“Where is he now?” Chain asked.
“He’s chopping wood. I’m cold and needed to call you.”
“And why would you do that?”
Closing her eyes, Victoria couldn’t speak while she was looking at Mandy. She was so worried. What if all of the other alphas had made a mistake? Crap. She didn’t have the time to think of all of the options. “In two hours I’m leading him out to the woods, close to you on the western side.” She pressed her fingers into her leg, sinking her nails in deep. Victoria wanted to hurt herself before she put Scorch in danger.
“My little wolf is giving me what I want.”
“Yes. His protector will be away as his mate needs him. This is your only chance to get him to yourself.”
She started pacing again feeling her heart pound. Chain chuckled. He paused over the line, and Victoria felt her stomach turn at the ear-piercing scream of a female.
“I can pull myself away from this little slut. I’ll be there, and if you think to double cross me then I will warn you, I’ll kill you and let Scorch watch as I hurt you.”
Victoria didn’t say anything as Chain hung up. Throwing the phone away from her body she felt violated by what she’d done. Collapsing to her knees, she sobbed. Mandy didn’t even try to console her. Seconds later she felt Scorch holding her.
“You did good, baby. We can do this. The alphas are in place. Chain is not going to survive the day.”
“Please don’t promise me anything. I don’t want to deal with any promises right now.” She pressed her hands to her face, wanting everyone to leave her alone to her misery.
“You’ve got to get her settled, Scorch. If she doesn’t then he’s going to know something else is going on. This is for all of us,” Mandy said, moving out of the room.
Once they were completely alone Victoria wrapped her arms and legs around his body. “I don’t want anything to happen to you.”
“Nothing will. You’ve got to have some faith and trust in the alphas. They want us to do this, and I believe in them.”
For the next hour she sat holding onto him. When they only had an hour to go, she pasted a smile on her face and followed Scorch out of the door. “We’ve got to do this, and you’ve got to act happy about this.”
“I will. I won’t fail you. I promise.” Holding onto his hand she followed behind him, smiling. She didn’t look around the forest.
“We’re going out,” Scorch said. The pack was watching him. They all knew their part in this new battle. “I don’t want any of you following.”
Mandy was hidden inside the house while David was with the alphas waiting for the right time to strike.
We can do this. We can do this.
They left the comfort of the house as Scorch led her through the thick forest. He pulled her in front of him, pressing her against the tree. His lips was on hers seconds later. Closing her eyes, she basked in his attention knowing she couldn’t wait for all of this to be over so she could mate with him.
“Relax.”
“I’m so relaxed.” She wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing her body to his. “Come on, baby, make me ache.” He lifted her up in his arms, deepening the kiss. They both moaned, and then he had her on her feet.
“Come on, let’s go.” He took her hand and led her deeper through the forest.
She tried her hardest to ignore the racing of her own heart as Scorch took charge leading her out. When he veered off to the right, she pulled him up short. None of them knew if Chain would be watching so she made herself stop. If he was watching then she needed to lead Scorch astray.
“No, not down there.”
“Come on, Tori. We can have some fun down there. Don’t argue with me.”
“Tell you what, do what I want, and I’ll give you everything you’ve ever dreamed about,” she said, sliding a finger down his chest. All of it was an act, and she saw Scorch give in.
“Lead me where you need me.”
She headed back in the right direction wishing she was stronger than Scorch and could take Chain out of the situation without any harm coming to Scorch.
When they were in the right area she stopped and smiled at him. The smile didn’t reach her eyes, and she knew Scorch saw it. “What’s the matter, baby? You want to f**k here.”
Using his incredible alpha strength he shoved her against the nearest tree. Fighting the urge to look around she held onto her man, kissing him.
Chain was close. Victoria knew her old alpha wouldn’t miss an opportunity to get what he wanted.
“God, I could f**k you forever.”
“You won’t be getting that chance,” Chain said, appearing behind Scorch. Victoria’s eyes widened, scared. Before Chain could lash out, Scorch spun around landing a blow to his face, sending him hurtling across the forest.
Victoria watched, looking around hoping to find one of the alphas or David waiting for them. Scorch was able to land a blow to Chain without affecting the change as the wolf knew he was protecting her.
“We’ve got a score to settle, bitch,” Lidia said, appearing on the right out of nowhere. The other woman hadn’t even registered in her mind. Looking at Lidia, she tensed as the other woman slammed her foot against Victoria’s chest.
Grunting, she collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. The heels of the woman’s boots had hurt.
“Are you with Chain?” Victoria asked, confused.
“No, I’m not with Chain. I’m here to take my f**king place at Scorch’s side. I’ve been watching you both, and I’m sick of everything I’ve seen. I watched you leading him out here. When I saw the other male approaching I knew I had a small chance of getting to kill you. Once I’m done with you, I’ll help Scorch, and he’ll be forever grateful. You’re alone, and I’m going to f**king kill you. He’s mine, not yours, and it’s time for him to see the truth.” She charged once again. Tensing up, Victoria held Lidia off, but the other woman was close to turning. She didn’t want to resort to her wolf. Neither of them were alpha females, and so they could attack each other. Victoria heard Chain and Scorch in the background. They were not fighting even though she sensed they wanted to. Chain had his usual weapon, lashing out at Scorch. Lidia had used this opportunity to kill her. She couldn’t die. Victoria loved Scorch with all of her heart. She would fight to stay alive.
She didn’t want to hurt Lidia, but how was she going to get the other woman to stop?