Sean Michael Marked

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."Please,friend.Move."Trying.Marked - 235Now, mate.I need you to run."We aren't hurting you.Leave us be." They knew whatbeing mates meant; they should have known better thanto even ask."We're going to take him.If you walk away now.""You can't have him.He's mine." He snarled."My mate.Leave us before I tear you to pieces."The rifle lifted, pointed at him."Don't make us kill you."He barred his teeth, growled softly.Mate.I could reallyuse a distraction about now.You got it.Cody growled, leaping from behind the bed, caughtbetween human and wolf.Shit.They were going to belucky if they weren't both shot.Growling himself, helaunched himself at Harry, going for the arm holding therifle."Brother!""Get back, you silly bitch!"Three more people pushed into the room, and Barkerdidn't know how they were all fitting.The rifle went off -- pointing at the ceiling, thank fuck --and Barker wrestled Harry for it, wanting the gun out ofthe asshole's hands before Cody was hurt.Marked - 236He heard Cody's snarl, heard barking and the sounds offlesh hitting flesh behind him.He finally got the rifle outof Harry's hands and knocked the butt of it across theman's head, hard.Then he stood and shot the fucking rifle at the ceiling,on purpose this time, before aiming it at the crowd ingeneral.He had no idea who some of these people were,and he wasn't taking any chances."Everyone fuckingfreeze."Cody -- who was fully fuzzy, along with a painfullypregnant wolf and a huge gray male -- trotted over tohim.Harry was passed out on the floor, another Clan memberwhimpering and curling over a badly mauled arm, whilethe third man had indeed frozen where he stood.Dirkwas his name, if Barker remembered rightly, and he wasmostly kept around for his muscles.Mate.Who are these wolves? Hadn't there been morepeople just a few moments ago?Sirens sounded in the distance.Shit.He'd bet themanager had called the cops after the gun shots.My sister.Let's go.Both other wolves barked, and a large, gnarled man wholooked oddly familiar peered through the door."Wehave to move.Now.Mate.Now."The pregnant wolf's head bobbed.Marked - 237Barker didn't know if he was ready to entirely trustCody's sister, but she had come to their rescue and hesuspected she was their best bet.They certainly couldn'tstay here; the sirens were getting closer every second."My truck's just outside." He grabbed the duffel bagCody'd brought in."We're in the Jeep.Follow us." The man looked at theClan, growled."You three stay."Barker waved the rifle at them."You try and follow us,and I'll stop you with your own fucking piece."Cody panted, nipping at his heels.Go.Go."I'm going." He growled a little and got to the truck,tossing the duffel bag into the bed and opening thepassenger door for Cody.Cody leaped up, and he couldsee the big man lifting the pregnant wolf into the Jeep.He ran around to the other side of the truck and startedthe engine, pulling out and heading for the exit, glancingback to make sure the Jeep made it out, too.He'd letthem pass him once they were away from the motel andthe cops who were descending upon it.Can you drive? Your leg?"I'm fine." In fact, until Cody had mentioned it, hehadn't even felt his leg.Now, of course, it was starting tothrob like crazy.He had a hunch they were going tohave to swap out when the adrenaline wore off.You were so brave.There was a wealth of pride in thatthought.Marked - 238"I was just protecting my mate." It made him smile,though.He pulled to the side of the road a few blocksfrom the hotel, letting the black Jeep pass him."How didshe know where we were? How did the Clan know?"I don't know."More unknowns." He growled."We don't even knowwhere we're going." And his leg was really starting tothrob.A wave of regret flooded him, coming from hismate.He glanced at Cody."I'm not sorry, mate.I'mpissed off -- fucking angry as all hell at the Clan, but Idon't regret having my mate with me for a second."Cody didn't answer, muzzle on the seat of the truck.He followed the Jeep out of town and toward themountains in the distance, the throbbing in his leggetting worse by the second.He clenched his teethtogether, hands gripping the steering wheel until hisknuckles were white.Let me drive.He wasn't even sure that Cody could change back yet."Four paws, remember?"Right.Cody chuffed, head bobbing gently.Let me try tochange."It's okay if you can't, mate.I'm good for awhile longer."What did they put in me?Marked - 239"It knocked you out for a bit, right?"Yeah, and when I heard you, I was fuzzy.He glanced over and frowned."Are you trying to tell methere was something in whatever they shot you with thatturned you fuzzy?" Shit.That wasn't good [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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