Chapter 24

　　Celeste's cry distracted Kent, and it gave Byron a perfect chance to strike. 　　The Alpha punched Kent in the jaw and knocked him to the ground with a thud. He wasted no time and was on Kent in an instant, pinning the man's hands beneath his knees and clasping his hands together to keep him from fighting back. 　　Panting heavily, Kent struggled against Byron's weight, twisting and writhing under the larger man's grip. But his struggle was in vain. 　　"You stupid piece of trash! Let go of me!" Kent threatened through gritted teeth. 　　"Run, Cel!" Instead of responding to Kent's warning, Byron shouted at Celeste. Then he immediately snapped his attention back to Kent. The man was still struggling. 　　"No! I won't run!" said Celeste firmly as she stepped closer to Byron and Kent. "This is my pack, and you're my leader! How can I help, Byron?" 　　Byron growled, "You can't help! This is between him and me." 　　Kent attempted to pull his wrist away from Byron's grip, but Byron firmly crushed it a