CEO's Runaway Mate and Her Cubs

Ale and Samantha reached the central square where two wolves were standing straight and a third had his back bent. The latter was Armando, while the others were his father and uncle.

«I want to have a chat with Renato!» he said. «He attacked my son for no reason before the battle, and he did it again after!»

«No reason?» Samantha said. «Who told you that?»

Her eyes swept over Armando for a second only, as if he was an insignificant bug. She had evened her wrongs with him and could focus on issue number two: the adult wolf claiming to have something to settle with Renato.

«What do you want from him?» she asked. «He's weak now. He can't talk with you... Come later.»

«I don't care if he's weak! He beat my son! Twice!»

«That's not true. Once was my doing,» she chuckled. «Don't take away my merits.»

«Hey, Samantha...» Ale whispered, his heart accelerating and his back covered by cold sweat.

Renato was going to kill him - once completely healed. He didn't know his woman was such a blockhead: she challenged one of the strongest wolves in their pack just because, and she didn't look worried about it one bit.

All of a sudden, Renato's reluctance about letting her alone made a lot of sense.

«We should go,» he said. «We're late. That shower must be over, right?»

He even chuckled, but Samantha paid no attention.

«What do you want to do?» she asked. «Beat him back? Do you think you can do that?»

«I can't let him go unpunished. And he's not as strong as they say... It was all our Alpha's preference... But our Alpha is gone, now.»

«I see,» Samantha said, tilting her head. «I wasn't referring to that, though.»

«He's an Omega now. He can't possibly beat me.»

«Hey?» Samantha murmured, annoyed. «I won't let you get to him. Period. I came all this way to save him, after all. And, as much as I can witness, he's the only thing between your pack and complete devastation. If you want to continue living together, don't hurt Renato.»

«We will build a new pack without Alpha Luciano and without Renato,» added the man on his right. «But to do that, we need to get rid of the latter.»

«I won't let you,» Samantha repeated. Get more stories at m_vl_em_p_yr

She walked to them, her gaze straight into the man's eyes. She looked at the one in the centre with the same intensity, and she felt their fear. Just, it was covered by excitement and greed, so they couldn't notice how they were aiming at their death.

She had met a few wolves from that pack, and she wasn't even surprised when the man tried punching her. She just bent backwards and evaded the blow. No surprise they couldn't do anything against Norwich: they were slow and weak.

Even weaker after Polenta fled.

She waited for the second attempt before stepping back. She wanted to punch him as well... so badly; but her instinct told her to wait.

She took a couple of steps in a circle, breathing slowly while the other man was already tired or... It wasn't tiredness but something different.

«I told you,» she said. «I won't let you hurt him.»

She couldn't care less about the pack, about the other wolves... But her mate was hers. No one could think about hurting him.

«Who the hell are you?» he asked, starting to feel her power.

Her eyes glowed with blue light, and the other wolves took a step back. All of them, not one excluded. However, not all were simply afraid... Some were curious and wary but still willing to stay and see how it would end.

«You should get out of here,» Samantha said. «This is not a place for you anymore.»

With her words, she made it clear that the wolves looking for Renato should leave.

«Why?» the man stuttered. «Who are you to tell me this?»

Samantha sighed. She had enough to talk about.

«Armando, you hurt Amanda. You made her bleed... You hunted her in the woods and took pictures of all of that. A wolf like you, sadistic and ready to use his strength against a weaker wolf at the first chance, shouldn't live in a pack.»

«What are you talking about, ah? My son didn't do anything.»

Samantha smirked.

«But I do have proof. Your genius son took pictures. Everyone can see what happened... You can't deny as you do with all the rest.»

«The rest?» she heard.

She turned to the rest of the pack and took note of every expression. As expected, the pack was surprised. They didn't know much about Polenta's shady affairs... Except maybe for those participating.

«Your higher-ups had enough secrets for a country. You better know about it sooner than later. Thankfully, they're not around to make things worse. Good riddance.»

«I don't believe you,» the man said. «You talk about proof but can't show any.»

Samantha passed a hand through her hair. It was right: she couldn't show him. But she knew about the pictures from Amanda, and she hoped that a certain spoiled brat got a copy on her phone...

«Are you sure?» she said, chuckling.

Bluffing came natural, and she didn't have anything to lose. Her reputation didn't exist yet in that pack, so she could take the risk.

«That's right,» she heard, and she smiled, content. So, that brat knew when to take the right decision! «I have the pictures.»

«Lucretia?» Armando whispered, his face surprised and hurt. «What are you doing?»

«You thought I would find it amusing?» the girl said. «It's sick!»

She had spent an afternoon with that girl, eating fast food and looking for adventures. Why would she find it funny if they hurt her as much as to make her bleed?

«That's sick,» she repeated.

«You're not the Alpha's sister anymore, Lucretia,» the second man said. He had still some brain cells working, but he couldn't imagine that it would make him get in trouble together with the other two.

Lucretia closed her mouth and sulked, but Samantha hadn't become a Manager thanks to her pretty face. She wouldn't have left them out of there without consequences.