AmandaI really could have used Ares at that time, but even now there was something keeping the prime wolf away from me. The tallest of the bunch towered over me. His dark tanned skin contrasted with his lake-blue eyes. I stubbornly kept my eyes above waist level. I hadn't gotten too much of an eyeful, but they were monsters in that department too. He stepped toward me, eyes appraising. "You're the run-away. Haven't you heard what will happen to those stupid enough to try this?" three of the others chuckled, but the smallest didn't join them. I continued to stay between them as Mitsi the best I could. Hell hounds? Those things were real? I wasn't sure how to process this, or how I was going to be able to protect the two of us. "I'm the one that planned this, let Mitsi go."Pretty eyes raised a brow at me. "Are you ordering me around?""Look at her, Luke. She's got some balls on her." he snickered. "Hey, we should strip her and see if we can find them. I'm curious.""Idiot," the sma

AmandaThe power surged through me and I welcomed the transformation as the powerful wolf took over. I wasn't sure where Zale was, but I wasn't defenseless anymore. The ball in my mouth was bitten through and the leather straps tying it around my face were split from the force. Luke backed up but didn't look scared. He clenched his fist and his flames surged. A warning for me to back down.But my mate was close to me. Nothing would make me stop. I could even face HIM with the power of Ares at my disposal. "Stop right there," Derek ordered me. He shot out a plume of his ice blue flames and the caught me in an ever-shrinking circle. "Drop the transformation. It doesn't matter if you have back up, they'll still be outnumbered.""He's the Prime," I spat. "Your rightful master."Luke shrugged. "Did you forget that we were guardians to Primes? Do you really think that those wolves would accept protection from those lesser than them?"I growled at him. "But the Prime was your master. Guar

ZaleThat idiot. A bone-head move like that was something I would expect from Javier. Not from the caliber of demon that had teamed up with me. All of the men stared at me their eyes multi-colored and burning with inner flames. What hounds I might have been able to sway to my side were taken away from me now and it was all thanks to this asshole.The demon scoffed and pulled his blade free from the dust that was left. "What? Did you truly think I would allow my life-sworn enemy to acquire weapons such as these to use in your fight against us? Not a chance." He pointed his blade at the hound that stood staring at him, black flames traveling all over his body making him bigger than before. "You're next."Amanda got to her feet and took a stance in front of the two men. I really wished she would get away from them. She was far too close to those useless lumps of flesh. I didn't care if the hounds belonged to me or not, she was the one that existed for me. The only one I needed. My mate.

Zale I tried to keep my focus on the battle but that was turning out harder than ever when all I wanted to do was confront Amanda and find out if it was true. Could she be carrying my child? Or was it a bastard whelp from her past? But that's not how it felt to me. Once the words were given form, I believed them without a doubt. My mate was pregnant with our child. A future for my people was already established. A vicious growl came from one of the hounds and it opened its mouth unleashing a stream of orange flames straight at my mate's kidnapper. Killing him once would never be enough. I needed to pull every bone out of his body and stab him through the eyes with it. Once the flames hit, Aren was knocked back like he'd been struck by a sledgehammer. He hit back first into one of the trees and grunted, his body falling forward like a rag doll. I would be the one to end this pathetic creature's life. It was my woman he'd taken. My life he'd tried to ruin. "Pull it together,

ZaleAmanda stared at me her mouth open as she was stuck somewhere between a laugh and a yelp. She swallowed. "What?" she whispered to me when she regained use of her voice."You heard me," I growled into her ear. "Javier, take that cat girl somewhere else. I've been without my mate for too long and now that I know she's carrying my legacy, I want to celebrate." Ares had kicked in and taken responsibility for hearing her back to normal health. I wished that stupid Aren guy had still been alive so I could make his death far more painful. He had gotten away with far too much. I slipped a hand into her shredded dress and palmed her full breast. I brushed a thumb over her erect nipple and she bit her bottom lip to stop her moan from escaping. "None of that," I scolded.She took a deep breath and stared at me. Her limbs were quivering. She knew what she was in store for. "Zale, we need to rescue the others," she whispered.I ignored her and slipped the dress completely off her body leav