Page 16 of Sylas's Captivating Mate

“We were coming from the hotel and saw an SUV race out of the alley, followed by a saber. Alaric, Slade, and I followed on foot. We saw Sylas take out the window and cause the crash. Looks like the driver’s dead, but Alaric and Slade are chasing the one that jumped out of the SUV when it crashed.”

“Not anymore, we got the bastard,” Alaric said, coming down the sidewalk with a male between him and his brother.

Sylas snarled a loud, unholy sound.

“Hold on a second,” Galen said.

Sylas sailed out of the SUV and landed in front of the males, growling and showing his long canines.

Alaric smacked him on his nose. “Dude. We need him to tell us where his boss is. No snacking.”

He gnashed his teeth in annoyance.

“Keep him away from me!” the vampire male shrieked.

Slade chuckled. “Tell us the truth and we’ll keep him away.”

“That’s the mole,” Georgia said as she sat up and climbed gingerly out of the SUV.

Sylas moved to her and let her lean on him.

“He is?” Alaric asked.

“Yes, I found his name on the membership list before Caleb took over and then after, and he left and then came back a few weeks ago.”

“How interesting,” Slade said. “Sounds like you’ve got some explaining to do, asshole.”

The male didn’t look too scared, or like he’d tell anyone anything, so Sylas bared his fangs again and flexed one paw so his dark claws came out.

The male shuddered and said, “Okay, okay, I’ll tell you what you want to know, just keep that freak away from me.”

“Hey, Devon, he’s no freak, he’s my truemate, and he’s not a backstabbing mole like you. Fuck all the way off.”

Sylas punctuated her words with a roar.

“Hell, yes,” Galen said.

“We’ll get him back to the club,” Alaric said. “Galen, stay with the SUV until the police show up. Do you need medical assistance, Georgia?”

“Just some real blood and I should be fine. How long will he be a tiger?”

“A few hours,” Slade said.

“Caleb is going to want to talk to you both again,” Alaric said. “After you feed and clean up.”

“Will do,” she said. She looked at Sylas. “You saved my life.” She hugged him around the neck and squeezed. He put one paw gently on her back and held her close with a purr. “You’re the coolest looking big cat I’ve ever seen in my life, and your fur is so soft and warm!” She snuggled in his embrace and he grinned inwardly, a purr rumbling in his chest. He loved that she liked how he looked and felt safe with him.

There were sirens in the distance.

“You two should get going, if they see a saber they’re going to want to keep you here until you can give a statement. I’ll send them to the club to speak to Caleb and you can give your statements when you’re ready.”

“Thanks,” Georgia said.

She and Sylas walked down the sidewalk. He glanced over his shoulder to see Galen on his phone, leaning against the SUV, most likely texting his mate that he was safe.

It scared him to the core how close he’d come to nearly losing Georgia. If he hadn’t been able to shift on the fly and grab the SUV, he might have lost her. There was no telling what that asshole would have done to her to get Caleb to come out of the club and put himself in harms’ way.

He was just damn thankful his cat had been ready, and that his claws worked equally well on metal and glass.

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