Free Claimed by Her Alpha by Alex Anders Page A

everything and was about to head for the shower.
    “I wanna go with you,” Saki heard her sister say in a soft, unsupported voice.
    “You don’t want to go. You wouldn’t want any of this if you knew what it was like,” she said no longer sure if that was the truth. “Just be happy that you don’t have to worry about it.”
    Saki wanted to say more to discourage her but knew that she still needed her. Considering Marnie might have to take on some of that danger one day, she didn’t want to scare her off now.
    Saki left her bedroom and entered the bathroom. Turning on the shower, she quickly brushed her teeth as she waited for the water to heat up. Hopping in, she quickly washed off and got out.
    She slipped on her swimsuit and examined herself in the mirror. She still didn’t like what she saw. She couldn’t understand why Lane would like someone like her, but she couldn’t deny that he did. So instead of wrestling with it, she simply looked away and got dressed.
    The bathroom door opened with a creek, and Saki quickly made her way back to her bedroom.
    “Saki?” Her mother called from her bedroom.
    As Saki headed toward the front door she replied, “Yeah, Mom? I am heading out to the beach. I’m gone for the day.”
    Saki tried to get through the door before her mother could ask another question.
    “What was that? I want to talk to you,” her mother demanded.
    Saki heard it but knew she couldn’t stop. Her mother would never let her go out for the entire day, though Saki didn’t know why. If the twins had asked to do it, they would be allowed. But her mother had a different set of rules for the twins, and Saki didn’t have time to figure out why. She only had time to escape. Pretending like she hadn’t heard, she stepped outside, closing the door behind her. The door would be locked when she got back.
    “Saki?” She heard her mother yell as she approached the front gate. “Saki?” She heard again as she started down the sidewalk.
    Saki wondered if her mother would follow her outside. She doubted it. Her mother was slow moving. It would take her almost a minute to get out of bed. By that time Saki would be halfway down the street. Her mother would have to make a scene, spreading their business in public. Her mother was too concerned about what other people thought to do that.
    Saki turned her attention on what she was about to do. They were going to take Lane’s speedboat to the Florida Keys. He had said that it would take 5 to 6 hours. That was a long time in open ocean. It was unnerving, but she knew that it was the only way they could get the answers they needed. They had to find out if there was a way to stop an alpha. If this old wolf helped Lane before, then he was the only one to ask now. It would have been the perfect plan, except for being in open water that long.
    Lane was dressed and waiting for her when she arrived. He let her in, and they both headed toward the kitchenette. He had made a stack of sandwiches and was stuffing them into plastic bags.
    “Corned beef,” he said, when he saw Saki smell one. “Do you like it?”
    “Yeah,” she said, apprehensively.
    It wasn’t that she didn’t like it. She just couldn’t remember the last time she’d had a corned beef sandwich. It had to be a Bahamian thing.
    “How many did you make?” She said, looking at more than they could possibly eat.
    “When you’re going on the boat, you always pack more than you need. It’s easy to unload it if you don’t eat it. But there is nowhere to get more if you need it.”
    His explanation made sense. She looked down at the red ice chest. A couple of water bottles were inside.
    “We’re going to have to get some more,” Lane added.
    “Oh, I don’t have much money,” Saki said, suddenly remembering her situation.
    “That’s okay. I have some,” he said without further explanation.
    Lane put the bag of sandwiches in the chest, and they carried it to the car. Returning, they found a