Sleuth

Truth

Lauren Hale had been asleep for two days, thanks to a chemically induced coma.

Alpha Kaddian had not left her side once.

Scottlin and Kyrrian had been searching for Liam Redd because they knew once Alpha Kaddian left the hospital, the likely hood of Liam Redd living was slim to none. The doctors had finally declared her as "out of critical condition" and that they would be waking her up in a few hours.

Kyrrian took this moment to grab her brother.

"I'm not leaving" he growled.

"You need to. Besides they have to bathe her and change her clothes" a petite nurse behind Kyrrian nodded emphatically.

Kaddian stared at both the nurse and his sister before finally rising and leaving the room. Kyrrian followed her stoic brother closely, not bothering to warn him about the weather just outside the hospital.

Completely unfazed by the view of rain falling from the sky, Kaddian exited the sliding doors of the hospital and then stopped, looking up at the sky, as if he was shocked by the moisture.

"Kaddian" Kyrrian said his name in such a tone that made him realize she was angry.

"Yes, Kyrrian" somehow, Kaddian had always managed to make questions seem like statements of authority and masculinity.

"Kaddian, look at me" Kyrrian growled. Kaddian turned, his hackles rising at her challenging tone.

When he said nothing, Kyrrian asked, "she's your mate, isn't she?"

Kaddian stared at his sister neutrally, before turning and walking toward his SUV in the parking lot.

Kyrrian glared down at the ground, clenching her fist in anger.

"You lied to me" she growled. When Kaddian disregarded her comment, Kyrrian sprinted and jumped onto her brothers back, wrapping her forearm around his throat. She leaned backward, putting him into a sleeper hold.

She only had the upper hand for a few seconds before he flung her over his hand. Her impact on the asphalt was jarring, Kyrrian felt her teeth rattle against each other with the act.

Kaddian stared down at his sister, waiting for her next move. He hoped she would make a wise decision. She looked up with angry tears in her eyes, and he knew two things instantly.

One, he had hurt her feelings far more than he expected to and two...

She was not going to make the wise decision.

Kaddian hit the ground when Kyrrian swiped her legs under his feet. She jumped on top of him and punched him once in the face before she was flung to the side. Before the opportunity for Kyrrian to stand was even presented, Kaddian rose to his feet, grabbed her by her legs and flung her into the forest to the side of the parking lot. Kyrrian landed face first in the mud, but when she heard her brothers sprinting steps she hopped to her feet. Whe he came over the edge of crest she had rolled down, she screamed loudly, baring her extended canines.

Kaddian's roar was much louder and much deeper than her own, and the sound made her want to cringe, but she was too angry to listen to baser instincts.

Kyrrian began sprinting at her panting brother, but never reached him as she was blinded sided by what felt like a freight train. The mystery person and Kyrrian landed hard, sliding through the mud until they collided with a tree. Kyrrian had been safely tucked in the strangers embrace, meaning she felt nothing from the abrassive tree other than the jolting stop.

"Let me go" Kyrrian yelled, but the arms around her waist were steadfast.

"Stop. You two are drawing attention to yourselves. You should not be fighting. He is your brother and your Alpha" Alpha Reik whispered, his voice labored whenever she struggled against his word and grip.