Page 12 of Finding His Way

“He’s not far from here but he’s not smart enough to do this on his own. Her partner sold her out. Someone told them she knew shifters and so they’re hoping they come.”

The twins leaned back, eyes filling with the death of those involved.

“Do you think they know about you? That she belongs to you?” Vaughn shifted in the seat, the motion smooth and dangerous like the shifter himself.

“No.” Jeremy filled up his glass again. “One of her best friends is Selena, Lando’s consort.”

“Fuck.” Macsen voiced it, but Vaughn’s expression agreed with it.

“Are you telling Lando?”

He drained the drink in one swallow. “Nope. He’s mated and he will bring everything down on this place, leaving his people exposed.”

“Plus, it’s your woman.” Vaughn nodded.

“Exactly.” And once he had her back within reach, he was going to let her know. No more of this keeping away from each other.

“I hate to bring up more bad news,” Macsen muttered. His tone low enough that those in the rundown bar couldn’t hear, but he and Vaughn easily could because of their enhanced hearing. The man put his cell on the table and rocked forward, forearms on the scarred wood. “Aleks ‘Frost’ Morozov landed at the local airport not to long ago.”

Ice slithered through his veins before settling and chilling him from the inside out. If he had a mortal enemy, it was that man. Aleks had been his tormentor as he was growing up. The man had tortured him and the twins until they had gotten large enough to fight back.

He wasn’t feline, the man was a bear shifter. A Kamchatka brown bear, the largest bear species in Russia. This man, was the nastiest. He enjoyed making people bleed.

“This changes everything.” Vaughn flexed his hands on the table but that was the only sign of any anger pulsing through him.

It was there though, Jeremy could feel it coming off him in waves, it ruffled his cat’s fur the wrong way and set him on edge.

He agreed. “Chances are if he’s here, he knows I am part of The Protetors SAR group.”

“Think it’s a trap?”

“Maybe from Ivan, but not Aleks. He’s arrogant enough that he feels he can still beat me.”

The last time they’d been in the same space, the fight had been brutal and he’d been tossed over the edge of a cliff, barely surviving. But that had been years and years ago and since then, Jeremy was definitely not the same shifter he’d been back then. His cat had matured and together, they’d become far deadlier. All three of the men sitting at the table were.

Aleks was in for one hell of a surprise if he thought Jeremy would be an easy target.

Chapter5

The door flew open and all those in the room jumped, other than the shifter crouched before her. She didn’t take her gaze from the shifter before her, he was the dangerous one in the room. It didn’t matter that his hand remained around her neck, she would watch him out of all the men in the room regardless.

“You’re not scared.”

“Not true. I’m the most scared I’ve been in my life.” She blinked, thanking her lucky stars when he loosened the hold on her neck.

“You don’t smell scared.”

An unamused snort was pulled from her. He lifted an eyebrow. And released his hold on her neck.

“I’ve been held captive, had a bucket of cold water tossed at me for cleaning, I think what your smelling is nasty funk that trumps the fear stench.”

The man before her stiffened before his eyes glinted dangerously.

“Who?” he growled without taking his gaze from her.

Instinctively, Dianna knew that single word question wasn’t for her. He’d used his super shifter hearing to those talking across the room and whatever he’d heard, man was less than pleased. It took every ounce of her ability to remain impassive. Hell, honestly, she wasn’t sure she’d managed, maybe on the outside but he for sure could scent it on her.

Ivan turned toward them, his face overflowing with cockiness. “I said we heard twins were in town.”

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