Chasing a Wolf: Moonbound Series, Book Four by Krystal Shannan, Camryn Rhys

in the hotel who might know what Lani looked like.
    Wait .
    He grabbed Zolin’s arm. “Tell me what her mother said. When she saw the man in the market. What exactly did she say? Her exact words.”
    With a tiny shake of his head, the Huichol said, “It happened too fast. I can’t remember her exact words.”
    “Did she say why he would capture them? What he wanted?”
    “No. Only that he was dangerous and I shouldn’t ever bring Citlani here again.”
    Tomás exhaled into Lani’s hair. “Why didn’t I hear that before?” He pulled out his phone and dialed Maggie. “He’s not after her mother, or why would she still be alive.”
    He wanted Lani.
    Maggie’s heavy breath greeted him when she answered. He could hear a crowd in the background. “We’re almost at the hotel. Where are you?”
    “We’re here.”
    “Who’s we?” Maggie asked. “Did Andrea get there already? Or Dani?”
    “It’s a long story.”
    He heard Maggie’s words echoing from the phone and from across the large space behind him. “I’m sure there’ll be time for long stories someday.”
    Tomás turned and felt a small surge of relief course through him when he saw Maggie’s pixie-cut head and Alex’s wife-beater tank top. He could’ve kissed them both.
    Maggie jogged toward the elevator bank, but slowed considerably when she saw what likely amounted to two barefoot, half-naked strangers. Either that, or she recognized what Tomás should have seen when he first laid eyes on Lani. Maybe she saw an echo of Marco in those eyes.
    “Is this the long story?” Maggie raised an eyebrow.
    He let out an edgy laugh. “You can’t even begin to imagine.”
    “Shit.” Alex grabbed at his wrist and held it up for Maggie to see. “What the hell, man?”
    Maggie’s eyes rounded and she stared at the green tattoos. Her eyes went immediately to Lani’s wrists, and her jaw went slack.
    “I said it’s a long story.” Tomás yanked his hand away and rubbed at the new, knotty tattoos.
    “Whatever you say, Rain.” The jab in her last word reminded him of the hours they’d all spent making fun of their old team leader ducking into the airplane bathroom or an abandoned alley to have hurried sex with his mate. But now that Tomás had felt the pull of the bond, he couldn’t make fun of Rain any longer.
    A chuckle from Alex, a skeptical glance from Maggie, and none of it bothered him. He just wanted Lani to be safe.
    “Alejandro Sureda, Maggie Gallagher.” He indicated each of his friends to Lani. “They’re from my team.”
    “Nice to meet you.” Maggie extended a hand. Lani raised an eyebrow and Tomás touched Maggie’s arm.
    “Hang on,” he said. “Let me translate. Lani doesn’t speak English.”
    “No need,” Maggie said with a smile to Alex. “I know more than twenty words of Spanish now. Learning on the job.” She offered the same handshake and said in halting Spanish, “Good to meet you.
    “Can you find my mother?” The desperation in Lani’s voice caught everyone’s attention.
    Zolin grunted. “A woman? We do not need help from more women.”
    Maggie’s jaw dropped open and she gave the warrior an oh really glare. “And who is this big hunk of asshole?”
    Alex stepped out of the way when a couple of teenagers let out disgusted sighs. Another group filed past them into the elevator.
    “Why are we all gathered in here staring at elevators?” Alex asked. “Isn’t this the one place he’s the most likely to see us?”
    “Do we even know he’s looking?” Tomás said.
    Alex indicated the front doors with his head. “Let’s at least move this to a place where we don’t have an audience.”
    Maggie led them out of the alcove, but Tomás had a hard time dragging Lani away. She tried planting her feet, then clawing at his arms, but he wasn’t relenting. He wasn’t going to let her out of his sight again.
    Zolin lagged behind, keeping his distance from the new people.
    “Now. Are you going to tell us what’s