Page 158 of My Unexpected Mate

Her eyes glanced between me and Jacob. She understood us, but I saw that she was afraid. She still couldn’t control it and she knew it would be really hard for her. I could see she was doubting herself. But I wanted her to try.

“What the fuck are you all talking about?” that fucker yelled. “She is not using anything against me. You are not using any of your powers because I will kill her. If I can’t have her, no one will.”

He pressed a knife closer to her throat and I could see a little drop of her blood sliding down the blade.

That bastard cut her! Fuck!

Nate’s growls were so loud I had to cover my ears.

“Aria, focus!” Jacob yelled at her.

The fucker gave Jacob a death stare and started backing away, dragging Aria with him.

“No!” all of us shouted at the same time.

We ran after them.

“Stop or she dies!” he screamed, his eyes narrowing. “You are not getting her back! Not now, not ever!”

He started pulling her away again, his eyes never leaving us.

My heart started beating painfully inside my chest. I looked at Aria.

She was staring at me, and I saw her trying to focus. Come on, please. I couldn’t lose her.

He dragged her pretty far away from us. I could still see her, but trees were getting in my way, making it harder and harder with each step they took. A few more feet and she will be out of our eyesight.

My heart was beating so fast that I thought it would jump out of my chest. I couldn’t hear anything around me except my blood pumping in my veins.

And then it hit me.

A shock wave of pain so strong that I stumbled down on my knees. I looked around me and saw that everyone was down as well. The girls were sitting on the ground, crying. Nate was whining next to me. Jacob and Blake were kneeling on the ground, clenching their fists.

I gathered myself quickly and looked up.

The fucker was on the ground as well. Aria was already backing away from him, and she started running back to us.

Everybody moved at the same time.

Nate jumped up and growled. He ran toward Aria, jumped over her, and pinned the fucker to the floor, baring his canines at him.

Aria ran into my arms, and I pressed her against me.

“I thought I lost you,” I muttered, my voice trembling.

She sobbed into my chest and held me tight.

I looked over her head and saw Jacob and Blake picking that fucker off the ground and twisting his arms behind him. Nate’s canines were close to his face.

I could tell he was a werewolf. We needed silver to stop him from shifting. I guessed that Aria’s spell had a huge effect on him and it was stopping him from shifting. At least for now. I bet the fucker was still in pain. I knew I still was. But the pain would stop soon and we needed to restrain him. I didn’t want to kill him yet. No. I would make him suffer. I would make him pay.

Kissing the top of Aria’s head, I pushed her back slightly and let Cassie and Annie take her.

They wrapped their arms around her, and she sobbed.

“We need something to stop him from shifting,” I said, walking toward them.

“Blake,” Jacob said and placed a knife under the fucker’s throat.

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