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“I know you’re mad at me, but I think the real problem here is that you are terrified that you finally found a good man. One who will love you for who you are, not what or who he wants you to be. Mason is nothing like your ex. You know it. I know it. You’re just scared of having your world turned upside down.”
With that, Gerri walked out and left Jane to collect her thoughts. Yeah, she was pissed and hurt. But damn it! She also knew Gerri was right. She hated that her friend knew her better than she knew herself. Since the moment Mason had walked through her door, something inside of her was changing. Her thoughts about wanting someone in her life were different. Her fear of being treated the way her ex had treated her was shifting.
Mason had gotten under her skin in both his human and wolf self, and it pissed her off that she had fallen for both of them so easily. That even with all she had learned after telling Mason that he had to leave last night, she still wanted him more than anything else.
Jane closed her laptop, needing to get out of the office and away from everything. She threw her laptop in her bag and said goodbye to Amelia and Yulia. The rest of her work could wait until tomorrow. She had done the most important tasks of placing orders for the week, and that was all she really had to get done.
Jane left through the back door and headed straight for her car. She had no sooner thrown her laptop in the backseat when she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her and lift her off her feet. She kicked with all her might, trying to free herself, but every attempted blow failed to get her captor to release her.
“Let go of me,” she shouted, tossing her head back and connecting with the teeth of whoever had her.
“Shut the fuck up, bitch. You’re coming with me.”
“Who are you?” Jane shouted, not recognizing the man’s voice.
“Your worst nightmare,” the man growled into her ear.
Out of the corner of her eyes, Jane saw a flash of an animal coming at them at a high rate of speed. She braced for impact, not knowing if the animal was going to collide with her or the man who held her.
The man screamed as the animal took a chunk of his leg and dropped to the ground. He released the hold he had on Jane, and she jumped away from him and the animal.
“Gerri!” Jane gasped when she saw the wolf growling at the man.
Gerri quickly shifted back to her human form. “We need to get out of here. Now! Move!”
Jane saw Gerri’s lips moving but couldn’t hear a word she was saying.
“Shit! Give me your keys.”
Jane reached into her pocket as the world around her started to spin. How she got into the passenger seat of her car, she had no idea.
“Hang on tight, honey,” Gerri said as she started the car and backed into the man who had tried to abduct her.
“Did you kill him?” Jane had somehow found her voice and used her words to ask the obvious.
“He’s a shifter. He’s not dead, but he’s going to have a hell of a headache in a few minutes,” Gerri said, speeding out of the parking lot and onto the road.
“Who was that man? What did he want with me?” Jane asked, finally starting to feel less like she was going to pass the fuck out.
“I don’t know who he was. My guess is it has something to do with your mate.”
“Stop calling him that.” Jane glanced out of the back window to see several other men coming to help the guy who had tried to kidnap her.
“Well, that’s what he is. Now we need to get out of here before they catch up with us. There’s no way I can fight off a dozen wolves.” Gerri turned a sharp corner, then another, making sure no one was following them.
“Where are we going?” Jane asked.
“To see your mate and find out what the fuck all this bullshit is about.”
TWENTY-ONE
One by one, every single member of the pack shifted within seconds of Mason assuming his wolf form. He let out a loud howl, calling any others in the area who hadn’t made it to the meeting. Mason spoke through the mental connection he had to his pack.
We are under threat from an outside force. One we will not roll over and submit to. This is our pack. We have worked hard to get where we are as a people. And I, as your alpha, will not let anyone take that from us. We will find those whom they have taken and put down anyone who stands in our path.
Several yips and howls sounded. His pack members agreed to everything he had said. They were normally a peaceful pack, but when someone challenged them, they would fight.
Eli, Greg, and Chuck, I want you to take the lead in protection duty here. Run the perimeter and make sure you don’t catch anyone trying to sneak onto the property. Rosa and Wanelle, I want you to keep the kids in the daycare and make sure they are safe and accounted for. Kelce, I want you to gather up our senior members and bring them here so we can look out for them. I don’t want them caught in the crossfire. Lastly, Rick, I want you to run down any leads on new wolves in the area. Check with all the local hotels and motels. See if there’s an influx of new visitors to the area. I find it hard to believe that we’ve had over two dozen grown men disappear and that no one saw or heard a damn thing!
