silence until he said, “Root.”
She stepped high, and this time, she didn’t stumble.
“Almost there,” he said. And in another moment, he stopped. Harper stopped behind him, then edged to the side, trying to make out where they were.
She felt Levi reach out, and a moment later, there was a low, reverberating sound, like a big sheet of metal being struck. But it wasn’t until a sudden edge of golden light appeared as it opened that she could see the door, set at an angle into the earth.
A tall , dark-skinned man stood in the doorway, his hair braided into shoulder-length ropes and tied back from his face, highlighting his long, angular features.
“Are you clean?” he demanded , and Harper recognized Beane’s voice.
Were all shifters ridiculously hot? When Levi had said “tech guy,” a well-muscled hunk like that hadn’t even been on her radar.
“ All cellphones are off,” Levi said, his free hand dipping inside his pocket.
“You’d better come in then,” he said , and he stepped aside.
Levi looked back at Harper, giving her a toothy smile. She looked past Beane, but all she could see were metal steps, leading down into a kind of narrow hall.
Beane’s lair. Well, what other chance did they have?
Pushing past Levi, Harper stepped inside.
The story continues in…
The Alpha’s Captive
Part Five
Aethereal Bonds
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