Page 38 of Hunting Savage
“No, it’s actually true,” Aurora agreed.
“See, she’s smart.”Savage kissed the side of Aurora’s neck.
Quinn blinked bright eyes at them.“Yeah, I get what you’re saying.
“I don’t give a rat's ass about any of that shit.We brought a female shifter here for you, and now she’s gone.Where the fuck did you take her?”
“Scepter, can you shut that fucker up for me, please.He’s giving me a migraine.”Savage grinned, knowing his second would take pleasure in hurting the other male.
“Wait,” Alpha Garrison said, holding up both hands.
“What could you say that I want to hear?”Savage stood, placing Aurora in his chair.Her hand gripped his for an extra second longer, then released it.
“I didn’t have anything to do with the death of your females.When I found out, I mobilized my males and was on my way here to make amends.I was going to offer you some of our blood and to be in your servitude until you decided the debt was paid.We came across the female by chance, and I thought—”
“You thought we killed humans and kept shifter females as blood slaves.Alpha, I would give you a second chance if you hadn’t tried to kill my female.However, I recognize, by looking into your mind, you have zero empathy for the lives of those you perceive as inferior to yours.You run your pack as if you and your kind are top of the food chain, which is where you’ve fallen short.If I thought you were salvageable, I’d allow you to live.Sadly, you and two of your males are not redeemable.Do you know which two I speak of?”
Alpha Garrison began to shift, his claws grew, and then he roared.
Savage loathed males who didn’t comprehend the correct way to accept their fate without the need to flex.Of course, he’d also want to fight if he faced certain death.With Aurora so close, he decided to make the male’s death quick.With the flick of his hand, he broke the wolf’s neck, then ripped its head from the body.Before blood could spray all over his pristine office, he waved both halves into the other room, sending a lesser vampire to collect his blood as payment for one of the females the pack had taken before they’d burn the body.
He focused on the two males who were responsible for the entire fiasco as they dropped to their knees.Their whimpering pleas grated on his nerves.
“Enough.If I were unwilling to give your alpha a second chance, what makes you think I’d give it to the likes of either of you?”If he continued killing wolves in his inner sanctum, he’d need to renovate the entire upper level of the club.
Aurora’s scent spiked, making him edgier than usual, and made him think he was pushing her to the limit of her comfort.Of course, it’s possible his newly mated inner voice is the one speaking.
Savage tilted his head as he listened to their rapid hearts beating.The older male’s dark hair was clipped close, in a high-and-tight style, and he wore camouflage pants and a black, fitted T-shirt.The other’s hair was slightly longer, but it was the same shade of dark brown, and he, too, wore camo and a brown shirt with a pocket on the front.They looked enough alike to be brothers.He had several rings on his right hand and a shit-eating-smirk on his face.
“You two related?”Savage asked the pair.
“Yeah.I’m his older brother.If you want to blame anyone for the whores’ deaths, I’ll take it.He followed me like always.”The male with the short, cropped hair gritted his teeth but held Savage’s gaze.
“Why did you kill them?My clan is not easy targets, even the females,” said Savage as he stepped closer to the pair.
They looked at one another, then back at Savage.He waited for an answer, knowing already what their reason was, but wanted them to voice it.
“We didn’t think they mattered.They’re females.”
Scepter smirked.As Savage’s right-hand man and best friend, he was loyal to a fault, but he also knew females were every bit as important to their clan.Hell, to all packs, females were important.How the fuck didn’t these idiots realize the truth of such an apparent reality?He hadn’t a clue.Alpha Garrison sucked at his position.
“Whether they have tits or not, all beings matter, boys.If I thought you had a smidgen of hope, I’d offer you salvation.However, it’s just not in the cards for either of you.What I will do is make it quick and painless like I did for your alpha since you were both brought up to think the stupid shit you do.”Before either could spout more shit and piss him off, Savage ended their lives.Both males' blood would be donated, just like their alpha’s, as repayment, marking their pack's debt as paid.
