In Between The Alphas
Chapter 36

"Did you put this on my bed?" I asked holding up the letter and he eyed it with thinly veiled annoyance.

"Why would I put a letter on your bed?"

"Someone's in the house then," I said and he scoffed, "I'm serious; someone put this on my bed."

"There is no one in this house except the both of us," he said, "And now that you're finally here; we have a lot to discuss."

"I don't have time for this," I began, "I need to call Greg."

"You will not-"

"Shut up!" I screamed and then I realized what I had done, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to scream." I quickly grabbed my phone and used the temporary shock that Jake was in to call Greg.

He didn't pick up immediately and when he did he sounded out of breath, "Are you okay?"

"I need you," I said softly, "Please."

He seemed to notice the urgency and his tone changed, "I'm on my way."

He hung up the call and I started pacing around of the room while staring at the letter still lying on my bed.

"Did you yell at me?" Jake asked and I realized he was still standing at the far corner of the room.

"Look I'm sorry I yelled but this is important." I said and he scoffed and walked over to where I was pacing and pulled me to a stop.

"Did you yell at me?" he asked again and that was when I noticed his grip was gradually getting tighter.

"I'm sorry but please," I begged, "Just read the letter and you'll understand why."

"I should probably rip the f*****g thing up," he spat and he moved towards the bed but I quickly stopped him.

"No," I said firmly, "It needs to be there when they get here. You cannot rip it up."

"I think you're forgetting who's in charge here."

"I won't let you do it."

"I wasn't asking for your permission." He said and he threw me to the side of the room and I banged my head against the door. My head throbbed and my vision blurred but when I saw him moving towards the letter I forced my legs to take me to him. "Please you can't tear it," I said holding onto his arm.

"Get off of me Charlie."

"I can't let you do this."

"Get off or I won't be held responsible for what happens."

"Please," I begged and he didn't reply. Instead he grabbed a fistful of my hair and tugged it so hard I screamed out in pain.
"Did you put this on my bed?" I asked holding up the letter and he eyed it with thinly veiled annoyance.

"You have been a f*****g pain in my a*s since day 1," he spat, "First you tell Greg whatever lies you cooked up and now he always looks at me with suspicion and I f*****g hate it."

"You have been a f*****g pain in my a*s since day 1," he spat, "First you tell Greg whatever lies you cooked up and now he always looks at me with suspicion and I f*****g hate it." "Please let go." I begged but he only tightened his grip, "Please."

"With pleasure," he said and he threw me against the wall again- a lot harder this time and the metallic tang of blood filled my nose and I cried out in pain and anger and frustration. I knew he was going to rip up the letter and there was nothing I could do about it. I would have no proof and nothing to show when Greg comes.

"What the f**k is going on here?" I heard a yell and I looked up to see Greg, Logan and Diana standing and their expressions ranged from anger to indifference to confusion. "What are you guys doing here?" Jake asked and I noticed he hadn't torn up the letter yet. It was still sitting on the bed.

"I heard screaming," Greg said.

"No one was screaming," Jake lied, "You must have misheard."

"I'm not an idiot." Greg spat, "So what the hell was happening?"

"I am now your beta," Jake hissed, "So I will not tolerate you speaking to me like that."

"There was a letter on the bed after I got out of the bathroom," I said to Greg, "It is right there."

He made his way over to it and snatched it up from the bed and I was watching him read it that I didn't notice when Logan made his way over to me and crouched by me.

"What happened to your head?" his voice was calm but no one could mistake the anger masked behind it, "I asked you a question Charlie; why are you bleeding?"

"When was this here?" Greg asked saving me from answering the question.

"I found it after I came out of the bathroom." I said and he ran a hand over his face in frustration and handed the letter to Logan who read it quickly.

I watched him read it and I didn't look up because I remembered the words exactly:

Congratulations on your induction Charlotte,

I hope you haven't forgotten about me.

Let your temporary Alpha know that I'm coming to take back what's mine.

I'll see you soon.

Hunter.

Logan crumpled the paper between his fists and I knew he was angry with me. Alpha Hunter knows where I am and this could be dangerous for his pack members. He's going to send me back. "Pack her stuff," he said to Greg, "She isn't safe here." I turned to him in shock and he pulled me to my feet, "Go put on some clothes quickly; we're leaving."

"You can't just barge into my house and take her," Jake said, "Come on Logan."

He didn't answer Jake and turned to Diana, "Can you help him get her stuff."

"Logan, this isn't right," Jake continued, "At least tell me what's going on so I can help-"

"You are going to stay right here," Logan growled and I felt the hairs on my neck raise up, "I don't know what is going on between the two of you but I won't protect her from one monster and leave her with another." "What are you insinuating?"

"First the cut on her neck, then the screaming," he began, "Now she's bleeding from the side of her head and I saw the bruises on her wrists. I'm not a fool."

"We already explained what that was," Jake said with a small laugh.

"Even if you did," he shrugged, "She isn't safe here so I'm taking her with me."

"You've got to be kidding me," Jake scoffs and Diana comes over to me with a small robe that I pull over my body, "Charlie; tell him that you don't want to go anywhere."

I kept my mouth shut and kept my gaze to the floor.

"I won't do anything to you right now because I want Charlotte to choose your punishment," Logan began, "So I'm leaving you to go free but I swear that if you put one hand on her again then I will sever it from your body." Diana gasped at his words and I just stared at him in shock. Just then Greg finished with the bags and nodded to Logan who held out his hand to me.

"Come on," he said softly and I realized he was trying to be respectful by not forcing his wishes on me like Jake did.

If I refused to take his hand then he wouldn't push; he would let me go because it was my decision. That thought was what had me sliding my hand into his and letting him pull me away from that hellhole.