The Alpha and The Vigilante novel Chapter 17

Weirdly enough, I almost felt guilty. Not because of the arrow that went into his leg, but because of how betrayed he looked.

"Yes, well, you should know by now not to trust her," Alpha Cain said, glaring at me. "She takes advantage of people who trust her."

I shot an arrow at him, which he caught in midair. He snapped it in half, and flashed his canines at me. "I do wish you would stop trying to kill me, Ares. It was entertaining at first, but now I'm sick of this. Why don't you put down the bow and arrows and we can go get Carter some medical attention?"

I shot another arrow at him. Which again, he caught with a growl. "A simple no would have sufficed."

I continued launching arrows at him, all of which he easily avoided, and he charged at me.

I put down the bow and summoned two knives. I raised both of them in front of me, figuring that my best odds were wielding two knives and slicing him up as much as I could, and then making a break for it.

He came at me head first, and I sidestepped him at the last second. I kicked him in the back after he missed me, and then swiped the knife at his back. The knife cut his back, and his shirt ripped open and soon was coated in blood.

"I'm not going to go easy on you anymore, pup. It's time someone taught you your place." He growled and began to stood up.

He charged at me again, this time swinging his fist before I could dodge him. He gave me a mean right hook, right in my good eye. Before it could start swelling, I slashed both knives at him, one of them slicing the palm of his hand, and the other one leaving a nasty gash on his shoulder.

He roared, and I leapt backwards. I threw both knives at him, and then summoned two more in there place before they even made contact with him.

He dodged both of them, and when he looked me in the eyes, my heart nearly stopped.

Both of his eyeballs were pitch black, signaling that his wolf had taken over. Well, fuck.

I tried throwing the knives at him again, but it was no use. He was too powerful when his wolf was in control, and his wolf would not consider taking it easy on me.

He caught the handles and to my shock, when they connected with his palms, the daggers caught on fire.

Looking at my hands, they were a bright red, and some parts were so burnt they were blackened. Even with my werewolf healing, I could tell this injury would take awhile to recover from.

I was surprised by Alpha Cain's blatant use of deadly force. He may have hit me a couple of times prior, but they barely hurt, and I knew they were more of a warning than him actually trying to injure me.

This, however, was a clear attempt to cause me pain. Also, he probably aimed for my hands so it would be harder for me to fight back.

Still staring at my hands in shock, I barely noticed that Alpha Cain had walked over to where I was kneeling, and picked me up bridal-style, in the way I had grown accustomed to.

I looked in his eyes, and I was surprised to see that they were still black. I thought his wolf would have been satiated after causing such a serious injury to me.

"If you ever run again, I can promise you that the next punishment will be much worse." He growled lowly, sniffing my hair. I didn't dare move. I was scared to provoke his wolf, not wanting him to be antagonized into marking me. He continued sniffing my hair, and burrowed his face into my neck.