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currently in front of his eyes. He had seen a lot of things in his lifetime as Alpha, but this was evil, serial killer kind of shit. Alpha City would forever be changed by the witch and dragon’s actions. Claudia wanted something from the Alphas, but he and his friends had no intention of giving it to her.
    Claudia Blackwood had declared war on all the shifters and paranormals in Alpha City who protected the entrance to Valceria, where the elves called home. The entrance was hidden, and only the Alphas knew where it was. Claudia would torture and kill anyone she could to find out where that entrance was. There had always been evil people in the world, but some people were just terrible human beings. Claudia Blackwood was the worst one of all.
    They had hurried when his beta Lex Crenshaw had called him and told them to come to the city limits sign, but he couldn’t believe what he was now seeing. He had just found his mate, Sage Wingate, the day before, and had wanted to spend the day courting her. He already had to fight against her idea that they wouldn’t be mates, since he was a shifter and she was a witch. In addition, she wasn’t much of a talker—most likely an introvert and used to being in control—so getting thrown in among the chatty shifters was something she’d have to get used to, along with the idea of them being mates. He’d hoped a normal day together would allow them both a chance to get to know each other… but sadly, nothing about this day would be normal.
    He had seen pictures of Jessica Wingate, but what he was seeing now was unconceivable. Jessica Wingate was Sage’s mother and this would change her forever.
    Brody held on to Sage as she tried to run for her mother. He had never seen anything so malicious and cruel done to another human being. Screaming at the top of her lungs, Sage tried to break free again and run toward the sign, “No, no, no, no!”
    “You can’t touch her Sage.” Brody watched as his friend, Ryder, strained to talk. “Her body has been wrapped with explosives.” If they touched her, it would trigger the bomb to go off. Brody had to hold her tightly so she couldn’t break free.
    Jessica Wingate was nailed to the city limits sign. It looked like the dragon had whipped her body with his tail so badly that there wasn’t much left of her torso. He left her head unharmed so Sage would be able to recognize her, making this moment stick inside her memory forever.
    At first he could scent the fresh pine trees along with the wild flowers they had planted all around the sign. Something Brody loved about Alpha City. Now, as the air drifted toward them, he could only smell the stench of death. Jessica Wingate’s body was placed directly in the sunlight, baking as the sun rose higher in the sky.
    Sage’s body went limp, falling to the ground in his arms crying. He continued to hold on to her, whispering in her ear, “It’s going to be okay,” but even he didn’t know if it would ever be okay again. Everything that they held dear was being killed right in front of them. This was the fourth person Claudia Blackwood and Jamal had been responsible for killing, and they would continue to do this until they got what they wanted or were stopped. Kenny Davis, Pennson Hudson, Thorn Russell, and now Jessica Wingate were all dead because of them. They had to be stopped before anyone else became their next victim.
    The pain she was feeling was evident as she cried out. Her voice echoed, bringing silence to the crowd that had gathered. He had to stay strong to help her through this. He was an Alpha, who ruled Alpha City, but he couldn’t look at the crushed body of Sage’s mother any longer. Cruel and evil was what Claudia Blackwood was. She had no love for anything, including herself. She hated everything in the world and like her lover Jamal, King of the Dragons, she wanted everything and everybody to suffer until she got what she wanted. Dear God, how much pain Jessica Wingate must