looking at her, they straightened and moved to her side to block her from view.
“ This is a bad idea,” Mikey said, his voice grim as he loomed over her. “You shouldn’t come with us. He knows you're not human any more.”
Charlotte avoided their gazes, feeling a little freaked out by Lucien's look herself, and readjusted her weapons at her waist. They'd been for show so that Lucien would think she was still human but it seemed he'd figured it out anyway. “It's too late; I'm going.”
“Charlie—” Sebastian started.
She put up a hand to cut him off and asked, “If he already knows, what does it matter? You need me.”
Eyes flaring blue, he pulled her closer with an arm around her waist and crushed his lips to hers. She responded greedily, her fingers spearing into his hair and holding him close.
It was only as wolf whistles filled the garage that they pulled apart and her lover stared deep into her eyes. “If something does go down, don’t try to be a hero,” he told her quietly.
“I could say the same to you,” she murmured.
His lips quirked and he pressed a light kiss to her lips before letting her go. Turning to the rest of the group he asked, “Is he secure?” Harry and Mitchell nodded. “Right then, let's get on the road. I'll drive. Daniel, you can be with me up front. Everyone else in the back. Mikey? Keep an eye on her for me?”
“Sure, man.”
Charlotte placed her hands on her hips and glared at them, “I'm right here!”
Sebastian flicked his eyes to hers and winked before heading around the front to climb in the driver's seat.
Charlotte climbed in the back and looked around the interior. The cage where they'd put Lucien wasn’t visible from inside though there was a doorway that she assumed led to it on the back panel. It was bare of seating so, like everyone else, she slid to the floor, resting her back against one of the walls.
Mikey settled next to her, taking his role far too seriously for her liking, and the sliding side door was slid shut causing the interior to go almost pitch black, apart from a little light filtering in from the front windows.
Low conversation started up amongst the men about sports and she zoned out, the topic not being something she was interested in.
Charlotte used her senses to test for anything out of the ordinary in relation to Lucien. She couldn’t sense anything. She wasn’t sure if that was normal or not in the van, having no idea if it had some sort of blocker on mental practises. Turning slightly in place she pressed her hand to the interior wall, the one separating her from Lucien, and pushed her senses wider. Something seemed off, a slight disturbance in the vehicle. Closing her eyes she waited for the images to come.
Her eyes flew open and she backed away from the wall, bumping into Mikey.
“You okay?” He asked, sounding concerned.
“ You were right, he did plan something! He—”
The van lurched suddenly, the tyres squealing as they fought for traction on the road. Sebastian righted the vehicle and swore colourfully. “Fuck! Three black hummers are following us.”
“Lucien's men,” she said.
“ We can't outrun them, not in this,” Sebastian called over his shoulder as the van was hit again from behind. We need to fight.”
The sound of guns being loaded and checked filled the inside of the van and she got her own out of her holster.
“Charlie, stay in the van!” She opened her mouth to protest but he carried on. “I'm going to stop the car on three, we ready?” Sebastian called.
“ Ready!” Chorused the men.
“ One! Two! Three!” The van swerved to a stop and they quickly threw open the door and started firing. She stayed behind since Sebastian was her superior but at every shot she flinched, knowing those bullets could be hitting him or the other guys.
She only managed to stay still for a few minutes before she snuck out of the van and moved around to the back to check on their prisoner. When she saw the
“ This is a bad idea,” Mikey said, his voice grim as he loomed over her. “You shouldn’t come with us. He knows you're not human any more.”
Charlotte avoided their gazes, feeling a little freaked out by Lucien's look herself, and readjusted her weapons at her waist. They'd been for show so that Lucien would think she was still human but it seemed he'd figured it out anyway. “It's too late; I'm going.”
“Charlie—” Sebastian started.
She put up a hand to cut him off and asked, “If he already knows, what does it matter? You need me.”
Eyes flaring blue, he pulled her closer with an arm around her waist and crushed his lips to hers. She responded greedily, her fingers spearing into his hair and holding him close.
It was only as wolf whistles filled the garage that they pulled apart and her lover stared deep into her eyes. “If something does go down, don’t try to be a hero,” he told her quietly.
“I could say the same to you,” she murmured.
His lips quirked and he pressed a light kiss to her lips before letting her go. Turning to the rest of the group he asked, “Is he secure?” Harry and Mitchell nodded. “Right then, let's get on the road. I'll drive. Daniel, you can be with me up front. Everyone else in the back. Mikey? Keep an eye on her for me?”
“Sure, man.”
Charlotte placed her hands on her hips and glared at them, “I'm right here!”
Sebastian flicked his eyes to hers and winked before heading around the front to climb in the driver's seat.
Charlotte climbed in the back and looked around the interior. The cage where they'd put Lucien wasn’t visible from inside though there was a doorway that she assumed led to it on the back panel. It was bare of seating so, like everyone else, she slid to the floor, resting her back against one of the walls.
Mikey settled next to her, taking his role far too seriously for her liking, and the sliding side door was slid shut causing the interior to go almost pitch black, apart from a little light filtering in from the front windows.
Low conversation started up amongst the men about sports and she zoned out, the topic not being something she was interested in.
Charlotte used her senses to test for anything out of the ordinary in relation to Lucien. She couldn’t sense anything. She wasn’t sure if that was normal or not in the van, having no idea if it had some sort of blocker on mental practises. Turning slightly in place she pressed her hand to the interior wall, the one separating her from Lucien, and pushed her senses wider. Something seemed off, a slight disturbance in the vehicle. Closing her eyes she waited for the images to come.
Her eyes flew open and she backed away from the wall, bumping into Mikey.
“You okay?” He asked, sounding concerned.
“ You were right, he did plan something! He—”
The van lurched suddenly, the tyres squealing as they fought for traction on the road. Sebastian righted the vehicle and swore colourfully. “Fuck! Three black hummers are following us.”
“Lucien's men,” she said.
“ We can't outrun them, not in this,” Sebastian called over his shoulder as the van was hit again from behind. We need to fight.”
The sound of guns being loaded and checked filled the inside of the van and she got her own out of her holster.
“Charlie, stay in the van!” She opened her mouth to protest but he carried on. “I'm going to stop the car on three, we ready?” Sebastian called.
“ Ready!” Chorused the men.
“ One! Two! Three!” The van swerved to a stop and they quickly threw open the door and started firing. She stayed behind since Sebastian was her superior but at every shot she flinched, knowing those bullets could be hitting him or the other guys.
She only managed to stay still for a few minutes before she snuck out of the van and moved around to the back to check on their prisoner. When she saw the
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