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This situation is out of control.
No! I want to come! Kane snapped.
Kane, I can t worry about you and Jeremiah right now. Go.
But, Master!
No buts, Kane. You will obey me. Go with the Enforcer to the
car. Now. Cian was deadly serious as he spoke. His eyes focused on
him, and Abel knew what was coming. Abel, take care of Kane.
Master, I need to protect you, Abel said, needing to go with him
into the house. He needed to help rescue their human mate.
I need you to protect Kane. We can t leave him alone. Do you
really want to risk that? Cian s voice was all Master.
Abel shook his head. Go get our human, Master. Bring him back
to us.
Done. He took off toward the back of the house, the more
dominant Enforcer trailing along behind him.
Abel turned back to Kane and opened his arms. The smaller man
immediately came into the circle of his arms, and they stood there
holding on another for a good five seconds. Let s obey our Master,
Kane.
Kane grumbled. I hate being left out.
We re not left out, babe. We re reinforcements and caretakers in
the aftermath. He gave Kane a squeeze before pulling him back to
the car where the Enforcer had gone. Their role was just as important,
but they weren t the cavalry. Not today.
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Put the damn gun down! Mustang snapped, his eyes flicking to
the man already on the floor. The unmoving Alpha of the other pack
disturbed him if the tick of his jaw was any indication. Jeremiah tried
to make himself as invisible as possible against the wall. When
Mustang had come in and talked to the other Alpha, the man had
agreed that the human was not worth strife between Mustang s pack
and his own. Then Charles had shot him, and the world had gone to
hell.
He didn t know if the man was alive or dead, and the latter
possibility made his stomach churn. He wanted to vomit, badly.
You re a worthless piece of shit! Look what you made me do!
Charles shouted, taking aim at Mustang. That human is mine. Mine,
dammit.
I m not your mate, Charles. Why don t you just let us go?
Jeremiah whispered.
The gun leveled on him. You want me to let you go? Fear
trickled down Jeremiah s spine.
Don t look at him. You watch me, Charles, Mustang
commanded, drawing the other male s attention away from Jeremiah.
This is a wolf matter. Don t pay the human any mind.
The gun swung over to Mustang, and an ugly sneer came over his
face. You re right. Jeremiah watched in slow motion as Charles s
finger tightened on the weapon. He moved without thinking, putting
himself in front of the Alpha wolf as the gun went off.
Searing pain licked his shoulder, and he fell backward into the
other man. He groaned, his head spinning and his stomach revolting
against what had just happened. He shot me. The stupid motherfucker
shot me. It was a dim realization. Mustang wrapped his arms around
him and cradled him, whispering not to worry, that everything was
going to be all right. That was always what they told people who had
been shot. But, Jeremiah had seen Grey s Anatomy. He knew better.
Acquired in Time 113
The world exploded in a flurry of sound as the sliding glass doors
that led to the back patio shattered. Cian and another man Jeremiah
had never met before crashed into the room, tackling Charles to the
ground a split second later. The gun went off again and another
painful stab shot through his thigh. Jeremiah s vision started getting
fuzzy around the edges.
Cian? he breathed, his eyes drifting shut.
It s all right, little one. We ve got you. You ve got to try and stay
awake though. Mustang sure sounded scared. Jeremiah hadn t
thought he was capable of the emotion. Another shot made Jeremiah
flinch, sure it was going to hit him again.
The sounds of struggling ceased. I m calling ahead to our doctor
in town to let him know we ll be at the hospital. Cian, you re going to
have to call your pack and get them to get a cleanup crew here.
Why can t we dial 911? Cian demanded, kneeling beside
Jeremiah. Jeremiah looked up at him. He knew he would come. He d
always known he would come for him.
Kane? Abel? It took a lot to say those words.
They re waiting in the car, lamb. No worries, Cian reassured,
tears glittering in the big Dominant s eyes.
Goin& soft& on& me& Master, Jeremiah joked, wheezing. It
was getting harder to stay awake and to breathe. Something dragged
him toward darkness, forcing him into unconsciousness. He tried to
say I love you, but he wasn t entirely sure that Cian heard him
before he was carried into a sea of black and unfeeling.
* * * *
Jeremiah woke up in a hospital. The pristine white walls and
really annoying beeping of the machine told him as much.
He s awake, Kane announced from his position in the armchair
next to his bed.
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Thank God, Abel echoed, squeezing his hand from the other
side. Cian was leaning against the cabinetry by the sink and looking
pale and frailer than Jeremiah had ever seen him. Mustang and
Grayson were standing at the foot of his bed with the two other men
that Jeremiah didn t know at his rescue, and a bunch of people he had
never met were crammed in behind him.
We made it? he asked groggily, his voice scratchy for some
reason.
We sure did, baby, Kane said, smiling at him. Jeremiah tried to
stretch up and pain shot up his leg, causing him to cry out. Easy,
Jeremiah. Jeez. You were only shot sixteen hours ago. Don t be too
ambitious.
Okay, Jeremiah managed, raising his hand to rub his eyes.
Everyone all right?
Thanks to you, Grayson said, beaming at him. You saved our
Alpha, Jeremiah.
He laughed, the sound hollow. I caused your Alpha to almost get
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