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“Corbin?” Leo growls beside me.

“We can outrun him,” Corbin says, starting the car. The engine roars to life, and I see Thane’s car skidding onto the long driveway. Corbin guns it, throwing me back in my seat, only to be cut off by one of the other cars, forcing him to slam on the brakes.

I giggle. Leo glares at me as he grips the back of the driver's seat. “You’re so fucked,” I tell them, reaching for the door handle.

Leo growls, grabbing at me, but I jump from the vehicle. Leo snarls as I land on my hands and knees. Corbin hits the gas, and Leo is tossed from the car when he tries to grab the back of my shirt. Corbin doesn’t wait. He guns the engine, choosing to leave his mate behind, or not realizing Leo is gone, as he plows toward Thane’s car.

Leo grabs me. I throw my head back as he tries to wrangle me. My head hits his face and he grunts, dropping me just as I hear the two cars collide. My eyes move to the scene to find Corbin’s car spinning out of control, before he floors it and skids sideways out the gate. The other two cars slam on their brakes to avoid smashing into Thane’s car. One zips off around him, escaping with Corbin. Thane tosses his car door open and glares at the third car.

A furious growl echoes around us. Leo freezes, staring in Thane's direction. The trapped car starts reversing. Thane stalks toward it, and if looks could kill, they would be dying the most agonizing death right now.

Within seconds, he shifts, and his huge mammoth of a wolf dives straight through the front windshield of the car. The men’s screams are loud as the car rocks from side to side and starts rolling forward. Leo gasps before grabbing my arm and hauling me to my feet.

I kick my legs, screaming for Leon and Thane as he starts dragging me toward the tree line. I drop my weight, slipping out of his grip as I hear their car crash into Thane’s. Leo stops, glancing over his shoulder, before he snarls and grips my hair. Twisting, he rips my hair out painfully, and I kick him between the legs.

I hear Leon groan as he staggers to his feet. My eyes dart to him briefly, costing me precious time. Leo snags my ankle, dragging me back to him.

“Leon!” I scream as Leo pins me. His knee presses down on my groin area as he tries to grab my shoulders. Feet suddenly appear beside my head, making Leo freeze. His eyes widen, and my eyes move past his shoulder to see Thane standing next to us, naked and drenched in blood.

Leo lurches off me and scrambles backward. Thane steps over me. “You touched my Omega.”

Leo shakes his head, “Corbin, he —”

“You touched my mate,” Thane deadpans, his voice ice-cold and his steps calculating. Leo backs up, and Thane stalks him. Leo is now his prey. Leo’s face twists into a snarl. He shifts at the same time Thane does, and they start tearing into each other.

Chapter Eleven

Leon

Thane tears into Leo. I can see Harlow caught, frozen like a deer in headlights. Her entire back and legs are bleeding from being dragged. Thane pushes Leo, trying to keep him back and away from her. Every time Leo moves or slams too close to her, Thane’s wolf is there taking the brunt of it while he screams through the link for me to get up and move her.

If she doesn’t move soon, it will cost Thane. She’s distracting him, and his positioning is making it hard for him to kill Leo and not trample her. Leo recognizes that, and he uses it to his advantage. He knows it is the only chance he has in a fight against Thane.

Staggering, I force myself to move. My breath wheezes as I feel my lung try to heal and re-inflate. Harlow screams when Thane is tossed. He just barely catches himself before landing on her and crushing her. She is now caught between his legs, but she crawls out, finally coming out of her shock as Thane chomps down on Leo’s neck.

Leo howls, the sound pained, before he twists, reflexively trying to bite anywhere he can reach. Thane pounces on him, breaking his hind leg in a single bite.

“Harlow!” I scream, trying to get her attention. She looks lost, as if the gravity of the situation has finally hit her. Now that Thane is here, she knows it is safe to fall apart.

Harlow lifts her head to look at me. “Leon,” she gasps, finally finding her feet and rushing toward me. Her voice distracts Thane, and he turns to search for her. I grab her, hauling her away from the fight as Thane is suddenly hit from the side, that second of worry costing him.

Thane gets back to his feet just as Leo pounces. However, before Leo hits his mark, he is tackled by Rhen’s big mottled wolf, who comes out of nowhere to divert Leo’s attack. Raidon is right behind Rhen, also in wolf form. Raidon’s wolf is huge, as big as Thane’s, and it reminds me of a grizzly bear.

He grabs Leo’s neck, shaking viciously, while Rhen and Thane get to their feet. He tosses him, and Leo skids across the grass, about ten yards away from us. The second Leo comes to a stop, Thane pounces on him, while Raidon moves to protect us.

Leo’s whimpered shriek is loud, making Harlow jump. She turns her head in their direction and so do I. Leo is forced to shift back, and Thane’s huge black wolf towers over him.

Raidon licks Harlow's fingers, nudging her with his nose. Rhen watches on, making sure Thane doesn’t need him, though we all know Thane has it handled. He’s about to deliver the final blow when Harlow screams.

“You can’t kill him!” she rasps out, as loud as she can. Thane tenses, freezing, and so do I. Her conscience surely can’t be getting the better of her now. Thane ignores her as she tries to get out of my grip. “Thane, he has information we need!” she says before looking up at me.

Thane growls, shifting back. He glances over his shoulder at us before staring down at the ripped up man, who is slowly healing.

“We need him!” she repeats. Thane growls, his fist clenching.

“Fuck!” he curses and shakes his head. Harlow weasels out of my grip, having spotted Rhen. She rushes to him, and his wolf drops his head to catch her on his shoulder as she locks her arms around his neck.

My eyes go back to Thane, just in time to see his foot come down on Leo's head, knocking him out. Within seconds, Raidon is there to grab him and hauls him over his shoulder.