Series: Werewolves of Wall Street Series by Renee Rose
Total pages in book: 69
Estimated words: 66669 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 333(@200wpm)___ 267(@250wpm)___ 222(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 66669 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 333(@200wpm)___ 267(@250wpm)___ 222(@300wpm)
I frown, suddenly realizing that everything is wrong about this conversation. The way they’re looking at me. The idea that someone else would bring Madi to me.
My fangs start to descend. “Nobody touches her,” I snarl.
“I told you not to tell him yet,” Billy mutters.
“What?” I whirl. My eyes must be glowing because my vision is sharp as hell.
Billy holds his hands up. “Hey, it’s going to be okay. We’ll get Madi for you. Thaddeus will–”
I cut him off with a roar. Billy’s the asshole who made me believe Madi had betrayed me in the first place. Now he’s not heeding my orders to keep Thaddeus away from her.
I shift and leap through the air, my fangs snapping for his throat.
Madi
The day after Christmas, my phone rings. It’s Ruby. I decline the call. She immediately rings back. After four rounds of it, I finally pick up. I have no reason to dodge her calls, after all. Talking to her won’t cause more physical pain in my chest. It’s already there every breathing second.
“Hi Ruby.”
“Madi!” She sounds frantic. Like emergency-level frantic.
I suck in a sharp breath.
“Madi, listen. This is a life or death situation. Where are you?”
My heart revs up to Olympic speeds. “Is it Brick? Is he okay?”
“No!” She sounds hysterical–like she’s holding in a sob. “He’s going to die, Madi, and only you can save him. I’m on my way to your apartment right now. Are you there?”
I may or may not have stayed in bed all day again. I throw the covers off and climb out. “Yes, I’m here.”
“Can I pick you up in twenty minutes? Please, Madi. After tonight, you never have to see him again, but we really need you right now. Brick needs you.”
Oh, God. What could it be? How can I save Brick from death? I run for the shower. “Yeah, I’ll be ready. I’ll wait outside.” I end the call and turn on the water for the shower, stepping in before it’s even warm.
My hands tremble. What could it be? Car accident? No. Why would they need me for that? Besides, he told me they had superhuman healing abilities.
Something with the Adalwulfs, then?
It still doesn’t make sense. I rush through a quick shower, then dress and dash downstairs.
A limo pulls up to the curb, and I climb in the back with a tearful Ruby.
“What’s going on?”
“Oh, Madi, thank you so much for coming.” She throws her arms around me.
I have to fight my own tears back because I know once I start, they won’t stop. “What happened? What is it?”
“Brick has gone feral. It can happen to alpha males who don’t claim their mates by middle age.”
I blink, trembling. Not understanding but waiting for more.
“His wolf chose you as his mate. He waited too long to claim you, and now he’s succumbed to moon madness.” Tears stream down her face. “It may be too late, already, but I’m hoping you can bring him back.”
Dammit, now my own tears leak from the corners of my wide eyes. “Bring him back from what?”
“From his wolf state. He’s gone feral,” she repeats, and it starts to come together for me. Goosebumps raise on my arms.
“So he can’t change back? Or won’t? Is that what feral means?”
“Yes. Exactly.”
I draw in a measured breath, trying to get control of my panic. Trying to find the Madi who’s great in an emergency. The one who thinks on her feet.
But she’s freaking out, right with Ruby. Brick can’t die. He can’t.
“Where are we going? To the Berkshires?”
Ruby shakes her head. “No, he shifted at Moon Co again. They locked him in the conference room, but he’s tearing the walls down to get out. If he does…” Her eyes are wide and horrified.
“If he does, what?” Alarm clangs through me.
“He’ll have to be put down.”
My empty stomach heaves. I feel like bursting into full-on sobs, too, but I keep it together. Brick needs me. I’m his mate. I’m not sure what that means, but if I can save Brick, I will.
“It’s okay,” I promise, even though I have no idea if that’s true. “We’ll save him.”
When we get to MoonCo, I forget to feel awkward or stiff about getting fired and returning now. All I can think about is Brick being put down. We get off the elevator on the top floor, and I’m shocked by what I see.
My desk has been thrown to the far side of the room. Trash litters the floor. The ferocious snarls of a wolf, terrible scratching sounds and the thud and clang of heavy objects being thrown emanate from the conference room.
The executive team lingers in the main area, and they appear relieved to see me.
“Good work, baby.” Eagle pulls Ruby into his arms.
“This way, Madi,” Nickel clips in his crisp English. “Thank you for coming.”