Free Megan's Alpha Male by Becky Wilde

asked, as he took her hand in his and began to guide her to the sofa.

    A familiar female voice stopped them in their tracks. “Well, doesn't this look nice. Are you trying to use your feminine wiles to keep my Alpha dangling on a string? You know Nik, you really disappoint me.
    I never thought I would see the day you would want to mate with a human . We could have been so good together. But you had to go and throw it all away for that,” Nadia stated, as she raised her arm and pointed a gun at Megan. “I can't believe you would choose that little bitch over me. You could have had the best, but you threw me over.”

    Nik tried to push Megan behind his back to protect her, but she stood firmly by his side. His heart was pounding in his chest as he saw Nadia point the gun in her hand at his mate.

    “Stefan, Nadia is in the study with a gun pointed at Megan. Get in here now,” Nik screamed through his mental link.

    “Oh, I know what you're doing Alpha, ” Nadia sneered. “They won't be coming to help you anytime soon. You see, I have been in the pocket of the Malibu Pack for months. I brought a few rogue friends here to help me. I can't believe you couldn't see what was happening right under your nose. You always thought you were too good to commune with the lesser members of your pack. Well, I bet you wished you paid more attention now, don't you? Ah ah ah, no moving, Nik. You're precious Beta's have been tranquilized like the animals they are,” Nadia stated in a high pitched laugh.

    Oh God, she's as mad as the Alpha of the Malibu Pack, Megan told herself. She glanced about with her eyes. Hoping to spot something to use as a weapon against Nadia. She spied a sharp silver letter opener on Nik's desk near her hip. She slowly moved her arm in that direction and hoped like hell, Nadia didn't spot her movement. She kept her gaze on Nadia until she felt the item with her fingertips. There would be no help from the other pack members, if Nadia was telling the truth about them being tranquilized. It was up to her and Nik to get themselves out of this situation.

    “Why have you done this, Nadia?” Nik asked, keeping her eyes on him as he slowly began to inch away from Megan's side. “You should know we don't pick our own mates. They are destined by the spirits, preordained. You know we only get one mate in our lifetime; and hope we are lucky enough to actually meet them. Why would you think you could have been my mate?”

    “Oh my God. You are priceless. Do you know that?” Nadia gave an unnatural high pitched laugh. “I don't really want to be your mate, you stupid wolf. I want to be Queen. I want to have the power to rule over a pack. I want them to bow and scrape to me as they do to you. I want them at my beck and call, to do whatever I tell them to do. Power is money and money is power.”

    “No you're wrong Nadia. Power is to be sensitive to others needs. To put others before your own selfishness. To love with your whole being, as I love Megan. That is power,” Nik stated, as he moved further away from Megan.

    “One more step and I'll pull the trigger,” Nadia stated as she watched Nik intently.

    Megan took the opportunity of her inattention to grab the letter opener in her hand. Because she hadn't been able to use her eyes, she picked up the sharp end and felt it slice through the palm of her hand. The smell of blood must have been strong because both Nik and Nadia glanced her way. Megan used her advantage as soon as Nadia looked at her and moved with a quick leap in front of Nik, as she raised her arm and threw the sharp object at Nadia ,with all her strength. Megan heard the loud blast of the gun as it was fired and felt a sharp agonizing pain beneath her breast. She fell to the floor writhing in pain until it began to fade into blessed numbness. She turned her head towards Nadia and saw the letter opener lodged into her chest. She was lying on the floor no longer breathing. She turned back to see