Page 48 of Little Red and Her Creatures of Chaos
We work our way closer to the road and are just passing through the trees that take you to the road when we see one of the rogues sneaking toward the property. Nash and I take off at the same time. Nash hits the smaller rogue in the side, causing them to roll down the slight hill. I’m on them before they can move, pinning them down, snarling in their face.
“They smell familiar,” Nash says, keeping watch around us. This could be an ambush, and I refuse to lose to these motherfuckers.
They start fighting against me, snapping at my muzzle. I give a warning bark, and their eyes widen. I nod my head for Nash to take my place and shift back to human form. “Shift,” I demand. They try to fight against Nash, but they don’t stand a chance. “Shift!”
It takes a minute, but when they finally do, it’s a small woman. She glares at me. “Did you want to get a good look?”
“Why are you here?” I ask, ignoring her comment. “Answer me.”
“I was just walking around.”
“People usually don’t sneak around while on a walk. Why the fuck are you really here?”
Nash bares his teeth with a deep growl, causing her to cast him a nervous glance. Her eyes shift back to me. “Monty said I should come check it out.” Her eyes roll down my body, lingering on my cock, and then they snap back to my face. “I didn’t know I would get that type of view.”
Nash’s paw slips up her chest and onto her neck. “Careful. You don’t want to piss him off.”
She huffs annoyance, pretending she’s not scared to death. “You don’t know what you’re up against. Stand down now.”
“Or what?”
“We’ll come for your omega.” I can see Nash already calling out to Bryce in his mind since he apparently decided to stay with Dad. Or Dad put him to work. We need to get this situation under control.
“You really thought it would be a good idea to come on my goddamn land and threaten my omega?” I feel worry and confusion start rolling off of Nash. He jerks his head toward the camp, and I start searching through the bond for Bryce. When I can’t find him, my anger spikes. “What the fuck did you do?”
She starts laughing, and it makes me want to rip her throat out with my teeth. “Did you really think they would send a beta to do anything but cause a distraction?”
Nash shifts and leans down, grabbing a handful of her hair. He jerks her to her feet and starts dragging her back toward the camp. “Go,” he says. “I’ve got her. I’m right behind you.”
I shift and take off, running as fast as my legs will carry me. I skid to a stop in front of Dad’s house and shift back to human form. I bust through the door and can already tell somethingis off. “Bryce!” I call out. “Dad!” I search through each room, getting more frantic by the second. “Cruz! Teddy!”
I bust out of the back door and catch sight of Beth by the lake. I grab a towel from the back deck to wrap around my waist and run that way. She looks up at me in confusion. “Mason?”
“Where’s Bryce?”
“I haven’t seen him. What’s going on?”
“He was coming to talk to Dad. I can’t find him through the bond, and the house is empty.”
“Mason, your dad left with Teddy and Cruz early this morning for some scouting. Bryce was never here.”
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
I take off toward my cabin, ignoring Beth calling out for me. I run into the house and go straight to the bedroom. Radley is still sleeping peacefully in bed. I find Margie in the kitchen, making tea. “Have you seen Bryce?”
Margie whirls around, grabbing her chest. “Shit, Mason, you scared me to death. No, I haven’t seen him.” She takes a closer look at the panic written all over my face and walks over to me. “What’s wrong?”
“I don’t have time to explain. Grab Radley and meet me at the old wood cabin.”
I rush back to the bedroom, slip on a pair of shorts, and head toward the old cabin. Nash is just now shoving the rogue inside and locking the door. He meets me halfway, his face creased in worry. “Anything?”
“No. He never made it to Dad’s.”
“Radley?”
“She’s fine. Margie is waking her up and bringing her out here.”
“You won’t find him,” the rogue sings. “He’s probably dead by now.”
