Alpha Male Incorporated: Take Control by Marie Rochelle Page A

realize how much I had to drink back at the bar.”
    “I don’t mind at all. Cedric would have kicked my ass if I let you get a cab in this condition,” Alec answered. “I wasn’t about to leave you there to wait on Sahara to come and pick you up.”
    I know he wants to do more than help my woman home from the bar , Thorsten thought as he stood in the shadows, watching the couple in front of him.
    Leave Raya alone. Leave now ! He shot the warning into Alec’s head and smirked when the blond man touched his temple, but then he quickly frowned when Raya placed her hand on Alec’s arm.
    “Are you okay?” she asked, real concern in her voice. “Can I get you something?”
    Alec opened his mouth to speak, but Thorsten did something to make sure Raya’s new friend kept his mouth shut.
    Say one word and I will haunt you for the rest of the night , he threatened telepathically into the other man’s head . I promise you I will.
    “Yeah, I believe so,” he answered, dropping his hand away from the side of his head. “I just thought I heard something, but I guess I was wrong.”
    Still standing on the patio, Thorsten watched Alec glance around the room as he tried to figure out what was going on, but he wouldn’t be able to do it. However, he instantly felt the fear that shot up in Raya’s body as Alec’s words settled inside her head.
    This isn’t what he wanted to happen, and he regretted his decision to taunt this asshole. Another man, a human one at that, was there for Raya when it should be him in there with her. He couldn’t let what Alec was doing to continue, so he did something about it. Now, he only hoped it wouldn’t backfire on him.
    “You heard something?” Raya asked as her big brown eyes glanced around the room. “What did it sound like?”
    Once again, Thorsten sensed Alec’s primal need kicking in to comfort her and ease her fears. His hissed low in his throat as Alec’s hand touched Raya’s bare arm and spun her back around to face him.
    “Raya, are you okay? You’re acting strange,” he inquired, running his hand up and down her arm. “What’s wrong? Is it what I told you?”
    “Nothing,” she answered, placing her hand on top of Alec’s. “I just think I had too much to drink. I need to take a shower and head to bed. I have to be up early in the morning. I shouldn’t have stopped off at the club, but after the day I had I needed something to relax my nerves.”
    He noticed how Alec’s hand was still touching Raya’s body. He was a step away from making himself known if the mortal’s hand wasn’t off his mate in the next five seconds. He would deal with the consequences of his rash decisions later. He was a second away from taking a step towards the patio doors when Raya moved back from Alec.
    “Thank for giving me a ride home, but I really think it’s time for you to leave. I don’t mean to be rude, but it’s getting late and everything.”
    “You don’t look like you feel well,” Alec said. “Are you sure that you don’t need me to stay? I can sleep on the couch.”
    No, you aren’t going to spend the night at my woman’s house. She doesn’t anything else from you . If she is ill, I will take care of her because she belongs to me. Thorsten almost screamed as the short leash on his hot temper was about to break.
    The need to attack the human clawed at him, but he fought down his dark urges as Raya shook her head and then walked around Alec over to her front door, then opened it wide.
    “No, thank you. I only need to get some sleep and I’ll be back to my old self in no time.”
    Nodding, Alec headed in her direction but before going out the door he suddenly bent down and kissed her on the cheek before she could move back. Noticing how Raya’s body tensed up from the unwanted touch was the only thing that saved the guy from having his throat ripped out.
    “Sweet dreams, and don’t forget to tell Cedric I’ll call him about our golf match next week.”
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