Page 78 of Feral Mates
I took a deep breath, flashing a glance out the window as the vibrations closed in. “Yes, but you need to let us save you.”
“We do this together,” she insisted.
Kai grumbled under his breath and took long strides to where he’d placed the crossbow. “We will protect you.”
The moment was oddly cathartic. “We’ll find a way out. Go get dressed and we’ll leave.”
She nodded and rushed to get dressed, turning only once to watch the three of us shift into our wolves.
Everything happened quickly from there. I led the others out the back door toward the trees, their canopies swaying back and forth from the approaching helicopters.
With the crossbow in her hand, she turned back toward the house, ready to shoot if necessary. “They’re coming. Let’s try and get to the road.”
Suddenly, men appeared out of the woods, running around both sides of the house. In full combat gear with weapons raised, they surrounded us.
My stark howl echoed in the forest while the other two provided warning growls, low and deep.
Helicopters landed, more men rushing toward us. There were two dozen of the bastards, maybe more.
“Get the hell away from us.” Savannah turned in a full circle, acting as if she was going to shoot any one of them that approached.
We continued growling, lunging forward by a few feet every time one of the men dared to take a step closer.
One man threw out his arm. “Dr. Morgan. We just want to talk. Nothing more.”
“Bullshit,” she hissed. “Dr. Blackwell did this.”
“You can discuss that with him.” The soldier moved closer and she lifted the bow. “It’s okay. We simply need to take you and the… wolves to somewhere safe. That’s it.”
She refused to back down, her entire body swaying. “You’re lying.”
He took another step closer and I rushed to her side, my growl a clear warning.
The man was terrified, but there was something in his eyes that bothered me.
Reaching out, Savannah placed her hand on my back. “It’s okay, Apollo. It’s going to be okay.”
There was a hum and for a brief second, I could read the man’s mind.
Whoosh!
The sound grabbed my attention. I threw my head back as a net appeared out of nowhere, ensnaring my body. Immediately I struggled as men surrounded me. Kai and Roman were growling, fighting with everything they had to free themselves from the knotted rope.
“Leave them alone!” Savannah cried.
I tried to get to her.
I did what I could, ripping at the rope with my canines.
She was dragged away, the human holding her lifting her off the grass, jerking the crossbow from her hand.
“Don’t you touch them!” She was frantic and I had to get to her.
To protect her.
To save her.
I managed to rip a hole into the net, fighting and clawing.
