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Cirro leaped.
“Ah, ah, ah,” Matherson said and lowered his gun. He pulled the trigger before Cirro could reach him and Sasha screamed, blood pouring from her thigh. Everyone froze.
“Move again and I’ll kill her,” Matherson warned.
“Why?” Cirro questioned.
“Because I was tired of trying to get that bastard put into jail. Tired of political bullshit that got in my way. If you can’t beat them, join them. The cartel pays better than the government.”
“How did you know to come with so many?” Pietr questioned, shifting back to human form, moving subtly toward Selene. Matherson stumbled back, but didn’t release Sasha.
“You’re fucking animals,” he cried.
“You have no idea,” Laius growled. “Tell us what we want to know.”
“Ice found out from his contacts in city council. Knew this was supposed to be some animal refuge, but didn’t know you trained them to hunt. No matter. The cartel wants this land. I give them that, and I’m home free. Rich for the rest of my life, and I never have to worry about the bullshit in the country again.”
“They’ll kill you first,” Collin said, shifting back into human form.
“I just want to get out of here. Once I reach my transport, I’ll let Sasha go.”
“Don’t believe you. If the cartel wants this land, then they won’t let you off that easy.”
“I’ll hide,” Matherson argued.
“Not well enough that I won’t find you and kill you,” Cirro promised. He felt Sasha’s gaze but didn’t dare look away from the gun at her temple. He was fast, but he didn’t know if he’d make it in time to reach his mate. Selene moved slowly, inching her way toward Sasha. Pietr huffed, but Selene ignored him. She was going to take a chance to save her friend, Cirro knew it. But what could he do? If he didn’t act fast, his mate was going to die. Matherson would never let her go.
“Give her up, Matherson. She doesn’t need to die,” Cirro pleaded, lowering his weapons. He didn’t need them. He was a born weapon. He just needed an opening. The firefight was still raging outside. He wouldn’t be able to get his men inside right now to back him up.
“Let her attack,” Pietr whispered over the communication device, taking a chance. They’d known Ice had been on the air waves, but Matherson didn’t seem to be wearing one.
“She may die,” Cirro argued.
“Attack your mate, change her. That’s the only way she’ll survive if this goes wrong. Collin and I will back you. Selene is the only one close enough to get there in time.”
Could he harm his mate? Give her a mortal wound to risk conversion? Could he chance losing her? But with the gun so close to her temple if he didn’t try he might lose her anyway. For the first time he looked away from the gun and into her terrified eyes. Her gaze held his, tears swimming in the dark pools, but she didn’t censure him, or condemn him. He saw such emotion there, her strength in the face of the situation, her trust in him to save her. He saw her . Being human didn’t make her weak. She was everything he could have ever wanted. Everything that was meant for him. He’d fought it, but fate had known better, and given him exactly what he needed. Pride and joy swept through him, even with the fear. He would try. For her, he would do anything.
“I love you,” he whispered, but he was sure he heard her when she sagged slightly in Matherson’s arms.
“I love you too,” she whispered back, barely discernible and but for his preternatural hearing he would not have heard it.
But he did, and that changed everything. As if in slow motion Selene exploded into action, and Cirro shifted into his partial form. He kept his eyes on Sasha, fighting to save her life. His claws raked deep furrows across her chest even as the gun blasted. Thrown off his aim the bullet grazed her skull and she slumped, unconscious. Cirro gripped his mate in his arms as she fell into them, Pietr backing up his mate and
“Ah, ah, ah,” Matherson said and lowered his gun. He pulled the trigger before Cirro could reach him and Sasha screamed, blood pouring from her thigh. Everyone froze.
“Move again and I’ll kill her,” Matherson warned.
“Why?” Cirro questioned.
“Because I was tired of trying to get that bastard put into jail. Tired of political bullshit that got in my way. If you can’t beat them, join them. The cartel pays better than the government.”
“How did you know to come with so many?” Pietr questioned, shifting back to human form, moving subtly toward Selene. Matherson stumbled back, but didn’t release Sasha.
“You’re fucking animals,” he cried.
“You have no idea,” Laius growled. “Tell us what we want to know.”
“Ice found out from his contacts in city council. Knew this was supposed to be some animal refuge, but didn’t know you trained them to hunt. No matter. The cartel wants this land. I give them that, and I’m home free. Rich for the rest of my life, and I never have to worry about the bullshit in the country again.”
“They’ll kill you first,” Collin said, shifting back into human form.
“I just want to get out of here. Once I reach my transport, I’ll let Sasha go.”
“Don’t believe you. If the cartel wants this land, then they won’t let you off that easy.”
“I’ll hide,” Matherson argued.
“Not well enough that I won’t find you and kill you,” Cirro promised. He felt Sasha’s gaze but didn’t dare look away from the gun at her temple. He was fast, but he didn’t know if he’d make it in time to reach his mate. Selene moved slowly, inching her way toward Sasha. Pietr huffed, but Selene ignored him. She was going to take a chance to save her friend, Cirro knew it. But what could he do? If he didn’t act fast, his mate was going to die. Matherson would never let her go.
“Give her up, Matherson. She doesn’t need to die,” Cirro pleaded, lowering his weapons. He didn’t need them. He was a born weapon. He just needed an opening. The firefight was still raging outside. He wouldn’t be able to get his men inside right now to back him up.
“Let her attack,” Pietr whispered over the communication device, taking a chance. They’d known Ice had been on the air waves, but Matherson didn’t seem to be wearing one.
“She may die,” Cirro argued.
“Attack your mate, change her. That’s the only way she’ll survive if this goes wrong. Collin and I will back you. Selene is the only one close enough to get there in time.”
Could he harm his mate? Give her a mortal wound to risk conversion? Could he chance losing her? But with the gun so close to her temple if he didn’t try he might lose her anyway. For the first time he looked away from the gun and into her terrified eyes. Her gaze held his, tears swimming in the dark pools, but she didn’t censure him, or condemn him. He saw such emotion there, her strength in the face of the situation, her trust in him to save her. He saw her . Being human didn’t make her weak. She was everything he could have ever wanted. Everything that was meant for him. He’d fought it, but fate had known better, and given him exactly what he needed. Pride and joy swept through him, even with the fear. He would try. For her, he would do anything.
“I love you,” he whispered, but he was sure he heard her when she sagged slightly in Matherson’s arms.
“I love you too,” she whispered back, barely discernible and but for his preternatural hearing he would not have heard it.
But he did, and that changed everything. As if in slow motion Selene exploded into action, and Cirro shifted into his partial form. He kept his eyes on Sasha, fighting to save her life. His claws raked deep furrows across her chest even as the gun blasted. Thrown off his aim the bullet grazed her skull and she slumped, unconscious. Cirro gripped his mate in his arms as she fell into them, Pietr backing up his mate and
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