Page 59 of Emerald Flame
His lips instantly curled back and his nose elongated. He felt fur rise on the lines of his lengthening cheeks.Hell, no.He released her hand, turned into her and grabbed both shoulders.Don’t even joke about it.
He looked down at her breasts and wasn’t surprised when she arched her back a little to give him an even better view. She wore a tank cut low enough to reveal the upper swells of her breasts. He couldn’t help that he salivated.
You’d better knock it off with the wolf displays or I might make you take me right here, against this very firm wall.She smiled and arched a little more.
As had happened before, her attitude stopped him in his tracks. He’d gone wolf because she’d joked about showing her breasts to a roomful of men in order to create a diversion. But the moment he’d drawn his lips back and growled, she was right with him, despite the nature of the situation. He loved it.
He took a few deep breaths and brought himself under control. When his wolf-signs were gone, he said,We’d better just focus, but I like the idea of creating a diversion.He glanced down the hall.They’ve made a mistake. There isn’t a single security camera angled down this hall. If I shot up some of these lights, I’d bet that would get these wolves out of their seats.
I like it. But you know we’d have to leave the spell to take action.
Are you sure? Because I can remember being able to touch you at the Border Patrol Station.
She frowned slightly.Though I haven’t explored it fully, there’s an occasional disconnect. Sometimes I can use my phone. Sometimes I can’t. Once I was carrying my purse and dropped it, but I couldn’t retrieve it until I left the shield. I definitely don’t want to take chances when a weapon is fired.
He nodded.All right. But when I take the shots, we’ll have to slip right back in.
Yup. Can you do it without yipping in pain? That fast, I mean?
He snorted.You know I’ve got the hang of it now.
Okay.
He drew her farther down the hall toward the dead-end. There was another door that had the word ‘Storage’ on the outside. They were now out-of-range of the security room. No one could see them and they wouldn’t get caught in a traffic jam.
He drew his Glock.This should do.He met and held her gaze.Be ready to cover your ears.
Got it.
He took a stance with his pistol aimed at a light well beyond the security room and at least twenty feet from where they stood.Take us out of the shield.
No yipping.
You’re going to piss me off if you keep that up.But he smiled. Though he remained alert and was prepared to fire, he let his internal senses relax.
She placed her hand on his back and he felt the now familiar wrenching sensation as she twisted their small piece of time-and-space.
He felt their visibility as though it was a tangible thing. He fired off three quick shots and the fluorescent light fixture exploded.
I’m pulling us back in.
Again, he relaxed, the twisting sensation tugged at him, then once more they were tucked into the shield. He holstered his weapon as the door slammed open and three wolves ran into the hall.
He hurried toward the door and held it just long enough to get himself inside with Kiara right behind him. The wolves in the hall raced past the shattered glass, weapons drawn. One of them called out orders to the others.
He grabbed her hand and while still levitating, he slid to the right and landed in the corner at the back of the room. The space had a clearing of at least ten feet to the nearest monitor.
A large security detail arrived from an upper level and fanned out to begin a search of the entire level. The security room wolves examined the shattered glass and bullets. He could hear them asking one question after another. Their energy ramped up and one of the men started shouting.
The diversion had worked perfectly.
Warren turned his attention to the security center. He took his time as his gaze moved slowly around the room. He had similar equipment at Caldion.
The far wall, which several desks faced, held three large monitors. The two left screens showed live feeds of the front and the back of the compound. There were at least twenty stations in all. Whatever Julio’s philosophies might be, he believed in electronic surveillance. At least fifteen people remained in their chairs despite the activity outside. Within a few seconds each returned to scrutinize the activity on their monitors.
He could see that the front parking lot was still as quiet as when they’d arrived. The back area continued in a mass of dust.
Nearest to Warren’s position, three wolves were gathered around a monitor and started cheering. A sick feeling sank his gut. He leaned in Kiara’s direction to get a better view and could see what the men were watching. Kiara could see it as well and had grown very still.
