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“Go home,” Bas commanded. “And I’m warning you now, anyone found aiding Lockhart will be considered an enemy of the James Pack and will be hunted and punished accordingly. Lockhart has terrorized a young woman from his pack and sent her running. Today, he endangered that woman and stole her from her mate. For that, he will die. Gabe.” He turned to me, arms crossed over his chest. “Choose your team.”

“Simon, Taylor—”

“I’m going, too,” Han cut in.

“Han and Anthony,” I finished as Bee crossed to the woman who’d spoken, putting her arm around her and whispering to her.

“Gentlemen,” I continued, baring my teeth. “It’s time to go hunting.”

I wouldn’t be satisfied until Lockhart’s blood stained my teeth and his head was severed from his body. I tried to send a message to my mate, even though I felt only silence from her.

Eliza. Hold on. I’m coming.

Chapter Nine

~Eliza~

They surrounded Gabe, cutting us apart. I sprang at the closest one, trying my best to help even the odds against my mate. I sank my teeth deep, ripping through skin and muscle. As much as I wanted to gag, I fought the urge and tore down only stopping when I hit bone. Gabe let out a growl, and I turned my head just in time to see him going down under four wolves.

I was ready to run to his rescue when I felt a streak of fire at my left hip, and my back legs went out beneath me. I struggled, trying to pull myself by my front legs, but they went down also. I had no voice. Nothing left my mouth no matter how loudly I screamed inside.

I whispered my mate’s name inside my head, but our link was silent, as if whatever I’d been hit with was shutting it down. My mouth opened in silent agony as the shift went through me, ripping me back into my human skin so abruptly that agony tore through me. The pain drowned out all my senses. I couldn’t breathe. I blinked my eyes, struggling to stay cognizant. Then Cam was there, squatting beside me, his hungry gaze roving over my naked body.

“You were supposed to be my mate,” he snarled, and one word jumped out at me. Were.

“We need to get going while the fighting distracts everyone,” one of Cam’s pack members said as he came up next to us. “Truck’s running. Let’s grab her and go.”

“You’re going to regret making a fool out of me,” he snapped as he scooped me up and over his shoulder.

His hand landed hard on my ass, something I only knew by the loud sound it made. I was sure I’d feel it later when whatever he’d pumped into me wore off. Cam took off at a jog, my body jarring on his shoulder, and I knew my stomach would feel it later, as well. He tossed me in the back seat of the truck, not bothering to cover my nudity from the avid gazes of the men with him.

“What about the others?” another of his men asked.

“Leave them,” Cam ordered. “Collateral damage. If they can make it back, they will.”

I could see not all of them were happy with that reply, but none of them called him on it. Instead, the truck was put into gear, and we were moving, leaving behind Gabe and my future. I had no idea what Cam had in store for me now, but I didn’t think it would include becoming his mate.

“Gabe…”

I forced my mate’s name from my mouth, and Cam turned toward me, his face a mask of pure rage. He leaned close, fisting my hair and jerking my face into his.

“You think you can make a fool of me. Giving that mongrel what should have been mine. If I decided to kill him, his blood would be on your hands. His pack would know and blame you.” He growled, teeth snapping as he glared at me. “I was going to make you my mate. Give you the world.”

“Not…yours…”

My mouth didn’t want to cooperate. None of my body listened to my instructions. I couldn’t move. Couldn’t fight. Couldn’t help myself or stop Cam from doing whatever he wanted.

“You are mine. Every inch of you belongs to me. I’m going to fuck you until the scent of my cum leaks from your pores. Then I’ll fuck you some more. Instead of my mate, you’ll be my whore. You seem to like that role well enough to spread your legs for a wolf you don’t even know!”

“My…mate…”

“He’s not your fucking mate!” Cam screamed while the others cast wary looks between us. They knew. Looking at their faces, I realized they knew I was mated, and not to Cam. But not a single one of them would do anything to help me.

“My…”

I couldn’t finish my thought, couldn’t force another word out of my mouth. Cam snarled in my face.

“Go to sleep, Eliza. Rest up. When we get to our first stop, I’m going to fuck you for hours. If you’re lucky, I’ll only let the others watch. This time.”

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