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He’d have to kill the bearded human with the eapon and then capture one or all of them However, the helicopter lifted and left It disappeared into the horizon as gray clouds moved in

Lev growled Cowards! There goes all the evidence Just as well, his first priority was getting Rachel to safety

Had they given up or would they come back with more soldiers? Very few packs outside the LIA had such resources including military helicopters and teams to abduct one human woman The human onboard must have surmised if he failed to kill Lev, he’d make mincemeat of them

Lev limped back to his clothes and boots He shifted and winced The open gash bled even as he returned to human form Luckily, the coat he donned hid his wound

Chapter 14

Rachel gave the baby her first examination and quickly cleaned up Healthy, with a screaoodbye to the exhausted but happy mother and the rest of the family and friends After the successful delivery of a healthy baby girl, they had offered their hoh She didn’t want to risk the fa on them The ru the birth nearly shattered her nerves Not her first tiet used to it Knowing Lev had been their target pained her Had he been shot or ht weapon, any beast could be brought down, even an alpha olf

She donned her coat and stepped out of the hoh not sure where

Her heart gladdened on seeing hi up the trail Like they’d been separated for years, she ran toward hied her and she whimpered “I was so worried”

Lev lifted her chin and s her with desire “No need to Your protector is invincible,” he said with confidant bravado

“I hate to ad happens to you, I’m up shit creek”

“I trust you would find a way to save yourself” He sighed “Ready for a long hike, Doctor?”

“Yes”

“Good” He folded his arm in hers and they headed down the path to Namche “Normal delivery?”

The feel of his rock hard arainst her took Rachel’s breath away, reht’s view of his deliciously muscular naked body “Yes, fortunately”

“Yet, you had the young woman sterilize a knife For Cesarean?”