Chapter 2 — Bro Kidnapped Me With Style
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The rain was still pouring when Alpha Kael shoved me into the backseat of his black SUV like we were starring in some toxic billionaire kidnapping edit on t****k.
The door slammed shut.
Child lock activated.
BRO PREPARED FOR THIS.
I yanked the handle anyway.
Nothing.
Kael sat beside me, huge and silent while two wolves drove us through the forest roads.
Nobody spoke.
The tension in that car?
Actually illegal.
I crossed my arms and stared out the window dramatically because if I was getting trafficked into wolf Hogwarts, I was at least gonna look emotionally unavailable while doing it.
“You’re angry,” Kael said finally.
“No way really? What gave it away? The kidnapping? The human trafficking? The emotional damage?”
One of the guards coughed like he was trying not to laugh.
Kael’s gray eyes slid toward him instantly.
The poor guy almost ascended to heaven on the spot.
Silence again.
I swear this man’s aura alone paid taxes.
After a while, Kael reached toward me.
I instantly moved away.
“Don’t touch me.”
His jaw tightened.
“I wasn’t going to hurt you.”
“Yeah and sharks don’t bite people accidentally.”
“You compare me to predators often.”
“If the growling fits.”
For one second…
this psycho actually looked amused.
I hated that.
Because why was the murderous Alpha lowkey fine?
No.
Absolutely not.
My survival instincts were fighting for their lives against my terrible taste in men.
The SUV suddenly stopped.
I looked outside and almost gasped.
The Blackwood Pack mansion stood in the middle of the forest like something out of a dark fantasy movie.
Huge black gates.
Stone walls.
Massive glowing windows.
Rich people wolf behavior.
The front doors opened before we even reached them.
Servants lined up in rows.
Everyone bowed.
EVERYONE.
Kael stepped out first.
The air itself changed when he moved.
Power rolled off him like a storm.
One of the maids looked at me with pity.
Okay now I was terrified.
Kael offered me his hand.
“I can walk myself.”
“Take. My. Hand.”
His voice dropped lower.
Dangerously lower.
My wolf—who had been silent most of my life—suddenly stirred inside me.
Weird warmth spread through my chest.
Nope.
Absolutely not.
Not my wolf catching feelings for this red-flag final boss.
I ignored his hand and climbed out myself.
Big mistake.
The second my feet touched the ground, dizziness hit me hard.
My knees buckled—
—and Kael caught me instantly.
One arm wrapped around my waist.
Solid.
Warm.
Strong enough to throw a car probably.
His scent surrounded me.
Smoke.
Rain.
Pinewood.
And something dark underneath.
My brain literally disconnected from the server.
Kael looked down at me slowly.
“Careful, little wolf.”
That nickname again.
I hated how my stomach did backflips every time he said it.
“I can stand.”
“Can you?”
Rude.
He pulled me closer before I could argue.
The servants all stared at us.
Some looked shocked.
Others looked scared.
One girl looked jealous enough to start a forest fire.
Interesting.
Kael leaned near my ear.
“Do you know why they’re staring?”
“Because their Alpha brought home a homeless girl?”
His grip tightened slightly.
“They’re staring because no woman has ever stood beside me before.”
Oh.
OH?
The servants suddenly bowed deeper as Kael walked us inside.
The mansion interior was insane.
Crystal chandeliers.
Black marble floors.
Massive paintings.
This place screamed generational trauma with unlimited money.
Then I saw the portrait hanging over the staircase.
A woman.
Beautiful silver hair.
Cold gray eyes.
Exactly like Kael’s.
Dead flowers surrounded the frame.
I pointed carefully. “Your mate?”
Something dark flashed across his face.
“No.”
The way he said it?
Immediate bad vibes.
Before I could ask more, another voice echoed through the hall.
“Well well… the Alpha finally bought himself a toy.”
A tall blonde woman walked down the stairs wearing an expensive red dress and enough attitude to power an entire city.
Her eyes scanned me with pure disgust.
Kael’s expression instantly went cold.
“Selena.”
Ah.
Ex alert unlocked.
She stopped in front of me.
“This is what you replaced me with?”
Ma’am.
I didn’t ask to be here either.
Kael’s arm stayed around my waist possessively.
“You were never mine to replace.”
DAMN.
The emotional violence in this mansion was crazy.
Selena laughed bitterly before looking at me.
“You should run while you still can.”
Kael’s eyes darkened dangerously.
“Enough.”
“No,” she snapped. “Tell her the truth, Kael.”
The room went silent.
Even the servants looked nervous.
A bad feeling crawled up my spine.
Selena smiled at me slowly.
“Do you know what happens to girls the Alpha becomes obsessed with?”
My heartbeat stopped.
Kael’s voice turned deadly quiet.
“Leave.”
But Selena kept staring directly at me.
“They die.”
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