Page 3 of Alpha Games

He was as good as dead.

We already knew someone wanted to kill me.

How was I going to keep both of us alive here onMating Season?

2

Ranger

I exited out of the video feed on my laptop and sent a quick text to Ivan, telling him to meet me later. We hadn’t put cameras in the second bedroom and that was an oversight on my part. Thankfully, it was an easy fix.

I dragged my hand over my face, not liking how uneasy everything else was making me. There was always a plan. Even when I was young and misguided, taken in under Fredrick’s wing years after my mother passed away, I had the focus to survive and get my sister out of the situation we were in.

Plans changed. I knew that. It was why I was able to adapt and why I’d challenged Alpha Ripley for the McCaw Pack when I once had no desire to lead. Even that required careful planning. I never went into a fight without training.

Lack of control got wolves killed.

Kissing Aspen had been rash and impulsive which wasn’t like me at all. But when Chad touched her, when she’d spoken of her childhood memories to him of all people, my beast forced my hand.

You wanted it too.

Sighing, I leaned back in my chair.

I could still taste her on my lips. That soft, breathless, sarcastic mouth of hers would be my undoing. I needed to get her off this show.

It was bad enough that Fallon was here, even knowing my sister could protect herself, but nowevery wannabe Alpha in the region knew exactly how to target me if they wanted to.

I refused to think of Aspen as a weakness. Not with the plans I had for that delicious she-wolf. She was strong, but these shifters played games and I wanted her nowhere near them.

We’ll protect her.

And so will the pack.I tried to reassure us both.

I laced my hands behind my head and stared at the ceiling. Never in my life had I been more sure of anything. Aspen was mine. My mate.

My wolf hummed his agreement.

But I had less than two weeks to convince her of that. Twelve days or so until the rut would take over and mating season would begin in earnest. Which meant I had even less time to handle my business on the show and then get her out of here.

We could leave now.

I chuckled at my wolf’s dark thoughts. As appealing as it would be to throw her over my shoulder and walk away, the interactions we’d already had showed me just how much she would fight.

My cock twitched, thinking of her bratty attitude and how she would one day feel my hand slapping against her luscious ass. But she wasn’t a true submissive. Showing her unrestrained dominance would only cause her to fight harder.

She was worth it though. I felt the rightness of it in my bones. I could give her more time, show her why we were meant to be together. The challenge and the mating hunt were calling to me. My beast howled his excitement.

We could take this slow. And if it didn’t work out in the next few days, I’d convince her anotherway. She might hate me at first, but I’d make it up to her later.

A few more days,my wolf grumbled as he settled down to wait.

*

“Planning to wake up today, princess?”I knocked on Fallon’s door, listening to her shriek at the morning intrusion from my voice in her head.

“You’re an asshole, you know that?” A pillow hit the door from the other side.

Still grinning, I turned to leave.“Stay close to Aspen until the rest of security gets set up.”