The Alpha and The Vigilante novel Chapter 78

I nodded slowly. And if rogues come, I can kill them?

Cain laughed, his dark eyes twinkling. "You are one violent little thing, you know that? Yes, mate, kill whoever, whatever gets rid of that pesky bloodlust of yours. I already mindlinked the warriors letting them know that we will be leaving immediately. Jax will be staying as well to help protect the women and pups. Make no mistake though, he is still beneath you and follows your orders. You're in charge, Ares."

I grinned evilly. I love power.

Cain rolled his eyes. "That smile scares me, little mate, but I'm going to ignore it for the sake of my own sanity." He kissed my forehead and went to the bathroom to shower quickly. He returned, only wearing a towel that was loosely wrapped around his hips. His long, curly dark hair was damp around his shoulders as he walked into the closet. I suddenly had the urge to mate with him again.

"Not the time, pup," Cain growled at me dangerously from the closet, and I was glad he couldn't see my face.

He returned from the closet in his standard jeans and no shirt or shoes. As always, he looked far more wild and dangerous that way.

Cain suddenly pulled me into his arms, making me yelp in surprise. He sniffed my hair as he carried me downstairs. Weirdo.

He set me down as we reached the front door. "The pack warriors are outside waiting for me. Jax should be by any minute now to talk with you about possible strategies and potential hazards. Hopefully I'll be back within a day or two, assuming we effectively eliminate the threat."

I winced at his words. He meant kill a crap ton of Red Crescent members until Wilson submitted or was killed himself. Even though I felt no particular loyalty to Red Crescent, it did make me slightly sad that people I knew for years would be slaughtered. Holy shit, since when did I become such a pussy?

He bent down to kiss me goodbye, which I responded to intensely. I wasn't sure if it was me or the mate bond, but I would sort of miss him while he was gone.

"Goodbye, mate. Stay out of trouble, okay?" He chuckled slightly, even though I knew he was probably genuinely worried about the shenanigans I could get into.

I rolled my eyes. No promises.

He placed a final kiss on my forehead, and looked at me longingly. "Ares, look, I-I-" He began, and I quickly interrupted.

You should go. They're waiting, I basically pushed him out the door, where the pack warriors were waiting for him.

Take care of yourself, mate. Cain mindlinked me as he joined the pack warriors and started barking orders at them.

Suddenly, the cellar door creaked open loudly, and I snapped my head up to look at who was entering.

You, I mindlinked him when I saw him. Even though Cain was too far away for me to contact in my weakened state, I was able to mindlink the man so close in proximity to me.

Jax, Beta of Blood Lake, looked at me emotionlessly.

I laughed.

Cain is going to fucking kill you, I told him, unable to control my wild laughter.

"Cain doesn't know where either of us are," Jax responded, with zero inflection in his voice. I couldn't tell what he was feeling.

You think the Blood Alpha will ever stop trying to find his mate? I snidely asked him. You will be lucky to die at his hands, because I can assure you, if I get to kill you, I will make it excruciating.