In Between The Alphas
Chapter 45

His kiss was perfect. I have only been kissed by one person so I really have nothing to compare it to but I don't need comparisons to know when something is perfect.

His lips were soft against mine and his thumb car3ssed my face as he moved his lips softly against mine. He was letting me set the speed and didn't push me any more than I was willing to go and I felt my belly flutter at just how thoughtful he was being. He pulled away after a second and I was left staring at him in shock and that was when everything came barreling back to me. He is my Alpha and he has a mate. He must have seen the expression on my face because he opened his mouth to speak. "I'm sorry," I cut him off, "You have a mate, I should- we should never have done that."

"Charlotte let me explain."

"No, I am so sorry," I said, "I'm sure I've committed the worst crime ever against another female."

"You haven't done anything wrong Charlotte," he said, "Let me explain."

"What was I thinking?" I said more to myself than him, Of course I wasn't thinking; I am such a fool." "Charlotte please," he said softly,

"How would your mate feel?" I asked ignoring him, "She is going to feel so betrayed and she probably-"

"Stop!" he said and I went quiet immediately, "My mate, she doesn't- it's complicated."

"Complicated how?"

"I don't know how to explain it to you but I can assure you that she would have no problem with me kissing you."

"Are you sure?" I asked, "Mates can be very territorial."

"I'm sure." He said and I felt my fears ease slightly.

"But you're still my Alpha," I said, "It is very inappropriate."

"Says who?" he asked and I opened my mouth but closed it again because I had no answer for him, "Who says it's inappropriate?"

"It just is,"I said and he let out a small laugh.

"No one will have a problem with it," he said,"

And even if they do; I'm the Alpha and I make the rules."

"You can't misuse your power like that," I said and he shot me a bored look but then almost as quickly his expression changed.

"Did I cross a line?" he asked suddenly, "If you didn't want it then I'm sorry; I must have misread the signs and I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable in any way."

"It's not that, it's just," I trailed off, "I just need time to think about everything."

"Okay," he said although I could see the relief etched on his face.

"I'm just going to take a small walk in the forest outside,"

"It isn't safe" he said softly and I let out a sigh.

"I promise I won't go far," I said, "I'll be back in less than thirty minutes. I just need to think."

"I don't want you outside right now; it isn't safe," he said, "You could think in the house; I'll stay away from you until you ask me to come back."

"I just," I began, "I need to think away from everything that reminds me of you so it doesn't influence my decision."

He thought about it for a second before finally nodding,

"If you aren't back in thirty minutes then I'm coming to get you."

"Deal," I said as I stood up from the couch then made my way over to the door, "I'll be back soon. Don't worry about me."

"I'm going to worry until you get back." He said and I ignored the way his words made me feel and quickly left the house.

I started on the path through the forest. I don't plan on going far, just a few feet away from the house and I had walked all of five minutes before I came across a clearing and stopped.

The moon was shining so brightly against the small pool of water and I sat down cross-legged and enjoyed the light breeze against my skin and almost immediately the thoughts started flying around in my head.

Logan looks like he would make a perfect partner but I'm scared. I haven't exactly had the best men in my life. Look at Jake; I thought he would be a good guy.

'But Logan defended you against Jake, my inner voice said and I let out a sigh.

While that is true, what about his mate? He says it's complicated but can't explain. I wonder if she rejected him or something. What if she's dead? Logan doesn't seem like someone who would cheat on his mate so I'm sure there's a story behind it.

I was so into my thoughts that I didn't realize the air had gotten cooler until I heard a twig snap behind me. I stood to my feet immediately and ran my eyes through the woods until I came across a figure coming out of the trees.

"Who are you?" I asked although I'm sure I already know the answer.

"You have made this search a lot harder than it needs to be," he said and that's when I saw the other men coming out of the woods, "Come with us and no one gets hurt." I tried calling down the bond but the man tsked, "That won't work; not while we're here" "I'm not going back with you," I spat and he smiled.

"I

I guess we're doing this the hard way then."

The first guy moved to grab me but I threw a handful of dirt into his eyes and tried running the other way.

Another man came out of the woods and grabbed my arm but I bit into his hand so hard I drew blood and he flung me away.

I stood to my feet and both of them stared at me with hateful looks in their eyes and instead of coming to me one by one they all attacked together. I managed to get one of them on his a-ss but the others held onto me tightly that I had nowhere to run and no way to fight.

"You will get what's coming to you bitch," the first guy spat as he went back into the woods to retrieve some ropes and duct tape.

"No."I screamed, "Let go off me."

"I guess this goes on first," he said as he started unwrapping the duct tape.

"NO" I screamed again hoping someone would hear, "Someone please help me."

His hand whipped across my cheek so fast that I bit the inside of my mouth and tasted blood making me fall silent. He used the temporary silence to pull the tape over my mouth and that was when I felt the tears begin to pool in my eyes.

They tied my hands and my feet, all the while not releasing me or giving me a chance to escape while I struggled amidst my tears. I knew my struggle was fruitless; I was going back and there was nothing anyone could do to stop it. "Don't cry pretty one," the man said, "You're going back home now."

He brought out a syringe that I knew he was going to use to knock me out when I heard a loud growl coming from the forest.

"What was that?" one of the men behind me asked and the main guy just shook his head.

"I don't know; it's probably one of their patrol people," he said although I could hear the undercurrent of fear in his voice, "Let's just get the fuck out of here."

No sooner than he had said it I saw a massive black wolf burst out of the forest.