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should be more grateful. After all, we have your pretty companion all safely tucked in her cage waiting for you. It was so rude of you to leave her waiting on the street. Anyone could have come along and hurt her.”
Rage’s eyes filled with the golden fury of his cat. He couldn’t shift away from the Wildlands, but his animal gave him a speed and strength that no human could match. Which was obviously why they’d taken Lucie as their hostage.
Silently praying that the Hunter would be smart enough to escape and wait for backup, Lucie’s stomach twisted with dread as he slowly lifted his hands in surrender.
“No, Rage,” she screamed. “Get out.”
The man standing near the cage reached through the bars to smash his fist into her face, the blow violent enough to snap her nose. She felt the rush of blood as she tumbled to the side, smacking her head on the floor. Weakened by the malachite, she couldn’t battle back the darkness that rushed up to claim her.
Her last thought was that she’d never, ever had anyone sacrifice themselves for her…
Chapter 6
Lying in the center of the cage, Rage pressed his body against the unconscious Lucie, silently contemplating the various ways he intended to kill his captors.
Ripping out their throats was always the easiest. But there was a certain satisfaction in the thought of slowly peeling off their skin. Or maybe he’d wait and let Lucie decide how she wanted them to die.
That seemed fair considering they’d broken her nose.
A low growl rumbled in his throat. Even though she’d healed over the past few hours, he was never going to forget his first sight of her crumpled in a heap with blood pouring down her face. If he hadn’t been able to pick up the steady beat of her heart, he might very well have torn apart the three humans with his bare hands.
Instead, he’d allowed the men to shove him into the cell. Idiots. It was exactly where he wanted to be.
He’d known from the second he’d heard the human’s voice over the intercom that he was going to have to change his plans. It was no longer a matter of finding the mystery man and forcing him to halt the auction. He had to get to Lucie.
End of story.
Thankfully, he’d managed to make a quick call to Parish before the guard arrived. He’d asked for the backup Pantera that were on their way to the warehouse to stay hidden in the neighborhood until he had Lucie away from the humans.
She was, he’d swiftly determined, their only hope to stop the auction.
His little time with the leader of the trio had already convinced him that the bastard wasn’t going to give up his shot at a fortune. The human had clearly sacrificed everything to join Benson Enterprises. His reputation as a legitimate researcher, his place in the academic world, and his morals. Now that it was collapsing around him, he was obsessed with getting what he’d been promised.
Money. And a lot of it.
Parish had given him until eleven p.m. to escape with his soon-to-be mate. Then the Hunters were coming in. Which meant that they had less than an hour for Lucie to wake up before the cavalry came charging in and they lost this last opportunity.
Burying his face in her hair, he breathed deep of her primrose scent, his cat pressing against his skin as it tried to comfort his female. Then, without warning, he felt her stir in his arms.
“Rage?” she murmured in a husky voice.
Sitting up, he carefully scooped her in his arms so he could cradle her in his lap. “I’ve got you, sweetheart.”
She blinked in confusion, her face still pale from the malachite that had ravaged her body. Although the poison had worked its way out of her system, she would be weak for hours.
“Where are we…” Her words trailed away as she realized they were sitting in the middle of a cage.
Then, astonishingly, she wiggled until she could free her arm to punch him in the center of his chest.
Rage scowled. Not because it hurt. Even at full strength she
Rage’s eyes filled with the golden fury of his cat. He couldn’t shift away from the Wildlands, but his animal gave him a speed and strength that no human could match. Which was obviously why they’d taken Lucie as their hostage.
Silently praying that the Hunter would be smart enough to escape and wait for backup, Lucie’s stomach twisted with dread as he slowly lifted his hands in surrender.
“No, Rage,” she screamed. “Get out.”
The man standing near the cage reached through the bars to smash his fist into her face, the blow violent enough to snap her nose. She felt the rush of blood as she tumbled to the side, smacking her head on the floor. Weakened by the malachite, she couldn’t battle back the darkness that rushed up to claim her.
Her last thought was that she’d never, ever had anyone sacrifice themselves for her…
Chapter 6
Lying in the center of the cage, Rage pressed his body against the unconscious Lucie, silently contemplating the various ways he intended to kill his captors.
Ripping out their throats was always the easiest. But there was a certain satisfaction in the thought of slowly peeling off their skin. Or maybe he’d wait and let Lucie decide how she wanted them to die.
That seemed fair considering they’d broken her nose.
A low growl rumbled in his throat. Even though she’d healed over the past few hours, he was never going to forget his first sight of her crumpled in a heap with blood pouring down her face. If he hadn’t been able to pick up the steady beat of her heart, he might very well have torn apart the three humans with his bare hands.
Instead, he’d allowed the men to shove him into the cell. Idiots. It was exactly where he wanted to be.
He’d known from the second he’d heard the human’s voice over the intercom that he was going to have to change his plans. It was no longer a matter of finding the mystery man and forcing him to halt the auction. He had to get to Lucie.
End of story.
Thankfully, he’d managed to make a quick call to Parish before the guard arrived. He’d asked for the backup Pantera that were on their way to the warehouse to stay hidden in the neighborhood until he had Lucie away from the humans.
She was, he’d swiftly determined, their only hope to stop the auction.
His little time with the leader of the trio had already convinced him that the bastard wasn’t going to give up his shot at a fortune. The human had clearly sacrificed everything to join Benson Enterprises. His reputation as a legitimate researcher, his place in the academic world, and his morals. Now that it was collapsing around him, he was obsessed with getting what he’d been promised.
Money. And a lot of it.
Parish had given him until eleven p.m. to escape with his soon-to-be mate. Then the Hunters were coming in. Which meant that they had less than an hour for Lucie to wake up before the cavalry came charging in and they lost this last opportunity.
Burying his face in her hair, he breathed deep of her primrose scent, his cat pressing against his skin as it tried to comfort his female. Then, without warning, he felt her stir in his arms.
“Rage?” she murmured in a husky voice.
Sitting up, he carefully scooped her in his arms so he could cradle her in his lap. “I’ve got you, sweetheart.”
She blinked in confusion, her face still pale from the malachite that had ravaged her body. Although the poison had worked its way out of her system, she would be weak for hours.
“Where are we…” Her words trailed away as she realized they were sitting in the middle of a cage.
Then, astonishingly, she wiggled until she could free her arm to punch him in the center of his chest.
Rage scowled. Not because it hurt. Even at full strength she
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