Torn Between Enemy Alphas

Chapter 19- Murder

An hour had passed since Alpha Kent Altera had followed her up to the third floor and begun swearing. That had only lasted a moment though, and then he'd swiftly shifted modes, giving orders to the bodyguard that had accompanied them, before pulling out his cellphone and quickly making a call.

"Rio already call you?" Alpha Altera sounded furious and Alice tried to disappear into the seat that he'd told her to sit in a few minutes earlier.

"It's been confirmed. I could scent that it's her blood in the office, and she's gone. There isn't that much blood, but there absolutely are signs of a struggle. You should come." There was a long pause and Alice leaned forward, putting her head in her hands. "Of course. I'll start organizing a larger search at once. Rio has already gotten started with that. He was going to start gathering up the warriors and scouts and whatever leadership from this pack he could find to get going on searching for her."

"I believe our Alpha is the one who took her. You need to be careful of trusting him." Alice was on her feet in a moment, but the second that the words left her mouth and Alpha Kent turned his dark eyes in her direction, she wished that she hadn't said them.

"I'll see you when you get here. Yes. I'll call the moment we know anything. Goodbye." He slipped his phone into his pocket, his eyes not leaving her face, and Alice fought down the wave of panic that threatened to overwhelm her. Closing her eyes for a brief moment she took a slow, deep breath, and tried to think of Luna Emery, as she had been the office earlier, when they had had that conversation. She needed to tell Alpha Altera what she knew to help Emery.

"That is a serious accusation. And to make it against your own Alpha? Did you see him?" his voice trailed off as he really looked at the small trembling female in front of him for the first time. "What did you say your name was again?" It only then registered in his mind that she had said that this was her office and that she had been meeting with Luna Emery.

"Alice. My name is Alice."

"You're the one that we were called here to meet about?" His stare was intense and Alice could feel his authority in every word, but she didn't look away this time.

"Yes, Alpha Altera. You are here because of me. But all I want to do right now is help Luna Emery. She was kind to me when we spoke a few minutes ago. And I am seriously frightened of Alpha Cadman. I will tell you what I told her."

"To answer your first question, I didn't see him. But last night when he was trying to rile up the crowd to kill the delegation from Obsidian Moon I'm certain he was half shifted the entire time. Anyone could see it. And yes, I am selfishly terrified for myself, of what happens to me if I stay, and I don't want to lose my mate and my chance at happiness, but I'm also afraid for this pack, and now for Luna Emery. She met with Alpha Cadman this morning and I believe she could see through the cracks in the madness that are beginning to show in his demeanor and that's why she asked me to meet up here. I also think that might be why he took her."

Alpha Altera's jaw clenched for a moment but he didn't speak. Finally he nodded and gestured for her to stand up.

"I'll need you to come with me. Don't say anything about what you've told me to anyone else unless I ask you to." Alice felt the command in his words settle around her, and then fall away, like any other Alpha command would, but of course, she didn't tell him that. He did not need to know that his commands were useless on her, especially not in this moment.

As she followed him back down the stairs he began to speak. "Where is your mate right now?"

Alice shook her head. "I'm not sure. He sat with me and Kate, that's Alpha Cadman's daughter, at breakfast, and then Luna Emery and I went up to speak in my office."