Challenging the Alpha (Paranormal Werewolf Shifter Romance) by Joanna Wilson Page A

slipping further into danger. Sapphire grew frustrated, not just with her brother or his predicament, but with everything. She felt utterly useless, felt like no one was listening to her, and felt that everyone challenged her authority. Aren’t I the Alpha? Aren’t Alphas supposed to get what they want when they want them?
     
    She turned away from the pitying stares, unable to stand it a second longer.

 
    Chapter 2
     
    "Sapphire ." Sin chased after her. Entering their bedroom, she slammed the door behind her only to hear it open a second later.
     
    "What, Sin? Are you going to tell me to stay here? Going to tell me that it's too dangerous, and that you'll handle it?" Sapphire whirled to face him, her emotions finally getting the better of her. "Because I don't want to hear it."
     
    Sapphire paused: a dozen scenarios of their usual fights flitted through her mind. She got angry, he got angry, and they had angry sex. It seemed to be a pattern, and while she desired it for every other fight they had, at that moment she didn't even want him breathing the same air as her.
     
    "You're scared, Sapphire. I understand that. But you have to think of your position now. You are an Alpha. You can't just go off and do whatever you want anymore, even if it is to save someone you love." Sin said quietly, not making a move towards her.
     
    Sapphire knew he was right, as much as she hated to admit it. He'd been an alpha much longer than her, and he had a lot more experience than she did. The smart and logical thing to do was let Sin and his men handle it. They had money and resources, and what did she have? Me, myself, and I.
     
    "And you have to think," Sin began silkily and moved towards her. "If you are pregnant, you can't just go off and risk your life." He dropped to his knees in front of her and wrapped his arms around her torso, dragging her closer and punctuating his last word with a soft kiss on her stomach.
     
    The chance of her being pregnant with his pups was as certain as the sun rising in the morning. Sapphire couldn't just go off into the sunset, guns cocked, and waiting for the bad guys. She had a pack now, a mate, and probably a new life growing inside of her. She couldn’t lose it all now because she wasn’t thinking clearly. Dammit, Sin. Dammit all to hell and back.
     
    "Did that help?" Sin asked. The words rumbled pleasantly against Sapphire’s stomach and sent a shot of desire through her.
     
    "It did." Sapphire whispered, afraid to raise her voice just in case he might hear something she wasn’t ready for him to hear yet.
     
    Slowly Sin rose from the floor, and the air in their bedroom suddenly changed. No longer charged with fear and worry but something else, something Sapphire wasn't exactly sure she was ready for.
     
    But that’s how it usually was. One moment Sapphire could be raging at Sin, feeling completely out of her mind. The next she could be panting with him inside of her and thinking that she couldn't live without him.
     
    "I need you." Sapphire said softly, her voice devoid of its usual hesitance and uncertainty. 
     
    Pulling away from Sin, Sapphire dropped to her knees in front of him. She needed a distraction, and Sin was perfect for that.
     
    "Sapphire…" Sin let out a growl as Sapphire slid his zipper down and reached inside the silk of his boxers to grip his erection.
     
    "Don’t touch me, Sin. If you touch me, I’ll stop." Sapphire warned as she moistened her lips and looked up at Sin to make sure he understood her.
     
    As soon as she saw him nod his head, Sapphire turned back to the thick length of him in her hand. It still amazed her that a man so controlled at all other times could allow her to take the reins.
     
    With gentleness that Sapphire was surprised to find she still had, she grasped Sin at the base of his cock, reveling in the broken moan he tried to hide. It was strange, but the sound of Sin losing some of his natural inexhaustible control calmed her. Maybe it