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.He'dheard Jason trying to make his older brother go back, butKyle hadn't been listening.The kid might have grounds forbeing pissed, but when a team of good-guy soldiers takeyou to a safe house, you fucking stay put.When Christa stepped out of the van, Jace's musclestensed even further, preparing to attack.Shit, he needed todo something.If he waited, there'd only be more of them todeal with.So waiting for a better advantage than what hehad now wasn't an option.At least the wind was on his side as he stalkedthrough the shadows, hoping the small glimmer wouldallow him to stay unnoticed.The glimmer didn't make himinvisible, just sort of bent the light around him so hewouldn't be seen.But he could be spotted if one knew whatto look for.The kids struggled as Christa tried to push them into153The Link That Binds Dawn H.Hawkesthe van and Jason even got in a kick to the bitch's gut.Butwhen the hag backhanded him for it, Jace snapped and letout a roar as he charged them.Kyle got Jason off to the side as Jace pouncedthrough the air, his jaw closing down hard on Shamus'shand holding the gun.Shamus screamed and grabbed hold of whatever thehell had gotten its teeth in him.He got Jace by the scruff ofthe neck with his uninjured limb and tried to pull him offwith little success.Both Jace and his leopard were pissed;their cubs were being threatened.By a lowlife, no less.Needless to say, the only way Shamus would get loosewould be with one less limb.Jace had no intention of letting him go and shookhis head ferociously, his canines sinking into the bone andthen some."Shoot him!" Shamus cried out.Just then, Jace remembered Shamus wasn't therealone and instantly threw the lackey vamp to the groundbefore jumping in front of the kids and snarling at Christa,who'd tried to sneak up on them.His cat showed off all its sharp, flesh-shreddingteeth making damn sure they knew what would happen ifthey tried anything.Just about ready to pounce on themagain, someone clearing his throat made him rear his head.154The Link That Binds Dawn H.HawkesHe already knew who it was.Mika stood there with an almost psychotic smile onhis face; it actually made him look as if Christa belongedby his side.Hell, even Jace had considered the detoxingvampire to be just a tiny notch above that shit& now hewasn't so sure."Well, well, Jace.I have to say, I kind of thoughtyou'd be of the orange tabby coloring, not white.A whitespotted rug would clash with my office." The vampiresneered as if genuinely annoyed by the fact that Jace didn'tmatch his furnishing.The fucker.Jace growled and advanced on the crazy vamp, butbacked off as soon as Mika took out his gun and aimed it atthe kids.He couldn't do anything but snarl.It gnawed at Jace that he couldn't just attack and ripMika to shreds.He could sense Jason's fear, even if the kidput on a brave face and Jace knew he couldn't do anythingthat would endanger those kids.They were Link's, for fuckssake, and therefore they were his too.And you don't everfuck with a shifter's cubs.Not ever.He just needed to waitfor an opening& then, Mika's ass would be his.Needing to talk, but not daring to turn human, Jacelet his body shift again.Growing longer, Jace stumbled tohis back legs as he adapted to his Triferus shape.Shifting155The Link That Binds Dawn H.Hawkesdirectly from his cat form to his third form felt reallyawkward and his joints ached as he stretched his limbs.Butat least he made a bigger shield for Kyle and Jason."Get your filthy ass the hell away from my cubs,Mika!" Jace snarled in a rough, inhuman voice.It was thebest he could do in this shape, but it was clear enough toget his point across.Mika did not look happy with Jace being in hisTriferus shape, his eyes widening a bit before he couldschool his features properly and glare."You don't get todecide the rules, kitten!" Mika sneered and made his pointby taking a shot at Jace's leg.Christa looked as if she'd just received a birthdaygift and giggled in her shrieky kind of way as Jace roared.There was no way people hadn't heard.Mika's gun mighthave a silencer, but Jace's snarl didn't.Being sure to keep breathing properly, Jace did hisbest to ignore the pain.He had to ease some of the weightoff his leg, but otherwise he still stood strong.To Mika'sannoyance."Cubs, huh? Guess you've been a little more todaddy than a rear up in the air.Gotta say I didn't see thatgoing anywhere, well, not past that quick little fuck youguys had on the bar."Jace froze, how the hell did he know? No way Link156The Link That Binds Dawn H.Hawkeshad told Mika about it."I've been keeping tabs on the place." Mikasnickered, gesturing to the building behind him."Makingsure my investments aren't jeopardized.Gotta say I wassurprised though, seeing you return to the place.Link mustbe one helluva fuck [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]