Lewis's Dream [Brac Pack 10] by Lynn Hagen Page A

And if you are wondering who I am.” The man stretched out his arms out in a show of narcissist glory. “ I am the one and only Jackson .” 84
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    Jackson stood, walking toward an access door. “Make sure he doesn’t escape before the tradeoff.” He glared at Lewis, irritation evident on his face as he left the barn.
    “Didn’t say we couldn’t have fun with you?” One of the other lackeys licked his lips at Lewis, palming his crotch, letting Lewis know the fun he had in mind.
    “Leave him alone He’s a tool for Jackson, not a fuck toy,” the driver growled.
    “Whatever,” the lackey grumbled as he and a few more men left the barn. Lewis let his eyes scan the place. There were only two men in the barn with him now. The others must be guarding the place from the outside.
    He thought about Evan. If these kidnappers got their brains to work properly, he just may be in trouble. Would he see his wolf again? They had gotten off to a rocky start. Two control freaks out of control, but it seemed they clicked after all. He had shocked himself when he told Evan he loved him. That was the first time he had ever told that to another. Patrick hadn’t even been granted access to those words.
    Lewis thought all of this while he worked the knot loose. His eyes darted around, placing where the men were. Jackson had come in twice to check on him, but other than that these men seemed lax when it came to the detective. If this is how the ex-Alpha ran things, how had he not been caught by now? The wolf sucked at being a bad guy.
    Lewis caught something out of the corner of his eye. Please tell me I’m not seeing this.
    Up in the loft, an orange head peeked out. Was it Keata? No, this one looked a little different, so it must be his brother. Lewis closed his eyes for a moment, praying the mates had not gotten it into their heads to rescue him.
    Evan had told him about the Alpha’s mate, Cecil, and his mischievous side for adventure, like sneaking the others out for a little Lewis’s Dream
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    bit of fun. This situation wasn’t an adventure, and the little brat was going to get the other mates killed.
    Damn it!
    The tiger watched the men, sniffed the air, and then leaned back.
    Shit. Lewis had to move before it pounced. He had a feeling these men could shift in under a second then the fun would really begin. His rescuers couldn’t take on full grown wolves. Hell, most of the mates were human.
    “My shoulder itches. Come over here and scratch it for me,” Lewis called to the scumbag furthest from the tiger.
    “Too damn bad.”
    “Gonna let a guy suffer like that?”
    The assailant twisted his mouth up in irritation and walked forward. Lewis swung at him as the tiger jumped onto the other inept guard directly below him. Lewis managed to knock his guard out before he could yell. The other punk struggled as Kyoshi clamped his canines on the exposed throat and covered the mouth with his paw and effectively neutralized him before he could shift.
    Lewis quickly tied the men up, shoving the rag that had been used on him into the conscious man’s mouth before knocking him out as well. Kyoshi backed away, removing the threat.
    “You are in big trouble,” he whispered to the tiger as they made their way up to the loft and out onto the roof. He didn’t see anyone else and wondered if the small mate had come on his own. Kyoshi leapt to the tree whose branches hung closest. Lewis wasn’t as smooth about it, but he managed.
    “When we get down, run,” Lewis whispered to Kyoshi, and the cat nodded. As soon as their feet hit the ground, they were off and heading toward the forest.
    “Oh, crap.” Lewis was pissed when he spotted the rest of the mates hiding amongst the trees. “Do any of you have an idea of how dangerous this situation is? You should be at home where it’s safe.” 86
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    “Duh, that’s why we’re out here. We’re tired of being cooped up.
    And the fact you got yourself kidnapped. Safe at