Page 68 of Love Bites

Gideon ran hand over her cheek. She winced since they’d slapped her so many times, and he let out a growl.

“I don’t know where to touch you that won’t hurt.”

“Just be here,” she said simply.

“Got it!” Brynn said, and the chains fell away.

Brie tried to get up then gasped at the pain.

Gideon let out a growl. “Don’t move. Walker! Get in here.”

“You can pick me up,” she said softly. “I just want to go home.”

“Home,” he whispered. “We can do that. If we move you right now though, we might hurt you more. Have Walker Heal you just a little bit so we can travel with you.”

It made sense, but she honestly didn’t want to be in the room any longer than she had to. Brynn seemed to understand and gripped Brie’s hand. It was unhurt thankfully.

“We won’t be that long.” The other woman tapped the earpiece in her right ear and nodded. “Kameron said that whoever was here is long gone.” She cursed.

“Leo said that this was just a warning,” Brie put in.

Gideon pressed his lips softly to hers, and she whimpered, not in pain but in something much more agonizing—hope.

“Let Walker Heal you, and then you can tell us everything.”

“I’m here,” Walker said, sadness in his eyes. “This might hurt a bit, Brie, but then it will feel warm.”

She sucked in a breath. “I know. I broke my arm once, and Hannah Healed it.”

Walker gave her a soft smile. “Then just let me work and don’t fight the Healing bond.”

She gasped when he started working. He put his palms over the worst of her cuts, warmth spreading through her system. It was a tingling sensation that led into an odd knitting together of skin. She didn’t look at exactly what he was doing because she knew herself better than that.

“Shannon!” she shouted. “Damn it. Shannon. She was in on this.”

Gideon gave her a tight nod. “We know. I scented her outside the house as well as in here.” He cupped her face softly, careful of the bruises. “I cut her bond to the Pack. She’s shunned. She won’t be able to hurt you anymore.”

“Where am I?” she asked, her body aching.

“You’re in an old abandoned building outside our territory. We didn’t even know the place existed until they took you here. Come one, little wolf. Let’s go.”

Brie shook her head and winced. “She said it was only the beginning. She must have others working for her that are still part of the Pack.”

“Then we’ll find them,” Kameron said from behind Gideon, rage in his eyes. “They won’t be able to hurt our Pack again.”

Gideon kissed her again then lifted her into his arms when Walker gave the okay. “We’ll finish this discussion in the den, but know this, Shannon and Leo signed their death warrants. I’ll have no mercy for them.”

“They don’t deserve it,” Brie said simply. He caught her gaze, and she saw the relief there. She wouldn’t think less of him because he would kill those who hurt the Pack—herself included. He was the Alpha for that reason, and she loved him—brutality and all.

And she wouldn’t wait another day to tell him that either. Once they were alone, she’d tell him he was hers in all ways that were possible. She’d almost lost her chance once. She wouldn’t be doing it again.

Leo and Shannon had pissed off the wrong submissive. It was time they learned about all kinds of strength.

For good.

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