a glimpse of Clint. There was still no one around. When his cell phone rang, it startled him enough that he jerked.
“It’s Clint,” he told the others. “Where are you?” he asked as he answered.
“Headed out,” Clint answered. “Everything is fine. Head south, out of town, turn west at Junction 520—it’s about forty-two miles from here. We’ll be there waiting.”
“We who?” Kurt insisted. Cain already had the vehicle moving.
Clint laughed. “Oh, you’re gonna love this. See you soon.”
Kurt cursed and slammed his hand down when Clint hung up on him. “I’ll kill him,” he promised. “I don’t care if Sara comes after me. I’m going to beat his ass.”
Gray laughed next to him. “I’ll hold him down.”
* * * *
Kurt slammed the door closed and stalked towards Clint once Cain had stopped their vehicle next to a dark blue SUV.
Clint laughed and danced out of the way. “Man! You should have seen your faces when you came around the house and saw us.”
Kurt growled. Clint held his hands up in surrender.
Tony brushed by Kurt and into Colt’s arms. Colt looked a little beat up but better than Kurt had expected.
“Let me introduce you to my new friends,” Clint told him and waved at two of the men who’d exited with Colt.
“Guys, meet the rescue team,” Clint introduced. “Cody Johnson and Zak Lewis.”
Kurt shook hands with the two men. Shifters obviously. They had the animal scent. But they weren’t wolves. Gray and Cain came over and Gray sniffed. Kurt was glad it was Gray and not him who had to figure it out.
“Tiger?” Gray questioned.
The large blond, Zak, nodded. “You’re a wolf, but I smell…bobcat.”
Gray grinned. “My mate.”
Zak’s mouth dropped open. He glanced between Gray and the others as if to see if Gray was messing with him. He cleared his throat. “Oh.”
Gray laughed and slapped his back. “I know, man. I get that reaction a lot.”
“Wait!” Zak snapped his fingers. “You’re the wolf mated to a bobcat in Coyote Bluff? That makes you part of the Royal family!”
Gray flushed. “Well…” he said, shuffling his feet. “Yeah.”
“Royal family?” Kurt asked, shocked. How had he missed that?
“It’s no big deal,” Gray said, waving it off.
Cain laughed. “Gray’s mate is the sister of the Feline Prince’s mate.”
“Wow!” Kurt managed. He didn’t know what else to say.
Gray’s embarrassment was obvious, though, so Kurt didn’t press the issue. He turned to Cody and lifted a brow.
Cody smiled wide. “Falcon.”
Kurt was impressed. He’d never met a flying shifter before. “Wow, again.”
“But what are you doing here?” Cain interjected.
Zak nodded towards the back of the SUV where another man was slumped in the seat. “Our buddy Jamie. He was being held in the same room as your friend.”
Colt and Tony joined the circle. “And I can’t thank you guys enough,” Colt told them. He still had an arm wrapped tightly around Tony’s waist. “I don’t know how much longer they would have kept us. Dan Carter was not happy having shifters around him. He really does believe we’re evil.”
Tony brushed his hand over Colt’s bruised cheek. “It was too long as it was.”
Colt nodded and captured Tony’s wrist. “I know. But Jamie had been there two days longer than me.” He nodded towards the figure in the vehicle. “He took a pretty brutal beating.”
Zak growled. “The fire should keep them busy.”
“Fire?” Kurt asked.
Cody inclined his head. “I’ve always enjoyed a good bonfire.”
Everyone laughed at that.
“We need to get Jamie to a safe place to heal,” Zak said, growing serious.
“Do you have somewhere to go?” Tony turned to him.
“We’re based in Arizona. We want to put some distance between us and that house,” Zak replied.
“We have a plane. Come back with us. We can get the entire story and we have a Pack doctor who can look at your friend. You’ve helped us—let us
“It’s Clint,” he told the others. “Where are you?” he asked as he answered.
“Headed out,” Clint answered. “Everything is fine. Head south, out of town, turn west at Junction 520—it’s about forty-two miles from here. We’ll be there waiting.”
“We who?” Kurt insisted. Cain already had the vehicle moving.
Clint laughed. “Oh, you’re gonna love this. See you soon.”
Kurt cursed and slammed his hand down when Clint hung up on him. “I’ll kill him,” he promised. “I don’t care if Sara comes after me. I’m going to beat his ass.”
Gray laughed next to him. “I’ll hold him down.”
* * * *
Kurt slammed the door closed and stalked towards Clint once Cain had stopped their vehicle next to a dark blue SUV.
Clint laughed and danced out of the way. “Man! You should have seen your faces when you came around the house and saw us.”
Kurt growled. Clint held his hands up in surrender.
Tony brushed by Kurt and into Colt’s arms. Colt looked a little beat up but better than Kurt had expected.
“Let me introduce you to my new friends,” Clint told him and waved at two of the men who’d exited with Colt.
“Guys, meet the rescue team,” Clint introduced. “Cody Johnson and Zak Lewis.”
Kurt shook hands with the two men. Shifters obviously. They had the animal scent. But they weren’t wolves. Gray and Cain came over and Gray sniffed. Kurt was glad it was Gray and not him who had to figure it out.
“Tiger?” Gray questioned.
The large blond, Zak, nodded. “You’re a wolf, but I smell…bobcat.”
Gray grinned. “My mate.”
Zak’s mouth dropped open. He glanced between Gray and the others as if to see if Gray was messing with him. He cleared his throat. “Oh.”
Gray laughed and slapped his back. “I know, man. I get that reaction a lot.”
“Wait!” Zak snapped his fingers. “You’re the wolf mated to a bobcat in Coyote Bluff? That makes you part of the Royal family!”
Gray flushed. “Well…” he said, shuffling his feet. “Yeah.”
“Royal family?” Kurt asked, shocked. How had he missed that?
“It’s no big deal,” Gray said, waving it off.
Cain laughed. “Gray’s mate is the sister of the Feline Prince’s mate.”
“Wow!” Kurt managed. He didn’t know what else to say.
Gray’s embarrassment was obvious, though, so Kurt didn’t press the issue. He turned to Cody and lifted a brow.
Cody smiled wide. “Falcon.”
Kurt was impressed. He’d never met a flying shifter before. “Wow, again.”
“But what are you doing here?” Cain interjected.
Zak nodded towards the back of the SUV where another man was slumped in the seat. “Our buddy Jamie. He was being held in the same room as your friend.”
Colt and Tony joined the circle. “And I can’t thank you guys enough,” Colt told them. He still had an arm wrapped tightly around Tony’s waist. “I don’t know how much longer they would have kept us. Dan Carter was not happy having shifters around him. He really does believe we’re evil.”
Tony brushed his hand over Colt’s bruised cheek. “It was too long as it was.”
Colt nodded and captured Tony’s wrist. “I know. But Jamie had been there two days longer than me.” He nodded towards the figure in the vehicle. “He took a pretty brutal beating.”
Zak growled. “The fire should keep them busy.”
“Fire?” Kurt asked.
Cody inclined his head. “I’ve always enjoyed a good bonfire.”
Everyone laughed at that.
“We need to get Jamie to a safe place to heal,” Zak said, growing serious.
“Do you have somewhere to go?” Tony turned to him.
“We’re based in Arizona. We want to put some distance between us and that house,” Zak replied.
“We have a plane. Come back with us. We can get the entire story and we have a Pack doctor who can look at your friend. You’ve helped us—let us
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