Pride Unleashed (a Wolf's Pride novel, book 2) Read Online Free PDF

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    I want to tell her how sorry I am about the elders and that I’ ll do whatever it takes to free her, to get her out from beneath the master’s brutal control . But before I can push any of those words past the lump lodged in my throat , she speaks first, and her words chill me more than a winter y dip in the icy cold o cean .
    “ He doesn’t need you any more, Pride.” Her tone is low, her voice laced with venom.
    As I digest the meaning of h er words, m y blood pressure soars and my vision p ulse s , the room fading in and out of existence . Shock keeps me motionless and my body stiffens, my addled brain hardly able to digest and comprehend what she’s saying to me .
    When I hear a rustling sound I don’t need to turn to know she’s rubbing her belly, and I can hear the sheer pleasure in her young, naïve voice when she adds , “ You’re not the only one who can give him what he wants , you know . ”
    As her words echo desperately in my head, I think about last night a nd co mprehension slowly sinks in . It suddenly becomes perfectly clear to me that S andy hadn’t gone from surprised to cold because she ’s angry with me. She’d turned on me for one reason and one reason only. S he wants the master to herself . Her wolf is threatened by m ine —the only other fertile female in the compound.
    When that reality registers, I want to scream at her . I want to cry for her . I want to break free of my cell and tear the master’s head clear off his shoulder s for what he did to her .
    Tears prick my eyes and I swallow, hating that she’ s been broken, hating t hat she had to endure such torture at the hands of our cruel master. I can only hope that once I get her out from under his hold, I can help her heal and become whole again.
    “ You should have stayed away , Pride. You’re nothing but trouble for the rest of us and no one wants you here . ”
    Anger and sadness churn inside my belly as I briefly close my eyes against the flood of emotion. “ Sandy—” I begin, not exactly sure what to say, but my words dissolve when my gaze shifts to her stomach.
    Her eyes sparkle, her lips twist viciously. “You ’re nothing but a runt , Pride , and you could never have give n a powerful alpha like Stone the offspring he deserved anyway .”
    Stone!
    Unnerved by th at wild i mplication my stomach sours and a bitter cold shudder runs along my spine.
    Could it be true ?
    Had Stone done this to her ?
    The sheer lunacy of that notion has my legs going weak and my brain racing to catch up . Then again, what if he had no choice in the matter ? The master isn’t a man who tolerates mistakes or insubordination. What if mating with Sandy was the only way for Stone to prove his loyalt ies to the master after returning to the compound empty - handed ?
    I swallow. Hard. What would the master do to make me prove my loyalt ies ?
    As I think about Logan, my heart goes on a roller coaster ride. He’s strong, I remind myself. The strongest wolf I know, physically and mentally. And w hile he’s assured me numerous times that he can handle whatever punishment the master is capable of delivering , I can’t help but worry . If you find a person’s weaknesses, then you’ve found a way to destroy them, and i f there is one thing I know it’s that everyone has their breaking point. And it’s only a matter of time before the master finds it.
    For a minute I wonder about my own breaking point. What would it take for me to back down, to become the obedient wolf the master wants?
    When Sandy begins to hum a lullaby, one I’m familiar with from my days in the nursery, I get the distinct impression that she’s trying to taunt me. Once again I wonder if Stone is the father, and what other corrupt things the master made him to do prove himself trustworthy .
    That thought has my rage surg ing, and a volatile storm begins to brew inside me just as the door at the top of the stairs flings open . When light filters down, h ot panic invades