Page 25 of Lethal Alpha

Loud shots stun me for a moment, the sound so close that my ears are ringing, but a quick internal check lets me know that I’m still whole and a glance at Mathew shows that while he’s fighting someone off, he’s still unharmed too.

Good.

I grab another person trying to pass me by, a female Alpha, and snap her neck before letting her fall to the floor.

These people clearly aren’t used to fighting with others nearby and seem to have no idea what they’re supposed to do when faced with multiple attackers at the same time.

While I might have cursed Derrick for making me train for hours every morning while Mathew and Vera were allowed to sleep in or do other things —since we wanted them to be cleared by a doctor before they went back to training— the man clearly knows his shit.

And also, since I always train with the security team, they don’t set off my destructive instincts when they appear at my side.

Three men appear in front of me, two Alphas, one Beta, and these three do seem to know how to work together.They start circling me, constantly aware of where the others are.These are trained.

I keep my head clear, keeping an eye on each of them as they move closer.

The Alpha on my left is the first to jump forward, grabbing for my arm, trying to bring me to the floor.

As I’m shaking him off, the other two jump me too.The sudden weight pushes me off my feet and I slam the back of my head on the hard wooden floor, making me see stars for a moment.

Fuck.Fuck, fuck, fuck.They were stronger and better trained than I initially expected.Fuck.

I have to get up.

I have to get up rightnow.

I have to?—

A fourth weight lands on my body and Vera’s face appears next to the Beta who’s sitting on my chest.Her eyes are filled with darkness and she gives me a quick smirk.

Then she pulls the Beta’s head back and slits his throat, his warm blood spurting over me, drenching me in it.

That’s my girl.That’s my sweet little Omega.

The two Alphas seem stunned by what just happened, but before they can react, Riley has shot one of them at point-blank range and someone from the security team has taken care of the other.

I scramble to my feet, pulling Vera against me, making sure she’s okay.

“I’m good.I’m good.You know I wouldn’t let them hurt me.”She sends out confident pheromones, which ease my nerves, but only for a few moments.We’ve been in situations like this often enough that I know she can handle herself, even if I really don’t like it.

I look around, trying to find where the Alpha bastard that’s after Mathew has gone.I’m not letting him put a hand on my Omega, no fucking way.

The room is so crowded that it takes me a few moments to find him.The Alpha is with Mathew and Jorge.

Jorge is standing between Mathew and the Alpha, a gun in one hand, a knife in the other, as Mathew is doing the same.

But something weird is going on.Jorge is trying to protect Mathew, but also doesn’t seem to feel particularly safe with Mathew at his back.It’s like he’s fighting himself not to turn around, which is keeping his attention split.

What the fuck is going on?

“Fuck!”Vera slips from my grip, into the mass of fighting bodies.I try to reach for her, but it’s like the mass closes right behind her, making her disappear from view.

Fuck, indeed.

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Vera

This is bad.This is really fucking bad.

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