Page 57 of Their Defiant Mate


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How is this happening?Confusion surged within her mind and the rapidly forming image wavered.

“We’ll figure that out later,” Jon urged. “Focus on the images.”

Isaac pulled out of her mouth, while Kyle and Jon stopped moving. Their bodies were still joined with hers. That had to be what triggered this vision. She’d been lost in pleasure, her mind wide open. Pushing all speculation to the back of her mind, Tara silenced her thoughts and waited for the vision to unfold.

Wavering light played across the roughhewn walls of a cave. Water shimmered in the distance accompanied by the musical tinkle of a stream or waterfall. A group of women huddledtogether for warmth and comfort. Most had blankets wrapped around their shoulders. Two armed lupine hybrids stood nearby, one stationed at each end of the throng.

A soft cry drew Tara’s attention to the far side of the room. One of the females lay between two of the hybrids. She was naked and her legs were draped over the shoulders of one wolf. The other played with her breasts, squeezing the small mounds and pinching her nipples. It took a moment for Tara to realize the woman was Dawn. She kept tossing her head back and forth, so her dark hair concealed most of her face.

Acting on instinct, Tara sank into Dawn’s mind. She was confused and embarrassed that the other women were witnessing her seduction. But she wasn’t afraid. This was not being forced on her. Tara had no idea how the scene had begun, but Dawn was currently lost in pleasure and eager for more.

Dawn was clearly in no position to help Tara, so she pulled back and refocused on the huddled women. Claire’s bright red hair made her easy to spot. Tara felt her mates helping her as she attempted to contact her terrified friend.

Claire, it’s Tara. Can you hear me?

Claire’s head came up and she looked around, eyes owlishly round. “Tara?”

Don’t say anything out loud. The wolves will hear you. Think and I should be able to hear you.

Claire paused for a deep breath and then asked,How are you doing this?

I’m not sure how long I can hold the link. We need to know how to find you. Where is the entrance to the cave?

Rather than describe what she’d seen, Claire pictured the location. There was a dense cluster of trees on the left and a rocky outcropping on the right. The shape was unique and familiar. Tara’s pulse leapt and hope unfurled inside her. She could lead her mates right to this. She’d passed the rock formation each time she’d walked back and forth between the feline village and her old campsite.

Juan triggered the opening with his hand and then we walked right through the rock formation,Claire explained.If you don’t trigger it first, the rocks stay solid.

You’re wonderful. We’ll come for you as soon as we can.

Hurry. Juan ordered the others to leave us alone, but obviously not everyone is listening.She motioned toward Dawn, but the vision disintegrated before Tara could reassure her.

Reality refocused and Tara gasped. Jon started to separate their bodies, but she reached back and grasped his hip. “Don’t leave me.”

“Never,” he assured her, but withdrew anyway.

Kyle sat up and lifted her off his cock, bringing her legs around so she sat sideways across his lap. “We would have done this earlier, but we were afraid it would disrupt the vision.”

“Why am I having visions?” She shook her head. “I’ve never been psychic before.”

“Our energy now saturates your mind,” Isaac reminded. “You could develop all sorts of abilities.”

Not sure how she felt about that, Tara pushed the possibility to the back of her mind. The only thing that mattered right now was rescuing the captives. “Claire showed me the entrance to thecave, but Juan opened it with a palm scanner. I can lead you there, but I have no idea how to get inside.”

“If Juan can trigger the opening, so can Elias,” Jon said menacingly. “We’ll go for a walk first thing in the morning.”

“Do we have to wait until?—”

“Yes!” her mates said in unison.

“The vision rudely interrupted our claiming,” Isaac pointed out. “This is our wedding night. We’ll rescue the captives, but it can wait a few more hours.”

Jon leaned down and kissed Tara lightly on the mouth. “I’m going to go clean up. Don’t start round two without me.”

Tara nodded then blew out a ragged sigh. “Could you guys see what I saw?” Kyle and Isaac nodded. “Could you sense what I sensed?”

“The soul bond enables us to share everything,” Kyle reminded. “The only time information doesn’t flow freely is when one of us shields their mind.”

“You need to teach me how to do that,” she insisted with a smile. “You guys are not going to hide from me unless I can hide from you too.”