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Sara jerked her head around the coffin-like space. It was all an inky abyss. Her hands had to do the seeing for her. She desperately felt around. There were strange objects in the trunk, but nothing she felt would work to defend herself or attack with.
Rage and panic mixed and mingled in her harried mind. But rage was winning.
Who ran us off the road? How dare they attack the alpha! Who do they think they are?
Then fear eventually reigned.
Why did they do this? Purposely hit us like that. Oh my God, is Xavier alive?
Tears welled, and her emotional weakness made her angry. Angry at herself.
Girl, stop it. Stop that blubbering now. Xavier depends on you. Keep your head so you can get him help.
Sara fished in her hoodie for the pouch pocket. By mere chance, she had tucked her phone in there on the way out of the ultrasound clinic and not in her purse, as was her usual habit.
She fumbled for the button to light up the screen.
It works!She checked the signal bars.Full. Thank God!
In the blue haze, Sara dialed the house and the pack office. No one answered. No one was there.
Sara let the phone go to black to save the battery. She prayed someone would notice Xavier and she were nowhere to be found, and calls would flood in. They needed help in the worst way.
Carlos knows about the rival group issue and how the D’Point pack might be in danger. Xavier confides totally in his beta. Surely, he’ll be on alert for anything odd concerning Xavier. Once Carlos realizes we have disappeared, he’ll sound the alarm and send out the pack. It’s only a matter of time.
Sara’s reasoning was sound. Yet she wasn’t sure if she believed her own words.
The ride was harrowing. It seemed whoever was behind the wheel was taking the corners on two tires. She rocked back and forth, her body jerking. She feared being sick or worse.
Sara didn’t dare click on her phone to look at the time.Must save the battery at all costs.Wherever they’re taking me, I’ll need it to get help.
The ride suddenly smoothed out as if they had reached the main highway. Every second, her abductors were taking her farther from those she loved. She prayed Xavier wasn’t dead. She prayed for a miracle.
Suddenly, the car slowed and turned, and the road became bumpy again. They were taking her somewhere she’d never be found. When they came to an abrupt stop, Sara rolled forward and hit the back of the trunk.
Then came light. Glaring light. She sat up and put a hand over her face to let her eyes acclimatize.
Soon the glare dissipated, and her gaze lay on a small group of wolves. All of them had gunmetal-gray fur and vicious teeth on display. This was it. She was going to die before she ever got to meet her baby.
She cleared her throat. Fear had clogged it for too long.
“Who are you? Why did you push us off the road? Is Xavier all right? Is he alive? Where is this, and why did you take me?”
The barrage of questions didn’t faze her onlookers one bit. All five wolves sported menacing looks and dagger eyes. A couple even threatened a low growl. Sara felt the bass reverberation in her belly.
“Infrasound. Oh, my God, please tell them to stop that. It’ll hurt my baby. I’m not a threat to you.”
The lead wolf, who Sara assumed was the alpha, put up a paw, and the unheard noise stopped. Sara breathed a sigh of relief. But she was delaying the inevitable.
From the corner of her eye, movement caught her attention. Another shifter, one far larger, far more ferocious, soared into the crowd. The beast, howling with all his might with his serrated teeth bared, landed on the alpha and tore the shifter from limb to limb.
More wolves erupted from the woods, snarling and ready for battle. Paws, claws, gnashing teeth, and clenching jaws.
Ripping and shredding.
Yelps, screeches, and dying cries.
And blood, so much blood.
