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.Members of our pack began to disappear and were never found or never returned.Even though I am much stronger than Roman was in body, his craziness made him insanely strong of the mind.He was able to control all of us with his power as Alpha and there was nothing I or anybody else could do to circumvent that power.There is no pack left.I am the only one, and I want to thank you for freeing me from my brother’s control when you killed him.”“Oh my God, I killed a man,” Michelle muttered as her body shook harder.She felt sick to her stomach at what she’d done.Her eyes darted around the room in her panic as she looked for escape.“Here, drink,” Nigel commanded, holding the glass of amber liquid to her lips.Michelle reached out and tried to hold his hands, but hers were shaking so much she couldn’t get the glass to her mouth.“Let me,” Nigel said, brushing her hands aside, holding the glass to her mouth.He didn’t stop until Michelle had drained the contents of the glass.She felt all warm and tingly inside, and she knew the alcohol was thwarting her shock.“He killed everyone in your pack? Including your parents?” Michelle asked and giggled when she heard her words slurring together.“Yes,” Nigel replied solemnly.“I’m sorry.I’m not laughing at what he did.That’s so horrible, words can’t describe how atro…atroc…atrocious,” Michelle slurred then giggled.Nigel smiled at her, but she could see his underlying pain and guilt.She felt so sorry for him, but knew he wouldn’t want her pity.“So there is no one?” Michelle asked and saw Nigel shake his head.He tipped his head back and drained the contents of his glass.He rose to his feet and walked back over to the bar.She watched as he poured another shot, then turned to her, raising his glass with his silent question.Michelle shook her head, giggled, and then smiled ruefully.She was already three sheets to the wind.She didn’t need another drink.“My mates are coming,” Michelle slurred.“Let me deal with them when they get here.I don’t want you hurt.”“I deserve everything I get,” Nigel stated with no inflection.“No, you don’t.Your brother was controlling you.You aren’t to blame for what he did.”“I should be held accountable, just as he has.He killed our pack for fuck sake,” Nigel said with a roar, spun around, and hurled his glass against the wall.Michelle flinched, pushed the rug aside, and staggered to her feet.She managed to make her way over to Nigel and took his hand in her own.“Yes he did, and you would have stopped him if you could have.You can’t take the blame for what your brother did onto your shoulders.It will eat you up inside.He was insane.There was nothing you could do.Don’t let his insanity become your own.The guilt will tear you up and make you just as crazy as he was.”“I have nothing left.There is no one here to care for, to guide and nurture.He destroyed everything.”“And still, it wasn’t your doing.You will come and live with us.Join our pack.You won’t be an Alpha, but you can be a Beta, second in command.I won’t have you torturing yourself and living alone,” Michelle stated.“Your mates will never allow that,” Nigel replied.“You leave my mates to me.I will have my way and there is nothing they can do or say that will stop me,” Michelle said in a firm voice.“You are definitely a worthy mate to your Alphas.You are fair and compassionate,” Nigel replied.“Shit, they’re here,” she muttered when she heard a car door slam.“Leave them to me and don’t get involved,” Michelle commanded and turned to face the door.Chapter SixteenMichelle heard the tires squeal on the concrete driveway and doors slam.The sound of the front door slamming open as it hit the opposite wall made her jump.She stood a few feet from the doorway, her feet planted shoulder width apart and her hands on her hips.She was getting her way and was not backing down until her mates agreed.Brock was the first through the door.He rushed over to her, picked her up, and threw her over his shoulder.He was on his way out the door again before Michelle could open her mouth, but when she did she stopped him in his tracks.“Put me down right now,” Michelle yelled, authority reeking from her body.She almost laughed when Brock froze, swung her off his shoulder, and let her feet slide to the floor.Jonah and Mikhail barged around her and Brock, growls rumbling out of their chests and hair sprouting out on their forearms.“Don’t you dare touch him,” Michelle commanded as she staggered over to her mates.They, too, froze in their tracks, and when they turned to her, she couldn’t prevent the smile forming on her face from their incredulous looks.“It wasn’t his fault.”“I don’t care whose fault it was, everyone here dies,” Jonah roared, his words garbled as his beast began to emerge.“He’s the only one left,” Michelle slurred as she staggered over to Jonah and placed herself between him and Nigel.“S–Shit, sit down [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]