Page 40 of Loup Garou
“Yes.”
I went to answer him but stopped as I sensed evil nearing at an alarming rate. Closing my eyes, I swallowed hard. “I really need to pee. I’ll, umm, be back in a little bit.”
It wasn’t a complete lie but it wasn’t the complete truth either. I needed to lure the danger away from Exavier.
“Linds?”
I smiled. “I’ll be right back.” I didn’t wait for him to respond. I climbed out of the SUV and looked into the darkened wooded area. Shutting the door behind me, I let my power run over the SUV, coating it with protection. I also assured the doors were locked and bound with my magik so Exavier couldn’t get free and get hurt.
He tapped on the window. “Lindsay?”
Glancing over my shoulder, I found him struggling with the door, looking puzzled as to why it wouldn’t open. His eyes widened and I knew without looking something bad was in front of me. “Lindsay, get in the car! Now! Open the door! Now!”
Something growled and I forced myself to look ahead. The minute my gaze fell on three wolves, I backed up fast, hitting the SUV.
Exavier pounded on the glass. “Open it, Lindsay! Stop blocking me!”
Stop blocking me?
Did he know I was using magik to keep him in?
The wolves growled again and I knew from the buzz of energy they were emitting they were not only evil but lycans as well. I put my back to them in order to be able to face Exavier. Drawing on the quarter of me which was vampire, I pulled those powers forward and let my magik run over him. I was powerful enough to mesmerize some midlevel demons and had done it before. Yet, the idea of doing it to Exavier killed me on the inside.
“You do not see this as it happens. You forget I was here with you, that I even exist. You were driving back to meet your band, got tired, pulled off. You’ll leave here now and not look back. Go!”
I didn’t have time to force more power at him. He was human. He wouldn’t need it. The wolves began to circle me. I turned and pressed my back against the vehicle.
“You can do this, Lindsay. Gina, Jay and Myra spent the last three years teaching you what to do,” I said to myself, not caring who heard. “Calm down.”
I couldn’t seem to follow my own advice. I was scared beyond words. All I did know was I needed to move away from the vehicle. I took a tiny step forward and one of the wolves picked then to morph into a man.
He stood there, staring at me with glowing eyes of burnt orange and claws emerging from his fingertips. I stiffened. He laughed as he drew in a deep breath.
“Fear. It’s divine.”
I couldn’t help but stare at all of him. It wasn’t like he’d opted for clothing or anything. He laughed again as he took one clawed hand and stroked himself. “Yes, your fear is divine. As are you. Stories have been told of your beauty, but we believed them to be greatly exaggerated. We were wrong.”
Gina’s words rang in my head.Lindsay, don’t see them as monsters. See them as dance partners.
Myra’s voice was next.Regardless who they are, they’re still men.
Jay even snickered at the comment and how true it was.
Deciding to take a different approach to my normal running, since I was in the middle of nowhere and couldn’t outrun lycans, I called upon my power. The minute I felt the first raindrop, I knew it was working. Thunder sounded in the distance. The other two lycans took human form as well, both naked and looking all too horny at the idea of having found me near the woods.
The one with the orange eyes stepped closer to me. “You know what we’ve come for—the prince.”
Exhaling, I chased away my fears and let my gaze rake down him slowly. “Pity. I was hoping you came for something else.”
Thunder boomed and lightning flashed as the rain increased. Pulling Exavier’s T-shirt over my head, I made sure to take my red tank with it, leaving me in only a tiny, red, stylish sports bra and black, boot-cut stretch pants. They rode low on my hips and I tugged them lower as I locked gazes with the main man. My long hair clung to me as did my remaining articles of clothing.
The man tipped his head back and howled. I wanted to cringe and run. I didn’t. I held my ground.
“Dispose of the human in the truck and then we can see what the female knows,” the man said, arching a brow and licking his lower lip.
Dispose of the human? Exavier!
I went to glance over my shoulder and the man used the opportunity to advance on me before I was prepared. He jerked me to him, grinding his erection against my lower stomach.
