Page 61 of Rejected and Pregnant by the Alpha (Forbidden Alpha Kings #52)

Julian

Everyone moves as one, slowly creeping down the halls in our human form while Hannah and I give orders.

The vampires are fast, zipping into rooms where they sense a beating heart and quickly dispatching the hunters inside.

We are ensuring that there are no survivors from tonight unless they are the ones Sabrina listed as the best to question about other hunters’ headquarters around Canada and where the black market for selling the supernatural may be.

“We found Randy Harpin in the last room. Francis is zipping him to the trailer as we speak,” Miella says as soon as she appears in front of Hannah and me.

I nod, gradually getting used to this vampire’s complete disregard for personal space, and thank her for keeping us informed.

Since clearing the delivery area, we’ve seen little direct combat—just occasional screams of hunters being shredded to bits by either a werewolf in wolf form or a vampire zipping through the building.

So far, thanks to the efforts of everyone involved in this operation, about a third of the hunters have been eliminated, and three of the seven humans on Sabrina’s list have already been captured and sent outside, where Aileen and Fabian are guarding them.

“How far until we reach the cells?” Miella asks Sabrina, the little human flinching at the sight of Miella’s fangs coated in blood. From what I have gathered, Miella may not enjoy taking blood from a human, but she does relish ripping their throats out with her fangs.

“Just down the next set of stairs,” Sabrina answers, her body shaking. As much as Hannah tried to convince us that this pink-haired vampire was harmless, I don’t think she was able to convince poor Sabrina of that fact.

“Good. Aileen wants me to recruit the vampires in these cells into our coven. She is probably the only vampire who will be able to help rehabilitate them after the abuse they have endured,” Miella says with a sigh, running a hand through her hair.

“Oh, Your Majesty, we also need to talk later about me becoming your beta female. Aileen isn’t happy about losing me to your pack, but she understands that since Fabian is my mate, I will be going wherever he goes. ”

I nearly trip over my feet at Miella’s request, while Hannah glares at me, warning me to watch my steps so I don’t blow this operation. Miella gives her an amused look until that glare is turned on her, and she sheepishly backs away.

“Behave, Miella,” she warns the vampire as we reach the next staircase.

From what Sabrina told us, this one leads down to the basement where the prisoners are kept.

There are two levels to this basement. The first is where those to be sold are kept just barely alive.

The second is used to hold those who are kept as sex slaves or for the fighting rings below the basement.

I let out a sharp whistle, stopping everyone in their tracks.

Hannah thanks me and makes her way to the middle of the group before she begins to explain the final step of our part of the plan.

With the outside of this building being attacked, those in the basement will be on high alert, waiting for the attackers to make their way downstairs.

Sabrina had already warned us of this possibility, and we were ready with a plan.

“Miella and Agatha will zip down first. From what we know, the hunters will not be able to sense vampires,” she states, looking at the two vampires whose eyes once again glow red, ready for the hunt.

“They will wait while we make our way downstairs, our footsteps catching the attention of the hunters awaiting our arrival. As soon as we have their attention, they will zip inside and start freeing the captured supernaturals below. A fight will be waiting for us, so be prepared to shift if necessary. King Julian and I will try to use our alpha blood to calm the wolves and have them submit to us while Miella and Agatha work on taming the vampires.”

Everyone nods in understanding, and with another sharp whistle from me, we silently make our way down the stairs, Hannah and I taking the lead despite my wish for her to hang back, while Miella and Agatha already vanish from our group.

“You hear that?” someone asks loudly from downstairs.

I signal for everyone to stop, waiting with bated breath as we draw the hunters’ attention to us, giving the vampires a chance to find an opening to move.

“I did. Go check to see if any of the intruders made it inside,” a feminine voice calls.

Sabrina takes this as her cue to start the next phase of our plan. After looking at Hannah, the little human takes a deep breath before running down the stairs.

“Help! Someone help me!” Sabrina shouts, her frantic footsteps echoing down the corridor.

I grin, counting to five as we hear the hunters below rushing to Sabrina’s aid.

With a quick whistle, our group rushes forward, and within seconds, we hear the sounds of cage doors slamming open and the unmistakable sounds of furious snarls.

It seems the vampires have released the rogues, and they are ready for revenge.

“Who the fuck released those mutts?” someone shouts furiously, the sounds of gunfire coming from below. By now, we have caught up to Sabrina, who is waiting for us at the last landing before the stairs turn toward the final descent. She looks terrified, her body shaking as she clutches her ears.

“Aliah,” I call to my warrior, gently placing a hand on Sabrina’s shoulder. “Take Sabrina back to the trailer and prepare our exit plan,” I order.

“Yes, Alpha,” Aliah answers, wrapping her arm carefully around Sabrina.

“Come on, hon, let’s get out of the way,” she says quietly, carefully leading Sabrina back up the stairs and away from the chaos of screams, furious snarling, and gunfire. The metallic tang of blood fills the air the closer we get, and I frown, smelling wolf blood in the mix. Was a rogue shot?

Shaking my head, we reach the base of the stairs, and without needing to be told twice, my and Hannah’s wolves rush into the room, quickly moving toward the hunters still fighting back. I duck just in time as a punch is thrown my way, standing straight to find a naked man snarling at me.

“Stand down!” I order this rogue, grabbing his wrist as another punch is thrown my way.

Releasing the power inside me, I let the royal blood flowing through my veins alert the wolves to who I am.

The snarling stops, and the wolf quickly submits to me before a bullet flies past our heads.

I snarl, turning to find a hunter with blood dripping down his nose, pointing a gun at us.

Before I can move, a blur of skin tackles the hunter to the ground, followed by him screaming in pain as his attacker sinks her fangs into his neck, drinking greedily from his veins.

Disgust fills me, but I look away, distracted by the emergence of vampires who quickly ignore us wolves and make their way to the hunters who are either fighting for their lives or taking their last breaths.

It seems none of us will have to do anything as the vampires make quick work of turning each hunter into a meal.

Julian, Mikos calls into our link. Our part of the operation was successful. We took out all the hunters in the building.

I sigh with relief, my eyes meeting Hannah’s, who is ordering her wolves to grab the rogues and talk them into submitting. She freezes for a moment before her gaze turns to mine, relief in her blue eyes. It seems she got the news as well.

Then it happens.

A gunshot rings out, and Hannah’s body jerks back as shock and pain fill her eyes.

Static fills my ears, and I rush to her side, the world slowing down as panic settles inside me. The mate bond screams with the desire to save our mate while chaos erupts around us.