Wicked Werewolf Secret (The Werewolf Society) by Lisa Renee Jones Page B

brought you here.”
    A spike of magic like nothing Shi had ever felt before blasted through the room, before a blond female appeared behind Kole and pressed her hand to his back. Kole stiffened as if in pain and shock, then dropped to the ground.
    ***
    Kole came awake in a sudden rush of awareness and jerked to a sitting position, his gaze darting around the room to find himself in a bed, with Nico sitting in a chair by his side.  
    “Welcome back, you bastard,” Nico said. “What the fuck were you thinking not coming to me?”
    “What the fuck was Shi thinking bringing you into this?”
    “He was thinking that you’re such a pain in the ass no one can fill your shoes but you.”
    It was all Kole could do to not fight his way past Nico and go to Sarah. “Where is she?”
    “Still in room ten,” Shi said, entering from the hallway.“She says she’s not going anywhere without you and she hasn’t tried to leave.”
    Kole’s chest tightened. “You’re sure she’s still there?”
    Shi gave a quick nod.
    “I kept the pack out of this,” Nico said, drawing Kole’s attention again.  
    “You brought me back,” Kole said. “You had to-”
    “Aylia,” he supplied. “She used her magic.” His lips thinned. “We need to talk about Sarah.”
    ***
    Hours passed and Sarah was climbing the walls with worry over Kole. She couldn’t stay in this room any longer. She cautiously opened the door and found the hallway empty. She had no doubt that there were cameras watching her, but she didn’t care. She just wanted to get to Kole. With her nose and her senses as her guides, she headed the direction of the gym where she and Kole had been earlier. She found the training area empty and enveloped in darkness. She slipped inside and sized up the two exits on the opposite side of the room. One to the offices where she’d traveled through with Kole, and the other to someplace else. That someplace else felt right, and it was where she wanted to be.
    She crossed the gym and eased the door open the tiniest bit, noting another long hallway with many doors.   She immediately sensed three wolves – Kole and two others – one of which oozed ancient power. Playing it safe, Sarah didn’t dare go any closer for fear of being noticed. Instead, she waited and listened.  
    “I won’t arrest her,” Kole said. “I won’t let you arrest her. And Shi, damn it, you can bet I’m not done with you.”  
    “I saved your life,” Shi said. “Don’t expect me to apologize.”
    “He was right to call me, Kole,” another man said. “And considering he hates my guts, I’d say you owe him a thank you for putting his personal feelings aside.”  
    “I don’t hate you,” Shi said softly. “I hate that you were right and acted like an arrogant ass about being right.”
    “You wouldn’t listen,” Nico said. “You wouldn’t listen and you were going to end up dead. I couldn’t let that happen anymore than I intend to let it happen to Kole.”
    “I don’t need saving,” Kole grumbled. “And I’m not fucking arresting Sarah. You’re as good as blood, Nico, but if you so much as walk her way, I will fight you.”
    “No one is asking you to arrest her,” Nico said, “but we have to deal with this now. You can’t take over the pack on the edge of another hormonal meltdown.”
    “You think I don’t know that?” Kole demanded. “I’m dealing with this. I’ll deal with it.”
    Sarah’s heart lodged in her throat. Kole was supposed to take over the pack? A rushof mixed emotions and thoughts came over her, followed by bitterness and heartache. She’d thought he was holding back, avoiding their mating, to give her a choice. Maybe it was his own choices he was protecting, his fear of losing his role as leader, by bonding with a fugitive.  
    “What exactly are you planning to do, Kole?” Nico asked.  
    “Whatever I have to,” Kole said, “and-” He went suddenly silent.  
    Crap! Sarah thought instantly. He’d