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kill or be killed.
Walking away from a challenge, a war, was not an option. Enemies and
rivals were always watching and waiting, waiting for your back to be
turned. All it took was one mistake, a show of weakness, and
everything, everyone you loved would be destroyed.
Abby understood his world.
She had listened to him, talked to him, asked him questions and even
countered his arguments. But she knew, instinctively, intuitively,
immediately that there was no place for fear and hysteria at a time
like this.
What had to be done simply
had to be done.
Abby watched him in silence,
her eyes conveying all her intense, powerful emotions eloquently and
clearly. She loved him, believed in him and trusted him to come home
to her.
She didn't wave. This wasn't
a farewell. Neither did she scream and flail hysterically, crying
and begging him not to go.
She simply stood behind him,
watching him, supporting him, loving him. A hundred percent.
Cole smirked, his eyes
flashing as his predator rose. His mate was standing at his door,
waiting for him to come home.
His protective and killer
instincts flared.
His bear was ready to make
the kill.
He would come home to Abby,
whole and alive.
CHAPTER
ELEVEN
Cole let his claws slice out
and roared out a command to his clan. He led his men down the
incline and cut through the streets to reach the large field behind
their territory. The Blood Shadow bears had already breached the
dividing line and were advancing steadily towards them.
Cole put up his fist and his
clan stomped to a halt behind him. Detaching himself from his clan,
he walked towards Graig and jerked up his chin.
“What can we do for
you, Graig?” Cole was according Graig the civility and respect
that his rank deserved. He was the Beta of the Blood Shadow clan,
but he behaved more like a ruffian than a leader.
Graig spat noisily and
stepped up to Cole. “You are a dead bear, Cole Jameson.”
Cole stood his ground,
letting Graig push his hooked nose into his face. “I didn't
think the high and mighty Alpha of the Nightfire clan would be
interested in human scraps,” Graig jeered.
“Were you scavenging
for human scraps, Graig?” Cole asked evenly.
Graig snarled and stabbed his
claws into the bottom of Cole's chin. Cole saw his men lurch forward
and he put up a hand to stop them.
“I saw her first. I
got my hands on that human female first, and if you hadn't
interfered, I would have gotten my dick in her,” Graig spat.
Cole's eyes turned completely
feral and he gripped Graig's thick wrist and wrenched his arm down.
“You touch her, and you're dead,” Cole growled.
“Oh, oh I see. You got
a thing for that human chit,” Graig taunted. “Tell you
what. Since I was first in line, I'll have her first. After I'm
done with her, I'll let you have the leftovers. That way, everyone's
happy. And we won't have to fight over a human whore.”
Cole grabbed Graig's collar
and dug his claws into the scoundrel's neck. With a snarl, he tore
Graig's bloodstained collar off and flung it to the side.
Graig roared and staggered
back. At the corner of his eye, Cole saw Brad pick up that ragged
piece of cloth that reeked with the scent and blood of the Blood
Shadow Beta. Brad gave him a quick nod and disappeared swiftly into
the shadows.
His younger brother knew
exactly what to do.
Cole bared his teeth in a
smile.
Slowly, he turned back to
face Graig. He had thrown down the gauntlet. He knew Graig would
rise to the bait. His ego wouldn't let him live down the insult.
Tearing off his shirt, Graig
bellowed, “You are challenging me? I will fucking kill you,
Cole. I will bleed you slowly. You will beg me to kill you! Come
on! Are you afraid to fight me? This is just between you and me.
You will pay, oh yes! You will pay with your life!”
With that, Graig charged
straight at Cole, shifting as he ran. Cole was ready. His bear
emerged with a roar, and met Graig head on.
The two huge bears wrestled
and rolled on the
Walking away from a challenge, a war, was not an option. Enemies and
rivals were always watching and waiting, waiting for your back to be
turned. All it took was one mistake, a show of weakness, and
everything, everyone you loved would be destroyed.
Abby understood his world.
She had listened to him, talked to him, asked him questions and even
countered his arguments. But she knew, instinctively, intuitively,
immediately that there was no place for fear and hysteria at a time
like this.
What had to be done simply
had to be done.
Abby watched him in silence,
her eyes conveying all her intense, powerful emotions eloquently and
clearly. She loved him, believed in him and trusted him to come home
to her.
She didn't wave. This wasn't
a farewell. Neither did she scream and flail hysterically, crying
and begging him not to go.
She simply stood behind him,
watching him, supporting him, loving him. A hundred percent.
Cole smirked, his eyes
flashing as his predator rose. His mate was standing at his door,
waiting for him to come home.
His protective and killer
instincts flared.
His bear was ready to make
the kill.
He would come home to Abby,
whole and alive.
CHAPTER
ELEVEN
Cole let his claws slice out
and roared out a command to his clan. He led his men down the
incline and cut through the streets to reach the large field behind
their territory. The Blood Shadow bears had already breached the
dividing line and were advancing steadily towards them.
Cole put up his fist and his
clan stomped to a halt behind him. Detaching himself from his clan,
he walked towards Graig and jerked up his chin.
“What can we do for
you, Graig?” Cole was according Graig the civility and respect
that his rank deserved. He was the Beta of the Blood Shadow clan,
but he behaved more like a ruffian than a leader.
Graig spat noisily and
stepped up to Cole. “You are a dead bear, Cole Jameson.”
Cole stood his ground,
letting Graig push his hooked nose into his face. “I didn't
think the high and mighty Alpha of the Nightfire clan would be
interested in human scraps,” Graig jeered.
“Were you scavenging
for human scraps, Graig?” Cole asked evenly.
Graig snarled and stabbed his
claws into the bottom of Cole's chin. Cole saw his men lurch forward
and he put up a hand to stop them.
“I saw her first. I
got my hands on that human female first, and if you hadn't
interfered, I would have gotten my dick in her,” Graig spat.
Cole's eyes turned completely
feral and he gripped Graig's thick wrist and wrenched his arm down.
“You touch her, and you're dead,” Cole growled.
“Oh, oh I see. You got
a thing for that human chit,” Graig taunted. “Tell you
what. Since I was first in line, I'll have her first. After I'm
done with her, I'll let you have the leftovers. That way, everyone's
happy. And we won't have to fight over a human whore.”
Cole grabbed Graig's collar
and dug his claws into the scoundrel's neck. With a snarl, he tore
Graig's bloodstained collar off and flung it to the side.
Graig roared and staggered
back. At the corner of his eye, Cole saw Brad pick up that ragged
piece of cloth that reeked with the scent and blood of the Blood
Shadow Beta. Brad gave him a quick nod and disappeared swiftly into
the shadows.
His younger brother knew
exactly what to do.
Cole bared his teeth in a
smile.
Slowly, he turned back to
face Graig. He had thrown down the gauntlet. He knew Graig would
rise to the bait. His ego wouldn't let him live down the insult.
Tearing off his shirt, Graig
bellowed, “You are challenging me? I will fucking kill you,
Cole. I will bleed you slowly. You will beg me to kill you! Come
on! Are you afraid to fight me? This is just between you and me.
You will pay, oh yes! You will pay with your life!”
With that, Graig charged
straight at Cole, shifting as he ran. Cole was ready. His bear
emerged with a roar, and met Graig head on.
The two huge bears wrestled
and rolled on the
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