Page 31 of Hunting Savage
Savage glared at the male to the right of Jenna who’d spoken.“Why exactly are the three of you here, and how the fuck did you get into my inner sanctum?”
“Ah, I knew you were a full-blood.”The male on the left said, raising his chin as if he were looking down on Savage.
“You say that as if it were a bad thing.What are you exactly?”He released Scepter from the thrall he’d been in, feeding him the knowledge of what he’d learned, so his second would be up to date on what was happening.If a battle were to go down, he wanted backup to protect his bonded mate and her sister.
The two males' eyes darkened.Their anger radiated out in a fierce wave that threatened to send him to his knees.He pushed back, making them both stumble.“Do not think to overpower me with your worthless efforts in my house, boys.I don’t know who the fuck you are, but I’m not some lesser vampire the two of you can overtake.”
“Do you realize who we are?”
“Please, enlighten me,” Savage bit out.He tried to soothe the trepidation flowing from Aurora while he faced the trio in front of him.While Jenna didn’t appear to be threatening him or his family, he didn’t discount her or her abilities.He had safeguards in place that, should he need them, would ensure the swift exit of Aurora, Starla, and Scepter.
“Our father is the Vampire King, Damikan.”
Savage let out a low chuckle.“The hybrid breeder?”He’d heard of the male, but he’d never met him.“I am a fullblood, as you said—the same as your father.What sets your father apart from me is that he mated with a wolf and gained the ability to walk in daylight.Guess what?”
He opened his arms wide, showing the tattoos that marked his skin.“I, too, can walk in the daylight.Unlike your father, I did not need to mate with a wolf to do so.You see, throughout the years, we’ve found ways to circumvent what has been the curse of our kind.So tell me, why do you think I should tremble at the mere mention of you or your father?”
“What the fuck does that mean?Do you have wolves as blood slaves?”Jenna asked, taking a step forward.
“That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard, and trust me, I’ve heard a lot of senseless shit in my five hundred plus years.And while it pisses me off to answer you, I will because I can feel the way your accusation has made Aurora stiffen, and that’s the last thing I want.”
“You do not speak to our Hearts’ Love with that tone.”
Savage shifted Aurora behind him, facing the angry male head-on.“I’m not going to fight the two of you in my office, while my female and her sister are within arm’s reach and could possibly get injured, or worse.If the two of you want a war, by all means, say the word.I can and will take you up on your offer, but I’ll move it to a location where I choose.”
Aurora ducked under his arm.“Let’s not and say we did.”
“See, this is why females should run the worlds,” Jenna said, shaking her head.“You two promised you would behave.If you don’t do as you said, then I’ll have no other option but to send you both to time out.”She leaned forward, holding her right hand next to her lips.“They usually enjoy it when we have those little bits of alone times, but between the two of us, they won’t be so happy if I’m not there when I send them to Fey.Especially if they’re stuck hanging out with Belle and her granddrangons alone.”
Aurora rubbed her temples.“Honestly, I feel like I’m in some sort of alternate reality, or someone is punking us.What the flying fuck are you talking about?”
“Oh, I’m sure there’s flying fucking on Fey.”Jenna nodded.
“Woman, you’re testing both of our patience here?”
Savage held up his hand.“Which one are you?”
“I’m Damien, and that one is Lucas.We are not identical.”
The way the male spat the last four words, as if it were obvious, had Savage snorting a laugh.“Of course you’re not.”Savage agreed while nodding and began holding up his fingers for each point.“You both have the same color hair and eyes, and look exactly the same, down to the clefts in your chins, but yeah, let’s go with what you said.”
Starla giggled.“He’s kinda obnoxious.I approve.”
“Oh, goody.There’s a deranged female with twins, not identical, to the delulu crowd, and a crowd of frozen kidnappers, who I still need to kill, probably, plus a vampire who has claimed me.Honestly, life just keeps getting better.I think I have a fucking migraine.”Aurora groaned.
Savage spun, presenting his back to the room so he could give his female attention.“What do you need?Tylenol, Ibuprofen, or an ice pack?”
“Room to fucking breathe without a blood sucker breathing down her neck?”The one named Lucas muttered behind his hand.
Savage glared at him over his shoulder.“She has two of you.”
“And that means what?”
“If I kill you, she still has another,” he snarled.
“Yeah, I like him,” said Aurora’s sister Starla in a snarky reply, making the twin grimace, but he ignored them both.
Aurora tugged at his shirt.“Focus.I feel like my head is going to explode.”
