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would protect him.  Drop, baby, he ordered,
taking in the men in the shadows. They hadn t
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been spotted yet.  Drop! he hissed.
 You d better catch me, he heard her say.
The woman above him let go of the wall.
Brooke fell into his arms.
A bullet slammed into his leg. He grunted in
surprise.  We ve been spotted.
 You ve been shot!
 I ve had worse. Come on. Grabbing Brooke s
hand, he started running away from the
policeman. Gavin heard the man speak into his
radio.
 I have a confirmed hit, but he s still on the
move. I m in pursuit. No, the girl is in the way. I
don t have a clean shot.
Two more officers appeared around the corner
in front of them. Gavin and Brooke skidded to a
stop.
 Maurice De Luca, you re under arrest for
murder, cannibalism, rape and attempted
kidnapping.
 Rape? He glanced between the officers.  I
didn t rape anyone. The rest of the
charges& well, Gavin shrugged, giving them an
unrepentant grin,  those I did.
 You didn t kidnap me, Brooke whispered.
 They think I m trying, he pointed out.  I keep
thinking one of these decades I ll learn martial
arts. It would really come in handy in this
situation.
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 Dad, Brooke hissed.
 Step away from my daughter, Gavin, Richard
ordered from behind the two officers.
Gavin s gaze shifted from the guns the three
officers held on him, to Richard, to Brooke.
Suddenly, his mate sucked in a pained breath and
swooned. Wrapping an arm around her waist, he
caught her. A quick look over his shoulder
showed him the moon had almost risen. He could
feel the burning stir of his inner wolf. Brooke s
first transformation had begun. Gently, Gavin
lowered her to the ground and took a step back.
 What did you do to her? Richard asked,
moving toward her.
Gavin held up a hand, his voice coming out a
low growl,  If you value your life, you ll leave me
and Brooke alone.
Ignoring him, Brooke s father knelt beside the
whimpering woman. Pain slammed through
Gavin s midsection, and he doubled over.
Lowering to one knee, he willed the conversion to
be swift. Sinew popped and muscles shifted as
bones changed. The pain in his leg ebbed as his
shirt and pant legs split. Thick, soft fur covered
him. The pain transferred to his mouth as teeth
shifted and grew. He let out a howl, and seconds
later, the werewolf rose from the ground. Glowing
eyes surveyed the four men who watched in
shock.
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Taking advantage of their disbelief, Gavin
shouldered Richard aside. He scooped up his
writhing mate in one large arm and galloped
toward the forest. Shots rang out behind him, and
he felt the sting of bullets entering his massive
body. He ignored them, knowing he had to get his
mate somewhere safe to finish her transformation.
He slowed amongst the trees. He felt Brooke jerk
in his arms as pain stabbed through her.
Finally deciding he d given them enough space,
Gavin laid her on a bed of pine needles. Brooke s
brown eyes opened, and he saw the yellow
ringing the pupil. She was well on her way.
 Gavin, she whispered, reaching for him.
Lying next to her, he nuzzled her face, trying to
offer reassurance. She cried out sharply, her hands
clenching his fur.
Don t fight it, Brooke, he mentally told her.
It hurts.
He heard the pained voice echo in his head.
Relief flooded him. The rumors were true.
Werewolves could talk telepathically with each
other. It will pass quickly. Will the change to happen.
Accept it.
A smell wafted on the breeze toward him. The
police were closing in. When he rose, the pain in
his leg, chest and shoulder reminded him that
although they couldn t kill him, enough pain
would render him unconscious. A low snarl
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rumbled through the beast, and he moved
through the forest. His paws made no sound as he
sought his prey. One officer appeared to his right.
Moving quickly, he circled the man and attacked
from behind.
His roar of aggression echoed between the
trees, hardly dampened by the rain dripping
between the pines. Claws dug into the officer s
back, shoving him forward. The man went down,
his gun skittering across the pine needles. The
werewolf grasped the man s thigh in powerful
jaws, snapping the bone underneath as he tore a
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