Xan's Feisty Mate by Elle Boon Page A

what’ll happen then?” Her eyes sharpened. “That’s right, little bitch, the silver will continue until it disintegrates your bones. A shifter without hands would be useless to your Sandy or whoever is in charge of you.”
    “Fine. All I know is my job was to bring Breezy to a meeting point. Sandy was adamant it was to be her, not another female. It’s always been her.” She spat the last word, clear hate in her tone.
    “Where is your base of operations?” Kellen sat forward.
    “I don’t know. We are always brought in and out in darkness.” She yelped in pain.
    Kellen scented the air. He didn’t doubt for a minute she was telling the truth, which didn’t help them. “What were they going to do to Breezy once they had her? Don’t fucking lie, I know you have an idea at least.”
    Her chin fell to her chest. “Kill her I hope.” Her head came back up. “Our leader hates her with a passion. Clearly, the one named Breezy has done something and deserves to die. Maybe you should ask her what she has done to warrant a death sentence.”
    Kellen laughed. “Little bitch, a mad woman doesn’t need a reason. You were just a pawn. Do you see anyone knocking down our doors to rescue you? You’re collateral damage.” He scoffed. “Right now she could care less if we were all using you for our own baser needs, before ripping you to shreds.”
    “You said if I answered you, you’d let me go.” Her voice cracked.
    He stood. “No, I said I’d tug the chains off your flesh. I’m a wolf of my word.” He grinned, knowing his canines were showing. The scent of her fear and flesh assaulted his senses.
    Taking the leather gloves out of his back pocket, he stood and with ease he crossed the short distance and adjusted the chains so they were no longer touching her skin.
    “Tsk, now look at that. You’ve really done some damage. You’ll need to shift in order for this to heal properly, or you’ll be scarred for life.” Kellen bent down on his haunches, his face near her eye level. He knew he was a big son of a bitch, yet she met his gaze. “Now, tell me everything you know and I’ll think of allowing you to live.”
    “What do you mean?” Her bravado disappeared as his words registered.
    He nodded. “This is my pack. My law. You came into my world, and tried to take one of mine. For that, little bitch, I sentence you how I see fit. As of right now you are a dead wolf walking, or sitting as it is. However, I have the power to save you, or not. It all depends on the next few minutes. I said I had all night, but I’ve changed my mind.” He got to his feet, his leather pants creaking as he stood.
    “I can do other things.” She licked her lips.
    Kellen grabbed her by the back of the hair. In the position and height they were at, she was in the perfect place to suck him, if he chose. “I wouldn’t allow you anywhere near my dick if you were the last bitch on earth.” He jerked her head back. “Now, get to speaking or I’m sending in my second, who just so happens to be mated to the wolf you tried to take. He’ll be glad to end you in the most painful way possible.”
    “I don’t know anything. My job was to retrieve the girl. I am trained like all the other lesser wolves, but I moved up because I’m not a submissive.” She growled.
    He glanced at her again. “So you were just to take her, meet at a rendezvous and what?”
    “We get picked up by trusted soldiers, and then we are taken back. We are blindfolded the entire time.”
    “All right, how long does it take for you to get back to your home base? Don’t lie.”
    “An hour, give or take fifteen minutes.”
    His eyes narrowed. “How long have you been with this group, and how many of them are there?”
    She seemed stunned by his question. “I was always there.”
    “How old are you?” He guessed her to be early twenties.
    “Does it matter?” She turned her head away.
    “Nope, not really. I’d kill you if you were fifteen or fifty for