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She doesn t know you. She wouldn t open the door for you. He
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pounded on the door again. Ashling?
Case used his key and unlocked the door, and called out to Ashling
as they entered the apartment. Ashling, are you home? It s me, Case.
Maybe she went with him.
Jimmy stood in the hall while Case searched the apartment for
Ashling. When he reappeared, he motioned for Jimmy to come into the
living room. A note sat on the coffee table.
Case read it then handed it to Jimmy. I d know his handwriting
anywhere and so would Blake. It says to meet him at the park by the river.
That was over an hour ago.
Jimmy tosses the note back down. It won t take us long to get
there. If I m right he ll need our help.
Who ll need your help? Blake s voice made the other two men
jump in surprise. They turned and were relieved to see him in one piece
and unharmed.
Damn, Blake. Case tried to sound angry. You scared the shit out
of me. Jimmy came to my place and said the rumors about Christophe
were lies.
Blake shrugged his shoulders. They must have been. I went to the
park as the note asked to meet him, and he never showed up. He looked
at Jimmy. How do you know they re lies?
Jimmy sat down, a look of relief on his face. Lynette. She likes to
brag when she s done something big. She didn t come right out and say it
in so many words, but I understood what she meant. I guess I was wrong
about the trap.
Blake gave him a puzzled look. What trap?
She said she was going to use the rumors about Christophe to lure
you into a trap. Obviously, it didn t work.
Case looked at Blake. Where s Ashling?
She s here.
No, she s not. I used my key to get in.
Blake took off for the bedroom. When he came back, he looked
frantic. She was here when I left. He walked over to the table by the
door and came back carrying a small tan bag. This is her purse, and this
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note was next to it. Lynette has Ashling. Go get Leland and Russ, then
meet me at the cemetery by Josh s grave.
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Chapter Fourteen
The sun had just started to go down when Blake arrived at Josh s
grave, but there was no sign of either woman. He put his nose in the air
and could smell Ashling s perfume. He could sense something else as
well.
Blake followed the scent and found Ashling lying behind a bush a
few feet away from Josh s grave. She was unconscious and had been
bitten on the left shoulder. The torn flesh and teeth marks were
unmistakable. The other thing he sensed was the beast within her coming
to life. It struggled to take over as it grew in strength.
He crouched down beside her and held her in his lap. He felt
helpless, not knowing what he could do to help her.
Don t worry, Blake. She s not dead, just injured. Lynette s voice
sounded amused.
Blake gently placed Ashling back down on the ground and stood to
face the alpha bitch.
She chuckled. It s funny how life works, isn t it?
Blake kept his voice flat and unemotional, his body and mind ready
for anything. How s that, Lynette?
She put out a hand to indicate Ashling. First, I turn her brother out
of love, and then I turn her out of hate. She hates werewolves, but falls in
love with one and now she is one. She has become the very thing she
despises.
I don t see the humor.
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Well, then maybe you ll find this funny. Her little pussy curse is
broken, now that she s a werewolf. She ll be just like you, except for one
tiny detail. Lynette started to circle around him, testing his defenses. He
knew she looked for a weak spot. She will, of course, be under my
control.
Blake watched her move, ready for whatever she might do, and
thought of the dagger hidden under the back of his shirt. Why do you
hate her so much, Lynette?
A wicked grin spread across her face. Because of Josh. He was so
protective of her. He adored her.
She was his sister. There s nothing wrong with an older brother
loving and protecting his little sister.
It didn t matter. I wanted him to prove he loved me! He wouldn t
turn her, and when he found out I sent someone else to do it, he became
enraged and turned on me! He killed Brett, the one I sent after Ashling,
and then he came after me. She has cost me a number of victims with her
damn ritual. Now, she s mine.
Lynette and Blake lunged at each other, wrestling to the ground.
She got him on his back, but he managed to throw her off and get to his
feet. Lynette hit Josh s headstone, crumbling it to pieces before she landed
on the ground. She stood up, dusted off her pants, and then lunged at
Blake again.
They fought for several minutes. Blake gave as good as he got, but
he was starting to wear down. As much strength as he had, Lynette was
an alpha. Her strength was superior.
He pulled the dagger out and continued to fight, mindful for any
opportunity to jab the blade into her heart.
Ashling s transformation was almost complete. Blake could see her
body quiver. He knew he had to act fast, but when Ashling made a small
howl of agony, the sound and his concern for her distracted Blake s
attention away from Lynette.
Lynette lunged at Blake from behind and shoved his body with
enough force against a tree that he lost his grip on the dagger. The
collision knocked the wind out of him for a moment. The dagger landed
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on the ground well out of his reach. Lynette wasted no time and
continued to batter him with blows.
He managed to get himself turned around, picked her up, and
threw her as far away from him as his strength would allow. She landed
on the ground with a loud thud and slid across the grass a foot or two.
Blake turned and started to head for Ashling, searching for the
dagger. By the time he heard Lynette come up behind him, it was too late.
She had picked up a piece of Josh s broken marker and used it to hit Blake
on the back of his head. He fell to the ground unconscious.
Out of breath from the fight, Lynette walked over and stood near
Blake s head. Her anger and hatred reached a new high. She saw before
her another opportunity to make Ashling suffer, by killing her mate, the
man she loved, and doing it with a piece of her own brother s gravestone.
She felt triumphant as she started to lift the piece of rock over her head
with the intent to crush his skull.
Lynette.
The soft voice caught her off guard, and she turned in the direction
from which it came.
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