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did—and he’d also been told if he could get Ava back into his life, hold her, kiss her, that
her emotions within him would subdue.
And it had happened at the worst possible time.
He cursed the reconnection. Would’ve given anything to be back in the throes of Dsershon to know
how she felt right now. Was she still terrified? Or had she escaped, relief coursing through her as she left
their prison far behind?
Gripping the bars of his cage, he leaned his forehead against them. When running footsteps sounded in
the distance, he snapped his head up.
Too heavy for Ava’s feet.
Was the bastard returning to let him know she had escaped, or would he have her in his arms,
unconscious from another beating?
A figure raced into the room.
Liam let out a startled laugh, not believing what he was seeing.
“Holy shit,” Brit breathed as he gaped at him.
“Ava?” he asked.
“Safe.”
“Thank you, Dea .” Relief erased the tension in his shoulders and he released a long breath. “Did you get
him?”
“No.”
Damn . “How did you find me?”
“I wasn’t going to just let you traipse off in the condition you were in the other night. So I followed
you. When you pulled up in front of Ava’s, I figured you were just trying to be close to her. I waited
around, but after thirty minutes I started getting worried. Didn’t know if you were zoned out or not, so I
went in.” Brit paused. “Man, that was some fucked up shit in that room. There were drag marks through the
blood, and then I smelled the formaldehyde. I might not be much of a shifter anymore, but I still know
what that means. So I called Val.”
“ You called Val ?”
“What the hell did you expect me to do? It was shifter related. Out of my jurisdiction.”
“The two of you have actually spent time together without killing each other?”
“Not from lack of wanting to, I can assure you.”
For the first time in what seemed like forever, Liam smiled, truly smiled. It felt wonderful. Light.
Happy. The way a smile was supposed to feel. The way it used to before the Dsershon . Not forced, or half-
hearted, but real.
Brit shook his head. “Man, I haven’t seen you smile in a long time.”
“Just get me the hell out of here. I have a woman I need to hold.”
His friend examined the room as he walked over and gave a long whistle. “Dude, what have you gotten
yourself into?”
“No clue. My best guess is it’s some shifter who hasn’t dealt with his Dsershon very well. He said some
odd things, knew way too much about what I was going through. Said his problems were my fault.”
“Think he snapped?”
“Seems so.”
Brit rattled the door. “Steel. He really wanted to make sure you didn’t get out.”
Dark anger settled back over Liam. “He tortured her in front of me. Kept me locked up so I couldn’t
help her.”
Brit slowly lifted his head, gulping. “Fuck.”
“I’m going to hunt him down and kill him.”
His friend glanced away, cringing. Making that declaration to a cop probably wasn’t the smartest thing
he’d done, but it was the truth. He’d kill this man for even thinking about laying a hand on Ava.
“You wouldn’t happen to know where this bastard kept himself while he was in here, would you?”
“No.”
“Shit.” Brit slammed his hand against the bars then ran it through his hair, a scowl curling his nose.
“What?”
“I have to go get Val. Fucking again .”
“Why?”
“Because I can’t get you out of here, and she can smell where the ass was holed up and get the key. This
place is fucking huge. It’d take me forever to find it.”
Muttering under his breath, Brit stormed out of the room, hitting the wall for good measure as he passed
it. At his friend’s display of anger, he grimaced Liam had never understood Brit’s attitude toward Val.
Yeah, she was a little rough around the edges, but had a good heart. Brit didn’t see it that way, though,
and Val responded to his attitude
her emotions within him would subdue.
And it had happened at the worst possible time.
He cursed the reconnection. Would’ve given anything to be back in the throes of Dsershon to know
how she felt right now. Was she still terrified? Or had she escaped, relief coursing through her as she left
their prison far behind?
Gripping the bars of his cage, he leaned his forehead against them. When running footsteps sounded in
the distance, he snapped his head up.
Too heavy for Ava’s feet.
Was the bastard returning to let him know she had escaped, or would he have her in his arms,
unconscious from another beating?
A figure raced into the room.
Liam let out a startled laugh, not believing what he was seeing.
“Holy shit,” Brit breathed as he gaped at him.
“Ava?” he asked.
“Safe.”
“Thank you, Dea .” Relief erased the tension in his shoulders and he released a long breath. “Did you get
him?”
“No.”
Damn . “How did you find me?”
“I wasn’t going to just let you traipse off in the condition you were in the other night. So I followed
you. When you pulled up in front of Ava’s, I figured you were just trying to be close to her. I waited
around, but after thirty minutes I started getting worried. Didn’t know if you were zoned out or not, so I
went in.” Brit paused. “Man, that was some fucked up shit in that room. There were drag marks through the
blood, and then I smelled the formaldehyde. I might not be much of a shifter anymore, but I still know
what that means. So I called Val.”
“ You called Val ?”
“What the hell did you expect me to do? It was shifter related. Out of my jurisdiction.”
“The two of you have actually spent time together without killing each other?”
“Not from lack of wanting to, I can assure you.”
For the first time in what seemed like forever, Liam smiled, truly smiled. It felt wonderful. Light.
Happy. The way a smile was supposed to feel. The way it used to before the Dsershon . Not forced, or half-
hearted, but real.
Brit shook his head. “Man, I haven’t seen you smile in a long time.”
“Just get me the hell out of here. I have a woman I need to hold.”
His friend examined the room as he walked over and gave a long whistle. “Dude, what have you gotten
yourself into?”
“No clue. My best guess is it’s some shifter who hasn’t dealt with his Dsershon very well. He said some
odd things, knew way too much about what I was going through. Said his problems were my fault.”
“Think he snapped?”
“Seems so.”
Brit rattled the door. “Steel. He really wanted to make sure you didn’t get out.”
Dark anger settled back over Liam. “He tortured her in front of me. Kept me locked up so I couldn’t
help her.”
Brit slowly lifted his head, gulping. “Fuck.”
“I’m going to hunt him down and kill him.”
His friend glanced away, cringing. Making that declaration to a cop probably wasn’t the smartest thing
he’d done, but it was the truth. He’d kill this man for even thinking about laying a hand on Ava.
“You wouldn’t happen to know where this bastard kept himself while he was in here, would you?”
“No.”
“Shit.” Brit slammed his hand against the bars then ran it through his hair, a scowl curling his nose.
“What?”
“I have to go get Val. Fucking again .”
“Why?”
“Because I can’t get you out of here, and she can smell where the ass was holed up and get the key. This
place is fucking huge. It’d take me forever to find it.”
Muttering under his breath, Brit stormed out of the room, hitting the wall for good measure as he passed
it. At his friend’s display of anger, he grimaced Liam had never understood Brit’s attitude toward Val.
Yeah, she was a little rough around the edges, but had a good heart. Brit didn’t see it that way, though,
and Val responded to his attitude
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