Bride to the Alpha (The Wolf's Pet Book Two) Read Online Free PDF

criminals.” He swallowed hard. “One of my friends was exiled for being too easy on a group of prisoners. The Council will do anything it can to keep their version of order.”
    It made sense, kind of. But there was still one thing I didn’t understand.
    “Why us?”
    “What do you mean, Princess?”
    “Why are you invading our territory?”
    Alekk hung his head.
    “Despite appearances, our pack is fragile. We have too many wolves in one territory. Too many males. We need to expand our territory or the pack will break apart at the seams.”
    “But why us ?” My voice sounded desperate. I longed for ????
    “Your pack is the weakest in this area. The Council thought you were a good target to begin with. That’s why my father attacked you, back before you were born, probably.”
    “Your father…” My voice trailed off as I realized what he was saying. Of course. Why hadn’t I figured it out. “Your father was Trax.”
    “Yes,” Alekk said. He looked into my eyes, and I saw what he was thinking. My own father had killed his. I swallowed hard.
    “I know my father wasn’t a good man,” Alekk said, breaking his stare. “Neither am I. But my pack is fragile and weak. We’ll collapse in on each other unless we are able to spread.”
    “And so you’re moving into our territory.”
    “Yes,” he said. His hand tilted my chin up to his face, only inches from mine. “We’ll be there in another couple of days. Tell me, Kinaya, what will we find?”
    I shook my head. I didn’t dare speak. Then he pushed me backwards and I yelped as I landed back on the bed of pelts.
    “Tell me!”
    Alekk was on top of me in an instant, leaning over. His hands pinned my shoulders back, and although the brand on the back of my neck was hurting, I barely noticed the pain. I could feel the warmth radiating off of his body, and I was ashamed at the burning arousal that flared instantly between my thighs.
    “We will move into your territory,” he repeated slowly. “What will we find there?”
    “Nothing,” I said, shaking my head. I longed to arch my back, to raise my hips to him. I wanted to pull him closer. I damned myself for my thoughts. I cursed my body for its lust. And yet, I could not stop the waves of desire that flowed through my veins.
    “Nothing?”
    He sounded like he didn’t believe me.
    “Nothing,” I repeated. “I swear. They were leaving the territory when I came to see you. They planned to escape. I don’t know where to.”
    He let me go, easing himself back up onto the bed of pelts. I ached to have him touch me again, but there was no way to tell him that. I would not beg him for his touch. I clenched my jaw and tried to ignore the burn between my legs.
    “Good.”
    “Good?” I stared at him dumbly.”
    “Yes. Good. I would rather not fight, not if we can help it. A war would only weaken us.”
    “You—you don’t want to go to war?” I asked. Confusion swirled in my mind.
    “Of course not.”
    He stared at me like I was the insane one.
    “B—but…” I stammered. “But why don’t you just say that?”
    “How exactly should I say that, Princess?” he asked.
    “I don’t know,” I said, frowning. “You’re the alpha.”
    “That’s why it’s so hard to speak out. They’ve made it so that any proposal of mine looks like weakness.”
    Alekk stood up and paced in the tent.
    “You don’t think I haven’t pushed my sisters to do any of this? They laugh at it. To stop having slaves? Weakness. To stop this barbaric practice of branding? Weakness. An alpha must be strong .”
    “You’re not a true alpha, then,” I said defiantly.
    He glared down at me. I bit my lip and tried to explain.
    “A true alpha does the right thing, regardless of what his pack thinks,” I said carefully. “Your pack will follow you, if you stand up for what you believe.”
    “Let’s hope you are right,” Alekk said, a curious look on his face. “You’re not the soft girl I thought you were,