Free Alphas Unleashed by Mina Khan Carolyn Jewel Michele Callahan S.E. Smith

him.”
    “What of the others that are with her? They will kill us the moment we approach her,” Evetta replied with a worried frown.
    “We will transport back to the apartment before they can. Let’s go, they are moving again,” Hanine said, moving without waiting to see if her sister followed her. She refused to lose this chance to save Aaron. She would do whatever was necessary, take any chance, if it meant saving his life. If she didn’t and he died…her mind shied away from the thought.
    The Goddess would not give me this sign if she did not want my Aaron to live, she thought as she wove between the other pedestrians looking for items in the teeming marketplace.
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    Hanine stepped into the bar first. She and Evetta decided it would be less noticeable if they split up. She stepped through the front entrance of the tavern a few minutes after the small group entered while Evetta went around and came in through the back. They would take separate seats as well. Most species knew that Marastin Dow traveled in groups; not so much for their own safety as they were not usually safe with each other but because they would not attack a stronger species without the support of numbers.
    Hanine shook her head when the tall, red-skinned waitress started her way. She ignored the sneer on the creature’s face as she shrugged and turned instead to wait on two Tiliquas. The small two headed reptilian species was known for their business skills.
    She glanced at Evetta who took up a spot in the far back corner near the bathrooms. Her eyes turned back to the two large warriors. She refused to think of the other three males that had joined the small group. She ignored the old male and the young boy who also looked like her mate. They did not have the same appearance of power as the woman.
    She worried her bottom lip. Three Valdier warriors and their symbiots would be impossible to defeat. If the males and their symbiots didn’t kill her and her sister, once they shifted to their dragon form there would be no stopping them.
    “What are we going to do?” Evetta’s voice echoed in the small communication’s earpiece she was wearing.
    “I don’t know,” Hanine admitted under her breath. “Look! The Twin Dragons are leaving!”
    “Yes, but the gold creatures remain by her side,” Evetta muttered in frustration.
    Hanine watched as her sister turned her head and acted like she was adjusting the boot on her left leg when one of the Twin Dragons walked by her and out the back entrance. She released her own breath when the other walked by her without looking in her direction. In truth, he looked angry and distracted. She wondered briefly if the small male had upset them from the look of dismay on his young face as he watched first one than the other Valdier warrior leave.
    Whatever had happen, Hanine was thankful. She watched as the barmaid brought out their order and placed it on the table in front of them. A moment later, the female’s face turned a sickly pale color that reminded Hanine of Aaron’s face when Ben stitched up his side the first time.
    “Now, Evetta,” Hanine hissed. “She goes to the bathroom.”
    Hanine rose and casually walked by the table. Her heart thundered in her chest when the two Werecats and the large ‘dog’ shaped creature turned to follow her for a brief moment. A pang of longing hit her hard. She knew what a ‘dog’ was thanks to Aaron. He had made a small one for her out of the ‘paper’ he had created. He said it was to protect her when he couldn’t be with her. He told her a dog was faithful, loving, protective and would always remain by her side, even when she wasn’t being very nice.
    “Oh Aaron,” Hanine whispered as tears burned her eyes. “Please, hold on for me.”
    The door to the bathroom opened as they waited in the dark passageway. Hanine watched as the female’s eyes widened in surprise before rolling back in her head as Evetta sprayed the last of the sedative spray they