Werewolf Academy Book 6: Vengeance by Cheree Alsop Read Free Book Online

when he replied, “No. I won’t hurt you. You have my word.”
    She watched him a moment, then reached up and unlocked the final cuff.
    Alex fell forward. His legs gave out and his landed on his knees on the tile floor.
    “Get me out,” Drogan demanded.
    Alex rose to his feet before Kate could help him and crossed to the Alpha. Drogan’s threats swirled in his memory as he looked up at the Extremist. “You’ve taken so much from me,” he told the werewolf. “You won’t take anymore.”
    Drogan’s eyes widened with the realization that he was going to be left. “Don’t do this, Alex.”
    “We’ve got to go,” Kate said. “They should be investigating the downed cameras by now.”
    “You’re through hurting werewolves,” Alex said. He turned away from Drogan.
    “Alex!” Drogan shouted. “I’ll hunt you down, Alex, and when I do, I’ll kill you!”
    Alex ducked out the door behind Kate. He let it shut against Drogan’s enraged screams.
    Kate led him down one side hall, then another before she asked, “Isn’t he your brother?”
    Alex was silent for a moment. He finally shook his head. “He’s no brother of mine.”
    The place was quiet. Alex guessed it was late at night by the silence. He followed Kate down a flight of stairs. They were almost to the bottom when a sound caught Alex’s ears. Fire filled him at the familiarity of the claws on tile.
    “Hold on,” he whispered, catching Kate’s arm. The human hesitated.
    As if on cue, the door below them flew open. Two of Drogan’s curs entered the stairwell.
    “What is that?” Kate asked, her voice tinged with fear.
    “Looks like Drogan brought his own backup,” Alex replied.
    The creatures climbed up the stairs; their heavy footsteps shook the ground.
    Kate let out a little shriek of fear.
    “Stay behind me,” Alex told her.
    With the remains of the silver still in his veins, he wasn’t sure he could take the curs on. He tried to find the will to morph, but the strength avoided his command.
    Alex backed up so that Kate was sheltered behind him in the corner of the landing. He could hear her little whimpers of fear as the curs drew near. The one on the right was huge. It was the scarred one, Lucian, that Drogan had told him about. The curs growled with each breath and their massive heads swung from side to side. When they reached the landing Alex and Kate were on, both sets of eyes locked on Alex.
    Kate had risked everything to save his life. Alex was prepared to do the same for her. He bent his legs and held up his hands in a fighting stance, ready to protect her with whatever he had available.
    To Alex’s surprise, Drogan’s curs glared at him and continued on up the stairs. He watched them cautiously, prepared for the moment they would turn and attack. That moment never came.
    “They left,” Kate said, her voice shaky.
    Alex stepped away, letting her free from the corner. “They’re going to free Drogan. I should stop them.” He set a foot on the stairs leading up.
    Kate grabbed his arm. “Don’t be ridiculous. You can barely stand upright, let alone take those things on. They would tear you apart. Why don’t you live and defeat him another day.”
    Alex cracked a smile. “You and my sister would get along great.”
    Kate led the way down the stairs. Her steps were slow as if she expected more curs to appear in the doorway at any moment. Alex pushed the door open and checked the small parking garage. He could smell more curs, but there were no others in sight.
    “It’s clear,” he told Kate.
    “Let’s get out of here,” Kate replied. She led the way to a little blue car near the end of the garage. “You should probably lie down in the back until we get out of here.”
    As strange as it felt to follow a human’s orders, Alex did as she said. Kate grabbed a blanket from the trunk and spread it over him. Alex listened tensely as Kate gave one of the security guards at the exit her card.
    “Leaving late,” a man