LOGINThe sky was pitch black. Once the car crossed the boundary David didn't slow down. Both he and James had been silent for hours.
All of the worries pushed against David's skull, but he kept them out. They gained ground, they were minutes if not seconds behind Clara. She would be safe.
"Stop here," James said. "The car won't make it. We need to go the rest of the way on foot."
Clara's blood was almost alcoholic, Lucas ran his tongue over his mouth over and over, not wanting to waste a single drop. He had no desire to fight James tonight, but not everyone agreed with Clara being here and some believed James' claim about being drugged.That would mean a council member would be called and days waiting. It was clear James was still weak from the previous beating.Once Lucas took him out again the pack would see his true power and he would never risk being questioned again.Another drop of her blood touched his tongue and his heart pounded. She would give him the strength to beat James."Since there are no council members present the challenger and the Alpha have agreed on me to referee," Travis, a mid-level pack member, said. "There is no shifting allowed. Other than that, everything is fair. Start on my call.""Good luck old man." Lucas turned his attenti
Somehow Clara managed to pick herself off the floor. The pain in her neck was excruciating, but a tingle was spreading from Lucas' bite.She cried out as the tingle continued like a virus. If her neck didn't hurt so bad it would almost be pleasurable. Clara pulled her hand away and saw the blood. Her heart started to race.She wondered if Lucas' bite was too deep and the soft feeling was caused by the lack of blood. She collapsed on the wooden plank and reapplied pressure to her wound."Are you enjoying the sensation?"The voice startled Clara, she looked to see Roxy at the cell door. The keys in her hand jingled as she turned the lock. Relief, Roxy was here to let her free. Clara sat up and started to stand, but stumbled backwards."You hear stories about how receiving a mark is indescribable, pure ecstasy. Of course I've never heard of one being given outside of sex. What is it
The sky was pitch black. Once the car crossed the boundary David didn't slow down. Both he and James had been silent for hours.All of the worries pushed against David's skull, but he kept them out. They gained ground, they were minutes if not seconds behind Clara. She would be safe."Stop here," James said. "The car won't make it. We need to go the rest of the way on foot."David parked next to the van. He forced the image of Clara in the window out of his mind. He was here. He would save her.The two men got out of the car and sprinted up the mountain to the lodge. David remembered taking this walk in reverse the first night he met Clara. Going up was much more difficult.David knew trespassing like this was wrong. The way Lucas operated he half expected snipers in the trees. If he were killed tonight
Of all the things that could have gone wrong tonight Lucas appreciated this was the only hiccup. He cursed himself for not remembering to lock the door to the cells as he escorted Roxy to the exit.When they made it back to the stairwell she turned to look at him. The anger was flowing off of her in waves. He returned her glare.Lucas was alpha now, she couldn't get away with any disrespect. Her eyes closed and she took a breath. He was proud how quickly his traits were evolving."What is she doing here?" Roxy opened her eyes. Clara's were much prettier, at least his mate had one advantage over her rival."What are you doing here?" Lucas needed to control the conversation."It's your first day as alpha and you go missing! Everyone was in a panic. Finally, Todd calmed them down, said you had business with the elder. But I couldn't find you anywhere! I'm freaking out here. It's alm
Suzy and Lucas stopped talking. Clara slipped her hand in her pocket and pulled out her phone. She tried her hardest to hide the movement, but couldn't tell if they were watching her or not. She kept the phone close to her face and sent a text message to David.Suzy drugged James. Fight was rigged.She kept her eyes glued to the screen, a response came back almost immediately.I'm coming to save you."What's that noise?" Lucas asked.Clara started typing fast.This is my fault. Please hurry.Don't blame yourself. Stay strong."What is she doing back there?" Lucas' voice filled the van.Clara heard the grate move. She erased all her messages."She's got a phone."Suzy reached down to snatch the phone away, but Clara grabbed the girl's arm and yanked her to the floor. Clara forced herself up and ran
Clara's screaming face made David's heart want to beat out of his chest. He knew he couldn't catch up to the car, but he wasn't about to let her go. James followed his lead as he ran as fast as he could to the garage.They shifted back. David opened the garage."You have to call the council," James said."They ordered me to give Clara back, like she was a borrowed toy or something. They won't help at all."David climbed in one of the cars and turned the engine over. James got in the passenger's side."What are you going to do?" James said."They've got about fifteen minutes on us. I'm hoping to stop the van before they get on protected grounds." David backed out of the garage."If you step foot on Lucas' land it will be seen as an act of aggression. He can kill you.""Not if I kill him first," David said. 







