Bound to Be Taken [Rock Wood Pack 2] (Siren Publishing Classic) by Sam Crescent Page A

in the dining room tending to their cuts and stuff,” Charlotte said, rubbing over her face. His queen looked terrified.
    “There is something about this I don’t like. Misty is clever and she’s taken David.” Cade looked up the stairs. He walked up the stairs to Titania’s room. Ever since Charlotte became Micah’s mate for real, Misty had been acting differently. The other woman wanted to own her own pack. She wasn’t strong enough to lead on her own, why join the Eagles?
    Moving up to the room, he saw Titania’s door open. Sliding through the small crack in the door he saw the room in chaos. Misty had taken a visit to Titania’s room. Clothes were torn and furniture was upturned.
    On the bathroom door there was a picture of Titania with a knife through it. Underneath a message had been left in red ink. “You’re next.”
    For a long time Cade had never known fear. He took his enemies down and showed the others with his strength that he didn’t care about drawing blood. There was a vicious side to him he’d taken for granted his whole life. After reading the message, Cade stumbled out of the bedroom and charged down the stairs. He didn’t acknowledge anyone’s concern as he ran out of the house and to the car where he thought Titania was safe. Her door was open and there on the ground where Titania must have stood was a syringe. Falling to his knees, Cade let fear take over.
    Misty had his woman and Cade had no clue where she was. He’d failed to protect her and there was nothing stopping the other woman from hurting his woman.
    Letting out a high-pitch scream, Cade allowed his beast to take over. No matter how much Misty begged or pleaded, the other woman was dead. Everyone else, their enemies or allies would get a message from him. Whoever touched his woman would answer to him.
     
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    “Titania.”
    Rolling onto her side, Titania felt sick. She’d opened the door to Cade’s car and stood looking at the house. Something hadn’t felt right before darkness filled her vision. Putting a hand to her neck, she cried out from the pain. Someone had put something in her neck.
    “Titania.”
    Opening her eyes, she looked up to see David staring down at her. Blinking away the confusion, she saw her friend was tied to a chair. His face was bleeding from several bruises and cuts on his face. David still wore clothes but they were slashed like he’d been cut with a knife.
    “David,” she said, getting to her knees. She placed her hands on his knees in an attempt to raise herself up. He cried out. “David.” Concern swamped her.
    “They hit me with baseball bats. I can’t turn to repair the damage. Misty keeps me chained up.” His words came out rushed. Removing her hands, Titania stood. For several seconds she stumbled in her movements. Glancing around, she saw they were in a rundown bedroom.
    “Where are we?” she asked, confused.
    “I don’t know. They put me out cold and then I woke up here. The place fucking stinks and they’ve ruined my favorite suit,” David complained.
    “Trust you to worry about your clothing instead of the fact they’ve been torturing you.”
    “It wasn’t so bad until they brought you here. I thought you were safe with Cade. You shouldn’t be here, Titania. Misty despises you. Her hatred is revolting to smell.”
    “Aww, you’re talking about my smell, David. And here I thought we were making progress.” Misty walked into the room flanked by two men of the Eagle pack. The tattoo on their right arms showed their initiation into the other pack. One of them looked at David with disgust and the other with pity. Was there any member who hated the ways the pack worked?
    “What do you want?” Titania asked.
    Misty turned her head to the side, watching her. “From the moment you joined the pack you’ve been a thorn in my side, always looking and watching. I knew you were a sensor of sorts but I didn’t know how good you were. I had to cover everything.