The Alpha's Reluctant Mate by Morganna Williams Read Free Book Online Page B

kill.”
    I blanched. “That’s why you spent the night.”
    She nodded. “I would still have been your mentor, but as it stands right now I’m kind of your bodyguard as well. Sid will do anything to get to Connor. So you and your loved ones are in danger until the threat is neutralized. I tried to tell Connor you weren’t ready to hear all of this, but he insists that you be brought to the compound where he can make sure you’re safe.”
    I didn’t have any family left; Epenie was the closest thing to family I had. “Does this mean Epenie is in danger too?” I asked, horrified by the possibility.
    â€œYes, that’s partly why I included her in the information I gave you last night,” Tera confided.
    â€œWe have to get her and keep her safe,” I said, jumping up and trying to keep from panicking.
    â€œIt’s okay, Xandie, Connor sent someone to get Epenie already. She’ll be at the compound when we arrive. Go and get anything you need for you and Dizzy.”
    â€œDizabell can come too? Will she be safe?”
    â€œConnor will ensure any human or animal you love is safe, you’re his mate,” she said matter-of-factly.
    â€œNot if I have anything to say about it,” I said firmly, as I left the room to gather my toiletries and everything Dizzy would need for the next few days.
    â€œYou don’t have anything to say about it,” Tera said softly.
    I pretended not to hear her whispered comeback; an argument served no purpose at the moment.
    I didn’t agree; in fact, I had an awful lot to say about it indeed.
    Chapter Six
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    We were each lost in our own thoughts on the drive to the mysterious compound. It seemed strange to call a home a compound. At least it did to me. Tera obviously didn’t seem to have an issue with it.
    Dizabell was softly snoring from her bed on the backseat.
    I studied Tera’s profile as she navigated her black Honda Ridgeline through the crowded city streets, biting back a grin at some of the pithier comments she made to the other drivers. My new friend was aggressive behind the wheel of a car. “Moron! What day do you think it is? Sunday? I wish these people would get out of my way!”
    She glared at the drivers as she passed them and gunned the large motor in her truck. I chewed my lower lip thoughtfully, thinking about not having a way out of my own if I didn’t like this compound of Connor’s.
    It didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why I didn’t need a car. Connor the great obviously didn’t intend for it to be easy to leave his compound once I got there.
    I still didn’t know exactly where we were going; I just knew Connor’s place was somewhere on the outskirts of the city.
    â€œWhat exactly is a compound? I mean it’s nothing like that whole Branch Davidian thing, is it?” I asked, suddenly feeling the need to end the silence that surrounded the car like a tomb.
    â€œNot at all. We aren’t a cult. We’re a pack. There is a huge difference between the two. A pack is like a family with an even bigger bond. We don’t always get along but we always have each other’s backs, with of course the exception of the group trying to take over. Connor’s compound is really more of a large estate. We don’t all live there, but most of us do live in the same subdivision, Connor included. It’s a gated community. All of the residents are werewolves and their families,” she explained.
    â€œHow do you keep other people out?” I asked curiously.
    â€œThe application process; we make it so frustrating for humans with no connection to the pack that they finally give up, and if they don’t, we find a reason to deny the application. It can be pretty funny to watch rich people get all upset about being excluded by such a prestigious community,” Tera grinned.
    â€œWhat subdivision is it?”
    â€œWolf