The Alpha and The Vigilante novel Chapter 28

"Don't look at me like that. We had a deal. You violated the terms, now I need to hold up my end of the deal." He scolded, as if I were a child. I wished I didn't understand, but I did. I knew the importance of people in power making deals. If he says he's going to do something, he will. The Blood Lake pack in particular honor their word. I nodded, tears streaming silently down my face. I turned my head to the side, giving him access to my neck. I knew that this was a possibility when I made an escape attempt, but I risked it anyways.

"This will probably hurt," he stated, probably to just be a d*ck. I still refused to react to him. If he wants a docile mate, then fine. I'm done fighting. Its pointless. He leans over me. Suddenly, his canines are in my neck. I choke out in pain, thrashing underneath him. He holds me down, and doesn't release his canines from my neck. I feel like he could have made it more gentle, but was rougher to teach me a lesson. I'm on the verge of blacking out when he finally removes his canines, satisfied with the damage.

I let the darkness take over, and for the first time since I have met my mate, I feel at peace.

Ughhhhh , I thought in a somewhat conscious state. I tried to open my eyes, but found that they were too droopy. Confused, I tried remembering the last thing that happened. I was running from the Alpha, then he caught me, then...

It's not time for you to wake up yet, pup, Alpha Cain's voice penetrated my mind. The only way for him to be mindlinking me was if... he marked me.

Suddenly the memory came rushing back to me, and I suddenly was acutely aware of the soreness in my neck. I struggled to touch my neck as an automatic reflex, but found that I couldn't move.

My mind, still feeling fuzzy, struggled to piece together what was happening. I focused on what was happening around me, and I realized that I was being carried, due to the slight swaying motion I was experiencing.

"One of the many benefits to being an Alpha is that we can read our mates' mind." He coolly spoke, looking straight ahead into the forest. I could tell that it wouldn't be long until we would be back to his pack house. "And yes, I heard all of the names you've been calling me."

I instantly thought of a million more bad things to call him, and he laughed, a loud bellowing sound that shook every leaf in sight. I focused on our bond that had resulted from him marking me. I realized that I could feel his emotions, and I was irate when I noticed that he was feeling happy and victorious. And why wouldn't he be? He bested me.

"And I always will," Alpha Cain commented on my thoughts. I growled, not liking that he could read my mind. I wondered if I could block him out, and instinctively imagined physically blocking him out of my mind with a huge barrier. As I did that, almost immediately, it felt like a pressure I didn't feel initially had been lifted from my brain. "How did you do that?" Alpha Cain growled, and I knew I was successful in making sure he couldn't read my mind.