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ChapterTwenty-Three
“What. The. Fuck?” Deacon slammed the truck into park, but Thayer had already jumped out of the cab and taken off at a dead run to the garage.
Deacon tore after his brother. He felt his animal clawing and roaring to be free. The sight of Jess on the ground with some male’s hands on her had his blood pounding.
The smell of her blood filled the air, and he saw her split lip and the nasty bruise starting to form on the side of her face. He couldn’t stop it from happening. His bones broke, and his muscles contorted.
He kept his eyes on Jessa as the shift took over him. Her eyes grew wide, and the tangy scent of her fear bathed the night.
Thayer was still in human form, but Deacon could tell his brother was on the verge. The scent of fear rolling off the man when he got a look at him in his snow leopard form would have had him grinning, if he could have.
He had a feeling the man trying to place claim on what was theirs was Paul. Deacon wanted blood, a lot of his fucking blood.
Thayer reached them first and lunged at the man. Fists flew in a flurry of movement, and although he wanted in on the action, he knew he had to get Jessa away from the violence.
He moved toward her, slow and steady, but her fear of him grew. She kept casting glances at Thayer. Deacon made a low sound in his throat, and she whimpered in response.
Deacon had meant to try to ease her, but he cursed himself for frightening her even more. She scrambled back and then turned and bolted.
Fuck!
He looked at Thayer, who continued to beating the shit out of the guy. Blood poured from his mouth and nose and mouth, and his eyes were rolling back in his head.
Deacon could see the flash of white behind his brother’s eyes, and knew he was precariously close to shifting. At this point he didn’t give a shit if Thayer tore the asshole limb-from-limb.
What he was more concerned about was Jessa running into the woods.
Deacon sprinted toward the tree-line. Lifting his head, he inhaled deeply, caught her scent, and took off in that direction.
