men were growling in frustration and temporarily blinded, Luke grabbed the two batons and she heard the hiss of electricity.
Vince shouted, “Get him, Rufus.”
Luke swung the batons, nailing Rufus in the head as he raced forward. Rufus snarled and righted himself quickly, snagging one of the batons with his hand. He jerked on the baton and Luke stumbled down the steps to the ground, rolling onto his back. Her heart leapt into her throat and tears stung her eyes.
Rufus lifted the baton and swung it in a downward motion, attempting to stab Luke with it, but Luke lifted the other baton and thrust it between Rufus’s legs. There was a buzzing sound, and Eveny could see small flashes of electricity. Rufus froze with a strained grunting sound and then hit the ground. Luke rose to his feet, jamming the baton further against Rufus’s crotch as Rufus grunted and his body jerked.
“Eight million volts, asshole,” Luke said, dropping the baton and rising to his feet.
The two wolves that he’d maced were still blinded, rubbing at their eyes and trying unsuccessfully to get to their feet. “That just leaves you, Vince. Be smart and take off. She’s mine.”
He’d said she was his! Even in the middle of the fight, she smiled. He might not understand what she was going through right now, but he was protecting her. And doing a good job of it. Hope sprang inside her that Luke would make it through the fight and she could be with him. Now that he was here, she wanted him even more. He’d come to fight for her and was willing to go up against four of her brother’s best fighters to do so.
Vince growled and Eveny saw his fangs elongate. “Acksel will never allow her to mate with a human. He would kill her first.”
Eveny’s breath caught in her throat at the statement and then she shook her head. Acksel would be pissed off, but he wouldn’t kill her or Luke, he’d just shun them.
“He can try,” Luke said.
Vince roared in fury and launched himself at Luke. Eveny gasped, her hand tightening on the curtain as she watched Vince and Luke grapple. If Vince shifted, he would tear Luke apart.
Terror swamped her. She could see Vince’s eyes shining in the headlights from the SUV and knew that he was going to shift. She yelled for Luke and he shoved away from Vince and raced for the porch, grabbing the other baton with one hand and picking up the baseball bat with the other. He spun and swung out with both hands, but Vince was right behind him and knocked the baton and bat out of Luke’s hands.
Luke punched Vince in the face; and Vince stumbled back and then threw himself forward and caught Luke in the stomach with his shoulder. They went to the ground together and Vince straddled Luke and began to punch him. She saw Luke get hit once. Twice. Three times. Then Luke kicked his legs and managed to pin Vince. He put his hands around Vince’s throat and pressed his knee into his stomach, leaning forward with all his weight.
She saw the claws sprout from Vince’s fingertips and Luke cursed loudly as Vince raked his claws down Luke’s arms. But Luke didn’t let go. When Vince dug his clawed hands into Luke’s sides, he bellowed in pain but kept squeezing. Eveny moved to open the door but Luke seemed to sense what she was about to do.
“Eveny.” He said her name loudly with an even tone that told her if she stepped outside that he would be furious.
She was as helpless as a human right now, and even though it warred with every protective instinct in her body to stay inside while Luke fought for her, she listened to him. The heat-cycle prevented her from shifting, which was her only hope in a fight against a male. She wouldn’t do anything but get in the way or distract Luke. Rufus was still unconscious from the electricity. The two other wolves had crawled towards the SUV. She didn’t know if they were trying to escape or looking for something to
Vince shouted, “Get him, Rufus.”
Luke swung the batons, nailing Rufus in the head as he raced forward. Rufus snarled and righted himself quickly, snagging one of the batons with his hand. He jerked on the baton and Luke stumbled down the steps to the ground, rolling onto his back. Her heart leapt into her throat and tears stung her eyes.
Rufus lifted the baton and swung it in a downward motion, attempting to stab Luke with it, but Luke lifted the other baton and thrust it between Rufus’s legs. There was a buzzing sound, and Eveny could see small flashes of electricity. Rufus froze with a strained grunting sound and then hit the ground. Luke rose to his feet, jamming the baton further against Rufus’s crotch as Rufus grunted and his body jerked.
“Eight million volts, asshole,” Luke said, dropping the baton and rising to his feet.
The two wolves that he’d maced were still blinded, rubbing at their eyes and trying unsuccessfully to get to their feet. “That just leaves you, Vince. Be smart and take off. She’s mine.”
He’d said she was his! Even in the middle of the fight, she smiled. He might not understand what she was going through right now, but he was protecting her. And doing a good job of it. Hope sprang inside her that Luke would make it through the fight and she could be with him. Now that he was here, she wanted him even more. He’d come to fight for her and was willing to go up against four of her brother’s best fighters to do so.
Vince growled and Eveny saw his fangs elongate. “Acksel will never allow her to mate with a human. He would kill her first.”
Eveny’s breath caught in her throat at the statement and then she shook her head. Acksel would be pissed off, but he wouldn’t kill her or Luke, he’d just shun them.
“He can try,” Luke said.
Vince roared in fury and launched himself at Luke. Eveny gasped, her hand tightening on the curtain as she watched Vince and Luke grapple. If Vince shifted, he would tear Luke apart.
Terror swamped her. She could see Vince’s eyes shining in the headlights from the SUV and knew that he was going to shift. She yelled for Luke and he shoved away from Vince and raced for the porch, grabbing the other baton with one hand and picking up the baseball bat with the other. He spun and swung out with both hands, but Vince was right behind him and knocked the baton and bat out of Luke’s hands.
Luke punched Vince in the face; and Vince stumbled back and then threw himself forward and caught Luke in the stomach with his shoulder. They went to the ground together and Vince straddled Luke and began to punch him. She saw Luke get hit once. Twice. Three times. Then Luke kicked his legs and managed to pin Vince. He put his hands around Vince’s throat and pressed his knee into his stomach, leaning forward with all his weight.
She saw the claws sprout from Vince’s fingertips and Luke cursed loudly as Vince raked his claws down Luke’s arms. But Luke didn’t let go. When Vince dug his clawed hands into Luke’s sides, he bellowed in pain but kept squeezing. Eveny moved to open the door but Luke seemed to sense what she was about to do.
“Eveny.” He said her name loudly with an even tone that told her if she stepped outside that he would be furious.
She was as helpless as a human right now, and even though it warred with every protective instinct in her body to stay inside while Luke fought for her, she listened to him. The heat-cycle prevented her from shifting, which was her only hope in a fight against a male. She wouldn’t do anything but get in the way or distract Luke. Rufus was still unconscious from the electricity. The two other wolves had crawled towards the SUV. She didn’t know if they were trying to escape or looking for something to
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