Page 74 of The Alpha's Stolen Mate

We lunged at the same time and collided midair. My Alpha inheritor strength surged through me and I used my momentum from running downhill to push the Rogue to the ground with a hard thump. The gray wolf gnashed his teeth and tried to lunge for me, but he was the one in the vulnerable position. I held him down easily—the high-intensity training I'd been doing since I was eighteen coming in handy.

I scanned the side of the building for an entrance.

There’s a door!

Summer, hold on, baby.

I’m coming.

Please don’t let me be too late.

The Rogue snapped at me again. Had this asshole helped Axel kidnap summer?

My body trembled with anger. I shot forward and sunk my teeth into the Rogue’s neck. The taste of metallic blood filled my mouth. I bit down harder and shook my head from side to side—ripping his throat out.

When I looked down at the gray wolf, lifeless eyes stared back at me.

Only after he was dead did I remember my plan to keep some of the Rogues alive. I hoped the rest of the shifter army had more self-control than I did.

Sounds of grunts, whimpers of pain, and howls of victory or defeat surrounded me as I stalked closer to the door—closer to Summer. The rain was really coming down now, making the field muddy. All I could smell was blood and grass.

I quickly scanned the battleground. Our side was winning. Since our army was double their size, Rogues were coming down hard and fast. I was glad to see that some of the Rogues were injured but still alive.

Summer.

It had been over two hours since Axel had texted me. What if he already…

No!

My Mate was alive just behind that door and I was going to save her.

I sprinted toward the door, running faster than I’d ever had. Soon, the door was only twenty feet away.

So close…

Ow!

I howled with pain as my right hind leg burned with agony. A reddish-brown Rogue had clamped its jaw around my leg—probably to stop me from getting through the door. My blood began to drip past his teeth.

A rush of raw power ran through me, and I managed to kick the Rogue’s head with my other leg.

He loosened his grip just slightly, but it was enough for me to pull away from him—my leg screaming with pain as I did so.

I spun around and lunged for this throat.

This one died faster than his friend.

Wasting no time, I changed into my human form since I couldn’t open the building door as a wolf.

I rushed into the building—closing the door and locking it behind me so the Rogues couldn’t follow me in. It took a moment for my eyes to adjust to the dark, empty building. When they did, I scanned the area for Summer.

What looked to be the light coming off of a phone screen was illuminating a space in the middle of the cement floor. Someone with long hair was sitting in a chair, and an eerie shadow was behind her.

Summer!

I ran flat out. The adrenaline in my body allowed me to ignore the pain in my injured leg.

But when I was ten feet away from my Mate, I skidded to a stop.

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