Page 41 of Wolf Touched

Laughter bubbled in my stomach, and I remembered the first time I met the three of them. Keith had made fun of me because I’d mentioned seeing a deer in the woods.

The front door of the house to our left opened. Fortunately, there was a gate still up, so they couldn’t see me inwolf form, but there was no hiding what had happened to the house.

“Barbara! Call 9-1-1!” a man yelled. “I’m going to make sure no one’s hurt or stuck in there.”

Of all the times to find a Good Samaritan, it’d be now.

We all froze then burst into action. Josie bent down and smacked Dave in the face. His eyes fluttered open. She muttered, “We’ve got to go.” She and Octavia helped the vampire to his feet.

Raffe stood and held his shoulder.We’ve gotta get out of here before they see you three in wolf form.

I hadn’t even thought about that. We needed to shift, but our clothes had been destroyed.

Raffe jogged across the yard to open the gate at the side of the house.

Keith, Adam, and I kept up with him, but I worried it wasn’t just because we were in wolf form. Raffe kept stumbling, and his face blanched even more. Blood had soaked through his shirt, and the top of his sweats was crimson. We needed to dress his wound and quickly.

As we ran out of the backyard, the older man was at the halfway point between his house and this one. He froze, taking in Raffe’s horrible condition. Then his gaze flicked down to the three wolves. The man clutched his chest, spun around, and raced back to his front door.

I rolled my eyes. He should’ve been thankful we weren’t vampires because there was no doubt I’d be chasing his ass down with the fear in his eyes.

Raffe unlocked the BMW and waved for me to get in the back seat. I did, trying not to claw up the leather, as Keith and Adam raced to the other vehicles. I huffed when Cat-Keith hissed and pushed by me then jumped into thefront passenger seat. The saying about nine lives must be true, and I was grateful.

Josie and Lucy are driving as well,Raffe linked, starting his car.

You’re hurt,I linked to him.You shouldn’t be driving.

We need to leave and get you all some clothes. Then you can drive.

What about your bike?With Adam, Keith, and me in animal form, no one could drive Raffe’s favorite vehicle.

Fuck it. We’ll get a new one when shit settles down.He waved a hand.

I swallowed.We have no money.

Babe, it’s fine. As long as I have you, a bike is just a thing.He tried to turn around and groaned.

Sirens sounded in the distance, but thankfully, Lucy, Josie, Octavia, and Dave made it through the gate.

My heartbeat quickened, and my power fizzed. I feared we wouldn’t get away in time.

As they helped Dave into the vehicle behind us, the entire situation came crashing down over me.

My mate was badly injured, and the place we’d rented for a week was gone, along with the food in it. We had no clothes, no money, no fucking place to go, and a ton of enemies. What the hell were we going to do?

I lay on the floorboard, not wanting to chance humans seeing me again, and the world spun. I’d thought I understood what being the underdog was like, but I’d had no clue.

Octavia pushed Cat-Keith to the floor and climbed into the front passenger seat, and then all three vehicles took off.

The sirens grew louder, the sound making my head pound as we sped away.

Lights flashed, and we passed three police cars. They were headingtoward the house. My stomach churned. I couldn’t believe the shit we’d gotten ourselves into.

“Raffe,” Octavia said. “You need to pull over.”

“I’m fine,” Raffe slurred.

Shit. My stomach wasn’t upset due to the police cars and where they were heading. Raffe wasn’t feeling well.

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