man-wolf standing before them. Murdock commanded them to
attack, but no one wanted to fight the enraged wolf.
Cursing, Murdock attacked Zane. Zane dodged a
punch and delivered one of his own. He hit Murdock in the stomach.
Murdock doubled over in pain and Zane kicked his knee, bringing him
to the ground. Zane spun and delivered a roundhouse kick to
Murdock’s face. Murdock fell backwards, lay dazed on the ground.
Zane jumped on top of Murdock and furiously began slashing at his
neck and chest with his sharp claws. Murdock, in shock, hardly put
up a fight. Some part of him knew he didn’t stand a chance against
an enraged male protecting his hurt mate.
Lucien and his soldiers rushed into the room
to aid Zane. He stopped when he saw Zane standing over the barely
identifiable dead body of the Alpha. The soldiers who had backed
against the wall during the fight now kneeled, eyes lowered in
submission. Zane’s wolf receded and he walked over to Jackie and
sliced through the rope that bound her hands. She sat up and hugged
him. Her hero, her mate, had come to save her. She kissed him
passionately and held on tightly as he carried her out of the room
and back to their car.
Once Zane reached their car, he gently placed
Jackie on her feet and meticulously checked her for injuries. He
clenched his jaw as he found the nasty bruise on her belly. He was
grateful that the only other injuries were a small cut on her
forehead, already healing, and rope burns on her wrists. Zane
brought her wrists to his lips and gently kissed each one.
“Jackie…,” his voice was thick with
emotion.
Jackie held his face in her hands and kissed
him gently. His chest constricted painfully. Zane didn’t know what
he would have done if Jackie had been killed. He held her tight
against his body and Jackie scented his distress. She raised her
head and looked deep into his eyes, “Zane, honey, I’m fine. I’m
more worried about you. Are you hurt?”
His shirt was soaked with blood. After
holding her close, Jackie’s shirt was soaked as well. He took off
his shirt and she examined him. Not finding a single mark, she
breathed a sigh of relief. Zane opened the trunk, unzipped a duffle
bag and removed two shirts. He gave one to Jackie. She removed her
blood stained one and he put both of their stained shirts in a
plastic garbage bag, tossing it into the trunk. He slipped on the
clean shirt and pulled her close once again.
“Zane, let’s go home.” He nodded and after a
final squeeze, released her. Zane drove home, as anxious to get
away from his old pack as he was to get Jackie to their home.
Lucien had his soldiers gather the Lost Souls
pack together. Once they witnessed the dead body of their Alpha,
Murdock, most of them swore allegiance to Lucien and accepted him
as their new Alpha. Lucien ordered them to gather their things, as
they would be leaving their small town. They would move into Last
Hope and live with the rest of his pack. As Alpha, he now owned
their land and everything on it. Those who refused to accept him as
Alpha were allowed to leave and join another pack.
Lucien called Nicolai, who was guarding
Lanie, explained what he wanted and Nicolai took care of it.
Chapter 12
As soon as they got home, Zane carried Jackie
to their shower. Undressing quickly, they both entered the shower
stall. Jackie shook her head in disbelief as she saw blood and bits
of flesh wash off his hands and out of his hair. Murdock was
renowned for his strength and stamina. Despite his advantage as an
alpha, Zane killed him. She grinned at her mate, once again proud
of him. Proud that he was hers .
After shampooing his hair for the second
time, Zane scented his mate’s distinct aroma. She was aroused and
staring at him with hungry eyes. Jackie stepped up to Zane and took
his hand. She shut off the shower and pulled him to their bed.
Still wet from their shower, she pushed him
onto the bed and climbed on top of him. In seconds, Zane’s erect
cock was
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