Page 15 of Alpha Queen
River leapt off the bed in an instant. She glowered at him, her Omega gaze going golden. She fought with everything she had to keep her stare golden and on her feet at the same time, but it wouldn't last long.
"You touch one hair on my sister, and you won't have to worry about Apollo and Ares, I'll rip your guts out myself."
She leveled her gaze on him until he turned from her and dropped the bags on the counter.
"I won't touch your sister."
"Swear that no one will touch my sister."
He let out a small laugh. "Don't trust me?"
"Not a single ounce. Swear it."
He turned, and his lips drew into a thin line, and then he licked them and crossed his arms. "Fine. I swear no harm will come to your little sister."
"From you or anyone else."
"I can't promise that."
She bared her teeth even though she couldn't produce her fangs. Hell, she'd rip him apart with her human teeth if she had to. Every muscle tensed, ready to attack.
"I promise I, nor any of my pack, will harm her."
Her wolf tried to stand, but couldn't because of whatever cocktail of drugs Titan was giving her.
"Now I want you to do something for me," he said.
"No."
He ground his teeth together. "I want to show you why I'm doing what I'm doing."
"You already told me why."
"Yes, but I want you to see why."
River had no interest in anything Titan wanted, but showing her meant that she would at least leave the room. Maybe see the house and the grounds. Perhaps she'd discover something that would tell her where she was. Or a flaw in their security, she could exploit. She couldn't keep sitting around doing nothing to help herself and her baby.
"On one condition."
He chuckled. "That's not how this works, sweetheart. I already gave you something."
She cocked an eyebrow at him.
He sighed. "What do you want now?"
"I want to know who is alive and who's dead."
His eyebrows drew together. "What?"
"From the attack. I want to know who is alive and who is dead."
"How would I know that?"
She shrugged and walked to the bed. "You get me that information, the real information, and not made-up crap, and I'll go with you. That is, if my mom, stepdad, and sister are okay." She wanted to include Ares and Apollo, but didn't want to push him too far. Besides, she'd said she wanted to know everyone who had died, so she assumed he would tell her about them anyway.
His jaw worked hard, and then he nodded. "All right."
He headed toward the door.
