Chapter 96. The Anxiety

Ryder

Coal had purposefully drawn the fight with Alpha away from where Brinley lay in the dirt, but now, as the additional wolves pressed in, Coal snaked his way to take up a defensive position in front of her.

Lips curled back, canines dripping with blood, on full display, fierce growl after growl reverberating from his chest, Coal radiated pure hatred toward the wolves that salivated for his blood.

And the Enforcers weren’t just hell-bent on his demise. No. Alpha had been clear…

…they were to take out all of us...me included.

So much for being his son, I thought bitterly.

Aatos and Savannah leaped to their feet as soon as I revealed Alpha’s orders. Now, they flanked either side of Coal, the three presenting a formidable force in front of Brinley and me. Savannah growled to Coal, “We’ve got your back, Wolf. We won’t let them get close to your mate or your brother.”

Coal’s Wolf grunted.

My Wolf quivered with anxiety and the ne