Chapter 99

“Oh, fuck. He’s her mate!” Aatos called out in warning. Aatos swerved to try to head Coal off, but the move wasn’t enough to stop Coal. In a shocking display of power and speed, Coal swiped one big paw across Aatos’ right shoulder, spinning him in the other direction. I jumped to my feet, held out my handcuffed hands and yelled urgently, “Coal...No!” But I could see from the expression in his eyes he wasn’t listening. It didn’t help that Brinley’s cries increased. Now she was wailing and jerking against the vampire’s hold on her, tears streaming down her face, making paths through the dirt on her cheeks. What the fuck was he doing to her? Coal’s Wolf’s obsidian eyes flashed even blacker, his muscles coiled tight and ready to spring. “STOP!” the vampire king’s voice dropped an octave, causing the air around us to vibrate with authority at his command. It felt shockingly close to an Alpha command. Coal stopped dead in his tracks, his massive body quivering with aggression, but h