Page 104
Story: Star Fated Alpha
Kaal drawled from the far end of the table, biting into a lush cannoli with deliberate slowness. ‘Tell me I’m not the only one seeing this? Care to explain?’
Xander and Savvine tore their eyes from each other, blinking as if waking from a trance.
She flushed and ducked her head, her hair slipping over her flaming cheeks, suddenly aware they’d been caught.
‘I was wondering when someone would say it,’ Boaz muttered, arms crossed, half-grinning. ‘Pretty sure Savvine just got undressed. Twice.’
Savvine choked. ‘Excuse me?’
All heads turned as Santiago leaned against the nearest bulkhead, lazy as ever, wagging a gloved finger between them. ‘So. You two kicking it?’
Savvine opened her mouth, but no sound came out. Her gaze darted to Xander.
His gold-ringed eyes narrowed, energy shifted, a whip of menacing warning.
A dark and possessive pulse rippled through the room, a wired petrichor and drop in pressure, akin to the stirring before a storm.
‘Pipe down,cabrón.’
‘Fokkno,’ Santiago replied, grinning. ‘We’ve been taking bets.’
Savvine gaped. ‘A betting pool?’
Mak shrugged. ‘Unofficial. But lucrative.’
‘What happens in my bedroom,’ Xander clipped, cutting through the laughter, ‘is none of yourfokkin’ business.’
The room stilled, not out of fear but respect.
That dangerous growl, that commanding tone, full alpha, war-wolf mode engaged. Even the overhead lights seemed to dim.
‘I don’t pry into your hookups,hermanos,’ he snarled, straightening, radiating dominance. ‘I don’t comment on who sneaks random bunks after midnight, or whose boots hit the floor first. So simmer down with your jokes and bets.’
A beat of silence followed.
Then Zev smirked. ‘So that’s a yes?’
Xander gave him a glare penetrating enough to cleave hull plating.
Mak leaned toward Boaz and whispered. ‘Naam. She’s got his mark.’
The entire pack tilted to stare at her neck.
Savvine pulled back, rearranging her collar, her face burning.
Xander’s spectral energy flared, then exploded over the room. ‘Suficiente!’
His star wolves retreated, with glints in their eyes.
Savvine cleared her throat and rubbed her temples. ‘Y’all are something else.’
She turned to Xander’s side and hissed under her breath, ‘Next time, maybewarnme that I’ve got a mating mark on my throat.’
Xander’s eyes burned with a possessive gleam. ‘What if I want the entire ship to see it,querida?What I don’t welcome is their verbal speculation about how it got there.’
She huffed, unbelieving as he sat back with a smirk, ‘We done? Now let’s talk business. Miral?’
‘We’ve confirmed the Lombardis are receiving weapons shipments from a shadow contact. They’ve received nano weapons, molecular spike charges, evenHadesstealth ordnance,’ the synth AI said.
Table of Contents
- Page 1
- Page 2
- Page 3
- Page 4
- Page 5
- Page 6
- Page 7
- Page 8
- Page 9
- Page 10
- Page 11
- Page 12
- Page 13
- Page 14
- Page 15
- Page 16
- Page 17
- Page 18
- Page 19
- Page 20
- Page 21
- Page 22
- Page 23
- Page 24
- Page 25
- Page 26
- Page 27
- Page 28
- Page 29
- Page 30
- Page 31
- Page 32
- Page 33
- Page 34
- Page 35
- Page 36
- Page 37
- Page 38
- Page 39
- Page 40
- Page 41
- Page 42
- Page 43
- Page 44
- Page 45
- Page 46
- Page 47
- Page 48
- Page 49
- Page 50
- Page 51
- Page 52
- Page 53
- Page 54
- Page 55
- Page 56
- Page 57
- Page 58
- Page 59
- Page 60
- Page 61
- Page 62
- Page 63
- Page 64
- Page 65
- Page 66
- Page 67
- Page 68
- Page 69
- Page 70
- Page 71
- Page 72
- Page 73
- Page 74
- Page 75
- Page 76
- Page 77
- Page 78
- Page 79
- Page 80
- Page 81
- Page 82
- Page 83
- Page 84
- Page 85
- Page 86
- Page 87
- Page 88
- Page 89
- Page 90
- Page 91
- Page 92
- Page 93
- Page 94
- Page 95
- Page 96
- Page 97
- Page 98
- Page 99
- Page 100
- Page 101
- Page 102
- Page 103
- Page 104
- Page 105
- Page 106
- Page 107
- Page 108
- Page 109
- Page 110
- Page 111
- Page 112
- Page 113
- Page 114
- Page 115
- Page 116
- Page 117
- Page 118
- Page 119
- Page 120
- Page 121
- Page 122
- Page 123
- Page 124
- Page 125
- Page 126
- Page 127
- Page 128
- Page 129
- Page 130
- Page 131
- Page 132
- Page 133
- Page 134
- Page 135
- Page 136
- Page 137
- Page 138
- Page 139
- Page 140
- Page 141
- Page 142
- Page 143
- Page 144
- Page 145
- Page 146
- Page 147
- Page 148
- Page 149
- Page 150
- Page 151
- Page 152
- Page 153
- Page 154
- Page 155
- Page 156
- Page 157
- Page 158
- Page 159
- Page 160
- Page 161
- Page 162
- Page 163
- Page 164
- Page 165
- Page 166
- Page 167
- Page 168
- Page 169
- Page 170
- Page 171
- Page 172
- Page 173
- Page 174
- Page 175
- Page 176
- Page 177
- Page 178
- Page 179
- Page 180
- Page 181
- Page 182
- Page 183
- Page 184
- Page 185
- Page 186
- Page 187
- Page 188
- Page 189
- Page 190
- Page 191
- Page 192
- Page 193
- Page 194
- Page 195
- Page 196
- Page 197
- Page 198
- Page 199
- Page 200
- Page 201
- Page 202
- Page 203
- Page 204
- Page 205
- Page 206
- Page 207
- Page 208
- Page 209
- Page 210