Page 21 of Alice and Her Shifters (Dirty Paranormal Fairytale Haremlan 2)

“Much like he was at the top of yours the second you realized what was happening?” Milo said, catching me full on in the act of my own little green demon. Still, that didn’t mean I had to confirm as much.

“Excuse me!” I snapped.

“Oh please, do drop the act,” Milo said, keeping his voice low. “I can see right through you and your facade. You’re just as jealous as I am. Just as angered that he beat you to her bed. You want the girl too. As much as I do.”

I almost shrink back as though he slapped me on the face. Was it that obvious I felt unnecessarily protective over the girl? I hated that he saw so much. I wasn’t going to confirm or deny it though. Not to him. I didn’t owe him any answers. He owed everyone involved more than what he was giving and had the audacity to call me out?

“Regardless of our feelings,” I said, changing the topic, “we can’t stay here. I lost the general a few miles back, thanks to a stream of water. I doubt it would be long before he’s back with reinforcements or with Camelia herself.”

Milo snorted. “Yeah. I thought so. Nice change of topic, however. Your delivery needs a bit of work.”

I leveled my gaze on him. “Do you really want to fight about her right now? What good is it going to do to hear that I want her on a cellular level? None? That’s right. So, our best bet is to figure out our next steps, because the general got away and there is no telling how long it will be before Camelia sends reinforcements.”

I didn’t care anymore about spelling out my desire for Allison to him. I was starting to get pissed off. He sat on his high horse and acted as though she belonged to him. This wasn’t finders keepers.

“Well, it’s not exactly like we can leave in the middle of their throes, now is it?” Milo asked.

I stood there, staring down at him with pity. “It has to sting to learn you had a blind spot in this grand scheme of yours.”

Milo settled his eyes on the woods. “You would love that, wouldn’t you?”

“Yes, I would,” I said as Allison’s cries of pleasure increased.

I pinched the bridge of my nose. Aidan better hope he doesn’t grace me with his presence any time soon, else I would find it incredibly difficult to keep my hands off of him.

“To answer your question, yes. Let’s fight.” Milo’s voice was deep and low. He stood from the ground and glared at me.

A large branch snapped and broke, echoing loudly toward where we stood from within the trees surrounding Aidan’s home. I settled my attention on the direction of the sound. “Looks like we’re going to get our wish.”

“Perfect,” he said.

I called my wolf forward. My body stretched and bent to accommodate my animal. I crouched as white fur prickled along my skin and my face elongated to form a snout. My nails grew into claws as my hands shifted into the shape of paws.

Once my shift was completed, I growled low.

Milo, in his unique cat form, approached my side, eyes peeled on the trees in front of us. Both of us tensed as another sound ricocheted through the darkness.

9

ALLISON

My peaceful slumber was shattered by the sounds of animals and people fighting outside. Screams of pain echoed through the air. I sucked in a breath as a new sensation washed over me, an urgency that chilled my blood. Trouble was here, and it sounded deadly. My heart pounded through my ears, almost drowning out the sounds that came from very close by.

Too close.

And if there was a fight going on, Calvin and Milo were, without a doubt, a part of it.

I hopped from the bed and quickly got dressed then tugged on Aidan, who was snoring loudly. “Get up.”

He groaned. “So sleepy.”

“Aidan!” I shouted.

He opened his eyes. “What?”

“We have to go, someone is here. There’s a fight going on,” I said.

His eyes became a mixture of curiosity and seriousness as he cocked his head to the side to listen to the chaos erupting outside his home. “You’re right.”

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