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"Tucker?" he repeated, relief rushing over hi "Tucker, baby, can you speak to me?"

Tucker opened his eyes and a slow smile curved his pretty lips "What the hell, Gavin? Why a down at me? What happened?" He tried to raise his head and fell back with a wince of pain "Darabbed me like that? Where…" As if he suddenly re him, he shifted in Gavin’s arms and his eyes scanned the beach wildly all around

"Relax Cal to be fine, just as soon as I get you ho about, you killed him? Killed who? Who--as that? Did you call the police?" Tucker tried again to get up, but Gavin put a strong hand on his chest, holding hi this I’ll tell you everything, but right now you need to trustyou out of here"

"B-but I don’t understand Oh God, are you naked?" Still trying to rise, his gaze eeping over Gavin, his eyebrows al, Gavin stood up, picked Tucker up in his arms as if he were a child, and strode up the beach with hi just shifted back to his hu had been hopelessly ripped to shreds when he’d shifted, and Gavin was hopinghe could reach the car they’d parked down by the beach earlier before anyone saw hiure he was out skinny dipping and hopefully let it go at that The beach was deserted at this tih, and they were able to move very fast, so fast that Gavin saw Tucker close his eyes, perhaps thinking he had to be hallucinating again It was all beginning to be toodeepened He had passed out again

Good, let him be out for a while, and let so at how close To Tucker could be a target Tucker’s scent was strange--not quite human--and it must have drawn Toetting to him on the beach, it would have been too late

Gavin had been sitting in the club, an uneasy feeling stealing over hi lot Already he regretted his rough treat with the pretty little blond He had no right to treat hireed He’d lost his temper when he saw the smaller man with his hands in Tucker’s pants, and he’d acted like a da his wolf to colimpsed Tucker’s face as he rushed from the club, and cursed himself softly under his breath He’d be daain

He’d needed to find his up to hio to his car alone Though itstill wasn’t late, with plenty of people out and about, the creature that Tommy had beco, just outside in the alley That thought had hi quickly to follow Tucker outside, and his two coammas of the pack, came with him

Once outside, he’d scanned the lot and saw Tucker’s car still parked nearby, but no sign of Tucker Frowning a little, he picked up the scent of sex close by, and he saw the blond ainst the fender of a pickup farther down the lot Kneeling at his feet was a dark-haired hts hung on the side of the building, barely illuht the dark-haired man could be Tucker, Gavin was on the couple in an instant, and waves of relief and e looked up, startled, and Gavin saasn’t Tucker after all

"Sorry," he called out and backed away rapidly, striding toward the deck, hoping he’d find Tucker there, sitting at one of the tables When a quick check of the area didn’t reveal Tucker, he sent one of his gammas to the alleyway, and headed with the other one out toward the beach Surely Tucker wouldn’t have been stupid enough to leave the safety of the crowd and isolate hiht crossed his ures on the sand, down by the water They were soure dressed in dark clothing looure Gavin knew to be Tucker

He knew i He could s from both Tommy and Tucker, but Tucker’s sweet smell was overlaid with one that was corrupted and sick The bastard was standing not six feet from his mate, and Gavin was terrified that he would never have ti out Tucker’s throat An al fear overtook him, and he only had time to kick off his shoes before he leaped forward, his clothes ripping to shreds as he shifted in ot closer, he heard Tucker actually taunting Tommy to co for that one, but first he had to get to hied toward the creature, Gavin signaling in his amma tomove Tucker out of harm’s way It was over quickly after that, Gavin’s fury and fear at ale and out of control He’d ate him, but he’d ripped him to shreds in minutes, then turned and rushed to find his , and it took hi over Tucker’s body, growling and showing his teeth at his gammas as they shifted back to their human forh to shift back and take Tucker in his arut-wrenching He reuards Gavinsimply hadn’t been able to control his hen he saw his mate at such risk of imminent death, and had killed Tommy almost instinctively He didn’t know if he’d have been able to bring Tommy back to his home, but he had so wanted to try Toed to cure hi guilt and remorse he would have felt Wolves had co-existed with huh they had to maintain a secret existence from most of them, they had never disliked humans, or felt any antipathy toward theard for them and humans had often been bloodmates for them over the centuries With so much infusion of hu the car, Gavin pulled on a pair of sweat pants from the back seat, and cli hia of the reh and let it rest there He re Tucker across his knees when he heard hiht a smile now to his lips His little , he’d be afraid to ever close his eyes around hiaze around him in confusion "You’re okay," Gavin told hiet you so to drink? A drink of water?"

"What? No…Gavin, take me back to the beach I have to call…"

"No, you don’t I’ve already handled that I told you I’d take care of everything, so just relax When we get to the hotel, I’ll explain everything, okay? We’ll be there in a few h he looked like he wanted to protest, Tucker let his head fall back against the seat and closed his eyes He was still badly shaken Tenhis hotel roo arm wrapped around his waist to support him He threw his keys on the dresser and led Tucker toward a small sofa by the"Have a seat, baby"

Tucker sat down hesitantly, glancing over at Gavin "I shouldn’t have come I really need to call souely at the darkened"It’s getting late"

"You just got here, baby Have a seat and rest for few minutes"

"Well, maybe for a few minutes, and then I’ll have to ask you to take h still friendly, had becoh his eyes were still crossed and spacey Gavin smiled a bit to himself as he sat down His mate was bossy Cute Very cute Or was it? He’d been a little amused by Tucker’s attitude, but now he could see he may have a real problee Gavin’s alpha wolf reared its head inside hi to exert its dominance Tucker was his pet and his et used to the idea His anted very badly to show him exactly who the most dominant one in the room was, but he restrained hiht He folded his hands in his lap and watched Tucker carefully Having hisToo daet control over hierator "Can I get you a beer?"

"No thanks I don’t really drink thatyour head I have juice--or water"

"No thank you, I’m fine Talk to me, Gavin, please Tell ine…"

"You didn’t i, honey That creature really was about to kill you I got to you just in tiot there in tiht There were soe and carabbed me from behind with its teeth and threw le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true">