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“Well, yes and no. We’re shape shifters, but we don’t go around killing people.”
She looks at Dustin and Liam again. “We?” It comes out as a squeak.
Liam replies. “Yes, I am the Alpha of my pack, Dustin is my Beta or second in command and Angel is mate.’ my
“It’s a lot to take in. But we are not going to hurt you. Werewolves are nothing like vampires.” I say and she nods.
“So, you are running from the hunters?” Liam asks her.
“Yes. I couldn’t do what they wanted, so one night I escaped and ran. I changed my hair, added some glasses, and I ended up here. I saw the add for the secretary and applied. I was thankful to have work because I was out of money.”
“Where are you living?” Dustin asks her.
I see her blush and she looks down at her hands. I reach out and cover her hands with mine. “It’s okay, you can talk to us. We only want to help.”
She sneaks a glance at Liam before looking back down at her hands. “I’ve been living on the streets, coming in early and washing up in the bathrooms here before work.”
I see Dustin’s hands clench into fists. His need to take care of his mate has his wolf on edge again. “Liam?” He says turning to my mate.Liam is nodding. He leans forward, putting his elbows on his knees, effectively putting him at eye level with Sarah. “Sarah, did you know that the vampires have put a bounty on your head?”
I see her shock at the same moment Dustin jumps up from his seat. “WHAT??!!” He yells. He looks between Sarah and Liam. “She is the other girl with the bounty” on her head?”
“What does that mean?” She asks me, her lips trembling.
“It means,” I tell her, “that the vampires are looking for you. Sebastian wants you back.”
Her hands go to her mouth, they are trembling as the tears start to fall down her face. “I have to go. I have to run. I can’t go back there.”
I understand exactly what she’s feeling. I feel the same way. She jumps up and starts running for the door. Dustin moves quickly and gets in her path. “We can protect you. You can come stay in our pack, right Liam?” He asks, never taking his eyes off of Sarah.
“Of course. You will be safe there. The pack will protect you.”
“You can’t protect me.” She says.
“Yes, we can.” I tell her, walking over to her. “It took me awhile to realize it too, but we have a plan. We know they are coming for me, and we’ll be ready. If you go out on your own, you’ll never know when they may find you. If you stay with us, we’ll keep you safe. Our pack is strong, and the neighboring pack, which has two Guardians, will fight with us. We won’t lose.”
“Please.” Dustin pleads with her. “Please come back to the pack with us. You’ll have food, a safe place to sleep and I’m sure Liam can set it up so you can work from there, right Liam?” He asks, practically begging Liam with his eyes.
I can feel Liam sigh behind me, knowing he’ll make this work. He would have anyway for me, but knowing that she’s Dustin’s mate as well, he’ll find a way to let her keep working from the packhouse.
“Yes. We’ll find some way for you to work from the packhouse so you can stay. safe. I’ll set it up with George. We’re staying the night in the city tonight. I’ll get you a room to stay in and you can return with us tomorrow. Okay Sarah? It is Sarah, right? Not Heather?”
She gives him a shy smile. “It’s Sarah.”
“Okay Sarah. I don’t want you going anywhere without me or Dustin with you.
We don’t know if the hunters are tracking you, but we do know that the vampires are, so I’d feel safer if one of us is with you at all times.”
She nods.
As we walk out of Liam’s office, we start to move toward Sarah’s desk, setting up another chair for Dustin to work beside her when the scent hits me.
My head whips around to the elevators. “Liam!” I cry, just as the elevator doors. open and Sebastian walks out with two other vampires.
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They finally found Sarah, just in time, too!
I can’t believe the girl I’ve been searching the entire country for has literally been right under my nose for weeks. I’m thankful that we found her, even if her being mated to Dustin causes complications. It’s at least one thing I can take off my over-full plate of things that need to be done.
My mind is reeling with the changes I need to make for her to continue working from the packhouse, setting her up as a permanent resident within the pack and wondering how I’m going to break the news to my Beta that his mate was horribly abused by a vampire, even more so than my mate was.
I’m not sure if that’s why I didn’t notice the smell right away, but when Angel calls my name, her voice full of desperation and fear, the scent hits me. The elevator doors open and three vampires walk into the foyer of my office.
I watch as the one in front lifts his nose in the air and sniffs. “Ahhhh, there she is, my tasty little treat. How I’ve missed you.” He looks directly at Sarah who is shaking uncontrollably, causing a vicious growl to come from Dustin.
Angel steps in front of Sarah, blocking the vampire’s view of her and his eyes widen. “And look here boys, we found the Prince’s favorite little toy.”
This time, it’s me snarling. This is anything but ideal. We are in my office, in the human world and we’re going to have to fight off vampires and not let them cause any human casualties.
“Kill the mutts, keep the feeders alive. I’m starving.” The vampire says while rubbing his crotch.
This time, I do see them coming. One comes at me while the other goes toward Dustin. I see Angel reacting to keep him away from Dustin until he realizes the vampire is right in front of him. I go after other one.
From the corner of my eye, I see the leader start circling toward Sarah and Angel. “Come to daddy little girl. I’ve got something for you. Daddy has been waiting a long time.’
Even through the sounds of fighting, I can hear Sarah whimpering and sobbing.” Screw you, Sebastian. You and your pitiful vampires will die here today.” The powerful voice of my sweet Angel, overlaid with Alessia, is music to my ears. She may be scared, but she’s going to fight. At least until I kill this leech and take out the one she called Sebastian.
Just as I hear Sebastian leap at Angel and Sarah, I get ahold of the vampire’s neck and I begin pulling. It’s harder when I’m not in wolf form, but Cyran pushes forward, and my hands extend into claws, digging into his neck. He begins gurgling, beating against my arms and hands. When I finally dig my claws in deep enough, I pull my hands in opposite directions, slicing his head from his body.
I turn and see Sarah cowering against the wall as Angel fights off Sebastian. Dustin is on the ground, the vampire over top of him. “Help them,” he grinds out to me. I turn, just as Sebastian throws a punch at Angel. She ducks and spins around, swinging her fist up and punching him on the side of his head. He stumbles and it gives me the moment I need to grab him.
“Rip out his heart Angel.” I tell her, holding on to the vampire. He snarls thrashing against me. Her hand punches into his chest but misses his heart. When she pulls it back, he grabs her arm, yanking her closer to him. I release my hold on him, reaching to pull him away from Angel, but he takes the opportunity to run and jumps through the window, sailing through the air to the ground. I run to the window and see him running off, clutching his gaping chest.
I turn back just in time to see Dustin punch his fist into the chest of the vampire he was fighting, ripping his heart out. He stands and tosses the heart back on the dead vampire before walking over to Sarah, squatting down in front of her. “Hey. They’re gone. You’re safe now.” He says to her in a voice used with injured, trapped animals.
He’s a bloody mess, so I’m shocked when she leaps into his arms, holding him like he’s her lifeline. As he holds her, whispering in her ear to help calm her, I turn to Angel.
“Liam.” She says pointing behind me. I turn, expecting another vampire, but it’s George, my human manager.
“George.” He walks in looking at the mess.
