Free Mated to the Billionaire Werewolf: BBW Paranormal Bad Boy Billionaire Werewolf Romance (Kingwood Pack Book 3) by Mina Carter Page A

of decay bloomed twofold on the air.
    Davie screamed in agony. Lifting his head, he reached out to her.
    “Eva, please…”
    The hand… her hand… slid down the blood splattered tub. Davie’s face got farther away as he stood and turned. Leaving her to die…
    She met his pleading gaze levelly. “Rest in peace, little brother.”
    Looking up, she met Alex’s solid amber gaze and nodded. “Make it quick.”
    The werewolf reached down and took hold of either side of Davie’s head in massive paws. With a sharp twist, he snapped the vampire’s neck, but that didn’t stop the screaming. The only way to keep a vampire down was decapitation.
    She looked away as he continued to twist. The dry, breaking sound reminded her of a bunch of twigs being broken. Twigs worked. She didn’t want to think about what it actually was.
    “Get that out of here. Bury them separately.” Alex’s deep voice was a welcome sound. “Eva, sweetheart, are you okay?”
    With a cry, she bolted across the clearing and threw herself into his arms.
    He folded her in his embrace, strong arms around her. Relief flooded her, the feeling so complete that she sagged against him. She never thought she’d be here again, hold him again. Reaction set in, and tremors raced all through her body. She couldn’t stop them.
    “Oh god, Eva. I thought I’d lost you.”
    Alex’s lips were in her hair, kissing her, his words muttered against the top of her head. His big hands drove into her hair and pulled her head back gently so he could look into her eyes. His were dark with worry. “Don’t you ever do that to me again. I love you. I can’t lose you.”
    The words blindsided her. She gaped like a goldfish as he crushed her against him, the same tremors she couldn’t get rid of rolling through his bigger body.
    He what… he loved her? Hope raised a tentative head, then burst through like a supernova. No. She had to have heard him wrong.
    She pushed at his shoulders to make him look at her. “You… what did you say?”
    He met her gaze levelly. “Eva, I love you. Always have, always will.”
    Oh. My. God.
    She squeaked and wrapped her arms around his neck. Tightly. Probably tight enough that he couldn’t breathe, but he didn’t complain. Instead, he pulled her against him.
    “I love you too, Alex,” she whispered, kissing his neck between the words.
    Thank god, it was all ove—
    “Well, isn’t this sickeningly cute.” Isabella’s caustic tone broke through their happy little reconciliation.
    Blinking in surprise, Eva turned in Alex’s arms. She’d expected the woman to have made her escape during Alex and Davie’s fight, not hang around after what she’d done. But no, the lycan female stood behind them, hands on her hips.
    “Alex, she was working with Davie. Wanted me out of the way so she could be alpha female of the pack,” she said quickly, before Isabella could say anything else.
    Alex’s face darkened with anger.
    “Is this true?” he demanded of the other woman.
    Isabella’s expression was hard.
    “Was I working with the vampire? Yes, but only to remove a threat to the stability of the pack. As our alpha has always taught us, pack comes first. Always. She…” she hissed, glaring at Eva, “is weak.”
    Alex’s arm tightened around Eva’s waist. So tight she nearly squeaked, but kept silent, not wanting to make a wrong move in what could turn out to be a volatile situation.
    “She is… will be my mate,” he growled. “And will be your alpha female.”
    Isabella smiled, baring her teeth. “Over my dead body. I call challenge.”
    “Challenge? What is that?” From the silence that rippled around the assembled wolves, Eva knew it was a serious thing. “Can she do that? Alex?”
    His jaw was set, a small muscle jumping in the corner, and his large body was suddenly tight lethal power ready to burst free. He shoved Eva behind him with an abrupt movement that made her stumble and clutch at his shoulders for balance.
    “I