wanted to keep the fight away from Sadie.

The queen had assured me the princess wouldn’t be harmed, but I was going to make sure of it.

My plan was to stab Cobra with the needle hidden in my coat pocket, then I would use my alpha-bark to subdue Sadie and administer the drug to her as painlessly as possible.

The longer I waited against the wall, the more my gut twisted with fire.

If Cobra didn’t appear soon, then Xerxes might come into the party to complete the mission.

He would be rough with the princess. Xerxes was the queen’s guard, and everyone knew you didn’t mess with him. Mercy wasn’t in his vocabulary.

Xerxes was an omega that hated alphas with a burning passion. I hadn’t cared about his issues with alphas because we got along fine, at least, I hadn’t cared until now. If he hurt the princess, I would kill him.

Another song started to play and the fire in my gut burned hotter. Fuck it. I pushed myself through the crowd and searched for Cobra and Sadie.

I needed to act now.

A few minutes later, after searching fruitlessly, I wanted to scream.

I could smell delicate hints of frosty cranberries, but the scent was old and dissipating. Cobra and Sadie weren’t on the dance floor or waiting at a table like I thought they would be.

I scanned the room anxiously.

Maybe they went outside? I turned to head down the front door, but something caught my attention.

Slowly, I turned around and stared at the closet door. It was inconspicuous, partially hidden by an alcove. People milled and danced passed, but I was drawn to it.

The fire in my gut leapt higher as I stalked towards the closet door.