Alpha Beast (The Alpha Shifter Collection Book 10)(13)
Author: Sam Crescent

 

“With how many times we’ve fucked, I’m getting used to it.”

 

“You better.” He kissed her lips and she moaned.

 

Just as he started to get hard, there was a knock at the door.

 

He pulled back and looked at Jenny. “Tell me you didn’t hear that.”

 

“I did.”

 

He groaned. “I’m just going to go and kill whoever would dare interrupt me this morning.” He climbed off the bed, not caring that his cock was already semi-aroused again. He opened the door to find his brothers and father waiting. The grim looks on their faces made him aware it wasn’t good.

 

“There has been a fire at one of our casinos. We have to go,” his father said, looking over his shoulder.

 

Liam followed his gaze to see Jenny. She’d covered her nakedness with a sheet. His honeymoon, for now, was over.

 

****

 

Seventy-two hours she’d been married. For sixteen of them, she’d been with her husband. The rest, she hadn’t seen him. Jenny sat in his apartment in the center of the city, staring out across the glowing streets below.

 

She’d always hated the city, as had her mother, and her grandmother.

 

“It’s not so bad, child,” Grandmother said.

 

“You don’t have to keep visiting me. I know you must have more enjoyable things to do wherever it is you go.”

 

“I need to make sure you’re okay. You know that and I can feel your sadness.”

 

“I’m fine. I should be used to this life sucking out what little fun and joy there actually is in life.” She sighed, moving away from the window. “Is he okay?”

 

“He’s doing business. The fire took six lives.”

 

“I know. Three of them have visited me.” She pressed her lips together. “Do you think I should go down there?”

 

“Jenny?”

 

“If six people lost their lives, that means another three are down there. They might not know to come and find me. They may have information about how the fire is caused.” The truth was she missed her husband. Now that she was married, she’d been trapped inside his apartment and it was driving her crazy.

 

“You risk a great deal going down there. The more that know about you, the harder it will be for you to escape.”

 

“I can’t escape this.” She grabbed her jacket and looked toward her grandmother. “Unless you think I’ll embarrass him. Do you think he’s lying to me? Is that why you don’t want me to go?”

 

“Liam is not lying to you. Work takes priority. He’s not at the burn site. They put that fire out a long time ago. No one is there at the moment.”

 

“If he’s not there, then where is he?”

 

“Taking care of business.”

 

Jenny had heard that term so many times. “He’s killing someone.”

 

“Not killing but … torturing.”

 

Tears filled Jenny’s eyes. “That’s the curse part, right? Something bad happens to his business or family, and he kills the wrong person, who wants revenge?”

 

“Jenny, he’s doing what he thinks is right.”

 

“If I can stop him killing the wrong people, then that is what I’m going to do. I’m not going to sit here twiddling my thumbs, waiting for something bad to happen.” She was driving herself crazy. They were not having a honeymoon and she accepted that because she thought she would at least get to see her husband. Instead, she’d been alone, lost in her thoughts and talking to spirits.

 

After sliding her jacket on, she opened the door and came to a stop when she saw not one, but three guards at her door.

 

“What are you doing here?” she asked.

 

“We’re to make sure you’re safe at all times, Mrs. Wolf.”

 

She stared at them, hard. “I want to go out.”

 

“You’re not allowed to leave,” the one nearest the door said.

 

Jenny looked at them all. None of them would keep eye contact with her. They were all afraid of her. She smiled. “You know if you touch me, then boils start to appear all over your skin. It’s not a pretty picture.” She stepped toward one of the men and watched as he instantly recoiled. “I can set your brains on fire with a mere look. I call upon your families and curse you.” These were just a few of the rumors that often circled about her at functions or even at school.

 

Kids could be so cruel.

 

“Mrs. Wolf, we can’t let you leave.”

 

“Then keep me if you’re willing to touch me. Some say that touching my cursed flesh will scar you for life. That you’ll only know fear and pain.” As she talked, she moved toward the elevator. The men were afraid of her.

 

She’d tried this once on her father’s men, but it hadn’t worked. Those men had been living with her and knew deep down, she was just like them. There was nothing special about her, other than her ability to see dead people.

 

The doors pinged closed and she knew they were going to be calling Liam to come and get her.

 

She took a deep breath.

 

Something twisted in the pit of her stomach.

 

“What are you doing, honey?” Grandmother asked.

 

“I’m going to see the fire.”

 

“Nothing good will come of the fire.”

 

The doors pinged over. “I’ve got to go and see. You know I have. Either come with me, or disappear.” She smiled at a couple who passed. They looked at her strangely, but who wouldn’t? She was talking to no one.

 

Climbing into Liam’s car, she took another deep breath. She hated to drive. More often than not, she got one of her brothers to drive, or at least one of the soldiers. After sliding the car into gear, she pulled out of the parking lot and made her way toward the location where the fire had taken place.

 

There were minimal cars on the road, for which she was thankful. Her awful driving would have undoubtedly caused a few problems if there had been more people on the roads. She pulled up into a space opposite the main fire. There was a metal fence around the building.

 

As she stepped out of her car, the scent of smoke was still heavy in the air.

 

A shiver rushed its way up her spine as she looked toward the building. To most, it looked like an abandoned warehouse, but she knew differently. With Liam gone, this was important to him. This was a job gone bad.