Page 21 of Hunting Savage
Oakley nodded.
“Did you feel an overwhelming need to claim her as yours?”
Oakley tipped his head to the side.“No.I felt this need to protect her, more so than I do when single females come to the club.It was strange, you know.I’m not sure why I felt it necessary to tell her my name and give her the explanation on keeping her drink safe, along with using me if she felt bothered.”
Savage let out a breath.“She’s mine.I sensed her from the moment she entered the club.”
“I knew there was something about her I just wasn’t sure what it was that drew me to her.”He held his hands up.“Not like that, but in the same way I feel towards Harlie, Trystina, and Cleo.”
“What about Maryse and Thana?”Savage asked Oakley, wondering why he’d omitted two of the female clan members.
Oakley shook his head.A grimace replaced his friend's usual neutral demeanor.“Thane would never allow anything to happen to his twin sister, so I never have to worry about Thana, and if I so much as pretend Maryse might need my protection, that female would have my nuts in a silver vice.I’d need the help of a deity to resuscitate me.Nope, I’ll keep my brotherly protective instincts to those who need it, thank you very much.”
Savage chuckled.“Point taken.I will leave you to do your duty here.If you notice any disturbance, Godsven is on backup tonight.”
He gripped Oakley’s forearm before flashing back to where he’d left the others.The scent of his female’s fear hit him like a ton of bricks.
Chapter Eight
Aurora fought the instinctto shift into her wolf.The beings surrounding her were unlike any she’d encountered before.Nothing she’d read about or heard through her dealings had mentioned fucking vampires.
She pressed her hand over her throat.That would not prevent them from attacking her, but it made her feel better.Jesus, she’d literally jumped from one danger, straight into the belly of holy shit major danger.A hysterical laugh threatened to bubble out, but she choked it back, not wanting to draw attention to her as everyone seemed to be focusing on the males in the center of the room.If she could figure out where the fuck they’d transported her to, maybe she could escape.
For the first time in a long time, she honestly felt hopeless, and even worse, her sister Starla was still in the clutches of the other males.
The reminder that she was failing at her mission brought tears to her eyes.
“Why are you crying, Vita Mea?Did someone hurt you while I was gone?”
Aurora jumped, finding herself staring up and into the most alluring face of the male who keeps saying she’s his.“Who are you?”she whispered.“How do you just pop in here like that?”
“I am Savage Rossi.What is your name, beautiful?”he asked, brushing his thumbs over her cheeks.
She watched as he brought his fingers, wet with her tears, to his lips.She didn’t need to see what she must look like with her mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water, gasping as it was dying.Dammit, get your shit together.
“I don’t understand any of this.And stop answering my questions with ones of your own.That’s classic deflection if the intent is to avoid answering directly.”She made a sweeping motion.Her hand accidentally hit his abdomen.They both sucked in a breath.“I’m sorry.”
