KateUndone by Marie Harte

they might have started new life inside
his mate. Though most females wouldn’t conceive during a first heat, the new
queen’s hormones had been having a strange effect on the females in the clan.
Women were popping up pregnant all over the place, and Logan could almost smell
Kate’s ripeness. The thought of her carrying his or Jesse’s young thrilled him
to no end. And that made him even more determined to keep Will Lawless far away
from Kate.
    Jesse reached for his hand and pressed a kiss to his palm,
for once leaving his guer wide open. “We’ll take care of her, Logan.
Ours, finally. And we’re not letting her go.”
    Logan nodded, in lust, in love and in danger of losing his
mind should anything happen to Kate or Jesse. Now more than ever, he would be
strong. He refused to be the weak link anymore. And in their new pack, he
didn’t have to bow to anyone. Not the Prime, his guard, or their queen.
    He’d rip Lawless apart one inch at a time if the male looked
the wrong way at Kate. Voids love him if he didn’t.
    * * * * *
    Will Lawless waited for his contact at the police department
to show. He’d been searching for a press release for hours, but for some reason
the Salinas were keeping quiet about the woman’s death at the hotel.
    An average-looking man rounded the corner and nodded.
“Evening.”
    “Well?”
    The man glanced over his shoulder then around him. “Word had
it Chen interrupted everything.”
    Will didn’t know what to say. This was one angle he hadn’t
anticipated. “Chen? What the hell would a crime boss want with three
insignificant Ravagers?”
    The cop shrugged. “No one knows. The girl’s death has been
swept under the rug as a random attack. They’re playing it like a druggie gone
crazy. No hint of Voider involvement, though as soon as it hits the tabloids
that’s all they’ll be talking about.”
    Will swore and nodded at the cop to leave.
    “Same time and place?” the cop asked.
    “Yes, yes.”
    The man practically ran from the alley, overjoyed he’d
receive payment soon enough. The bastard got off on pain, and it took little
for Will to hurt him. Frail humans. So undeserving. For a simple ass fuck and a
few scratches, the human would sell out his fellow officers and do anything
Will needed.
    Had the humans been less concerned about presenting a good
face to one and all, the cop could have found the freedom to live in the open
about his wants and needs, like most Ravagers. Eric Savage might be a complete
shit, and a stupid one at that, but at least he’d had the balls to take a human
as mate out in the open.
    Though Will hated his guts, he also respected the male for
his grit. Savage was wrong, but had conviction.
    But none of that mattered, now that Will’s prey had gone to
ground. He’d need to get with some of his older contacts to flush Kate from
wherever it was Chen had hidden her. The sooner he had her away from the other
Ravagers, the better. He didn’t much care if one of them happened to get her
pregnant. He’d rid her of the pup easily enough, but some females could be
fierce about their young. And if he was forced to abort her fetus, he’d have to
work that much harder to earn her loyalty.
    He didn’t want to invest that much time in a breedmate. Not
unless he absolutely had to. Will had other plans. Other hungers to assuage. He
headed for the Tombs, knowing he’d find what he sought there. And if he were
lucky, he might just find Kate as well. There’d be time enough to kill Logan
and Jesse Savage later. And then the rest of the cards would start falling into
place. He was sure of it.
    * * * * *
    They spent the remainder of their short time together
fucking, laughing and finally getting clean. Of course, the small shower dared
them to be at their most creative. Logan had banged his head and scraped his
knees, but he’d had Kate begging for mercy before he’d fucked her good and
hard.
    A few blowjobs for Jesse and his mate was in a mellow, sated
frame