A Leap Too Far

Ella

The crowd is hissing, booing, and screaming curses down at my mate.

Ryatt looks around, panting, his shoulders rigid despite the welts covering his skin.

Jaxon is still staring at me, but my attention is stolen by several people trying to climb down into the pit. A tremor of panic shudders through the entire arena.

“Alpha Jaxon, you need to get him out of there,” I say hurriedly, turning back to the Alpha of Oasia, the man who just lost the crown of Eastonia to my mate.

But suddenly I feel cool metal against my neck and freeze.

“Play along,” Jaxon rasps along the shell of my ear before yanking me upright so violently I shriek in alarm.

Below, Ryatt’s face has turned from grim amusement to absolute rage as he spots Jaxon with his hands on me and a blade to my neck.

“If you shift, she dies,” Jaxon taunts as warriors race out into the pit, shoving delirious onlookers out of the way before they can get to my mate.

“Ella!” Granger screams my name over the chaos erupting all aro