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wearily. “Shit.”
“Yeah. Got distracted by the sirens and the hot sheriff. Someone in the mall or the parking lot saw what was happening and called the cops.” She shook her head. “Stupid amateur. This was the last place he should have tried his shit.”
Hot sheriff? “You mean Gabe Anderson?”
Apollonia grinned. “Is that his name?”
Heather groaned as the car jerked into gear. She tried to distract herself with thoughts of Gabe. “His mate’s name is Sarah.”
“Shit.” Apollonia’s grin disappeared. “I swear, all the cute ones are taken.”
Heather’s vision began to darken once again. Her heartbeat was heavy sounding, her pulse running a mile a minute. She began to shiver, cold creeping over her like fog.
“Wait.” A familiar figure, one white streak in his hair, came to the window. Julian was there, his dark eyes glancing over both Chloe and Heather. “She’s losing a lot of blood.”
Apollonia snarled. “I’m getting her to the hospital if you’ll move.”
“Hi, Julian. We’re gonna be on YouTube.” Heather chuckled. Her teeth were chattering, her limbs beginning to shake with the cold.
“I can’t fix that, but I can do something about the cold.”
She didn’t know how or when he’d gotten in the car with them, but they were already moving and Julian was doing something that felt really painful. “Owie.”
“Just a little bit more, okay?”
“Hurts.” Hell, his healing hurt just as bad as the gunshot.
“Can’t heal it all. Too many witnesses,” he muttered. She opened her eyes (when did she close them?) to see him talking to Apollonia.
“Agreed. Just make sure she lives, okay?”
“She will. I’m going to check Chloe now. Heather was worse off, but she’ll make it to the hospital now.”
Heather didn’t hear the rest. It was all just murmurs and lost words as she sank into the cold darkness once more.
Chapter Eight
Barney was scared shitless. While he was in Arizona meeting with Carl, his mate had been shot, gone into shock and had to have surgery to repair the damage. Now he was back in Halle and ready to pound someone’s head in. His Bear was in a rage, ready to tear apart anyone who got between him and Heather.
Fuck this shit. Fuck it to hell and back again. Heather was his to protect, and no one would lay a paw or claw on her again. He’d been an idiot to leave her behind without proper protection. He should have had Apollonia assigned to Chloe and Artemis watching Heather. But no, he’d foolishly believed Heather was safe so long as he didn’t mark her as his.
That was about to fucking change. Heather would be his before he headed back to Sedona.
The overriding need to be near her and confirm that she was safe had driven him to the airport, leaving Casey Lee and Derrick to continue the investigation in Arizona. They would get back to him at some point, but for now his place was here. They were more than capable of working with Carl while Barney dealt with the threat to Heather and Chloe. It was the only option open to him. Leaving Heather alone and hurt?
Not gonna happen. He didn’t care how many of her clan surrounded her. She’d been hurt while with a Hunter and the white Fox. If they couldn’t keep her safe…
Grr. His Bear was riding him hard, eager to find the one who’d made Heather suffer. If he had the fucker’s scent, he’d be out there right now, making sure he’d never hurt anyone else ever again. Ripping the guy’s head off was his number two priority, number one being Heather.
He strode through the hospital doors like death himself rode on his coattails, ready to send the Smith twins through a wall. They were the ones who had been tasked with guarding Chloe, and they’d failed him miserably. He was going to skin them both for making Heather bleed, and then he’d kill them for almost losing the white Fox.
Barney tried to smile at the receptionist, but it was damn near impossible. From her reaction, a terrified lurch,
“Yeah. Got distracted by the sirens and the hot sheriff. Someone in the mall or the parking lot saw what was happening and called the cops.” She shook her head. “Stupid amateur. This was the last place he should have tried his shit.”
Hot sheriff? “You mean Gabe Anderson?”
Apollonia grinned. “Is that his name?”
Heather groaned as the car jerked into gear. She tried to distract herself with thoughts of Gabe. “His mate’s name is Sarah.”
“Shit.” Apollonia’s grin disappeared. “I swear, all the cute ones are taken.”
Heather’s vision began to darken once again. Her heartbeat was heavy sounding, her pulse running a mile a minute. She began to shiver, cold creeping over her like fog.
“Wait.” A familiar figure, one white streak in his hair, came to the window. Julian was there, his dark eyes glancing over both Chloe and Heather. “She’s losing a lot of blood.”
Apollonia snarled. “I’m getting her to the hospital if you’ll move.”
“Hi, Julian. We’re gonna be on YouTube.” Heather chuckled. Her teeth were chattering, her limbs beginning to shake with the cold.
“I can’t fix that, but I can do something about the cold.”
She didn’t know how or when he’d gotten in the car with them, but they were already moving and Julian was doing something that felt really painful. “Owie.”
“Just a little bit more, okay?”
“Hurts.” Hell, his healing hurt just as bad as the gunshot.
“Can’t heal it all. Too many witnesses,” he muttered. She opened her eyes (when did she close them?) to see him talking to Apollonia.
“Agreed. Just make sure she lives, okay?”
“She will. I’m going to check Chloe now. Heather was worse off, but she’ll make it to the hospital now.”
Heather didn’t hear the rest. It was all just murmurs and lost words as she sank into the cold darkness once more.
Chapter Eight
Barney was scared shitless. While he was in Arizona meeting with Carl, his mate had been shot, gone into shock and had to have surgery to repair the damage. Now he was back in Halle and ready to pound someone’s head in. His Bear was in a rage, ready to tear apart anyone who got between him and Heather.
Fuck this shit. Fuck it to hell and back again. Heather was his to protect, and no one would lay a paw or claw on her again. He’d been an idiot to leave her behind without proper protection. He should have had Apollonia assigned to Chloe and Artemis watching Heather. But no, he’d foolishly believed Heather was safe so long as he didn’t mark her as his.
That was about to fucking change. Heather would be his before he headed back to Sedona.
The overriding need to be near her and confirm that she was safe had driven him to the airport, leaving Casey Lee and Derrick to continue the investigation in Arizona. They would get back to him at some point, but for now his place was here. They were more than capable of working with Carl while Barney dealt with the threat to Heather and Chloe. It was the only option open to him. Leaving Heather alone and hurt?
Not gonna happen. He didn’t care how many of her clan surrounded her. She’d been hurt while with a Hunter and the white Fox. If they couldn’t keep her safe…
Grr. His Bear was riding him hard, eager to find the one who’d made Heather suffer. If he had the fucker’s scent, he’d be out there right now, making sure he’d never hurt anyone else ever again. Ripping the guy’s head off was his number two priority, number one being Heather.
He strode through the hospital doors like death himself rode on his coattails, ready to send the Smith twins through a wall. They were the ones who had been tasked with guarding Chloe, and they’d failed him miserably. He was going to skin them both for making Heather bleed, and then he’d kill them for almost losing the white Fox.
Barney tried to smile at the receptionist, but it was damn near impossible. From her reaction, a terrified lurch,
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