prepared to watch us destroy him, love? Because if he doesn’t give up and admit to the vandalism and the arson, we’re going to kill him,” Cade said.
“I’m prepared to watch you do what needs to be done,” she said. “We’re in this together.”
“Fine,” Cade agreed.
“I’ll drive her in my cruiser,” Gage said. “You guys run and we’ll meet you there.”
Collin and Cade walked out of the building, confident of Gage’s ability to take care of their mate. They ran north into the tree line, and used the dense vegetation to shield them from onlookers.
They shifted into their bear forms and hunted down their prey.
***
Sam opened the car door as the vehicle rolled to a stop next to the deputy’s cruiser. Two large grizzly bears sat outside the old dilapidated cabin and she ran up and stood between them. She smoothed her free hand down one furry back and the bear she touched gently nuzzled her casted fingers. His eyes were fierce, reminding her of the predator he was, but he was gentle and patient with her.
She turned toward the other bear and felt his fur in the same way. He watched her with an intensity she didn’t expect and she felt the love from his gaze surround her. The comfortable feeling assured her she’d be safe whatever happened when Jack emerged from the building.
She’d never seen her men in their bear forms, but she easily recognized their differences.
Gage spoke into a bullhorn and urged Jack out of the building. She glanced back and saw both the sheriff and Dave, the deputy, had their weapons drawn. They were ready for the worst.
“Jack, come on out now,” Gage urged into the bullhorn.
“I’m not coming out,” the man yelled from inside. “Send in Sam or someone dies.”
Cade let out a huge roar and Collin growled and pulled his lips back to reveal his teeth.
“Jack, I’m not going in there. Come out and talk to us. Why did you set my house on fire?”
“Because, you’re damned,” he yelled. “First two men at the same time, and now animals. You’re going to hell unless you stop this behavior. I was trying to save you.”
“It’s not your job to save me,” she reminded him. “You gave up that right when you dumped me. You only need to worry about saving yourself now, so come on out.”
“Never!” he yelled.
Sam saw the nose of the shotgun peek out through the broken window, but they guys were already in motion. Cade charged the window and Collin tore around the side of the cabin to the front door. She saw Jack step back to fire the weapon and see the bears coming for him.
Gage yelled into the bullhorn for her to get down, but his words didn’t register until the shotgun fired. She saw the moment it hit Cade, at close range, and she screamed his name as someone tackled her to the ground.
Cade roared out in pain, but the bullet didn’t stop him from charging through the window. Collin split the wood on the front door to race inside and for a few seconds, the only things that could be heard where Jack’s screams and her bears roaring as they dealt out their vengeance.
Soon, her two men emerged from the building in their human forms and Cade collapsed on the ground.
“Cade,” she yelled and pushed Gage off of her.
She ran over and dropped to her knees by his side. His shoulder looked chewed and mangled, as if it had survived a bear attack, and blood seeped out at an alarming rate. Collin ripped off his shirt and wrapped it around the wound, and soon the material was soaked.
“You shouldn’t have done that,” she cried as she held his hand. “Don’t leave me.”
“Never,” he whispered before he passed out.
“We have to get him to a doctor,” she screamed. She looked around at the other men who surrounded Cade’s lifeless body. “Do something,” she yelled.
“He’s going to be okay, Sam,” Collin said. “Remember what we told you? We can’t die. We just need to get him to the cottage so he can rest. He’ll be fine in a
“I’m prepared to watch you do what needs to be done,” she said. “We’re in this together.”
“Fine,” Cade agreed.
“I’ll drive her in my cruiser,” Gage said. “You guys run and we’ll meet you there.”
Collin and Cade walked out of the building, confident of Gage’s ability to take care of their mate. They ran north into the tree line, and used the dense vegetation to shield them from onlookers.
They shifted into their bear forms and hunted down their prey.
***
Sam opened the car door as the vehicle rolled to a stop next to the deputy’s cruiser. Two large grizzly bears sat outside the old dilapidated cabin and she ran up and stood between them. She smoothed her free hand down one furry back and the bear she touched gently nuzzled her casted fingers. His eyes were fierce, reminding her of the predator he was, but he was gentle and patient with her.
She turned toward the other bear and felt his fur in the same way. He watched her with an intensity she didn’t expect and she felt the love from his gaze surround her. The comfortable feeling assured her she’d be safe whatever happened when Jack emerged from the building.
She’d never seen her men in their bear forms, but she easily recognized their differences.
Gage spoke into a bullhorn and urged Jack out of the building. She glanced back and saw both the sheriff and Dave, the deputy, had their weapons drawn. They were ready for the worst.
“Jack, come on out now,” Gage urged into the bullhorn.
“I’m not coming out,” the man yelled from inside. “Send in Sam or someone dies.”
Cade let out a huge roar and Collin growled and pulled his lips back to reveal his teeth.
“Jack, I’m not going in there. Come out and talk to us. Why did you set my house on fire?”
“Because, you’re damned,” he yelled. “First two men at the same time, and now animals. You’re going to hell unless you stop this behavior. I was trying to save you.”
“It’s not your job to save me,” she reminded him. “You gave up that right when you dumped me. You only need to worry about saving yourself now, so come on out.”
“Never!” he yelled.
Sam saw the nose of the shotgun peek out through the broken window, but they guys were already in motion. Cade charged the window and Collin tore around the side of the cabin to the front door. She saw Jack step back to fire the weapon and see the bears coming for him.
Gage yelled into the bullhorn for her to get down, but his words didn’t register until the shotgun fired. She saw the moment it hit Cade, at close range, and she screamed his name as someone tackled her to the ground.
Cade roared out in pain, but the bullet didn’t stop him from charging through the window. Collin split the wood on the front door to race inside and for a few seconds, the only things that could be heard where Jack’s screams and her bears roaring as they dealt out their vengeance.
Soon, her two men emerged from the building in their human forms and Cade collapsed on the ground.
“Cade,” she yelled and pushed Gage off of her.
She ran over and dropped to her knees by his side. His shoulder looked chewed and mangled, as if it had survived a bear attack, and blood seeped out at an alarming rate. Collin ripped off his shirt and wrapped it around the wound, and soon the material was soaked.
“You shouldn’t have done that,” she cried as she held his hand. “Don’t leave me.”
“Never,” he whispered before he passed out.
“We have to get him to a doctor,” she screamed. She looked around at the other men who surrounded Cade’s lifeless body. “Do something,” she yelled.
“He’s going to be okay, Sam,” Collin said. “Remember what we told you? We can’t die. We just need to get him to the cottage so he can rest. He’ll be fine in a
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