Silver Bullet Bear (Paranormal Shifter Romance (The Agency Book 3) by Amelia Jade Page B
Authors: Amelia Jade
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completely in black who hopped from the car, fanning out to meet Josh and his team.
“Oh, shit,” she muttered as the equal numbers squared off. Josh’s team was shouting commands at the men who had taken her brother, but they didn’t seem to be listening.
She gasped as things went from standoff to vicious brawl in the blink of an eye. Her attention was naturally dragged to Josh. Her fingers wrapped around the door handle.
What are you going to do, go out there and help?
Maybe.
Her grip tightened as Josh rebounded off the front of the truck, shaking the cab as he took a fist to the stomach. He keeled over, and she saw his foe drive a knee up at his face. Her heart stopped as she imagined the damage that could cause to her protector.
But it was a feint. Josh moved with the leg, applying upward force as he lifted the other man clear of the ground and hurled him into the air. Her eyes went wide as Josh pirouetted out of the way. Then, as the flailing attacker passed him on the way down, the big shifter moved . His arm shot out, grabbing his opponent’s face and viciously dropping to one knee, driving the unknown man’s head into the ground.
Hannah swallowed uncomfortably, glad that the front of the truck hid the grisly results of such a move from her eyes. Death wasn’t unknown to her, but that didn’t mean she wanted to witness it either.
With one of the men down, the fighting didn’t take long to subside. Josh quickly moved to one of the other engaged pairs. As the attacker pulled a fist back to strike, Josh dropped his arm through and bent it, locking the elbows together. His teammate didn’t hesitate, unleashing a furious combo of hits that left the luckless attacker stunned. Josh pulled hard with his arm, spinning the man around.
Hannah screwed her eyes shut as she saw the other shifter wrap his hands around the man’s neck and twist violently.
She opened them after a few heartbeats, and it was over. The only men visible were Josh, his team, and coming out of the car, her brother.
“Chad!” she cried, practically jumping out of the truck and rushing forward as he stood up tall, rolling his shoulders.
“Hannah,” he said with relief, sagging into her arms as they briefly hugged each other.
Stepping back, she gave him a questioning glance, hoping he would understand what she was able to ask. It couldn’t be voiced out loud, not with the others around, but she had to know. Her heart thudded as Chad looked back at her, but then he shook his head slightly, and Hannah relaxed.
“Time to go,” one of the big shifters said, his voice carrying authority.
Josh moved close, and before she could stop him his arm wrapped around her shoulder. Hannah stiffened, inhaling sharply at the closeness of his presence. Her entire body tingled, and she had to fight against warring emotions within her. Should she lean back into him? Or did she shrug his arm off and risk conveying that she wasn’t interested?
Why did he have to be so damn cute? This would be so much easier if he was a hideous brute!
“Come on,” he said, “Chad is going to go with Jared, my team leader,” he said, indicating the big man who had spoken first. “He’ll be safe.”
Hannah hesitated.
“Hey,” he said gently, tugging her back to the truck. “I told you we’d rescue him, and I was telling the truth, wasn’t I?”
She nodded reluctantly.
“I’m telling the truth here too, but we need to go.”
This time Hannah let herself be pulled along by Josh. As they started walking his arm slipped away, and she allowed herself to relax ever so slightly. They climbed into the car and roared away from the scene. In the back of her head, she had questions about the dead men, and how they were going to handle that, but her concerns were outweighed by the fact that they had managed to get Chad back safely.
She shuddered in her seat at the thought of what might have happened if he had been taken back to their base.
“Everything okay
“Oh, shit,” she muttered as the equal numbers squared off. Josh’s team was shouting commands at the men who had taken her brother, but they didn’t seem to be listening.
She gasped as things went from standoff to vicious brawl in the blink of an eye. Her attention was naturally dragged to Josh. Her fingers wrapped around the door handle.
What are you going to do, go out there and help?
Maybe.
Her grip tightened as Josh rebounded off the front of the truck, shaking the cab as he took a fist to the stomach. He keeled over, and she saw his foe drive a knee up at his face. Her heart stopped as she imagined the damage that could cause to her protector.
But it was a feint. Josh moved with the leg, applying upward force as he lifted the other man clear of the ground and hurled him into the air. Her eyes went wide as Josh pirouetted out of the way. Then, as the flailing attacker passed him on the way down, the big shifter moved . His arm shot out, grabbing his opponent’s face and viciously dropping to one knee, driving the unknown man’s head into the ground.
Hannah swallowed uncomfortably, glad that the front of the truck hid the grisly results of such a move from her eyes. Death wasn’t unknown to her, but that didn’t mean she wanted to witness it either.
With one of the men down, the fighting didn’t take long to subside. Josh quickly moved to one of the other engaged pairs. As the attacker pulled a fist back to strike, Josh dropped his arm through and bent it, locking the elbows together. His teammate didn’t hesitate, unleashing a furious combo of hits that left the luckless attacker stunned. Josh pulled hard with his arm, spinning the man around.
Hannah screwed her eyes shut as she saw the other shifter wrap his hands around the man’s neck and twist violently.
She opened them after a few heartbeats, and it was over. The only men visible were Josh, his team, and coming out of the car, her brother.
“Chad!” she cried, practically jumping out of the truck and rushing forward as he stood up tall, rolling his shoulders.
“Hannah,” he said with relief, sagging into her arms as they briefly hugged each other.
Stepping back, she gave him a questioning glance, hoping he would understand what she was able to ask. It couldn’t be voiced out loud, not with the others around, but she had to know. Her heart thudded as Chad looked back at her, but then he shook his head slightly, and Hannah relaxed.
“Time to go,” one of the big shifters said, his voice carrying authority.
Josh moved close, and before she could stop him his arm wrapped around her shoulder. Hannah stiffened, inhaling sharply at the closeness of his presence. Her entire body tingled, and she had to fight against warring emotions within her. Should she lean back into him? Or did she shrug his arm off and risk conveying that she wasn’t interested?
Why did he have to be so damn cute? This would be so much easier if he was a hideous brute!
“Come on,” he said, “Chad is going to go with Jared, my team leader,” he said, indicating the big man who had spoken first. “He’ll be safe.”
Hannah hesitated.
“Hey,” he said gently, tugging her back to the truck. “I told you we’d rescue him, and I was telling the truth, wasn’t I?”
She nodded reluctantly.
“I’m telling the truth here too, but we need to go.”
This time Hannah let herself be pulled along by Josh. As they started walking his arm slipped away, and she allowed herself to relax ever so slightly. They climbed into the car and roared away from the scene. In the back of her head, she had questions about the dead men, and how they were going to handle that, but her concerns were outweighed by the fact that they had managed to get Chad back safely.
She shuddered in her seat at the thought of what might have happened if he had been taken back to their base.
“Everything okay
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