The Reluctant Mate: (Book 13, Grey Wolf Pack Romance Novellas) by E A Price

our pack are human – he would never be so unfeeling.  George, we have to tell him.”
    “But Lara…”
    “Adam will sort it out.  We can’t risk him doing this to another innocent girl.  Please?”
    He looked at her warily, but eventually he nodded.
    “It’ll be okay, George.”  She slipped her arm around his shoulder in a comforting, friendly way.  “It’ll be okay,” she soothed.
    “What the fuck is going on?” roared Reid, storming towards them.  “Get your hands off her!”
    Great freaking timing .

Chapter Twelve
    Adam glared at the wolf in the cell.  Bryce gave him a defiant scowl.
    “You crossed a line,” snarled the Alpha.
    Bryce jutted his chin, but he couldn’t hide the faint smell of fear he emitted.  He was a strong wolf, but he wasn’t an Alpha.  He sure did try to act as he was, though.  “It was consensual – she wanted it.”
    “She was barely eighteen, and she told you to stop,” said the Beta, Alec, shaking his head in disgust.  “And blackmailing the mayor?  You’re so far over the fucking line you can’t even see it anymore.”
    “Give me ten minutes alone with him,” growled Cain, the bear shifter and Carly, the Omega’s mate.  He cracked his massive knuckles.
    The bear wasn’t the easiest going male but had calmed a little since mating Carly and becoming a sheriff’s deputy.  However, to say that his mate’s previous relationship with Bryce angered him was to say that hell was a little hot.  And Bryce went out of his way to antagonize Cain.
    Bryce smirked.  “Jealous, bear?  Don’t you measure up for Carly?  Does she still make that cute little sound when she comes?”
    Everyone inhaled, waiting for Cain to go ballistic.  Reid pulled Jolene behind him, taking a protective stance.  He hadn’t been back in town long, but bad news like Cain travelled fast.
    But then, apparently hell did freeze over.  Instead of all out fury, Cain’s grimace turned into a grin.  “Like you know what she sounds like when she comes.”  He snorted and sauntered out of the room.
    “That was unexpected,” whispered Jolene from her place behind Reid.
    Adam surveyed Bryce, grimly and somewhat disappointed that Mt. Cain wasn’t going to explode.  “We found the video; it’s been deleted from your computer.  Have you given it to anyone else?  Have you made any copies?”
    Bryce gave him a defiant look, and Adam’s eyes filtered to amber, the air rippled with his Alpha power as he tried to force Bryce into submission.  All the wolves in the room groaned as they felt tendrils wrapping around them, forcing them to submit.
    Eventually, panting, Bryce gave in.  He canted his head, baring his neck in submission.  “I didn’t make any copies,” he hissed, not wanting to speak but unable to stop himself.  “I only sent it to the mayor.”
    “You’re banished,” snarled Adam.  “You have thirty minutes to collect your belongings under the supervision of the Beta and the Chief Enforcer, and then you are gone.  You are never to return to Rose, or contact any pack members again.”  He stood back.  “Get him out of here.”
    Alec and Acksel, the Chief Enforcer, led the quiet wolf away.  Bryce sneered at everyone, refusing to look apologetic, but some of the arrogance had gone from his swagger.
    Adam rubbed his chin.  “Thank you for bringing this to my attention,” he said to Jolene.
    “Ding dong the bastard’s gone!” she said, trying to lighten the mood.
    Adam gave her a rueful smile.  “Yes, I can’t deny that it’s a relief.  Shame we didn’t charge him.”
    “George didn’t want to drag his daughter into it.”
    “No, I can’t blame him.”
    “Maybe he’ll be a little warmer to shifters from now on.  He thought you knew what Bryce was doing to him.  No wonder he’s been such a tool.”
    “He should have said something,” growled Adam.
    “Too proud, too scared,” she muttered.
    Adam grunted.  “I’ll talk to him.  Let him know