Page 81 of The Alpha's Seer

We walk into Leon’s garage, surprised to see him working on a car.

Why would Leon say he was coming to get me and then go to work?

It doesn’t make sense—he can’t be that worried about me.

Yet here we are, and there he is, lying flat on his back beneath a red Chevy.

Whistling.

“Leon?” I say, clearing my throat. “Leon!”

The radio is too loud for him to hear me, so I stomp over and turn it off. My brother slides out from beneath the car, his eyes widening when he sees me.

“Blair?”

Calix scowls at him as he jumps to his feet. “You said you were coming to see her,” Calix all but growls, stepping closer and sniffing the air. “So, why are you here?”

Leon swallows, and his eyes dart between us.

Something is off.

What's wrong with him?I ask Calix, who says nothing back.

He moves closer to Leon, who glares at him.

“Why are you getting in my face, man?”

“Leon!” I snap. “What’s wrong with you?”

Leon sneers as he looks at me. “Says the one fucking a mutant.”

He may as well have spat the words at me.

I stare at him in stunned silence, watching as Calix grips him by the throat and lifts him from the ground.

“Watch your fucking mouth.”

“Or what?”

I don’t understand… Leon wasneverlike this to Calix.

Is he calling my mate a fucking mutant?!

My head reels. I want to speak to Leon about our parents, but he’s being vile and disrespectful.

“Leon!” I snap, my hand on Calix’s arm. “He could really hurt you; please don’t antagonize him.”

Leon’s eyes are bloodshot and red, and a trickle of fear drips down my spine.

“He hasn’t been drinking,” Calix says slowly, tilting his head. “Yet he looks like shit.”

Leon struggles against Calix, but it's pointless—he’s too strong.

“Leon,” I say, my breath catching in my throat. “I’ve just been to see Aunt Ray. She told me a few things…thingsI think you already know about.”

Leon’s gaze shifts to me, and he grins.

And I know immediately this isn’t my brother.