Stolen by the Alpha Wolf: Shifter Romance (Accidental Theft Book 1) Read Free

feet, his throat worked. “I’m sorry, Ward. I will do better,
I promise.”
    “Next
time I will not take your excuses. If this had gone any further I would have
exterminated you. Taken you the fuck out”—the alpha paused, his muscled bulged—“I
can’t have a male in my pack that does not know how to treat a female,
regardless of species.” He didn’t wait for the male to respond. “There is a
cabin that needs repairing, the two of you can head over there now.”
    “But,
it’s night-time.”
    Muscles
bunched and roped. Ward’s hands fisted at his sides. “Go, before I change my
mind and beat you some more. You sure as hell deserve it.”
    “It
means we’ll have to cut down a tree in the dark.”
    Ward
shrugged. “Last I checked, wolves could see in the dark.”
    “What
about dinner?” Hayden whined. It never ceased to amaze her how bullies always
ended up being the biggest babies.
    “You’d
better get to it then,” Ward said. Hayden grumbled an agreement, his shoulders
slumped.
    “You
should’ve put a stop to that,” Ward addressed Sawyer.
    “I
tried.” The male frowned.
    “Should’ve
tried harder. Go with him.”
    “What
about the female?” Sawyer glanced her way.
    “You
really fucked up this time, Hayden. In more ways than one.” Ward ran a hand
over his scalp. “We’ll have to hold onto her until I decide what to do with her.”
He shook his head.
    “Should
I send her to the other females?”
    “No,”
Ward snarled. Stephany’s breathing hitched and she bit down on her top lip to
keep from making a noise.
    The
big alpha paced across the room. “There are things about us that this vampire
is not to find out. Things that will weaken our position amongst the species.
Use your head.” He turned his icy green shards on her. They narrowed making her
feel like she was to blame for this predicament, like she’d somehow asked to be
here.
    Utter
nonsense.
    Stephany
squared her shoulders and narrowed her eyes right back at the alpha. There was
no way she was going to take the blame for this. She outright refused.
    His
stare softened somewhat although his mouth remained a white slash. “I want the
repairs completed before you turn in,” his eyes stayed on hers as he spoke.
“You are to report in on time tomorrow morning. Get out.” He sighed. “You can
inform the pack that I will take personal responsibility for the female.”

Chapter 2
     
     
    What
the fuck.
    Although
his decision was the right one, he didn’t have to like it. Truth was, he didn’t
trust anyone else with her. A vampire female? In the middle of his pack
amongst women and children? The weak were his to protect. Yet, it was important
that nothing happened to this female either. She was in danger. His wolves
didn’t take kindly to bloodsuckers. The pain from the loss of one of their own
still fresh.
    They
were at war.
    Their
alliance with the elves was in tatters, it looked more and more like those
bastard vampire kings were going to retain their dominance over the rest of the
species. A bitter taste filled his mouth.
    Turning
his eyes on her, he looked at her properly for the first time since walking
into his cabin. Her wounds were minor and already healing. Tall, although his
first thought was skinny, it was incorrect; she was lean, athletic even.
Covered in dirt, blood and grime from head to toe. She wore what looked like
had once been a business suit. Her sheer stockings were torn. Her blouse gaped,
her breasts concealed in a thin fabric casing. Definitely female. Of that there
was no mistake.
    Ward
grit his teeth forcing his gaze back to her large, blue eyes. The female was a
sorry sight yet she still stood tall, a slight lilt to her chin sparking an
instant respect.
    “What
are you going to do with me?” her voice was parched. Her lips dry. Her demeanor
was unflinching, even when he narrowed his eyes at her. In fact, she squared
her shoulders and stood even taller.
    “Right
now…tend to your wounds, get you