Page 131 of Wolf Cursed
“Are we mated now?” I asked.
He grinned. “We’re mated,” he said. “For today. We might have to do it again tomorrow though just to be sure.”
I grinned, my entire body humming with pleasure and satisfaction. “You’re on.” Even as I said the words, I could feel him hardening again already.
“Although, why put off tomorrow what we could do today?” I rocked my hips gently against his, and he smirked.
“Good point. I—”
Outside, a car door slammed shut, and I froze.
Kai stilled, his body tensing.
We both listened as another door slammed, and then footsteps sounded on the sidewalk. Kai scrambled off me and shot to the window, barely moving the blinds aside so he could peek out. His expression twisted, and his eyes flashed with suspicion and concern.
“What is it?” I asked, sitting up on my elbows.
My mind raced. If Drake had returned to finish this, I—
“I don’t know. Never seen them before,” Kai said, and my brows pinched in confusion. “They’re carrying though.”
He stepped back and headed for the door.
“Carrying what?” I asked, scrambling to grab my sweatpants so I could go after him.
“Guns,” he said grimly. He paused in the doorway and looked back at me. “No matter what happens next, stay in here. Do you understand?”
“Kai, you can’t just—”
But he was already gone.
I yanked my pants on and then hurried to the window. Boots fell in heavy steps as whoever it was climbed the porch steps to the front door.
“Ash Langford, or should I say Ash Lawson, I know you’re in there,” called a male voice that was so familiar and so horrifying that I went cold with fear. “Come on out now, and no one gets hurt. Or don’t, and it’ll end just like it did for your dear old daddy.”
Vorack.
He’d come for me.
And if I didn’t do something, he’d kill Kai for getting in his way.
Chapter Twenty-Six
I had no idea how Vorack had found me, but right now, that didn’t matter. What did matter was Kai. If he got hurt because of me, I would never forgive myself. Fumbling out of fear, I grabbed my shirt and yanked it over my head.
But it was too late.
The front door opened, and I heard Kai’s voice ring out, low and full of warning.
“Get the fuck out of here now, and I’ll let you live.”
“Is that right?” Vorack drawled, clearly unconcerned. “And just who the hell are you?”
“Time’s up. I’m the one who’s going to kill you.”
There was a loud click, and I jumped toward the bedroom door just as the gun went off. A thunderous shot echoed through the house, ringing in my ears and sending terror into the pit of my stomach.
My wolf rose swiftly, and by the time I reached the living room, I was about two seconds from shifting. But the scene before me stopped me cold.
