Page 39 of King of Inferno

I look up at Bradan’s shoulder. It’s already beginning to heal. Where there had been a gaping wound where he was hit is now a red mark on his skin, revealed by his ruined shirt and singed cut. With a shaky hand, I reached to touch the area.

“It will be fine, little one. I just need to get you to safety.”

“But what just happened?” I think to him.

“Those were the hunters. I believe they were after you.”

My mind goes back to Lee’s words at the bar. I hadn’t thought anything of them that evening. However, now knowing that Ray had been attacked that night, I’m starting to question everything.

It’s not safe out there.

Does Lee know that I’m in danger? Could Lee and Charlie be one and the same? I’m finding that I have more questions with each day instead of answers.

“Taylor, what were you just thinking about?” Bradan asks cautiously.

“The night I met Lee. Why?”

“Your thoughts just became a complete blur,” he replies.

“Really? That’s strange.” I shift my thoughts to what happened with Angel at my workplace. I mean, who does she think she is? “How about now? Are they still a blur?”

“No,” he growls.

Um, I wonder what that’s about. I’m not blocking him from my thoughts. We fall silent as he continues to the clubhouse. Boy, has my life changed.

The Audacity

“Those motherfuckers had the audacity to come for my mate,” I snarl as I walk into Kendrick’s office.

“What? Who?” Reilly asks as he and Kendrick look up from some maps they’re peering over.

“Those fucking hunters. They showed up at Taylor’s workplace.”

“Where is Taylor now?” Kendrick asks as he stands from the war table he keeps in the room for others to be able to stand around as his desk won’t allow anyone to get near it.

“She’s with a few of the she-wolves in the kitchen,” I reply.

“Why leave her with them?” Reilly asks.

“Her thoughts became a blur to me out of nowhere. I thought letting her get to know a few of them would give her a chance to learn more about mind-linking even though they can’t link with her. Besides, who do I trust more, other than you guys?” I grumble.

“Her thoughts were a blur. How?” Reilly asks with concern.

I take a calming breath. “You know what, I think she was thinking of the fourth sister. This Lee. I could hear them, but the visual thoughts were a blur.”

“I know what he means,” Kendrick says. “Some of Ray’s thoughts are still a blur to me when it comes to Venus.

“When I fell through time, I didn’t see anything she saw concerning Venus. Only the parts of the past concerning me. I was going to brush it off as an effect caused by Venus’s presence but now, I’m thinking that might not be the case.”

“So you haven’t seen Lee in her thoughts?” Reilly asks in frustration.

“No, brother. I’m sorry. That’s a blur to me.”

Reilly runs his hand through his hair and blows out a breath. “It’s not your fault. I will find her. If she’s my mate for sure, I’m bound to find her.”

“Back to the hunters. I don’t like it. Taylor and Billy still have lives outside of the clubhouse. If they are intent on drawing us out through our mates, why haven’t they attacked?”

“Because they’re not fucking idiots. You feel me?” I bite out.

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