Page 47 of Remy & the Wildcat

There was a pause and she shuddered violently, and then shook her head.

“Who shot you?”

She swallowed audibly, then managed to squeak out, “Hunters.”

He brushed his lips very tenderly across her forehead. “I’m going to fix this. My mom’s here and our pride members too. Stay strong. Don’t shift. I’ll come back for you.”

She blinked luminous eyes at him and tears slipped from both. He straightened and then rose slowly to his feet.

It warred with him to leave his mate in her injured state, but his wolf wanted vengeance, needed it like air to breathe.

He looked at his dad and Logan, males he’d known his whole life and who he trusted more than anything.

“I need to handle this,” Remy said.

“We’ve got your back,” his dad said.

Logan nodded with a soft growl.

“We’re with you too,” Marty said.

Remy turned and faced a dozen pride members.

Dana stepped forward. “I’ll stand watch over my bestie and make sure she doesn’t shift.”

A few males offered to stand guard over the females, and the others vowed to fight with Remy to put a stop to the murderous behavior of the pride members, led by Leif, Brilla, and Jacob.

“I want to know why they’re doing this,” Remy said, “but I need to right what happened tonight more than anything.”

After grabbing a blanket from the house to lay over his mate while she healed, he dressed swiftly and hugged his mom and then Jenna. “Thank you for helping to save my mate,” he said as he touched Reika and Promise on their furry heads.

“Where should we start?” Logan asked.

Shit.

“Maybe Jacob’s house?” Remy suggested. “We’ll have to drive there.”

A male stepped from the small crowd of pride members. Remy recognized him as part of Leif’s crew.

“They’re at the factory,” Issan said with a grimace.

Marty moved forward and wrapped a clawed hand around his neck. “You’re with him. You’re with Leif and Jacob. Why would we trust you?”

Remy joined them.

Issan’s eyes bulged and his face turned red. Marty eased his grip but kept the claws tight against his skin. “Because,” Issan wheezed, “Leif threatened all of us, that we had to be part of what they were doing or he’d kill us. I don’t know exactly what’s going on and I don’t know why they’re trying to stop you guys from being alphas, but I do know that they’re at the factory in Marin. And they’ll do anything to keep the pride from leaving town.”

Remy looked at Marty and the others.

“Anyone with me, let’s go to Marin. I’d like to speak to Jacob and Leif.”

After saying goodbye to his still-healing mate, Remy got into his truck with Linus, Marty, and Logan. While his dad got behind the wheel, Remy put the factory into the GPS and said, “Thanks for coming tonight.”

“It’s what you do for family,” his dad said.

“One-hundred-percent,” Logan said.

The engine roared as his dad pressed on the accelerator and they pulled away from the house.

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