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“I’d love that,” Cinder said.

Jade nodded in agreement. She’d had a lot of fun getting to know her alpha female. She was warm and compassionate and really cared about the pack.

She opened her mouth to say that she would love to double date again when her answer was cut off by the revving of several engines and the flood of bright headlights from behind them, too close and too fast.

“What the heck is that?” Jade asked, shielding her eyes from the brightness reflected in the sideview mirror.

Brick growled. “Trouble.” He reached for the GPS screen and pressed the button for the phone.

The first hit came without warning. The jolt pushed Jade into the seatbelt and she threw her hands out to brace against the dashboard.

“Hold on!” Brick said as he tightened his grip on the wheel.

“Adam!” Cinder said loudly with a sob in her throat.

“Brick, get us out of here!” Adam shouted.

Another hit from behind sent the SUV skidding to the side of the road. Gravel sprayed up as Brick tried to control it.

“Leo!” Brick said as he managed to connect a call to the security team. “Where are you?”

“They forced us off the road! We’re under attack!”

Jade’s heart pounded as the vehicle rammed them again, and the truck spun, the world outside spinning in a blur of headlights.

“Brace!” Brick shouted.

The SUV hit the guardrail with a bang, jerked to the side, and tottered for a moment. Jade’s head swam as she slammed against the door. The SUV landed on all four tires with a creak.

“Are you okay?” she asked.

“I’m okay, Jade, are you?” Brick asked.

“My shoulder hurts from hitting the door, but I’m okay. You guys?” she asked, looking at Adam and Cinder.

“We’re good,” Cinder said. “What the heck was that!”

“Stay in the truck,” Brick said, looking pointedly at Jade. He opened his door, which creaked loudly.

“I’ll come,” Adam said.

“Be careful!” Cinder said.

Jade’s instincts screamed at her that they were in even more danger than when they’d been run off the road. Where was the truck that had hit them?

She saw something dark out of the corner of her eye, and she shouted for Brick a moment before he was tackled. An engine roared, and brakes squealed outside the SUV, and then her doorwas wrenched open, and she was pulled out. As she struggled and screamed for help, something sharp jabbed into her arm and she felt a sudden heaviness descend over her.

Her vision blurred and her muscles went lax.

She tried to call for her mate, but the only thing that came out was a soft whimper as her whole world faded to nothing and the feeling of being carried away from the most important person in her life.

Chapter

Twenty

Everything moved in slow motion.

One moment, they were coming back from a great date night, and the next, he’d been tackled by an unknown person. The only thing he did know for sure was that his mate and his alphas were in the car, their security detail had been attacked, and he was going to have to keep everyone safe.

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