down.
“She’s ripe,” Jacob says and licks his lips.
I try to ignore the heat rising between my legs.
“I’m sorry. I’m what?” I ask.
“Not only that you guys feel the tug? This girls our mate,”
the blond man says. Taking a deep breath a small tremble courses down his body.
Adrian leans back and raises his brows. “Really? That sunk
in just now?”
Keelan smashes his fist on the table, his knuckles
blanching. “I felt it I just didn’t want to say anything until I was sure,” he
growls.
They sound crazier by the minute. I clear my throat and all
three heads turn my way. “What the fuck are you all talking about?”
“You’re our mate,” green eyes says again. He reaches over
and touches my hand lightly, sending tingling shocks down my arm.
Mate? I need to get away from these freaks. Moving to the
side, I nudge Adrian. “Move,” I demand.
“And where are you going?” he asks. His eyes study me.
“I need to use the bathroom,” I say.
All men tense as I look from one to the other. Finally the
man moves and I stand up. My legs ache from sitting so long.
The waiter walks towards me. The concern in his face evident.
“Is everything all right here?” he asks. Just as he’s close enough I dart
beside him.
Adrian flies up from the table and I shove the waiter into
him. “I’m so sorry!” I say to the man’s astonished face.
Adrian catches him as I make my escape to the exit.
Jacob and Keelan grab my coat and I let my arms fall back so
it glides off me with ease. I hurry and pull the door shut, and as the two hit
it a crack meanders through the thick glass.
Wide eyes and heart pounding, I run into the crowd, glancing
behind me every now and then. My pursuers still hot on my heels.
Adrian, towering over most of the people, shove them away
like dolls.
I turn the corner and then down into the subway. Jumping
the turn style, I hurry just at the train’s doors are about to shut. After I
get in, I turn and blanch.
Adrian slams his fists into the window. The other two
trailing behind. How did they reach me so fast?
As the train slowly rolls away he and the others follow. The
look in his eyes desperate and full of rage. Then they disappear as the train
rolls through the tunnel. I take a deep breath and stand still. That was too
damn close. Too many thoughts cloud my head at once and I chew my bottom lip.
Calling the cops seems pointless. It’s not like they can do much in that
situation. They didn’t get a chance to assault me or… I frown. Whatever it is
they wanted me for.
Mate? Talk about psychotic. One things for sure. I’m lying
low from downtown for a while.
The train halts on the north side and I get out of the
subway. The crackling of thunder erupts in the sky and rain falls even faster
than before, drenching my blouse. I hug my arms and frown. That coral jacket was
my favorite.
I take a short cut through the park and shield my face as
the wind kicks up. Then I stop dead in my tracks. About twenty feet in front of
me, Adrian stands with a smile on his face. His eyes cast an eerie glow from a
nearby street lamp. I take a couple of steps back. “How did you find me?” I
ask. Body trembling.
“We followed your scent,” he says and starts walking towards
me.
I turn to run but stumble right into Keelan.
“Hey kitten,” he says and grabs my shoulders. Gently he
turns me back around to face Adrian. Then he presses his strong chest into my
back. Feeling the warmth from his body sends electricity down my spine. A
strong wave of desire clouds my mind and I take a shaky breath.
Jacob steps next to the blond with a deep crease on his brow.
“Why did you run away?” he asks.
I raise an eyebrow. “You have to ask?”
“It’s because she’s scared,” Adrian says as he approaches
me. Then he touches my face with the back of his palm. “But you’re not scared
of us are you? You’re scared because you want us just as bad as we want
you and you don’t understand