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Black swirled around us and the girl vanished, but that was okay, I knew she’d gotten home safely. I’d been right about her folks. Her father was a politician and had been furious at what had nearly happened to his little girl. As a gesture of appreciation, he took me under his wing and gave me more skills and contacts that propelled me into being a mercenary.
But my nightmare wasn’t done with me just yet. It threw me back further into the past. When the blackness cleared, I bucked and screamed in denial. I was back in the lab, strapped down to a table and buck-ass naked. The door opened and when I saw who it was, ice flowed through my veins.
“Been looking forward to this, beast. I have a new test for you to pass.”
My heart started racing. This was the first time. I’d been fifteen fucking years old when this happened. When I’d woken up to find myself stripped and strapped down.
She moved to the tray of instruments and lifted a syringe, prepping it in my line of sight before with a grin, she jabbed it into the vein in my inner thigh and fire raced up and landed in my balls. With a groan, my cock grew hard and panic set in.
I pulled at my arms and legs, trying to bust free of the leather straps but they held.
“No! Don’t you fucking touch me, bitch.”
The words made no difference as she tossed the empty syringe aside and reached to stoke my cock with her palm. The sensation sent pleasure through me, but the disgust and fear that I’d felt that day quickly overtook that. Especially when the bitch lifted her skirt up, stripped out of her underwear then climbed up onto the platform I was strapped to, moving to straddle my hips.
“Nooo!”
Lily-Rose
I’d never slept as peacefully as I had since meeting Cujo. For the past two evenings, since we’d moved to this house, he’d take me to bed and make me come so many times I’d fall into a blissful, dreamless sleep. But I didn’t stay that way tonight. The bed jostled a moment before Cujo’s arm knocked into my shoulder. I was on my side facing away from him but quickly turned over to see what he was doing.
His eyes were squeezed tightly shut and his arms and legs flailed as though he were fighting to free himself from something.
“Cujo? Wake up, Cujo. You’re safe now.”
He didn’t react to my words at all but started to groan as he bucked and sweat slicked his skin. Touching him would be a risky, but what else could I do? I looked toward the window and out into the marshland behind our house. How close were the Iron Hammer brothers who were guarding us tonight?
The whimper that came out of my big, tough mate broke my heart and I just couldn’t leave him to suffer a moment longer. I reached out and wrapped my palm around his bicep, intending on shaking him awake.
When I made contact, he stilled completely for a second, before with a bone chilling growl, he turned on me, forcing me onto my back as he caged me beneath his big body. With his eyes still firmly closed, he bared his teeth and fur rippled over his skin before receding.
Desperate to reach him, I lifted my palms to either side of his face then cleared my throat so I could raise my voice louder.
“Cujo! Wake up! You’re safe with your mate. The past can’t hurt you anymore.”
I wasn’t a stranger to nightmares that felt so real you couldn’t tell if it was a memory, a dream or real life. But Cujo was stronger than I’d ever been, so while I’d never hurt anyone during my nightmares, I was worried for the destruction he could cause if he didn’t wake up soon.
With a gasp, I jerked my hands away when he snapped toward my right one with his scary as fuck wolf’s teeth bared. His eyes flicked open, but they were dull and glazed over, as though he still wasn't seeing what was actually in front of him but whatever his nightmare was telling him.
When his gaze locked onto my throat, my heart ached. I wouldn’t be able to wake him. Whatever demons were running around his mind were in control. With tears in my eyes, I called on my animal half and shifted to my much smaller ocelot’s body then slipped out from under him and sprang from the bed before racing out the room, heading toward the front door while Cujo roared in protest behind me.
I skidded to a stop, panicking over how the fuck I was going to open the door when it swung open. Animal instincts had me laying my ears down and hissing until I saw it was Daniella motioning for me to come out.
“Hurry, Lily-Rose. You must run and hide.”
I bounded past her and when I was on the top of the handrail, I glanced back to see she’d shut the door and was sprinting for the stairs. Seeing she was safely away, I leapt off the balcony. Hitting the ground running, I entered the marsh behind our house. I didn’t stop running until I found a clump of shrubs that were big enough to hide me.
Slipping into my chosen hiding spot, I crouched low and looked back toward the house as a loud crash filled the night air. Cujo’s wolf broke through the door, then putting his front paws on the railing, howled to the night. I held my breath wondering if he’d attempt the jump. He wasn’t feline, but he was big and strong, so he might be able to make it without risking injury. When he jumped down and headed to the stairs, I blew out my breath and prayed Daniela had found safety.
I didn’t dare move from my hiding spot as Cujo’s dark wolf came stalking into the marsh. He’d no doubt sniff me out, but if I moved, he’d lock onto me even faster. I was still trying to work out what I could do when I heard a small snick sound to my left then his body jerked. He turned to look toward where I’d heard the sound then with a snarl and growl, he ran in that direction.
But he didn’t make it. After a few steps he crashed to the ground with a whine. Panic flowed through me. Had he been shot? Who was out there? If the Iron Hammers were in wolf form, they wouldn’t be carrying weapons. I ran my gaze over the area, wondering where they were. Surely, they would have heard Cujo and come to investigate.
Before I could locate any sign of them, movement caught my eye and I carefully moved to see who it was that had been out of my sight to the left. When my father stepped out into my view, it took everything in me to hold in the hiss my ocelot wanted to let out. With my ears back, I stayed close to the ground and stalked forward, making the most of him being solely locked onto Cujo. I took comfort in the fact I couldn’t smell blood on the air. Hopefully he’d only tranqed my mate, not shot him.
He reached Cujo and kicked his body until he was sprawled out on his side.
“Big fucker, ain’t you? Bet you’ve had fun with my daughter. Hope it was worth it, because now it’s time to pay up. Gonna get big bucks for you and your buddies.” He paused to look back toward the housing estate. “Gonna be a bitch to carry you all over to the truck…”
