Reggie's: Changing a Wolf's Heart by Jana Leigh

building and street slowly.
    Thankfully, they were too stupid to look up. Levi could see Cloe and Teagan on the roof of the building closest to the warehouse. They were crouched down low but there was no mistaking the pair. Levi looked up some more and saw that they had the building surrounded from the roof.
    Good, at least they would get Ruby out. He would bring Reggie back to her. Movement at the front of the warehouse drew his attention. How arrogant were they? He thought as he saw three men lead Reggie to a waiting car.

Chapter 9
    Reggie finished his conversation with Casey and shut down his link. He watched the men in the room start to look at Ruby with a little too much interest. He knew the Rogues were not looking at her just to be nice. They were trying to decide who got to go first when Reggie left the room. Damn it. It was the one flaw in his plan. He did not want to cause her a minute of suffering. She had been through enough. But leaving her with only a few guards was the best way to get her out of here. If they tried to rescue both of them, there was a real possibility, they would get hurt. There were too many guards in this place. He figured that Roarke was arrogant enough that he would take a lot of guards with him when he left the warehouse. That should leave only a reasonable amount here guarding Ruby.
    But by the looks of things, she was going to be a sitting duck for a few minutes until the Calvary came. He did not like to do that, but he really did not have a choice if he wanted her out sooner rather than later. Reggie thought the longer she was in the apartment bedroom; the more the Rogues looked at her like she was open game. It pissed him off.
    “I am going to get ready to leave with Roarke, can you give me a few minutes with my mate?” He said to Hugo, who smirked but nodded.
    Thank the Gods he had planned this out. He had little doubt in his mind that she was going to have to be strong until the Calvary arrived. Now it was convincing her to leave him behind. He knew that so much had happened to his little mate in the last few years, and because of that, she was shy and unsure of herself. She was going to have to suck it up for a few hours. Then she would have Levi to lean on. He only hoped the man had come to his senses over the last few months.
    “Baby girl.” Reggie said leaning down and pulling at his mate's hands so she would stand. He pulled her into a tight embrace so it looked like they were sharing an intimate moment should anyone be watching. “Listen very carefully.” He said into her ear.
    “I have contacted Casey; they are coming to get you. The only way was for me to leave so the security was less. So I am going to go with Roarke and then Levi will come for you. Don"t worry about me. We have a plan to get me out too. It will just be a few days.” He said softly and tightened his grip when she began to shake her head in denial.
    “No, I will stay with you. I won"t leave you. I have weapons. We can defend ourselves together. Don"t do this, don"t leave me.” She whispered and looked at him with a sad expression on her face.
    He knew this was going to be hard, he did not want to leave her either, but he would have to make sure that she was safe. She was the most important thing in his life. He heard his friends talk about finding their mates and falling in love quickly, but he always laughed about it. Now he understood, Ruby was his world. He also knew when Levi finally accepted them that he would join her in his heart.
    “Listen to me,” he whispered in her ear. I can"t do this without knowing that you are safe. I have to see if I can find out what the Rogues are really after.” Reggie whispered.
    “Why you? Why can"t they send someone else?” She cried softly into his neck.
    “Because I am here, and now is the time.” He replied softly. “When I leave, I want you to use your weapons on these assholes if they try anything. I don"t like the way they are looking at you. Casey