Twisted Fate

Chapter 24

Arlo

His raging green eyes bore into me, marking my skin with decades of hatred. He watched me like a hawk as I stood up from the edge of the ambulance truck with Astrid still in my arms, never breaking eye contact. Even though I was two inches taller, his threatening stance remained strong.

"Let her go," Jonah muttered, his fists clenched. My gaze only drifted down to see the string of blood dripping from his palm. His claws were digging into his skin. Had his daughter not been between us, I'm sure he would have lunged at me.

"No!" I tightened my hold around her small waist. Her body instantly reacted from the sparks, stirring in my arms. Astrid buried her face in my chest while she slept, adding to her father's ire.

Jonah took a few bold steps closer until our toes were almost touching. His eyes swirled with blackness, followed by a low growl. By now, my demon wolf was fighting me tooth and nail for control. He wanted to show him just how demonic and vile we could get, especially when it involved our mate. The only thing stopping Jonah and me from ripping each other apart was the precious diamond I carried.

Grace was quick to extend her arm out and try to pull him back.

"Don't do this," She pleaded, "Think about our daughter. What you do to him affects her."

He looked down at his mate with fierce eyes and a set jaw, "Grace," He gritted through clenched teeth, slowly taking her hand off him, staining her skin with red. She gasped, and he repeated himself, "Step back."

She frowned from the coldness in his tone. When she didn't obey, he growled lowly to her face, "I said step back, Grace," In response, she flashed her canines, refusing to move. At this, a male who resembled Jonah stepped forward and mumbled something in her ear. Whatever he said seemed to calm her down. She growled at Jonah once before stepping back, unhappy.

"Either you let my daughter go willingly, or I will take her away by force!" At his threat, the members of River Ash and their allies stepped forward. If I fought Astrid's father, they'd try to intervene and protect him at all costs.

Jonah was the most prominent leader in the city, and he earned everyone's respect. People admired him mostly for his strong work ethic, which led him to become the alpha and a successful doctor. Everyone here would step up, but their efforts would be useless against me.

"Don't even think about it. You'll put us in a world of shit," Kane mind-linked me. He was standing at the back, watching and waiting for me to snap. Only he knew when I'd reached my breaking point.

Ignoring my brother's warning, I leaned in closer to smirk at Jonah's face.

"So, then come take her from me," My demon-wolf shadowed over my voice. In the next moment, Jonah's eyes turned pitch black before he gripped my wrist painfully. His action followed by my demon-wolf growling in Latin, which was more intense and eerie.

With my power, I threw him back a few meters. I quickly put Astrid down because I knew that we'd be fighting once he stood to his feet. And I was right. He charged towards me with a raging storm in his eyes, ready to destroy everything in its path. 

The women were continually screaming to stop as we rolled on the floor, punching each other. After hearing him bad-mouth my name for so many years, it felt good to unleash this resentment. I couldn't help but smile as he spit out blood from my powerful blows though he wasn't weak because he got a few good right hooks to my jaw.

At one point, Grace became worried as I hovered over him, slamming his head on the floor. His nose crunched and appeared slanted from my last strike. Although he looked ready to pass out, he managed to push me off and stand to his feet. Before I knew it, we had our hands around each other's neck, strangling the other.