Pride Unleashed (a Wolf's Pride novel, book 2) by Cat Kalen Read Free Book Online

on the balls of my feet. Following his gaze I s earch t hrough the throngs of wolves until I s pot Sandy smoothing her hair off her face . She glares at me then shifts her stance to looks at Stone . W hen I watch her turn on her puppy charm in the face of the compound’s alpha , I take note of the new scars decorating her flesh. The sight has my wolf howling and all I want to do is weep for her.
    M y eyes flick back to Stone ’s . “ She’s -” I stop, unable to bring the words to life, unable to give them meaning.
    He gives a tight nod and his nostrils flare wide as he slides me a knowing look. “ Yeah, I know .”
    I lower my head and frown . “ Of course you do .”
    “ What’s that supposed to mean ? ”
    The tension in his tone has my head jerk ing back up with a start. “ Nothing .” I swallow, not at all sure how it makes me feel to know that Stone will soon have pups with Sandy. But I do know that th e unwise sting of jealousy I ’m experiencing makes me uncomfortable , especially since I’ve given myself to another —a powerful, caring wolf who is going against his own best interests t o help me .
    “ She wants out of here ,” I say more to convince myself than anything else . “ She just doesn’t know it yet . ”
    “ Are you sure about that ?” he challenges.
    “ Yes ,” I s nap , although I’m not sure about anything. Not anymore. Needing to redirect the conversation I rush out, “ We’ve come with a plan , Stone . ”
    His dark eyes are explosive as they move around the courtyard and I know exactly who he’s looking for and exactly what he ’ll try to do when he finds him . “ We ? ”
    “ Yes, we ,” I say , as I listen to the cannon boom in the distance.
    I scan the courtyard and once again notice how much attention we’ve drawn. But despite the warning glares aimed my way, I realize it’s too late to turn back now. I can’t let doubt cloud my mission and I have to cling to the belief that once we take down the master, it will break the spell he has over the se broken and abused wolves.
    K nowing we need to move fast and get close to the handlers before my team on the outside attack s , I step closer to Stone and try not to appear conspiratorial when I say, “ I need you to pay careful attention to what I’m about to tell you, because we ’re all going to get out of here today and we need your help . ” I continue to speak, but stop short when I realize he’s no longer listening to me.
    I watch h is eyes narrow unnaturally, and note the way h e’s sniffing the air . W hen he looks at a distant spot near the master’s private entrance , the hairs on my nape prickle and tendrils of unease crawl over my skin like an army of red hot fire ants .
    Stone gives a slow shake of his head, and the worry in his voice scares me when he says , “ Pride, oh hell, Pride, what have you done ?”
    I spin around in time to see the master, shielding himself from the impending rainstorm with a black umbrella, but it’s who he’s with that sends my heart into overdrive and has cold flooding my veins .
    Darkness churns inside m y stomach as the master moves with purpose, each menacing step meant to intimate, to force me to react. As he baits me, his cold s hrewd eyes search my face and it takes every ounce of control I have to keep my wolf from rushing at him when all I want to do is let her off her leash .
    I look right at him, taking in the hard lines of his profile, then sever his lecherous gaze as I shift my concentration to the young girl anchored to his side .
    Expression stricken, the girl lifts her lashes, and when her terrified green eyes flicker over mine, it occurs with dawning horror that the master has captured none other than Logan’s cousin, the sweet and innocent Gem.
    With her hands and feet in manacles, she s huffles alongside the master. I hiss when I watch her stumble , a riot of emotions overcoming me , congesting my ability to think with any sort of clarity .
    As I