Chapter 4

Jacob POV

The two of them kept talking with Ben and Zane when he joined us, but I didn’t really pay much attention to what was being said. I vaguely heard them talking about what Kevin had done to Sara. I wasn’t sure yet what my opinion of what he had done was, but I will admit I hadn't really been paying attention to what Trish and Duke had said either. My focus was on Raven.

I don’t know if she was given the name because of her hair, but it suited her. My raven-haired, curvy beauty. She didn’t move too far from her friend’s side. She joined in on conversations when guys came over, but she didn’t seem to be fully invested. It was just as I thought. Most of the guys that approached weren’t there for her. They were trying to get Sara’s attention, and the ones talking to Raven were just doing it as a distraction for their buddies. Not that Raven even tried to stop them. She most likely knows that Sara can take care of herself. You could tell by the body language that these guys were not there for Raven. There was no attraction. Yeah, a few times I did notice that they would take a quick scan to see if they missed something from afar, but other than a few looks of appreciation when they glanced at her cleavage, there was nothing more.

I also noticed that Raven didn’t really react to them either. She didn’t look hurt by their lack of desire for her. I wondered if this was because she didn’t care or if it was that she didn’t think she deserved their attention. Which I hope is not the case, because if it is, I don’t know how she could think that way. I did take note that all the guys and their buddies who approached Sara and Raven were human. Which would make sense because I am pretty sure that the unmated members of the Bos pack would know to keep their distance from Sara, out of fear of Kevin’s reaction, even if he didn’t know what he was doing.

It was when the sixth guy approached Sara that we all suddenly heard a very loud, menacing growl. It was followed by what we wolves recognized as a possessive howl that came from the trees. You can tell that most of the humans from around here are used to wolves being in the area because no one seemed to panic. Some turned and looked in the direction it came from, but that was about all. They all reacted more to the sight of Kevin, still in human form but not by much, bursting out of the tree line and heading straight for Sara.

“Oh, Shit! Duke, we have to get him under control. In this state, he might do something that he can’t take back, and I don’t mean telling her what he is. Although she will likely know by the time he’s done.” Trish said as she ran towards Sara and Raven with Duke and the rest of us right on her heels.

Just as we reached them, Kevin grabbed Sara, threw her over his shoulder and headed back into the woods. “Put me down, you jackass. You have no say in who I talk to. You gave up that right when you cheated on me.” We heard Sara yell as Kevin disappeared into the woods, her voice fading out, but she was still yelling.

Duke didn’t hesitate to follow. Trish turned towards Raven, who stood there, shocked, with a look of confusion on her face.

"Don’t worry, Raven, the last thing that Kevin would do is anything that would hurt Sara. He is just having a hard time expressing himself the right way at the moment. I don’t know if Sara told you or not, but I had a long talk with her a few weeks ago about why he did what he did. It still doesn’t mean what he did was right, but he won’t physically hurt her, that I can guarantee.” Trish took a quick look over as Duke followed the other two into the woods. “Now I know you don’t know these guys, but they are going to keep you company while Duke and I make sure that Kevin doesn’t get his ass kicked. Yes, he would stand there and let Sara do it.”

The group of us standing here knew exactly what she meant. If there was a slight possibility that Sara was Kevin’s mate, he would stand there and take everything she wanted to give to him as long as she didn’t hurt herself. It is just how we are wired. So I can just imagine how hard it must have been for him to hurt Sara by making her think he had cheated on her. We had been given a basic rundown of what Kevin had thought was the right thing to do because he wasn’t sure if she could accept him. Personally, I think it sounded more like he was being a coward, but then again, I’ve never been in his place where the girl who got your attention didn’t even know that werewolves exist.

“This is Zane, Ben and…” Trish hesitated before saying my name, watching Raven’s reaction to me. “…Jacob. They will keep you company while Duke and I go save Kevin from himself. You’re in good hands with them. Right, guys.” I heard the guys answer Trish, but I wasn’t sure what they had said. I was too busy being creepy and staring at Raven.

Zane punched me in the shoulder to jar some sense into me and out of the fantasies that had started to form in my mind. Raven still had that shocked look on her face.

“How about we find a place to sit while we wait for them?” I said as I reached for her hand. The second that we touched, I felt small tingles start to spread up my arm. Nothing like what I have been told the mate bond feels like, but different than when I have touched any other woman. She must have felt it too because she quickly turned her gaze to mine, and I watched as her pupils widened in surprise. I smiled at her, and not just because of the feeling or that I was trying to make her feel safe.

I smiled because she didn’t try to pull her hand away from mine as I led her towards a picnic table near the fire. I held her hand as she took a seat. I sat down beside her, giving in to the urging from my wolf to stay close to her. I know that I might be coming off as one of those creeps that I had been watching earlier with the way I’m staring, but at least I’m only two years older than her.