Free Alpha Male by Joshua

shut off the bathroom light and crawled into bed. The rigid give of the mattress was cherished as her tensed up muscles started to relax for the first time since she watched that monster kill two of her officers. She sighed with relief and closed her eyes.
    “Baby, are you sure you’re ok?” Jim asked in the dark.
    “Yes, I’m fine,” she said. “You don’t have to worry about me so much.”
    His hand came under the covers and rubbed against her stomach. She ignored his advances, but when he scooted closer and his hand started down towards her panties, she stopped him.
    “Please, not tonight,” she said, moving his hand back onto the sheet.
    “Oh, I’m sorry,” he said. “I just thought since it’s our anniversary...”
    “I’m sorry,” she said. “Something is wrong, but I just don’t want to talk about. I don’t want to think about it, or hear about it. I just want it to go away.”
    “I understand,” he said, pulling his hand away, but she couldn’t let go of it.
    She held it for a while, and stared up at the dark ceiling, crying as he slept.
    *****
    Alpha Male sat on the banks of the Nicholson River, watching the current go by. The large moon cast its reflection off the water, lighting up the entire area, but the hero was shrouded by the shadows of a large concrete pillar. With his knees up by his chest, he looked down at the monstrous thing beside him. With a large sigh, he got up and pulled it along to the edge of the river.  
    He examined the body, almost admiring it as his eyes ran over its contours. The thing was pure muscle. An eight foot monster with elongated arms like a gorilla and tree trunks for legs. Its misshapen head still wore a disgusting scowl and a mouth full of razor sharp teeth.  
    Alpha glanced around for scrutinizing eyes. When he found none, he took a rope and tied it around the creature’s legs. Pulling the rope up, he tied a knot through a line of cinder blocks and then around its wrists. With a heavy sigh, he picked it up, and dropped it into the river.
    The thing plopped down with a slash, and began to sink as the current took it away. Within seconds it was out of sight, lost beneath the water. Alpha took a step back and sat on the ground.
    Resting his head in his hands, he sighed and said, “What have I done?”
    *****.
    Al awoke to his friend Larry shaking him. The toothless mouth covered in a stringy beard was the first thing he saw as he eyes opened up. The breath in his face was enough to gag him.
    “Come on,” he said, pulling on Al’s shirt. “The cops are scouting the area looking for us. There’s a place down a few blocks where we can hide out. They don’t ask any questions there.”
    Al stood up, groggy and tired. He fell against the wall as the pounding in his head took him off balance. Larry hobbled over and helped the weak man stand up.
    “You need some food,” he said to Al as he took the man by the arm for support. “This life isn’t for everyone. Come on, let’s go.”
    Together, they walked down the empty midnight street beneath the neon signs. A few blocks later, they came to a small brick building with a dull red door. On the stoop was a passed out black man with white hair and a brown paper bag in his hand. Larry bent down and peeked in the bag, but the bottle was empty.
    “Oh well,” he said with a sneer, while pulling out the bottle he kept in his jacket. With his arm wrapped around Al’s, he twisted the cap and took a giant swig emptying half the bottle. He then passed it to Al who took a final gulp and finished it. “Sally’s a real bitch about us bringing in booze.”
    “I need to lie down,” Al said, clasping his head with one hand.
    “Let me see if I can’t get us a bed,” Larry said, placing his friend down by the drunken man on the stairs. Larry plodded up the stairs and in through the front door. Al could hear him talking through the open door.
    “Sally,” Larry said, slurring his words. “Honey, it’s good to see