my eyes in suspicion.
R ed refused to answer. “What did you do to Emma?” Stone suddenly yelled, surprising me. My head shook, not understanding. Who was Emma?
Then he did it. He punch ed Red in the face, followed quickly with a jab to the ribs. Red came close to screaming with the contact to his ribs, meaning they were most likely broken. I stood shocked, watching, not able to move, as Stone continued to land blow after blow. I should have known he was capable of this, but he hadn’t shown any signs of violence. I was just stupid. My hormones were just stupid.
A growl rose up in my throat and Stone twisted around, his eyes full of surprise mixed with hate, as he caught sight me. “Get her the fuck out of here!”
The sight of Batman and Robin walking briskly towards me, their smiles full of painful promise f inally had something snapping inside me and I launched myself forward, pushing them aside to get to Stone. I was grabbed before I got to him and began fighting, landing solid punches and kicks to anyone that got in my way.
Someone else tried to grab me, but I elbowed them in the nose. I was lost in my fury. These men were hurting my family! I couldn’t let it happen. I had to get Red out of there.
The problem with th at type of rage, was that all common sense vanishes. All I could think about was kicking these guys’ asses, hoping to kill them in the process. I didn’t hear Stone calling out orders and I didn’t notice the woman walking calmly towards me. The prick of the needle in my neck made me pause. My hands stilled, as I turned my head. The blonde human that I’d seen in the diner, then later hanging all over Stone at the bar was staring back at me, a smug smile gracing her pretty face, as she held up the empty syringe.
My vision blurred and I instinctively gripped the woman’s shoulders to stop from falling. My head felt heavy and in seconds, I couldn’t feel my limbs. Blinking, I tried to stay focused, but it was impossible. Black spots were dancing around and muffled words echoed in my head. My neck rotated oddly, as every movement went into slow motion.
“ What did you do?” I tried to ask, but it came out garbled.
The woman’s blue eyes sparkled , as she leaned in close to my face and whispered, “Goodnight, sweetheart.”
With a last burst of adrenaline, I swiped my shifted paw at her smug face, drawing deep, bloody scratches across her cheek. She screamed, as she backed away from me, her hand covering her newly scarred face. Though the sight brought me immense pleasure, my lips refused to even twitch into a smile as I began to drop to the floor.
Blondie’s rage filled eyes staring down at me was the last thing I remembered, before everything went dark.
Chapter 16
I woke with a gasp, flinging myself into a sitting position. I quickly fell back down onto the bed, as knives sliced through my brain and my vision blurred. Grabbing my head, I closed my eyes and groaned. Damn, it was like the worst hangover imaginable.
After a few deep breaths, I tried opening my eyes again, and wished I hadn’t. My head protested the pain, my vision too sensitive for the dim light filling the room, and my stomach turned. Then my eyes focused on him and I groaned again. Stone sat in a chair beside me, his gaze steady on mine, as he watched me try to get my bearings.
“What... ,” I tried to speak, but my mouth felt like I’d been sucking on cotton.
Stone sat forward and I backed away, which was a mistake. Damn, I hurt. “I imagine your mouth is dry as hell,” he said. “I’ll get you something to drink in a minute. First, you’re going to listen to me.”
I didn’t respond. My anger was returning, as I remembered everything, but Red needed me. Getting out of there and letting the team know about Red was my first priority, which meant I needed to play nice.
“I don’t put up with the shit you pulled today. You may not be part of this organization, but I had plans to bring you
R ed refused to answer. “What did you do to Emma?” Stone suddenly yelled, surprising me. My head shook, not understanding. Who was Emma?
Then he did it. He punch ed Red in the face, followed quickly with a jab to the ribs. Red came close to screaming with the contact to his ribs, meaning they were most likely broken. I stood shocked, watching, not able to move, as Stone continued to land blow after blow. I should have known he was capable of this, but he hadn’t shown any signs of violence. I was just stupid. My hormones were just stupid.
A growl rose up in my throat and Stone twisted around, his eyes full of surprise mixed with hate, as he caught sight me. “Get her the fuck out of here!”
The sight of Batman and Robin walking briskly towards me, their smiles full of painful promise f inally had something snapping inside me and I launched myself forward, pushing them aside to get to Stone. I was grabbed before I got to him and began fighting, landing solid punches and kicks to anyone that got in my way.
Someone else tried to grab me, but I elbowed them in the nose. I was lost in my fury. These men were hurting my family! I couldn’t let it happen. I had to get Red out of there.
The problem with th at type of rage, was that all common sense vanishes. All I could think about was kicking these guys’ asses, hoping to kill them in the process. I didn’t hear Stone calling out orders and I didn’t notice the woman walking calmly towards me. The prick of the needle in my neck made me pause. My hands stilled, as I turned my head. The blonde human that I’d seen in the diner, then later hanging all over Stone at the bar was staring back at me, a smug smile gracing her pretty face, as she held up the empty syringe.
My vision blurred and I instinctively gripped the woman’s shoulders to stop from falling. My head felt heavy and in seconds, I couldn’t feel my limbs. Blinking, I tried to stay focused, but it was impossible. Black spots were dancing around and muffled words echoed in my head. My neck rotated oddly, as every movement went into slow motion.
“ What did you do?” I tried to ask, but it came out garbled.
The woman’s blue eyes sparkled , as she leaned in close to my face and whispered, “Goodnight, sweetheart.”
With a last burst of adrenaline, I swiped my shifted paw at her smug face, drawing deep, bloody scratches across her cheek. She screamed, as she backed away from me, her hand covering her newly scarred face. Though the sight brought me immense pleasure, my lips refused to even twitch into a smile as I began to drop to the floor.
Blondie’s rage filled eyes staring down at me was the last thing I remembered, before everything went dark.
Chapter 16
I woke with a gasp, flinging myself into a sitting position. I quickly fell back down onto the bed, as knives sliced through my brain and my vision blurred. Grabbing my head, I closed my eyes and groaned. Damn, it was like the worst hangover imaginable.
After a few deep breaths, I tried opening my eyes again, and wished I hadn’t. My head protested the pain, my vision too sensitive for the dim light filling the room, and my stomach turned. Then my eyes focused on him and I groaned again. Stone sat in a chair beside me, his gaze steady on mine, as he watched me try to get my bearings.
“What... ,” I tried to speak, but my mouth felt like I’d been sucking on cotton.
Stone sat forward and I backed away, which was a mistake. Damn, I hurt. “I imagine your mouth is dry as hell,” he said. “I’ll get you something to drink in a minute. First, you’re going to listen to me.”
I didn’t respond. My anger was returning, as I remembered everything, but Red needed me. Getting out of there and letting the team know about Red was my first priority, which meant I needed to play nice.
“I don’t put up with the shit you pulled today. You may not be part of this organization, but I had plans to bring you
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