Series: Werewolves of Wall Street Series by Renee Rose
Total pages in book: 62
Estimated words: 59360 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 297(@200wpm)___ 237(@250wpm)___ 198(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 59360 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 297(@200wpm)___ 237(@250wpm)___ 198(@300wpm)
I let her push me into the room, and I wrap my arms around myself as Ariadne locks the door. The dim lights switch on as soon as the door shuts and locks.
“Madi,” Catherine calls. The sound is muffled, but I hear her.
“Yes? I’m here.” I lean against the steel door.
“Whatever you do, whatever you hear, you must stay in there.”
I open my mouth, but another explosion swallows my okay.
Am I really safe in here? What if they bomb the house?
What the fuck is Odin thinking? This will create an international incident. Or maybe not because the island is private and remote enough.
I had no idea the Adalwulfs would be so reckless and risk so much. When it comes to pack warfare, I'm in over my head. It's clear Brick and his top wolf weren’t overreacting when they said their enemies were ruthless.
That poor guard. And what about the rest of them?
The safe room is tiny and horrible. I pace back and forth, it takes five steps to go from one side of the bed to the other. Ariadne huddles on the bed, chanting something that sounds like a prayer under her breath.
The seconds tick down, dread building like poison in my system. Have the Adalwulfs landed? With as many of them as there are, they could take the beach.
Through the thick door, there are shouts.
I press myself against the door, trying to hear more. Gunshots make me cringe, but I stay where I am.
Rough bootsteps march by. A man’s voice barks, “Where is she?”
I can’t hear Catherine’s soft answer. More angry interrogation and a harsh slapping sound and a soft cry.
“No,” I shout and pound on the door. “Don’t hurt her!”
“Quiet,” Ariadne hisses.
The sounds of violence and distress continue. I look around for a weapon or a way to call for help. My hands shake with adrenaline, so I make myself slow down and check a cabinet, but there’s only jugs of water and energy bars, first aid kits and gas masks. Nothing I can use to help.
I find myself standing in front of the door, whispering, stop it.
What am I doing? She told me not to leave, but I can’t just stand here and listen to them kill her.
Strength isn’t always about muscles and speed. Fangs and claws. You are his mate, Madi. That means you are destined to lead the pack at his side. As Brick’s equal.
A leader wouldn’t cringe in a safe room and leave a sixty-year-old woman to face the enemy.
A keypad is by the door. I glance at Ariadne. I have a feeling she wouldn’t open this door if I asked. What’s the code? I hit a big green button, hoping it’ll override things.
“Don’t!” Ariadne shouts.
A pause and then the sound of hydraulic pressure releasing. The door swings open.
Catherine’s crumpled on the tiled floor. A huge man in black body armor stands over her, a machete upraised to strike.
“No,” I shout. He raises his head, and I tense at his brutal, scarred features. “Don’t hurt her. I’ll come with you.”
“No,” Catherine protests feebly, struggling to push herself up. The man kicks her. She flies across the pantry, crashing into an opposite wall. The shelf cracks, and she falls to the floor. Glass jars rain down, shattering on the tile. Catherine lies among the wreckage–so still, I fear she’s dead.
“Stop it,” I scream, rushing him. He catches me easily and drags me through the kitchen and into the hall. Two more black clad guards flank us.
“We’ve got her,” the scarred brute tells them. “Let’s go.” He pins me under his arm, and I struggle until something pricks my neck, and the darkness swallows me.
Chapter Nine
Brick
We arrive at the game site, pulling into a snowy lot to park. A second SUV pulls up beside ours. I expect to see Sully and the rest of our party, but only Billy climbs out. He’s been giving me space, knowing he’s on my shit list. My wolf still hasn’t forgiven him for mistrusting Madison.
“Where’s Sully?” I ask.
“He stayed behind,” Nickel answers for Billy. “There was some sort of security glitch on the island.”
“What’s happened?” Madi is on the island. “Is everything okay with my ma–” I catch myself before I say mate. I’m here to pretend to find a mate. I hate it, but I have to keep up the ruse that I haven’t attached myself to a human a little longer. “Is everything okay?”
“It’s no big deal. The guards were a little late to check in, that’s all.” Sully’s team is supposed to check in every hour on the hour. Sometimes via phone or video call, but most of the time it’s done with a special code. “The internet went down for a few minutes, that might have delayed it.”
My wolf goes into overdrive, slamming against the walls of the cage. Every muscle in me tightens to keep from unleashing the beast. “I need to go.” My mate might be in danger.