Choices: Alpha City, Book 3 by Bryce Evans Page B

purple bedding—her favorite color. The walls were a light gray, and everything matched and fit perfectly in the room. She didn’t know what to go to first. The dresser had perfume on top of it; when she inspected it closer she saw that it was her favorite kind.
    “I think I have everything you’ll need to wear in the drawers and in the closet, but we can get you whatever you need if I don’t,” Judd said.
    When she opened the first drawer up she knew the man had done all of this for her. Even the underwear was the brand she wore. She walked over to the closet and found clothes and shoes in her sizes. “When…” She cleared her throat. “When did you do all this? You did this for me?”
    Judd smiled. “Of course it’s for you. I don’t do this for all women.”
    “I don’t understand, Judd. When did you do this?”
    “A month ago, I guess.”
    “A month ago was when I came to town. You hadn’t even spoken to me. At all. Not a word.” Maggie really didn’t understand any of this. Why would he do this if he hated her and her kind?
    “I thought about you all the time, got some people to check out what you liked and didn’t. Maybe even spied a little bit to see what your tastes were. I thought that one day we would work this out and get to know each other, as we did, and you could have your own room. Your own space. Do you like it?”
    Maggie stroked her fingers down the side of Judd’s face. “I love it. And you did it all for me.”
    “I would move mountains for you, and I plan on doing that so we can be together. Like I promised, I will find a way for us to be together,” Judd answered, and she could tell he was being honest.
    He kissed the top of her head. “I’ll leave you so you can get ready for bed, but if you need me in the middle of the night, I’m just down the hall. Okay?”
    “Okay.” She looked around the room. “Thank you.”
    “You’re welcome.”

Chapter Seven
    J udd walked down to his office. He had to check in to see what was going on with Morris.
    “Hello,” a voice said.
    “Anything new?” Judd asked his Beta, Pennson.
    “He just woke up, and boy is he mad, and strong as hell. I’m glad we re-enforced the walls with silver. He’s bouncing off the sides of them like a ping-pong ball. Asshole didn’t wake up with a better attitude, if that’s what you want to know.”
    “Has he said anything?”
    “Only that your bitch of a mate is going to die for changing him into this abomination,” Pennson repeated.
    Judd sat silently listening. His temper was flaring after the threat to his mate. “He won’t have a chance to touch her before he goes to Hell.”
    “That’s exactly what I told him, but the bastard seems to think they’ll rescue him. We put up double plates of silver across the front of the walls, just in case he reaches out through the bars. He looks like he’s about to gnaw his arm off for something to eat.”
    “Remember what Maggie said about how strong and starved he’ll be. Don’t let anyone go near him,” Judd warned.
    “Got it covered, boss,” Pennson assured him.
    He hoped that Morris wasn’t right about a rescue mission. He would get with the Alphas about draining Morris of all the information he had. The longer they let him live, the worse it would be. He didn’t trust the guy, and now he was wondering if they shouldn’t have just killed him in the first place. What if this was a trap, and they wanted him to get caught?
    Worried now, Judd fired up his computer and sent out a message relaying his thoughts. Nobody was safe, that was what Morris had said. He had to keep Maggie and his pride happy and whole. There had to be something he could do to make sure that everyone he loved was free from any harm.
    Judd started researching the internet for some type of weapon. Something he could use in the fight against Claudia and Jamal. What could you use against magic? The dragon’s skin was thicker than that of any other living creature; they