Enemy Mine by Katie Reus

After a few minutes of shouting, she realized Kiernan had brought Uberto Mazzoni and the heads of four shifters to her pack as an offering. She knew she should probably be grossed out, but she smiled to herself. He’d done it for her. She’d known her brothers were wrong, and she hadn’t cared what they’d believed anyway. All she cared about was that Kiernan hadn’t betrayed her.
    Staying silent, she continued listening as he spoke with her family.
    “Uberto didn’t want her hurt,” Kiernan said.
    “Is that supposed to mean something to me?” her father asked.
    “I know about her healing abilities. My guess is the Mazzoni Alpha is sick or injured and needs her.”
    Melina knew that if that was true, the Mazzoni Alpha would have to be close to death. Otherwise they might have tried asking her to use her healing abilities. But if the Alpha was near dying, she wouldn’t be able to help him without draining all her own energy and possibly killing herself in the process. And her father never would have allowed her to chance helping him if it put her in any possible danger.
    “Thank you for dropping off this bastard. I’ll make sure he tells me everything he knows.”
    “I want to see Melina.” Kiernan’s words were quiet, intense, but thanks to her extrasensory abilities, she heard him.
    Her father said no and as they continued arguing she hurried back through the house. She knew where her father’s soldiers were positioned and though they were very good at what they did, they were meant to keep people out, not in. And no one would expect her to attempt to leave.
    Especially not now.
    If her family wasn’t going to let Kiernan in after what he’d just done, she’d go to him.
    Using her small size and knowledge of her pack’s home, she sneaked out a side door and made her way along the side of the house until she reached the wall corner. Peeking around, she spotted a four-door sedan near the stone walkway directly leading to the front door, and an SUV farther down the driveway. The trunk of the sedan was open, and one of her brothers was pulling a shifter head out of it.
    Okay, it was really gross now that she actually saw it. Bile rose in her throat and she had to take a deep breath to steady herself. Next she spotted her father and brother escorting Kiernan away. They weren’t trying to manhandle him, but they weren’t being gentle either.
    A need to protect him jumped inside her, an angry vicious thing she couldn’t control. He’d just helped her pack, risked his life to protect her, and they were treating him like this?
    Sticking to the shadows, she sprinted down the driveway and out onto the road. Careful to stay hidden, she hurried down her street, only stopping to hide in the bushes in her neighbor’s front yard.
    When she saw the lights from the SUV swing out of her parents’ driveway, she ran into the street, blocking it. Immediately the vehicle jerked to a halt.
    Kiernan was out and pulling her to him before she could tell him she’d heard what he’d done for her. Scooping her up, he hurried back to the SUV and slid into the backseat, keeping her on his lap.
    He was covered in blood, and his dark hair was a mess. Reaching up, she gently cupped his cheek. “Are you okay?”
    “This isn’t my blood,” he said in a rough voice, his eyes unreadable.
    The vampire from the driver’s seat snorted. Dark hair, dark eyes, similar muscular build to Kiernan. She’d tried looking up pictures of the Doyle coven online and it had been damn near impossible to find any, but she had no doubt this was one of his brothers.
    The other vampire gave her a cursory look, one filled with mistrust and dislike. Kiernan growled at him. “Drive and don’t look at her like that.”
    Despite the situation, she nuzzled her face against his neck. “Is he your older brother?” she whispered even though the other vampire could hear her.
    “Yes.” Kiernan’s grip around her waist tightened. “Ronan, this is