The Guardian Alpha: A Paranormal Werewolf Romance (Nameless Sentinels Book 3) by Evelyn Glass Page B
Authors: Evelyn Glass
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forth between the girls, curiosity nipping at her thoughts. “What's on your minds?”
“About the plan for tomorrow,” started Vera. The pup's voice held a sharp edge Kristi had never heard her use before. Kristi listed her head to the side, her curiosity doubling.
Lily finished Vera's statement, “We think it's a bad idea.”
“And why do you think that?” Kristi asked, the smile still plastered on her face. The warmth dimmed a few degrees as she struggled with inner displeasure. Three pups were going to tell her how to run the pack? She knew three kids who were getting too big for their britches. A part of Kristi, though, wanted to hear the girls out. After all, they were the future of Crystal Ridge and they should feel appreciated – even if they wanted to posit their opinions on a matter too complex for them to understand.
“We went into Goldbridge on our own, Alpha Kristi.” Hazel's voice hardened, her gaze hot with challenge. Kristi resisted the urge to thin her lips. Hazel insisted, “It wasn't their fault.”
“You still got hurt due to their incompetence.” Kristi's hands planted on her hips. She squared her stance and her shoulders, preparing for a debate.
“Well, I don't know about that,” admitted Hazel, averting her gaze. Her bright eyes didn't dally from Kristi's face for long. “But they did everything to make me better!”
Vera stepped forward, her arm going around Hazel's shoulders. “We couldn't leave until Hazel was healed.”
“And Jay made sure we were well taken care of!” Lily followed Vera's actions, stepping up next to Hazel and taking her hand. The three drew strength from each other. They knew Kristi wouldn’t hurt them nor exile them. Though, the bitter part of Kristi was very, very tempted to prove them wrong.
“Girls, I don't expect you to understand,” she sighed, rubbing the bridge of her nose. Deep-seated disgust roiled inside her. Long-ago taught hate simmered and snapped through her thoughts. Goldbridge deserved no credit. All of their decisions were based in greed and selfishness. “Goldbridge took that land two hundred years ago. It is rightfully ours and we shouldn't have to compromise to get it back.”
“Two hundred years ago is a long time, Alpha Kristi,” Hazel countered. She pursed her lips and crossed her arms.
“Yeah, families have been born, raised, and died there!” Vera's exclamation rang through the corridors. Members glanced their way, all curious eyes and ears. However, one annoyed glare from Kristi sent them running. Vera wasn't as easily deterred, though. “The original jerks are long gone!”
Kristi narrowed her eyes, her smile finally draining off her face. Vexation coiled into her thoughts as indignity heightened. Her words came out clipped and cold, “Are you three saying we shouldn't want our sacred land back?”
“No,” Hazel shook her head roughly. She pinned Kristi with a soft, “But there has to be a way we can compromise, so we can live together without fighting.”
Kristi snorted and rolled her eyes in a very un-alpha fashion. She shook her head as she muttered, “I think you've been hanging around Jay too much.”
“That might be true,” muttered Lily, averting her gaze, “But at least he doesn't want to hurt anyone.”
Kristi jerked at Lily's words. A heated flush clawed across her cheeks as pain throbbed through her heart. The temperature plummeted to subzero temperatures and the three pups shivered under Kristi's stare. Her voice dropped into a low hiss, “He hurt me , Lily.”
Silence fell, thick and heavy, among the four of them. No one else ventured down the corridor, as if sensing the negative energy. The girls shifted uneasily, exchanging glances between each other.
“Thank you, girls, for your concerns,” she crisply remarked. She fought against the sneer that coiled beneath her lips. Instead, Kristi forced herself to give the
“About the plan for tomorrow,” started Vera. The pup's voice held a sharp edge Kristi had never heard her use before. Kristi listed her head to the side, her curiosity doubling.
Lily finished Vera's statement, “We think it's a bad idea.”
“And why do you think that?” Kristi asked, the smile still plastered on her face. The warmth dimmed a few degrees as she struggled with inner displeasure. Three pups were going to tell her how to run the pack? She knew three kids who were getting too big for their britches. A part of Kristi, though, wanted to hear the girls out. After all, they were the future of Crystal Ridge and they should feel appreciated – even if they wanted to posit their opinions on a matter too complex for them to understand.
“We went into Goldbridge on our own, Alpha Kristi.” Hazel's voice hardened, her gaze hot with challenge. Kristi resisted the urge to thin her lips. Hazel insisted, “It wasn't their fault.”
“You still got hurt due to their incompetence.” Kristi's hands planted on her hips. She squared her stance and her shoulders, preparing for a debate.
“Well, I don't know about that,” admitted Hazel, averting her gaze. Her bright eyes didn't dally from Kristi's face for long. “But they did everything to make me better!”
Vera stepped forward, her arm going around Hazel's shoulders. “We couldn't leave until Hazel was healed.”
“And Jay made sure we were well taken care of!” Lily followed Vera's actions, stepping up next to Hazel and taking her hand. The three drew strength from each other. They knew Kristi wouldn’t hurt them nor exile them. Though, the bitter part of Kristi was very, very tempted to prove them wrong.
“Girls, I don't expect you to understand,” she sighed, rubbing the bridge of her nose. Deep-seated disgust roiled inside her. Long-ago taught hate simmered and snapped through her thoughts. Goldbridge deserved no credit. All of their decisions were based in greed and selfishness. “Goldbridge took that land two hundred years ago. It is rightfully ours and we shouldn't have to compromise to get it back.”
“Two hundred years ago is a long time, Alpha Kristi,” Hazel countered. She pursed her lips and crossed her arms.
“Yeah, families have been born, raised, and died there!” Vera's exclamation rang through the corridors. Members glanced their way, all curious eyes and ears. However, one annoyed glare from Kristi sent them running. Vera wasn't as easily deterred, though. “The original jerks are long gone!”
Kristi narrowed her eyes, her smile finally draining off her face. Vexation coiled into her thoughts as indignity heightened. Her words came out clipped and cold, “Are you three saying we shouldn't want our sacred land back?”
“No,” Hazel shook her head roughly. She pinned Kristi with a soft, “But there has to be a way we can compromise, so we can live together without fighting.”
Kristi snorted and rolled her eyes in a very un-alpha fashion. She shook her head as she muttered, “I think you've been hanging around Jay too much.”
“That might be true,” muttered Lily, averting her gaze, “But at least he doesn't want to hurt anyone.”
Kristi jerked at Lily's words. A heated flush clawed across her cheeks as pain throbbed through her heart. The temperature plummeted to subzero temperatures and the three pups shivered under Kristi's stare. Her voice dropped into a low hiss, “He hurt me , Lily.”
Silence fell, thick and heavy, among the four of them. No one else ventured down the corridor, as if sensing the negative energy. The girls shifted uneasily, exchanging glances between each other.
“Thank you, girls, for your concerns,” she crisply remarked. She fought against the sneer that coiled beneath her lips. Instead, Kristi forced herself to give the
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