sprouted and Ryan knew he might not make it. He was trying to retain his human form but his wolf was clawing viciously. “When we hit the turnoff, I’m jumping out and tracking in wolf form.”
“I’m going with you,” Natalia said.
“Me too,” Connor and Liam said at practically the same time.
“I kill whoever took her.” Ryan’s voice was guttural, his wolf just about to break free.
“We know.” Connor didn’t even pause.
That was that. The person or persons who’d dared take his Teresa were dead.
Chapter 10
A dull throb pulsed through her skull and a scorching pain pierced her wrists, but Teresa forced herself to remain still. She smelled…dirt, clean laundry and, ugh, she couldn’t sift through anything else. She was indoors, that much she was sure of. There was a dampness to the room or space she was in. Not musty but chilly and damp. She was also very aware of the silver chain secured around her wrists, which were unfortunately behind her back. At least she hadn’t been injected with silver. This just weakened her, didn’t poison her internally. She’d be in a lot more pain if she’d been directly injected.
Ryan? She tried their bondmate link, hoping she had enough strength to communicate with him.
Teresa! Are you okay? Where are you?
Relief rushed through her at the sound of his deep voice in her head. I’m…hold on.
She heard heartbeats but couldn’t sense anyone directly near her. Didn’t mean they weren’t though. Taking a chance, she opened her eyes. I’m in a room, basement I think. There’s a flickering light above a washing machine and dryer. Yeah, it’s definitely a basement. It looked creepy, but she left that part out. I hear two heartbeats, upstairs somewhere.
She was on her back so she rolled to her side. Even that slight movement sent pain splintering up her arms. The silver felt like fire scorching her skin.
I’m on my way to get you, sweetheart. I tracked your phone to a cabin on the ski lodge’s property. One of the remote cabins. Even through their link she could hear his fear for her.
At the sound of a door handle turning, panic punched through her and try as she might she couldn’t contain her emotional reaction. How far out are you? Someone’s opening the door and I’m chained with silver. And it hurt something fierce. She knew she’d have blisters and was glad she couldn’t see the damage the metal was doing to her skin.
I have the cabin in my sight and I’m closing in. Maybe twenty yards now. There’s a human outside smoking a cigarette. Hold on, baby. I’m coming.
A human took me. Oh my God, how’s Nikan? She’d forgotten about him until now, which just heaped guilt on top of her.
Fine, don’t worry about him. Focus on staying alive. I’ve got Connor and Liam with me. Do you know how many kidnappers there are?
I just hear the two heartbeats, but if the human is outside I don’t think I’d hear him. There must be three.
Okay, so two inside and one outside.
Teresa squinted at the sudden rush of light as a tall, statuesque blonde stepped onto the first stair that led to the basement floor and flipped the overhead lights on. Shit, a female vamp opened the door. Talking to Ryan had kept her calm and focused but seeing her captor, or one of them, coming down the stairs with glowing amber eyes and a blade gripped tightly in her gloved hand made Teresa’s stomach drop. She’s got a knife, you better freaking hurry!
I’m almost there, sweetheart. Just hang on. Please fight and hang on. Love and fear slammed through their link in equal measures.
She focused on the love, needing to draw on his strength right now. While Teresa could fight, she was trussed up like a turkey and the silver weakened her. Shaking her head, she tried to clear some of the cobwebs from her brain and compartmentalize her growing panic as the woman reached the bottom of the stairs. She was alone, but Teresa could now scent someone else upstairs, in addition to
“I’m going with you,” Natalia said.
“Me too,” Connor and Liam said at practically the same time.
“I kill whoever took her.” Ryan’s voice was guttural, his wolf just about to break free.
“We know.” Connor didn’t even pause.
That was that. The person or persons who’d dared take his Teresa were dead.
Chapter 10
A dull throb pulsed through her skull and a scorching pain pierced her wrists, but Teresa forced herself to remain still. She smelled…dirt, clean laundry and, ugh, she couldn’t sift through anything else. She was indoors, that much she was sure of. There was a dampness to the room or space she was in. Not musty but chilly and damp. She was also very aware of the silver chain secured around her wrists, which were unfortunately behind her back. At least she hadn’t been injected with silver. This just weakened her, didn’t poison her internally. She’d be in a lot more pain if she’d been directly injected.
Ryan? She tried their bondmate link, hoping she had enough strength to communicate with him.
Teresa! Are you okay? Where are you?
Relief rushed through her at the sound of his deep voice in her head. I’m…hold on.
She heard heartbeats but couldn’t sense anyone directly near her. Didn’t mean they weren’t though. Taking a chance, she opened her eyes. I’m in a room, basement I think. There’s a flickering light above a washing machine and dryer. Yeah, it’s definitely a basement. It looked creepy, but she left that part out. I hear two heartbeats, upstairs somewhere.
She was on her back so she rolled to her side. Even that slight movement sent pain splintering up her arms. The silver felt like fire scorching her skin.
I’m on my way to get you, sweetheart. I tracked your phone to a cabin on the ski lodge’s property. One of the remote cabins. Even through their link she could hear his fear for her.
At the sound of a door handle turning, panic punched through her and try as she might she couldn’t contain her emotional reaction. How far out are you? Someone’s opening the door and I’m chained with silver. And it hurt something fierce. She knew she’d have blisters and was glad she couldn’t see the damage the metal was doing to her skin.
I have the cabin in my sight and I’m closing in. Maybe twenty yards now. There’s a human outside smoking a cigarette. Hold on, baby. I’m coming.
A human took me. Oh my God, how’s Nikan? She’d forgotten about him until now, which just heaped guilt on top of her.
Fine, don’t worry about him. Focus on staying alive. I’ve got Connor and Liam with me. Do you know how many kidnappers there are?
I just hear the two heartbeats, but if the human is outside I don’t think I’d hear him. There must be three.
Okay, so two inside and one outside.
Teresa squinted at the sudden rush of light as a tall, statuesque blonde stepped onto the first stair that led to the basement floor and flipped the overhead lights on. Shit, a female vamp opened the door. Talking to Ryan had kept her calm and focused but seeing her captor, or one of them, coming down the stairs with glowing amber eyes and a blade gripped tightly in her gloved hand made Teresa’s stomach drop. She’s got a knife, you better freaking hurry!
I’m almost there, sweetheart. Just hang on. Please fight and hang on. Love and fear slammed through their link in equal measures.
She focused on the love, needing to draw on his strength right now. While Teresa could fight, she was trussed up like a turkey and the silver weakened her. Shaking her head, she tried to clear some of the cobwebs from her brain and compartmentalize her growing panic as the woman reached the bottom of the stairs. She was alone, but Teresa could now scent someone else upstairs, in addition to
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