Free Rebecca (BBW Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance) (Alpha Marked Book 4) by Celia Kyle Page A

allowed it. He realized that he’d allow anything should she ask.
    The Alpha looked over his shoulder. “Hey, Madden? You and Berke talk to Aidan. Figure out why one of my wolves decided gutting another wolf seemed like a good idea.”
    Madden. An Alpha. A Ruling Alpha. Right.
    And the one before him was Keller. Strong male.
    They were mated to Scarlet, his mate’s cousin.
    These could be trusted. Trusted to protect and care for Rebecca. Trusted not to hurt her.
    Some of his tension eased, his wolf releasing a relieved huff.
    “That’s it,” Keller murmured and extended his hand.
    Even though Carson accepted and recognized Keller as his Alpha, he couldn’t let down his guard. Others still lurked. He trusted Keller’s strength, but Rebecca was his responsibility, his mate. The thought had him curling his lip again, exposing his long fangs in a silent threat.
    The Ruling Alpha sighed and dropped his hand. “It’s like that?” Keller pushed to his feet. “Fine. Jack, Emmett, and Levy are in the elevator along with our mates. It was a tight fit, lemme tell you, but the women wouldn’t be left behind.”
    One of those women, Scarlet, poked her head out of the elevator, drawing Carson’s attention. “Can we come out now? I mean, I can see the Field-o-Death from here. The guy is really, really dead.”
    No, that couldn’t happen. The evil male…
    Carson fully curled back his lips, exposing all of his teeth, and his rumbling echo caused a charged silence to overtake the area.
    Keller tilted his head in question, his gaze never leaving Carson’s, but he refused to back down. The females needed to stay safe, should remain with their mates. Joining the increasing crowd was dangerous.
    The Ruling Alpha glanced over his shoulder at the Alpha Mate. “That’s not a good idea.”
    “But—”
    Carson released a snapping bark and then upped the volume of his growl.
    “No, you stay put.” Keller’s voice left no room for argument and Scarlet disappeared into the elevator. Good. The Ruling Alpha focused on him again. “Okay, we’re keeping the mates away and you look like you want to keep yours safe.” Another ding, another elevator arriving had the male pausing to look toward the new arrivals. Carson recognized them as men from the Ruling Alpha’s personal guard. “My men are here. Join the mates in the elevator. I’ll grab Madden, Berke, and Aidan. We can all go up and discuss this.”
    Carson didn’t want to move, didn’t want to budge an inch. No one could sneak up on him as long as he remained in place. No one could surprise him and take Rebecca again. No one could…
    “Carson,” Aidan cut into his thoughts. “I know what you’re trying to do. Let’s get her safe in the Ruling Alpha’s suite. They need you both to talk about what happened so they can level judgment. That’s the safest place in the hotel.”
    “Judgment?” Rebecca gasped, and Carson glared at Aidan.
    The male held up his hands. “We both know nothing will come of it, but we also know we need to get her out of here. The wolves are getting restless and curious. How long is it before one of them decides they want to figure out what makes her special, Carson?”
    Carson pulled his glower from his friend and focused it on the growing group. Yes. Curious was one word to describe the crowd. Lustful and desirous were others.
    With a low chuff, he stepped away and gave Rebecca enough space to walk beside him, his body acting as a barrier between her and the gathered werewolves. Aidan took a step toward them, question in his gaze, and Carson didn’t object when the male took up a protective stance.
    Aidan was one to be trusted with Rebecca. He was her mate, his partner, his friend. The male wouldn’t allow harm to come to her, the wolf understood that.
    The men and women shuffled in place and Aidan met more than one pair of glowing yellowed eyes. Their wolves were near the surface, the scent drawing forward the beasts of the weaker