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the ground.
Disgusting blood sucker. You’ll pay for that.
He dug in his long claws and ripped out his throat, his body going limp as someone else’s blood force drained out of him.
A struggle continued behind him for a moment and as he turned around he watched Brad pull the vampires head from his shoulders, and toss the head into the water.
Done.
Raylock pushed himself to his feet and let go of the bear inside him, shifting back to human form to look down at the bloody mess at his feet.
“It didn’t have to be like this, you stupid fools.”
He lifted his head and nodded at his brother. “Thanks.”
Brad shifted back and clapped him on the shoulder. “No problem. Let’s get back to our women.” And without another word they turned and ran back to their lodges.
Hopefully Ashten had taken Jacky back to their home and put her in the shower to clean her up.
As soon as he could, he would make sure she forgot all the things that had happened to her. Hopefully she would also forgive them for failing to protect her, the one thing they’d sworn they would do.
Chapter 5.
Jacky couldn’t stop shaking. Her arms trembled and her teeth chattered. No matter how tight Ashten squeezed her, the shivering would not stop.
The door burst open and then banged shut again. She didn’t look up from her fetal position in Ashten’s lap. It had to be Raylock. Back from killing the vampires probably.
A hysterical laugh burst forth from her lips and she hiccupped.
Killing vampires. Since when did you think you’d ever use that to describe a normal day?
“Is she okay? What’s happened?”
“I didn’t know what else to do with her. She’s shaking like she’s freezing.”
Raylock grunted. “She’s in shock. Give her to me and go run a hot bath.”
She was moved from one set of arms to another and she didn’t fight, although she felt completely numb. So strange. She’d been brave when she’d needed to be, but now she just wanted to cry.
“I’ve got you. You’re safe now.” Raylock’s gruff voice washed over her and she let her eyes close, her shoulders slump into his arms.
He was so strong, so big, so warm. Naked too.
Hmmm…. Lovely.
“I know.”
A shiver ran over her and Raylock stood up, holding her tightly to his chest and walked towards the bathroom. “We’ll get you warm, and then put you to bed. Those vampires are never going to touch you again. I promise.” His voice was gruff and deep, rumbling in her ear.
Oh, no. What had he done?
“Are they…?”
“Yes.”
He put her down on the bath’s edge and stripped her clothes off her in a few easy tugs, Ashten coming up next to her to hold her up when her legs would have given out. His hands helped with her disrobing and then they disappeared for a moment, Ashten coming back naked.
Raylock picked her up and lifted her into the hot bath. He sat down with her still in his lap, warmth surrounding her and making her gasp as it engulfed her.
All thoughts vanished as Ashten stepped in also, their hands washing her, scrubbing the day’s stress and filthy smell from her skin.
They’d come for her. Saved her.
She forced words to her throat. “Thank you for saving me from them. I didn’t know what they were going to do.”
Kill her probably, use her against the Peacekeepers most definitely.
Raylock pulled her tighter into the cradle of his lap, the huge steel bath allowing them to move through the water easily.
Ashten reached out and grabbed her chin, dragging her face up to him. Her eyes wouldn’t stop wandering. They were unfocused and she could barely keep them open.
“Look at me, our beautiful mate.”
She inhaled through her nose and pulled her eyes to Ashten’s face, concentrating hard to bring his gorgeous features into focus.
His eyes were sad, his mouth pulled into a thin line.
She reached up and cupped his cheek. What was wrong with him?
“We are so sorry, beautiful.”
She blinked slowly. He wasn’t making
Disgusting blood sucker. You’ll pay for that.
He dug in his long claws and ripped out his throat, his body going limp as someone else’s blood force drained out of him.
A struggle continued behind him for a moment and as he turned around he watched Brad pull the vampires head from his shoulders, and toss the head into the water.
Done.
Raylock pushed himself to his feet and let go of the bear inside him, shifting back to human form to look down at the bloody mess at his feet.
“It didn’t have to be like this, you stupid fools.”
He lifted his head and nodded at his brother. “Thanks.”
Brad shifted back and clapped him on the shoulder. “No problem. Let’s get back to our women.” And without another word they turned and ran back to their lodges.
Hopefully Ashten had taken Jacky back to their home and put her in the shower to clean her up.
As soon as he could, he would make sure she forgot all the things that had happened to her. Hopefully she would also forgive them for failing to protect her, the one thing they’d sworn they would do.
Chapter 5.
Jacky couldn’t stop shaking. Her arms trembled and her teeth chattered. No matter how tight Ashten squeezed her, the shivering would not stop.
The door burst open and then banged shut again. She didn’t look up from her fetal position in Ashten’s lap. It had to be Raylock. Back from killing the vampires probably.
A hysterical laugh burst forth from her lips and she hiccupped.
Killing vampires. Since when did you think you’d ever use that to describe a normal day?
“Is she okay? What’s happened?”
“I didn’t know what else to do with her. She’s shaking like she’s freezing.”
Raylock grunted. “She’s in shock. Give her to me and go run a hot bath.”
She was moved from one set of arms to another and she didn’t fight, although she felt completely numb. So strange. She’d been brave when she’d needed to be, but now she just wanted to cry.
“I’ve got you. You’re safe now.” Raylock’s gruff voice washed over her and she let her eyes close, her shoulders slump into his arms.
He was so strong, so big, so warm. Naked too.
Hmmm…. Lovely.
“I know.”
A shiver ran over her and Raylock stood up, holding her tightly to his chest and walked towards the bathroom. “We’ll get you warm, and then put you to bed. Those vampires are never going to touch you again. I promise.” His voice was gruff and deep, rumbling in her ear.
Oh, no. What had he done?
“Are they…?”
“Yes.”
He put her down on the bath’s edge and stripped her clothes off her in a few easy tugs, Ashten coming up next to her to hold her up when her legs would have given out. His hands helped with her disrobing and then they disappeared for a moment, Ashten coming back naked.
Raylock picked her up and lifted her into the hot bath. He sat down with her still in his lap, warmth surrounding her and making her gasp as it engulfed her.
All thoughts vanished as Ashten stepped in also, their hands washing her, scrubbing the day’s stress and filthy smell from her skin.
They’d come for her. Saved her.
She forced words to her throat. “Thank you for saving me from them. I didn’t know what they were going to do.”
Kill her probably, use her against the Peacekeepers most definitely.
Raylock pulled her tighter into the cradle of his lap, the huge steel bath allowing them to move through the water easily.
Ashten reached out and grabbed her chin, dragging her face up to him. Her eyes wouldn’t stop wandering. They were unfocused and she could barely keep them open.
“Look at me, our beautiful mate.”
She inhaled through her nose and pulled her eyes to Ashten’s face, concentrating hard to bring his gorgeous features into focus.
His eyes were sad, his mouth pulled into a thin line.
She reached up and cupped his cheek. What was wrong with him?
“We are so sorry, beautiful.”
She blinked slowly. He wasn’t making
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