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Only then did he let his body release and gave her the sensation of his seed
filling her. His body leaned against hers and for a moment they laid still
trying to catch their breath. He pulled her into his arms, and they shared a
tender kiss before he snuggled her close. Promyse never was so contented.
It was the first time she could actually say she saw a future for them both.
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Chapter Five
The first almost silent zing and the crack of splintering wood as the
bullet hit Promyse s chest of drawers woke him from a sound sleep.
Zane s eyes shot open, and he rolled from the bed taking a half sleeping
yet surprised Promyse with him. He cussed softly under his breath as more
bullets hit the walls and the bed that they just left. He would have heard
them, smelled them from the time they breached her property, but a night
of loving lulled him and he let his guard down. He saw the red beams of
light bouncing off the wall as the men moved forward. He opened his
senses and from their footfalls he could tell there were at least four. How
the hell did they find me so quickly?
What the hell is going on? Promyse cried out.
They were still naked as he held her low to the ground. With quick
movements he scrambled across the room to grab his jeans, shirt, and
shoes before heading back to where she laid on the floor. He would need
her to take his clothes with her when she left.
I guess my trouble followed me. He gave her a quick kiss hoping he
could alleviate the fear that was clearly etched on her face.
How are we going to get out of here? she asked.
I m going to go outside and give them something to think about,
Zane replied. When they leave to follow me, get dressed quickly. Dress
warm and grab my ID and my gun and some extra clothes for both of us.
Head out into the woods behind the house, not in front, and keep moving.
I will find you.
Moving where? It has to be like four a.m., Zane. Oh god how am I
supposed to go in the dark in freezing woods? She shook her head. This
is like some bad nightmare. I I don t know if I can do this,, its all too
much.
Honey, trust me. We can t stay here. He stopped and crouched lower
as more bullets penetrated the room. It will be like taking target practice
only it won t be paper cut out. It will be us. Just do as I say, and I ll find
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you. I know where we can go. Keep low and get out of this bedroom.
Open the back door so I can get out then move when I attack.
How will I know?
He gave her a quick grin before placing a firm kiss on her lips. Trust
me. You ll know.
When she nodded her assent, Zane let the shifter in him take over.
Feeling it crawl along his skin and send electric like frissons down to the
base of his spine. He knew he had to shift more. Being a solider he didn t
spend enough time in his second form. The situation was a dire one, where
he had to move quickly, They good be caught if he could shift faster. He
looked at Promyse and blinked. In this form his vision was sharper in the
darkness of the room. As he passed her by, Zane felt her fingers trail along
the fur of his back. He headed outside to see if he could twist the situation
to his favor. There were four of them to their two. Ripping a few of them
apart might make the others rethink their assault.
His midnight black coat blended in with the shadows, and his predator
instinct took over. Zane picked out the four men hiding in the woods on
the outskirts of her property. It had become silent as they reloaded, and it
was the perfect opportunity to attack. With cautious steps on big paws, he
approached.
They re either dead or hiding out. I say we go take them now, one
man said.
Move cautiously. Remember this guy turns into a panther. The
second man shook his head. Who would ever think things like that was
even possible?
So they know what I am, Zane thought as he listened to them talk. It
had to mean whoever had framed him had to be someone closer to the unit
than they thought.
Our boss seems to be crazy. No man could change his body structure
to some animal. He heard the gun clip snap back into position. But I ve
known him for a long time, so I know insanity is definitely not him.
That s the guy I want to talk to. He made the decision to find out what
this man knew before he killed him. Zane hardened his heart to the task of
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having to take these men out. Right now he had to think like he was on
another mission. Promyse was involved now, and her safety was his
utmost concern. It was them versus him, and he did not intend to be caught
or killed. He had to be there to protect her. Before the one closest to him
could raise his weapon, Zane struck with a roar that broke the stillness of
the night. There was fear in the eyes of the assailant. Big paws struck the
man in the center of his chest. Zane recognized the look of a predator
becoming the prey. He d seen it more than once. A gun would be no
match against his speed. He wasted no time using sharp claws to slice at
the tender flesh of the man s neck. It was over in seconds, and he was
back in the shadows before the other three knew what had happened.
They fired in the direction he ran, but by that time he was well on his
way to the other side of their position. Moving silently in the darkness that
was his natural camouflage he stalked his next prey.
Holy shit, it s a big fucking cat!
The terror in their voices was evident, and if Zane could grin in his
panther form he would. Their attention was not on the house anymore but
on him, just the way he wanted it. He caught a glimpse of Promyse
heading in the direction he told her. She stopped for a millisecond to look
back before she disappeared into the darkened woods. Good girl, he
thought and shifted his focus back on the men. With her out of harm s way
he could as deadly as he needed to be. On the other side of their position
he took out another man, this time dragging him off quickly into the night
as he screamed for help and his gun fired into the sky hitting nothing.
Zane took care of him easily. The final two looked around wildly firing at
every shadow or movement of the brush by the wind. As a man Zane was
around one hundred and eight-five pounds at last weigh-in. In panther
form the prime soldier he was became almost three hundred pounds of
pure deadly muscle.
It s him. It s Zane Wakefield. Fuck, the old man was right! the man
from earlier yelled.
Damn it, Luke, I thought you said you believed him! one of his
counterparts shouted angrily.
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I know there is some shit that man has seen, but I thought we had to
kill two humans! the man named Luke replied.
The words barely left his mouth before Zane moved with such speed
and force he knocked the third man into the bush behind him. As he tried
to crawl away, Zane jumped on his back and clamped his jaws onto his
neck until he felt the bones of his spine shatter beneath his powerful bite.
The final attacker, the one named Luke, was the one he wanted to talk to.
He ran through the woods hoping to escape. Because he was afraid his
footfalls were heavier. As a panther Zane could smell his fear and hear his
harsh breathing and when each twig and underbrush that snapped under
his boots. Zane could track him barreling through the dense woods was [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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