Chapter 19


    Ethan''s POV


    I''m pacing the office like a caged animal after Scarlet left in a fit of rage. Maybe I had overreacted a bit?


    But I really don''t like another man touching what is mine. Anyone with a mate would understand that. I


    would have thought that Scarlet would have understood that too, considering how angry she had been


    after seeing Nikki kissing me. Admittedly, I could have broached the topic in a better way. I let my


    jealousy be way too apparent when telling her how I felt. I didn''t try to exin my feelings ore


    up with apromise. No. Instead I threw my weight around and we got into another fight. I''m such an


    idiot.


    "Yes, you are," my wolf huffs and I roll my eyes at him.


    Suddenly, it isn''t my wolf''s voice in my head, but my brother Alex. "E, Scarlet is pissed! She''s down in


    the media room and I''m pretty sure she''s imagining your face as she throws darts."


    "Did you talk to her?"


    "Yeah, she''s pretty mad, but I think she might being around."


    "Okay. Good. Are you still with her?"


    "No. I''ve got a hot date tonight at Lunar Club."


    I chuckle and shake my head. Alex hasn''t found his mate yet, but it certainly isn''t forck of trying. He


    goes on a date every week and it seems like it is always someone new. He has yet to find someone


    that he genuinely enjoys enough to go out with long-term. "Yeah. Okay. You have fun then. But not too


    much fun."


    "I make no promises."


    Iugh and cut off the link with my brother before deciding that I should go find Scarlet. If she is


    calming down maybe I can try to have this conversation with her again. Maybe this time I will not lose


    my head and it will go better. Suddenly, another voice enters my mind sounding urgent. "Alpha, you


    need to get to the pack house NOW. We''re in the media room."


    "Shit. Is Scarlet okay? What''s happened?"


    "Uh... I''ll let her tell you. Just hurry!"


    Immediately, I rush to the elevator and down to the pack house before hurrying through the entrance to


    the media room. As the doors swing open, I freeze as my eyes try to take in everything happening in


    front of me. Absolutely everyone in the room has stopped what they are doing and watching the scene


    as it unfolds before them. A small crowd has formed on one side, their faces all set in scowls, some


    with arms crossed over their chests, others with fists clenched at their sides. They all look like they are


    ready to attack. And in the center of them is Scarlet, it''s like they have made a protective barrier around


    her. I have trouble reading her expression. Her head is held high in confidence and defiance and her


    jaw is set, but there is a slight tremble to her lips like she is either scared or upset. Her and the rest of


    the wolves that surround her are facing a livid Nikki who is being held back by Scarlet''s guards. She


    keeps trying to lunge and escape their grips, but they are not relenting. "Let me go damn it! She''s the


    one that started it! The fucking bitch!" Nikki screeches and a collective growl rises around her.


    Everything begins clicking into ce as it bes clear to me who Nikki is referring to. My wolf lets


    out a growl of his own as I allow my Alpha aura to shine through and yell, "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING


    ON HERE?!"


    Everyone goespletely still, their eyes opening wide in fear, wondering what will happen next. I


    stride over and take position between Scarlet''s group and Nikki, my gaze going back and forth between


    the two, waiting for someone to exin. "Baby!" Nikki wails, still fighting against the hold of Scarlet''s


    guards. My face twists in disgust and I choose to ignore the pet name for the moment. "She hit me!


    She needs to be punished! I didn''t do anything to her! I was just trying to talk to her!"


    Scarlet instantly scoffs before setting her lips into a tight thin line again. She is furious. Her eyes are


    glowing gold as her wolf is hovering near the surface, trying to break free. "And what the hell did you


    say to her Nikki?" I demand.


    She gapes at me for a moment. Her lips opening and closing like a fish. She seems surprised that I


    didn''t automatically take her side in this. How delusional is this girl? She looks at me innocently as she


    responds, "Nothing that wasn''t true baby."


    Scarlet sneers before making her way through the crowd that has formed around her. She shoots Nikki


    a withering look and then one at me before she walks towards the exit without a word. Shit. What the


    fuck did she say to get Scarlet so upset? I turn and re at Nikki before nodding at the guards to follow


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    Scarlet. They release her and follow my mate out the door as my stare stays on Nikki. "You are a guest


    in my house. You will call me Alpha or sir. Do you understand me?" I bark. Her eyes widen and she


    quickly nods her head before looking down at her feet. I turn to a couple of my men who had been


    standing next to Scarlet. "Mitch, Drew, take Nikki back to her room and guard the door. She is not to


    leave without my permission."


    They quickly do as they are told, walking up to Nikki as she gapes at me again. "What?! You can''t lock


    me in my room! I am NOT a child! I am the daughter of the most powerful Alpha in the country!"


    "That fact is the only reason that you are going to thefort of your room instead of the dungeons," I


    state starkly before turning to Mitch and Drew. "Take her away." They nod and firmly grab her arms


    before leading her out of the room. My gaze roams across the room to see that everyone is still


    gawking. "Show''s over!" I yell causing everyone to rush in opposite directions as they hurry to find


    something else to do. Turning on my heel, I swiftly exit. "Where is she?" I ask Nick and Chris who are


    currently Scarlet''s guards.


    "She''s in your room at the penthouse," Chris''s voice answers in my head.