Jarrett, AJ - Miles's Awakening [Warriors of the Light 1] (Siren Publishing Allure ManLove) by A.J. Jarrett Page B

bed, trying to get away from Quinn.
    “Please, baby, it’s me, Quinn. Don’t you remember me?”
    Trevor stopped fighting Quinn and stared at him. Recognition flooded his eyes, and Ben stepped further into the room. Trevor jerked when he saw Ben coming closer to the bed.
    “Miles.” Trevor’s head turned from side to side and he gasped for breath. “Oh my god, Miles. They took him.” His voice cracked as he started to sob into his hands.
    “Baby, stop crying. We’re going to find him,” Quinn crooned as he pulled Trevor into his lap. “But we need to know what happened.”
    Trevor nodded as he cried. After a few deep breaths, he started to talk. “You guys had just left. Miles said, ‘Let’s watch a movie.’ We were going to go to the kitchen to pop popcorn when the doorbell rang.” The pained expression on Trevor’s face broke Ben’s heart. “The next thing I knew, Miles was screaming for me to run, but it was too late. This man grabbed me and dragged me to the living room.”
    Trevor started to cry again, and Quinn quietly stroked the younger man’s hair as he sobbed into his shirt. “Miles said he would do whatever Malcolm wanted if they just left me alone.”
    Ben dropped down in to the side chair next to the window. Miles sacrificed himself to save Trevor. He admired that about his mate, but also thought it foolish. In the end, Malcolm still did as he chose. He turned Trevor and took Miles. There was never any winning when it came to pure evil.
    Quinn held Trevor as he cried. After a few deep breaths, he pulled out of Quinn’s embrace. “This man, he was strong, and I couldn’t fight him.” Trevor’s eyes dropped to look at the floor. “He bit me.” He fidgeted with the hem of his shirt then looked up to meet Ben’s gaze. “He said to enjoy it while it lasted because you would kill me since I was turned by evil.”
    Ben shook his head. “No, Trevor, those are old laws. I just need to call the council and inform them of the situation. There are procedures that need to be followed but, no, I will not have to kill you.”
    The relief on Trevor’s face made Ben feel a little better, but the pain still burned deep inside him. Miles was missing, and he didn’t even know where to begin to search for his mate. Tears stung at the back of his eyes at the thought of never seeing Miles again.
    “Boss.” Ben looked up to see Lachlan standing in the doorway. “Jensen woke up.” Ben nodded for the man to continue. “He got a license plate number.” The man shrugged. “It could lead us to Malcolm.”
    Ben nodded. “Have Liam and Elias get on it. It’s not much, but it’s all we have to go on.” He stood and walked toward the door. “I want all the warriors out looking for any leads that might point us in the direction of Malcolm’s whereabouts.”
    “Ben?”
    He turned at the sound of Trevor’s soft voice. “Yes.”
    “I’m so sorry.” Tears overcame Trevor, and his words came out broken.
    “It’s going to be okay, Trevor. We’re going to find him.” Ben gave him a small smile. “Promise.”
    Ben walked out of the room hoping he just didn’t lie to Miles’s cousin. In the end no matter what, he would never stop looking for Miles. One way or another he would find his mate.

Chapter Nine

    “How do you play this game again?”
    Miles held back a sigh as he once again tried to explain a simple child’s game to Astrid. The man had no knowledge of the outside world and in all rights mentally came off as a child. But Miles knew it wasn’t Astrid’s fault. No, it was Malcolm’s for holding the poor man prisoner for over a hundred years without feeding him knowledge of the outside world.
    It saddened Miles to know all the things Astrid had never seen, experienced, or even eaten. When he told Astrid he was dying for a hamburger and chocolate shake, the man asked him what those things were. Astrid had only ever eaten the slop Malcolm allowed him to have.
    Miles laid on the floor next