The Girl He Marked by Laila Callaway novel Chapter 2

Lexi's POV.

I'm lying on my back, hands resting protectively over my stomach, when a door bangs open at the end of the corridor.

I sit up in alarm and look towards the gate. Alpha Seok appears with a muscular blonde man and a hard—faced redhead woman.

He unlocks the gate and pushes it open.

'If you would care to join us please Miss Larkin, I believe your mate might be on his way,' he offers politely, I feel my stomach flip with both excitement and dread that Rixon is coming here. I stand up on uneasy legs and follow Alpha Seok, blondie and redhead close in behind me.

He leads me upstairs, to what I assume are his quarters, decorated with bold blues and dark browns. I follow him down a corridor, when we step inside a room, blonde and redhead wait outside, guarding the door I presume.

'Please, have a seat,' he waves his hand at the two chesterfield sofas in the middle of the study—like room.

I slowly sit on the one closest to the window, hoping to catch a glimpse of anything, but the white fog is too thick. I fist my hands and sit up straight, feeling stiff with nerves.

'Would you like a drink Some water perhaps' Alpha Seok offers, ever the accommodating host. Just yesterday he was threatening to cut out my baby, he really is a psychopath.

I ignore him, my tongue feeling too big in my mouth and making it impossible to talk. He places a glass of water in front of me anyway and I reach for it with shaky hands.

The door suddenly opens, and I jump, spilling water over the glass and onto my hand, it drips onto the floor.

Blondie enters with a grim frown on his face.

'I can't get a reply from Watkins or Samuels,' he announces, and I watch as Alpha Seok's mouth forms a thin line.

'They must be here then, gather the others and go find them, leave Greta at the door,' he orders and then turns away, but I notice the tension in his shoulders and clenched fists.

I put down the glass and wring my hands nervously.

Rixon is here.

We both wait in silence, Alpha Seok paces back and forth, his face somber.

A gunshot breaks the silence, followed by some more. I inhale sharply, my breath comes out in ragged bursts as I try and convince myself that Rixon is okay, he hasn't been hurt.

The gunshots become louder, and I hear muffled voices shouting. There's a scream and I recognize Rixon's voice shout something incoherent. I leap to my feet, starting towards the door, knowing he's out there I have to find him.

'Sit back down!' Alpha Seok's booming voice fills the room and my hand freezes, outstretched towards the doorknob.

I flinch at the sound of a gun being cocked and slowly turn around to find Alpha Seok holding an unimposing but deadly handgun directed straight at me. I keep my hands raised slightly in front of myself and cross the room, sliding back down onto the sofa.

'Don't even think about moving,' he hisses, keeping the gun aimed at me as he leans back on his desk.

I tear my eyes off of the gun and look at the door, praying Rixon doesn't come through and get himself shot.

There are more sounds of commotion, this time much closer in the hall. I watch out of my peripherals as Alpha Seok changes the aim of the gun to the door in anticipation.

'Come here,' he hisses, and I keep my eyes focused on the door as I slowly come over to him. When I come within reaching distance, he grabs my wrist and pulls me next to him, his grip tight and painful.

The gunshots make me wince, some bullets splinter through the wall at the end of the room and I realize they're in the corridor. This is the last room at the end.

The door is suddenly kicked open, it hangs off its hinges as someone steps inside. Alpha Seok doesn't hesitate, he shoots multiple times. The bullets hit Greta's body, making it convulse with the impact.

He stops, realizing too late who he is shooting. His tactic changes when he pushes the warm gun against my head, holding me tight to his chest.

Rixon drops Greta's bullet—riddled body to reveal his unharmed one, much to my relief.

'I'd drop that gun if I were you mutt,' Alpha Seok warns Rixon, his hot breath against my ear.

Rixon's worried eyes remain focussed on me as he slowly lowers his gun and places it on the floor.

'Now you're going to call off all of your little friends, or I'll kill your mate and her baby,' he sneers, and I watch as Rixon frowns in confusion.

'Oh that's right, you don't know, your mate here, is pregnant,' he confirms smugly, Rixon's eyes widen and flick from my stomach to my face.

'What!' He whispers, his voice hoarse with emotion.

'I'm sorry,' I mouth to him, wincing as Alpha Seok presses the gun harder against me.

'Don't hurt her,' my mate threatens, taking a step towards us.

'Call. Them. Off.' Alpha Seok hisses.

A startled scream passes my lips as a gunshot sounds out, loud enough to make my ears ring. Blood splatters the wall to the right of me as Alpha Seok grunts and releases his grip on me. I stumble to the floor, panting in panic. I glance up and see that Callie has shot Alpha Seok in the shoulder and is fighting off another member of his pack.

Rixon's arms wrap around my body, pulling me up against him.

'God, if anything had happened to you,' he whispers, his voice thick as he kisses my hair, my forehead, anywhere he can reach.

Another gunshot sounds out, shocking us all. I look up at Rixon, confused as to who was shot.

Pain radiates across my back, and I gasp, sagging against his arms.

Horror crosses his face 'No, no, no, Lex, no,' he stammers, lowering with me to the floor.

'Rixon' I ask, fear lacing my voice as I look down at the exit wound under my ribs. Blood gushes out, soaking my top. Rixon's hands shake as he pushes them down over the wound.

'Stay with me Lex, you're gonna be fine,' he says loudly, his eyes shining with unshed tears.

'I'm sorry I didn't tell you...about the baby, I'd only just found out when...,' I force out the words, needing him to know I haven't been lying to him.

'Don't worry about it, everything is going to be fine,' he reassures me, his voice cracking. My vision blurs but fear grips me as I see the tears running freely down his beautiful face.

I don't want to leave him.

'You got to stay with me Lex, don't close your eyes,' he shouts but I can't fight it, as my eyelids droop closed, a final gunshot sounds out.

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