continued to wait, bored out of his mind. He’d already spent the first couple of hours thinking about Ramiro. If it hadn’t been for the eyes he knew were watching him, he would have taken out his aching cock to relieve himself.
Movement in the trees brought Gunnar to his feet. All at once, the trees seemed to step closer. “Fuck!” It wasn’t the trees, it was Juniper’s freaks. Shoulder to shoulder, a line of freaks began to march towards him.
Suddenly, Audric appeared inside the protective ward of Gunnar’s camp. “Thought you might need some backup.”
“Do you see the size of those bastards? I don’t think backup is going to help me much if they’ve figured out a way to get past Spiro’s magic.”
“There must be at least a hundred of them,” Audric mumbled. “Should I wake Kern and Haig?”
Gunnar glanced towards Audric’s camp to see the two weres scrambling out of their tent, half-dressed. “No need. I think they smelt them coming.”
“Shit. Be right back.”
In an instant, Audric was gone. Gunnar was beginning to see the upside to being a vampire. He really needed to learn that particular talent. Pulling out his phone, he called Ramiro.
“Hey,” Ramiro answered.
“Something’s happening. I’ve got about a hundred freaks coming my way.”
“Shit. I’ll call Neo and be right there.”
Gunnar shoved the phone back into his pocket just as Audric appeared with Kern and Haig. “Ramiro’s on the way.”
“Good. He’s the only one of us who knows what Juniper looks like,” Haig said, stepping to the edge of the ward.
“They don’t look like they’re out for our blood,” Audric commented.
“No, they don’t. As a matter of fact, they look more like zombies than living creatures. Look at their eyes. There seems to be nothing behind them.” Gunnar felt a hand on his lower back and turned to find Ramiro standing just behind him.
Ramiro ran his hand down Gunnar’s ass. “ Neo’s on his way, despite Michael’s very vocal protests.”
Gunnar felt his cock begin to harden at the brief touch. No. It wasn’t the time. He tried to focus on the threat marching their way. “What’s wrong with them?”
“They have no soul,” Neo answered.
Gunnar turned to face his boss. “How is that possible?”
“Evidently it’s the price they’ve paid for their increased size and strength.” Neo moved to stand beside Haig. “Under no circumstances are you to step outside this ward, you understand?”
Haig’s hands fisted at his sides but he eventually nodded his acceptance of the order.
Gunnar leant against Ramiro and whispered in his ear. “Do you see Juniper?”
“No.” Ramiro flicked Gunnar’s earlobe with his tongue before pulling back.
When the freaks were a mere ten yards from the ward, they stopped, as if by silent command. One of the biggest men Gunnar had ever seen took a step forward. “Why are you here?”
“To watch you,” Neo said, suddenly appearing beside Gunnar. “Where’s Morwyn ?” he asked the freak.
“You are being asked to leave. I suggest you heed the warning.”
“Or what?” Neo asked. “What is it Morwyn wants?”
The spokesman took a step back into line. As one, the army did an about-face and began to march back to the trees.
“You tell Juniper Cavanaugh to get his sissy ass down here and talk to us!” Haig shouted.
“So we’ve been warned.” Neo rested his fists on his hips. “Gods! I wish we could get another look inside their operation.”
“Maybe we can,” Ramiro said. “When Gunnar called, I had just started my conversation with Rafi .”
Gunnar watched as Neo’s spine seemed to stiffen. “Did you find out what he’s doing here?” Neo asked.
“According to him, he wants to help us,” Ramiro answered.
“Do you believe him?” Gunnar asked.
“I don’t know. I mean, I don’t know him. He sounded earnest, but he said he wants to speak with Neo.”
Gunnar’s protective instincts kicked in. It suddenly
Movement in the trees brought Gunnar to his feet. All at once, the trees seemed to step closer. “Fuck!” It wasn’t the trees, it was Juniper’s freaks. Shoulder to shoulder, a line of freaks began to march towards him.
Suddenly, Audric appeared inside the protective ward of Gunnar’s camp. “Thought you might need some backup.”
“Do you see the size of those bastards? I don’t think backup is going to help me much if they’ve figured out a way to get past Spiro’s magic.”
“There must be at least a hundred of them,” Audric mumbled. “Should I wake Kern and Haig?”
Gunnar glanced towards Audric’s camp to see the two weres scrambling out of their tent, half-dressed. “No need. I think they smelt them coming.”
“Shit. Be right back.”
In an instant, Audric was gone. Gunnar was beginning to see the upside to being a vampire. He really needed to learn that particular talent. Pulling out his phone, he called Ramiro.
“Hey,” Ramiro answered.
“Something’s happening. I’ve got about a hundred freaks coming my way.”
“Shit. I’ll call Neo and be right there.”
Gunnar shoved the phone back into his pocket just as Audric appeared with Kern and Haig. “Ramiro’s on the way.”
“Good. He’s the only one of us who knows what Juniper looks like,” Haig said, stepping to the edge of the ward.
“They don’t look like they’re out for our blood,” Audric commented.
“No, they don’t. As a matter of fact, they look more like zombies than living creatures. Look at their eyes. There seems to be nothing behind them.” Gunnar felt a hand on his lower back and turned to find Ramiro standing just behind him.
Ramiro ran his hand down Gunnar’s ass. “ Neo’s on his way, despite Michael’s very vocal protests.”
Gunnar felt his cock begin to harden at the brief touch. No. It wasn’t the time. He tried to focus on the threat marching their way. “What’s wrong with them?”
“They have no soul,” Neo answered.
Gunnar turned to face his boss. “How is that possible?”
“Evidently it’s the price they’ve paid for their increased size and strength.” Neo moved to stand beside Haig. “Under no circumstances are you to step outside this ward, you understand?”
Haig’s hands fisted at his sides but he eventually nodded his acceptance of the order.
Gunnar leant against Ramiro and whispered in his ear. “Do you see Juniper?”
“No.” Ramiro flicked Gunnar’s earlobe with his tongue before pulling back.
When the freaks were a mere ten yards from the ward, they stopped, as if by silent command. One of the biggest men Gunnar had ever seen took a step forward. “Why are you here?”
“To watch you,” Neo said, suddenly appearing beside Gunnar. “Where’s Morwyn ?” he asked the freak.
“You are being asked to leave. I suggest you heed the warning.”
“Or what?” Neo asked. “What is it Morwyn wants?”
The spokesman took a step back into line. As one, the army did an about-face and began to march back to the trees.
“You tell Juniper Cavanaugh to get his sissy ass down here and talk to us!” Haig shouted.
“So we’ve been warned.” Neo rested his fists on his hips. “Gods! I wish we could get another look inside their operation.”
“Maybe we can,” Ramiro said. “When Gunnar called, I had just started my conversation with Rafi .”
Gunnar watched as Neo’s spine seemed to stiffen. “Did you find out what he’s doing here?” Neo asked.
“According to him, he wants to help us,” Ramiro answered.
“Do you believe him?” Gunnar asked.
“I don’t know. I mean, I don’t know him. He sounded earnest, but he said he wants to speak with Neo.”
Gunnar’s protective instincts kicked in. It suddenly
Similar Books
