Moonlight Kin 2: Aidan's Mate (Mid-Length Novel) by Jordan Summers Page A

chance of getting an advance on my first paycheck?” She needed money to run.
    Paul laughed. “After less than a week on the job?”
    Jenna wasn’t surprised by his answer, but it didn’t hurt to ask. She was out of time. It was either get the interview tonight—or never.
    “Let’s go inside.” Before Carl found out where she worked. He wouldn’t hesitate to cause a scene. He’d made that clear, when he’d tried to abduct her. Jenna’s hand touched the cut on her forehead. Never again.
     
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CHAPTER TEN
     
    Jenna’s heart was in her throat. She’d stayed at work until five, long enough to make sure that Carl wouldn’t wander in looking for her, then she’d snuck out the back door and made her way down side streets and alleys until she’d spotted the Rover.
    She didn’t immediately climb into the vehicle. Instead, Jenna watched the car and the streets for ten minutes before deciding it was clear enough to make a run for it. She jumped inside and sped off.
    Her gaze flicked repeatedly to the rearview mirror, as she drove toward Aidan’s estate. Twice she’d thought someone was following her, only to have them turn off on one of the streets leading out of town. Somewhere in Breakbend, Carl was searching for her.
    I thought I’d have more time. Damn it, Ethan!
    Jenna’s sweaty palms slid across the steering wheel. It wasn’t until she caught sight of the massive gates blocking the entrance to the estate that some of the tension eased in her shoulders.
    She pressed a button and those imposing gates opened. Jenna glanced one last time at the barren road, then hit the gas, sending gravel spraying behind her as she barreled down the driveway. Shadows filled the woods as the sun sank below the horizon. Jenna kept seeing movement where there was none.
    “Keep it together,” she muttered, glancing once more in her rearview, even though she was safely behind the tall walls.
    A black mass darted in front of her. Jenna screamed and jerked the wheel to the left to avoid hitting it. Something large thumped the bumper and sent her skidding out of control. The Rover fishtailed toward the trees.
    Brush scraped the paint as she wrestled with the wheel. The front tires dipped, throwing Jenna sideways. Her head hit the driver’s side window, stunning her. The seatbelt tightened, yanking her back against the seat.
    She hit the breaks, but it was too late. The front of the SUV collided with the trunk of a pine tree. Glass shattered. Metal crunched. Then the airbag exploded in her face.
    Dazed, Jenna glanced in the rearview mirror. A naked man lay on the other side of the driveway. That couldn’t be right. She shook her head and squinted. His dark hair and muscular body came into focus and looked... familiar .
    For a second, Jenna couldn’t breathe, couldn’t move, then adrenalin hit. “Aidan!” she cried.
    Jenna struggled out of her seatbelt. What if he was hurt? What if he was... She couldn’t even bring herself to think it. He had to be okay.
    “Hang on, Aidan. I’m coming.” Jenna threw the door open in a panic and fell onto the ground, her legs trembling too bad to support her. She pulled herself up, using the Rover for leverage. She had to get to Aidan.
    Jenna scrambled up the short embankment and out of the woods. From here she should be able to see if he was breathing. She glanced across the road.
    Aidan’s body was gone.
    It wasn’t possible. She’d seen him. Did that mean he wasn’t hurt? Jenna glanced down the driveway, hoping to see him walking toward the house. There was no sign of Aidan.
    Where did he go? Had he wandered into the woods?
    Blood roared in her ears. Fear enveloped her. If Aidan had stumbled into the woods, then he was definitely hurt. She had to find him before the wolves did.
    Jenna crossed the road, her gaze scanning the ground, searching for clues that might indicate which way he’d went.
    “Aidan, where are you?” She turned in a circle, the trees blurring before