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"We will go after thes" He nodded at the house across the street, to which Dylan and Sean had retreated after they’d returned, and into which Liao Spike had all but sprinted hoot back to Shiftertoorried about Jordan, but he’d walked back to Dylan’s house a little later "They’ll coo kick some ass"
The only reason Ellison wasn’t in with the other Shifters was that he’d wanted to stick with Maria She was too upset, too horrified The need to co else
"I need to do so "Call Pablo and ask hi hi "I’m as mad as you are, sweetheart, but I know Liao with theuy Trust me"
Ellison itched to feel Bradley’s throat between his hands, wanted to see fear in the oons who’d tried to snatch Olaf why that had been a bad idea He’d explain so hard they’d never get up again
Killing huerous for all Shifters, as Ellison had tried to explain to Tiger, but only if the dead were obviously victims of a Shifter attack Ellison could think of a number of ways toto rush up to Bradley and shake her fist in the man’s face scared the shit out of Ellison Maria was crazy-furious enough to try it, and then sorab her and have fun with her
No one was touching Maria A growl of feral rage worked up in his throat, and Ellison caught Maria’s hand as she skiitated "Come on, where?"
"Somewhere you can work this off"
She blinked up at him "We can’t leave Deni alone"
Deni spoke froile"
Deni was upset, though, not happy about what Ellison had told her Ellison had feared that the news of Bradley kidnapping and selling cubs er another of Deni’s violent episodes, but she’d re motion "Will and Jackson will be home soon They’ll take care of rip on Maria’s hand "We’re going"
He half dragged Maria down the porch steps to the motorcycle that waited in the driveway on the side of the house before she could think of uments to stop hiht by Ellison to replace the one she’d been on when she’d wrecked, but Ellison was the only one who rode it now
He knew exactly where to take Maria He got herto the way she confidently slid her arms around him, started the ht
Ellison drove out of Shiftertown, and down to the Bastrop Highway to head east Austin had spread in the last twenty years toward the smaller towns around it, but once past the last stripdevelop,out here, Ellison had found a dirt road that wound up into hills by the river, the road shielded by a spread of trees that followed the se Few cae to wolf and enjoy loping through woods and up and down the hills The main roads were distant, and not many knew about this place, not even other Shifters
Ellison drove theuntil they were as far froet to in one afternoon Under the cool shade of trees, he helped Maria off the bike, not letting go as she regained her feet
Maria looked up at hiled froer and fear She’d been through soup for herself and the weaker, like Olaf
She drew a breath to say so, but before she could, Ellison wound his arm around her, drew her up into hie, and liked it Maria’s lips, dusky red and warm, moved on his, her kiss more practiced and confident than the one earlier today She kissed in anger, seeking hi her body against his, every curve of her against every hard plane of him She arm from the ride, mouth hot, skin damp with sweat, her scent filled with spice and heat He could drink her all day, here away fro else h every space of him Out here, Maria was his
Maria pushed at his chest, breaking the hard, the spangled shirt that hugged her brsts rising with her breath, its little buttons beckoning his fingers "Why would soe in her eyes "Try to take the cubs like that?"
"Bradley?" Ellison could barely reuy’s name after that heated kiss He barely remembered his own name "For the money And the power But we’ll teach him, darlin’ Don’t you worry about that"
Maria didn’t calm "Why do people like him think they can walk into so? Like they own the world and can do whatever they want? They steal a person’s whole life" She balled her fists "Why? And why do we let them?"