making his powers useless against us.”
The doorbell rang and Marin
hurried to answer it. Gabriel watched as his grim-faced brothers and cousins
filed into the room, with Ramsey, Hunter and Deacon on their heels.
“Thank you for coming,”
Gabriel said. “The blades you’ll need are in the crate in the front entry. Just
make sure at least two are left behind for the women. I don’t want to take any
chances.”
Cole nodded and the men went
to gather the weapons.
The front door opened again
and Kendall, Aislinn, and Chloe came in, two kids in tow. Marin led them into
the kitchen, stopping by the crate on the way and pulling out two daggers.
Gabriel was happy to see they would be armed, and hoped like hell they didn’t
need to be. If the outcast had Autumn, Gabriel hoped the fae would leave the
rest of the pack alone. He had what he wanted, after all.
Eric placed his hand on
Gabriel’s shoulder. “If everyone will grab a shoulder or hand or something, I
can transport all of us to the cemetery at the same time. I feel that time is
of the essence. I couldn’t hear what the fae was saying to Autumn, but she
looked both disgusted and terrified at the same time, so whatever it was, it
wasn’t good.”
Gabriel took a deep breath to
calm himself. It wouldn’t do to go in half-cocked. He paused and looked at
Eric.
“Would a wolf be able to take
down the fae?” he asked.
Both of Eric’s eyebrows rose.
“Yes, I believe so. Do you wish to go in as a wolf?”
“Gabriel should stay in human
form,” Deacon said. “I volunteer to go as a wolf.”
“Makes two of us,” Colin said.
“He may not be expecting an attack on four legs. Maybe we can confuse him with
the four of you coming straight at him and Deacon and me sneaking in from
behind. That will free up Hunter and Ramsey to snatch Autumn.”
Gabriel looked at Ramsey and
Hunter. “When you get her, you run like hell. Get out of the cemetery. Do you
have a cell phone with you? You may need to call for a ride.”
Ramsey pulled his phone from
his belt. “Let me call now.”
Gabriel waited patiently as
Ramsey spoke to Lucas about a pick-up at the cemetery in five minutes. It would
probably take the wolf a little longer than that to arrive there, unless he was
nearby already, but at least the plan was in motion. He felt better knowing
that Autumn would be removed from the fae’s clutches.
Gabriel nodded to Eric once
Ramsey had rejoined their circle. “We’re ready.”
They shimmered out of
existence and materialized just inside the gate of the cemetery. Gabriel knew
they were taking a chance on being discovered but, in that moment, he didn’t
care. All he could think about was getting to Autumn. Deacon and Colin stepped
into a grove of trees and stripped before shifting. The two wolves bounded out
of the wooded area and ran toward the back of the cemetery.
“You won’t be able to see me,”
Eric said, “but I’ll be here. I have to leave the fight up to the six of you,
but if it looks like you’re losing, I’ll step in. I may get my ass handed to me
for it, but I’m not about to let Autumn be taken from you, Gabriel.”
“Thank you, Eric. For
everything,” Gabriel said.
The sorcerer nodded his head
before vanishing from sight. Connor, Cole, Michael, and Gabriel made their way
through the cemetery. There was a disturbance in the air a ways ahead. With a
heavy heart, Gabriel realized where they were going. The damn fae had Autumn at
Kiera’s grave. No way would he bury her next to his deceased wife. One way or
another, Autumn was going to make it out of this alive. The jury was still out
on whether or not Gabriel would still be breathing at the end of the fight, but
he would willingly give his life to save his mate.
The air around Kiera’s
headstone shimmered. Gabriel could see the fae standing near Autumn, but he
couldn’t hear what was being said. As he stepped through the veil, everything
came into sharp focus and his ears were filled with
The doorbell rang and Marin
hurried to answer it. Gabriel watched as his grim-faced brothers and cousins
filed into the room, with Ramsey, Hunter and Deacon on their heels.
“Thank you for coming,”
Gabriel said. “The blades you’ll need are in the crate in the front entry. Just
make sure at least two are left behind for the women. I don’t want to take any
chances.”
Cole nodded and the men went
to gather the weapons.
The front door opened again
and Kendall, Aislinn, and Chloe came in, two kids in tow. Marin led them into
the kitchen, stopping by the crate on the way and pulling out two daggers.
Gabriel was happy to see they would be armed, and hoped like hell they didn’t
need to be. If the outcast had Autumn, Gabriel hoped the fae would leave the
rest of the pack alone. He had what he wanted, after all.
Eric placed his hand on
Gabriel’s shoulder. “If everyone will grab a shoulder or hand or something, I
can transport all of us to the cemetery at the same time. I feel that time is
of the essence. I couldn’t hear what the fae was saying to Autumn, but she
looked both disgusted and terrified at the same time, so whatever it was, it
wasn’t good.”
Gabriel took a deep breath to
calm himself. It wouldn’t do to go in half-cocked. He paused and looked at
Eric.
“Would a wolf be able to take
down the fae?” he asked.
Both of Eric’s eyebrows rose.
“Yes, I believe so. Do you wish to go in as a wolf?”
“Gabriel should stay in human
form,” Deacon said. “I volunteer to go as a wolf.”
“Makes two of us,” Colin said.
“He may not be expecting an attack on four legs. Maybe we can confuse him with
the four of you coming straight at him and Deacon and me sneaking in from
behind. That will free up Hunter and Ramsey to snatch Autumn.”
Gabriel looked at Ramsey and
Hunter. “When you get her, you run like hell. Get out of the cemetery. Do you
have a cell phone with you? You may need to call for a ride.”
Ramsey pulled his phone from
his belt. “Let me call now.”
Gabriel waited patiently as
Ramsey spoke to Lucas about a pick-up at the cemetery in five minutes. It would
probably take the wolf a little longer than that to arrive there, unless he was
nearby already, but at least the plan was in motion. He felt better knowing
that Autumn would be removed from the fae’s clutches.
Gabriel nodded to Eric once
Ramsey had rejoined their circle. “We’re ready.”
They shimmered out of
existence and materialized just inside the gate of the cemetery. Gabriel knew
they were taking a chance on being discovered but, in that moment, he didn’t
care. All he could think about was getting to Autumn. Deacon and Colin stepped
into a grove of trees and stripped before shifting. The two wolves bounded out
of the wooded area and ran toward the back of the cemetery.
“You won’t be able to see me,”
Eric said, “but I’ll be here. I have to leave the fight up to the six of you,
but if it looks like you’re losing, I’ll step in. I may get my ass handed to me
for it, but I’m not about to let Autumn be taken from you, Gabriel.”
“Thank you, Eric. For
everything,” Gabriel said.
The sorcerer nodded his head
before vanishing from sight. Connor, Cole, Michael, and Gabriel made their way
through the cemetery. There was a disturbance in the air a ways ahead. With a
heavy heart, Gabriel realized where they were going. The damn fae had Autumn at
Kiera’s grave. No way would he bury her next to his deceased wife. One way or
another, Autumn was going to make it out of this alive. The jury was still out
on whether or not Gabriel would still be breathing at the end of the fight, but
he would willingly give his life to save his mate.
The air around Kiera’s
headstone shimmered. Gabriel could see the fae standing near Autumn, but he
couldn’t hear what was being said. As he stepped through the veil, everything
came into sharp focus and his ears were filled with
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