Infinity Unleashed by Sedona Venez Page B

the last bit of black smoke from their lungs.
    His lips curled and body tensed in preparation to attack the one man in the world who was like his brother. His blood raced as he ran toward Torch with murder in his eyes, punching him so hard that the distinct sound of cracking bones pierced the air.
    Mouths dropped open when Torch flew through the air, landing on the ground. Boulder rushed forward, berserk with rage.
    His eyes were dark and hopeless. “Why didn’t you protect her?” he asked through clenched teeth.
    Torch stood exhausted, covered in debris. Snarling with menace, he snapped his jaw back in place. “Calm the hell down, Boulder.”
    Boulder’s wolf growled, fighting the urge to rip Torch apart. “My mate is dead! And you’re telling me to calm the hell down?” Eyeball-to-eyeball, Boulder realized that something about the way Torch looked at him was different—off.
    “Dead? You really can’t sense her?” Torch blinked hard as if mentally struggling. “She’s alive. Mason took her.”
    This news hit Boulder hard with relief and fear. “So let’s go get her.”
    Torch watched with him with impatience. “You’re too close. You can’t even sense her. It’s time we cut our losses and run.” He nodded toward Kara. “Let her and Maxim find and retrieve her.”
    Boulder shook his head with rage, struggling with the truth. “Don’t give me that shit. Remember what happened years ago? The tide’s turned. I was behind you then, for better or worse. I’m asking the same from you now.”
    A vein along Torch’s jaw pulsed angrily. “And do you remember how long we searched?” His were eyes filled with pain. “Too many long, agonizing days and nights and we still never found her,” he spat.
    “Fucking wolves!” Kara snorted with disgust. “Save the damn theatrics for later. Right now she’s probably confused, hurt, and vulnerable.”
    Boulder and Torch watched with annoyance as she went straight over to the ravens sitting in the tree. She tilted her head and stared at them while they croaked frantically. She turned, looking at Boulder and Torch with impatience.
    “The ravens tracked Mason and Infinity from the air but lost their trail when they took a jet.” Kara walked over to them with worried eyes. “His location is the least of our worries. Getting her back without starting a war with the Immortals, well, that’s where things will get really tricky.”
    “I don’t give a shit about starting a war with Immortals. He’s got Infinity and I’m getting her back,” Boulder barked before walking away.
    Torch lunged forward, grabbing his arm. “The hell you are.”
    Boulder looked down at Torch’s hand pointedly. “Do you want that?”
    “You’re an ass.” Torch reluctantly removed it. “Our job is done. They hired us to protect her during the concert and get her home safely. That’s it,” he said with a strained voice. He glared at Kara with distaste. “Let the Valkyrie get her precious daughter back.”
    Boulder’s big apple-green eyes went wide. “Are you out of your damn mind? She’s our mate. We fight for what’s ours.”
    Torch sucked in a breath as he looked at him. “You’re the one who can’t sense her, Boulder,” he said with a darkened expression.
    They both clearly knew what this meant. Torch exhaled, shaking his head. “That means that she’s yours, not mine,” Torch said briskly.
    “Let’s go get her.” Boulder’s heart lurched with both happiness and sadness. He was happy that she was his to claim yet sad that Torch would never know the completeness of having a true-mate. It was bittersweet.
    Torch nodded over at Cruz. “We can’t go starting a war with the tigers without cause. We have a responsibility to our team—our pack.”
    “You damn prick!” Kara stepped forward with outraged eyes. “Infinity is more than a worthy cause, Torch.”
    He looked her up and down with disdain. “For you, but not for us. You contributed to this bullshit by