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“You’re safe, sweetheart. We’re at the Pack House. Just waiting for the healer to arrive.”
She looked around, her eyes flaring with anxiety. “Where’s Tanner? And Silas? Are they safe?”
“I’m here, and Tanner’s on his way,” Silas said as he walked in with a mug. “Here, sugar, have a sip of this. Cilla said it will help soothe your throat.” His expression was dark as he stared at Eva’s bruises. Our mate was a colorful patchwork of purple and blue, her face swollen, one eye barely open.
If Brent wasn’t already dead, I’d make him suffer for the pain he’d put our mate through. Fortunately for him, he was dead. Tanner had called me to let me know they’d crashed the fight night, taken out most of the guys there, and rescued the girls. The only person they hadn’t found was Carlos.
Somehow, he’d slipped through the net and was currently in the wind.
Not all the girls were located. A few of them had already been moved on, but Tanner had recovered a load of computer equipment from Carlos’s house before he torched it. He was hoping it contained the information we needed to trace the remaining girls.
Rufus had a shifter friend in the FBI, who he’d been working with when the girls first started going missing. He said their resources would make the search easier. Now that we knew about Carlos’ connection to this mess, it shouldn’t take long to track all the girls down.
Finding Carlos was a priority. He had a lot of connections, even with all his men now dead or in hiding, so it wouldn’t be easy, but he’d get what was coming to him. Eventually, the FBI would catch him. And if he showed his face around here, he was a dead man.
Eva took the mug and tried to sit up, but a whimper of pain escaped. She was damned lucky she hadn’t ended up with a punctured lung with how that bastard kicked the shit out of her.
“Easy, sweetheart, let me help you.” I climbed onto the bed beside her and gently lifted her upper body. She was so light, I needed to feed her up again. Lots of cookies and chocolate-chip pancakes smothered in maple syrup.
She lay back and rested her head on my shoulder while sipping the honey concoction Cilla had made. The sound of trucks pulling up outside, followed by girls’ voices, filtered through the window. Before I could say a word, the bedroom door crashed open and a petite teen burst in.
“Oh my god, you look awful!” Lily screeched in horror. “Is that fucker dead? Cos if he isn’t, I’m happy to do the honors. Once I can shift anyway.”
“He’s dead,” I confirmed without thinking.
“He is?” Eva gasped. Silas’s eyes widened as we both realized we’d not actually told her. Fuck.
“Yes, sugar, he can’t hurt you anymore,” Silas said, taking her hand in his massive fist and squeezing it tightly.
Tears spilled from her eyes and she bit back a sob. “Thank you.” Then she sniffed, wiped her eyes, and looked at Lily.
“Are you OK? And Jessa?”
Lily grinned. “Course we are.” Her grin widened. “I took down three guys in the ring before my dad spoiled my fun.” From the way she scowled, I guessed she’d been enjoying herself. “I won my bet with Jessa, too. She only knocked out two guys.”
“Jesus Christ, Lily! You shouldn’t be fighting men at your age!” Silas looked scandalized but Lily just rolled her eyes.
“You sound just like my dad.”
“Your dad’s fucking right,” he grumbled.
“No swearing in front of the teenager,” Eva snapped, like she wasn’t one too, and I tried not to laugh when Silas pouted.
“Don’t you have homework to do?” Silas asked Lily. “After all the school you missed, I bet it’s piling up.” He was such an asshole.
“Jesus, I was fucking KIDNAPPED! Pretty sure that’s the best excuse ever for missing school.” She gave him a one-finger salute and turned to Eva, who was fighting a smile at the snarky exchange.
“I’m glad you’re OK, Eva. And thank you for sticking up for me. I won’t forget it.” She cast a sly glance at Silas. “That idiot doesn’t deserve you, by the way.”
“Why you little—” He tried to lunge for her but one look from Eva stopped him in his tracks.
“Silas! She’s a child. Control yourself!” Eva glared at him before her gaze softened when she turned back to Lily. “And I’m glad they got you out of that place. Maybe your dad will let you take up boxing or something?”
Lily snorted. “Yeah right. Dad’s going to have me under house arrest for the rest of my life now.”
“Good,” Silas muttered under his breath.
“I’ll get Tanner to talk to him, maybe make him see you need to let loose a little,” Eva promised.
