Drake getting behind her makes her head whip in his direction. She growls and we watch amazed as her canines slip out as she partly shifts, her claws slipping from her fingers as they crack back into place. We had her surrounded, but the feral look on her face reminded me of a rabid animal.
"We won't hurt you," Tate says, putting his hands out and stepping nearer, her hand whipping out, and he steps back just before her claws slash down his chest. She stumbles, having missed her target, she falls forward, giving me the perfect view of her rounded peach ass. She staggered, trying to regain her footing. Her blood spilled onto the road, and I saw the huge gash running across her ear and into her hairline.
She stood upright as we all stepped closer. She was now within my grabbing distance before she suddenly threw up. Projectile vomiting blood onto the ground in front of Elias' feet. His shoes became drenched. She clutches her head, I could hear her heartbeat pounding in her chest so fast it sounded like a hummingbird's wings fluttering against a strong wind.
I watch as she sways on her feet, reaching out to her. My hand closes around her forearm, which fits easily in my palm. She was underweight, but looking at her, she couldn't be much older than 19 or 20. Her body goes limp as she collapses. Scooping her up before she hits the ground. Her body lay limp in my arms as her head lulled to the side.
I look down at her unconscious in my arms. I honestly thought I would never catch her, never find her again. I was in disbelief, and by the looks on everyone else's faces, so were they. She had evaded us for months, and now I finally had her. But the biggest question I had eating at me was do I get to keep her?
All of us were startled out of our shock when we hear the screams of a voice I recognized as Tim as he comes barreling out of the trees and onto the road, three wolves on his tail as he races toward me, before hiding behind me like the coward he is. Tate waves his arms, catching the attention of the three wolves. They stop and I watch as they look at their Alpha like loyal soldiers. Their necks turned in submission as he talks to them through the mind link. After a second or two, they turn on their tails and head back into the trees.
"Oh thank God, I thought my ass was supper," Tim says, catching his breath, his blonde hair sticking to his face as he tries to catch his breath.
"Do you mind getting your grubby paws off me?" I growled at him, where he was hanging onto my shirt behind me barely intact. His filthy hands slipped from my torn-up shirt.
"What do you want to do with him?" Elias asks, eyeing him. If I hadn't needed him, I would have killed him, but he is the only link we have to humans hunting us.
As I turn, I look back at Tim. "Bring him might help when she wakes up seeing someone familiar, besides he could use a shower and a proper meal."
"I'm hosing him off outside first. Lana will kill me if I let him on the furniture in that state." Drake said, looking him up and down. Tim was filthy and looked like he had rolled in manure, and didn't smell much better either.
"Fine, you come with us," I tell him, walking toward Drake's truck.
"He rides in the tray. I am not having him ruin my seats. I just got them refurbished," Drake said and I nodded for Tim to climb in the tray before sliding in the passenger seat with my mate on my lap. The familiar tingles I haven't felt since Danika rushed over my body.
The drive back was quick, the gates were already open on arrival so we didn't have to stop. Pulling up in the driveway. My sister Lana is waiting out the front with towels, her dark hair pulled in a messy bun that was piled on top of her head, she looked like my mother, almost a carbon copy, so did Arial seeing Lana and her were identical twins. She chucks two towels to her mates before handing me one and I cover my mate's body. Lana growls when Tim jumps down from the tray not liking having a rogue on her packlands.
She steps forward, her eyes blazing red and fangs protruding and I could see she was about to go berserk.
"He is no threat, Lana."
"He is a rogue," She growls her fangs bared.
"So is my mate, you gonna stop me from bringing her in too?" I asked her and her eyes darted to the girl in my arms. She steps closer looking down at the woman in my arms, her blood running down my arms was warm.
"I will get the pack doctor."
"Don't bother I will give her my blood," I tell her and she nods before walking up the three porch steps heading for the front door. Lana stops looking down at her mates. Drake's shoulders sag.
"Fine, I will do it," he says when Lana raises her eyebrow at him before nodding towards Tim behind me.
"Come on, I have a hose out back," he says.
"His name is Tim," I tell Drake and he nods.
"Well come on Tim," Drake says not happy that he is being forced to deal with a lowly rogue and walking around the side of the house. Tim followed and I could smell his fear as he followed after him. Stepping inside the house I notice Ashley and Titus, my sister's twins snuggled on the lounge with their blanket and chicken nuggets watching some animated cartoons.
Lana's newborn daughter Emery in her baby swing asleep. Titus and Ashley looked up, their eyes going wide with excitement at seeing their father. "Dad," Ashley says, holding her arms up. Tate walks over and picks her up kissing her curly hair.