Broken Alpha by Paulina Vasquez (ebooks online reader TXT) 📕

was originally from Georgios’ pack, Zeus's Howlers. When my father claimed her as a chosen mate, she switched packs and joined Moon Warriors. He wasn't very good to us and took little interest in me. Growing up, I spent a great deal of time visiting with my grandparents at their pack. Georgios’ father had the pack then, he was good to me, let me come and stay whenever I wanted to. My grandparents were wonderful people and I enjoyed visiting them every chance I had. They lived next door to the Delta couple, and I became good friends with their son, Leonidas.”

“Leo!” I whispered as realization set in.

“Yes, Leo. He was one of my best friends. When I heard what had happened, I wanted to kill Eros myself. I went to Zeus's Howlers to attend his funeral and pay my respects to his parents. I caught the scent of my mate and followed it, that's when I found Odessa. Georgios wasn't too happy that Odessa found her mate. He asked me to join him in his office and when I did, I discovered Stefanos and his men waiting for me. I don't really remember much else, they drugged me and left me chained in the dungeon until after the funeral. At some point, I was moved to Moon Warriors in a cell next to my mate where you found us.” Hades told us.

Odessa continued, “Georgios told me to play along and pretend I was his mate, so that Stefanos wouldn't hurt me. He told me he had an alliance with my father. I knew he was lying and overheard him speaking about the plan to lure Dimitri in by using me. I don't think he had expected for me to find my true mate. When Raven's parents showed up, he told me he would kill Hades if I didn't convince them he was my mate. I wasn't sure what to do, I thought I could get a message to Raven's parents somehow, but he never left me alone with them.”

“It's a good thing Georgios wasn't your mate! Raven's mother killed him and claimed the pack!” Alec told her.

“That's fantastic! Stefanos had agreed to wipe out Georgios’ debit if he sent his warriors to help with the attack.” Odessa informed us.

“So, does this mean that Hades is the next Alpha of Moon Warriors?” Alec asked.

“Yes, once we take out Stefanos, Hades is the rightful heir.” Dimitri growled back.

“I don't want my father’s pack.” Hades said.

“It's not your father’s pack, or my father’s pack, it's our pack. Those wolves deserve to finally have a good Alpha. We can turn things around.” Odessa said.

“Spoken like a true Luna.” Hades whispered to Odessa and kissed her on the side of her head. A low growl rippled in Dimitri's throat and I placed my hand on his leg to help calm him.

The look in Hades’ eyes when he looked at Odessa was enough to convince me that she was the center of his universe. He had the same thick dark brown hair as his father and soft brown eyes. He also had the same sharp facial features and jaw which gave him a unique but handsome appearance. I tried to read Dimitri's thoughts and he was struggling in his own mind. This was Eros’ son and Eros was a bad person, he wanted to dislike Hades. But, if anyone can relate to the situation, it would be Dimitri. The same had been said about Dimitri because of his terrible father, Stefanos. He knew he couldn’t judge Hades based on who his father was.

“You're absolutely right.” I mind linked Dimitri reading his thoughts and he smiled at me.

“I guess I should be happy Georgios isn't her mate after all.” He linked back.

“Hades seems better matched for her and she looks so happy.” I told him through the link.

“She's barely eighteen, still a pup.” Dimitri protested.

“Did you forget I'm only a few months older than her?” I linked back and Dimitri didn't say anything else.

“The sun is almost down, Stefanos and his warriors will be moving at dark.” Alec reminded us.

“The run should take them at least three to four hours. We'll reach the pack in about two hours. Alec, call Niko and let him know to be ready.” Dimitri said.

We had been traveling in silence over an hour. We were almost to our pack boarder when Dimitri suddenly slammed on the breaks. I looked out the window and dozens of red eyes circled around us and blocked the small bridge we needed to cross.

“Rogues.” Dimitri growled.

The front of the Jeep was being lifted up by six rogues. They were trying to flip the Jeep over. The ground started shaking and the rogues dropped the front end of the Jeep back down, stunned by the earth quaking Dimitri had created. I looked at the bridge and willed the water beneath it to rise up and knock into some of the rogues with so much force they fell over into the river.

“Our back tire is going flat; we’ll have to get out.” Alec said.

“Raven, can you put a ring of fire around the Jeep so we can shift before we are attacked?” Dimitri asked.

I took my lighter out and flicked it on. “Open the sun roof.” I had witnessed my mother create rings of fire in so many sizes before. I focused on the fire and it grew larger. I closed my eyes and pictured it completely surrounding the car with enough room for us to get out. I pictured it at least ten feet high. My arm lifted up and the lighter was sticking out of the sunroof.

“You can do it.” Dimitri said to me.