Alpha's Rescue by Renee Rose & Lee Savino

Author:Renee Rose & Lee Savino
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Midnight Romance

8

Teddy

The fireball rising from the remains of Lana’s rental SUV sears my bare arms and the back of my neck.

I dive for the ground, whipping Lana around, so my body shields her from the explosion. I cover her with my bulk, my hands tucking her head into my shoulder. The move muffles her screams.

Fiery bits of metal rain down around us. One hits me in the back, and I arch and hiss, brushing it to the ground. My shifter healing can handle any flesh wounds. Lana’s protection is my priority.

Someone must have rigged a car bomb to Lana’s ignition. Either her brother or the assassin he hired. The explosion is over, leaving only the fire crackling along the ruined shell of the SUV and a sharp ringing in my ears.

I grabbed her just in time. There was a moment right before I came out of the trees when I registered that the car smelled strange. My instincts kicked in, and I let loose with shifter speed to save her. It doesn’t matter that she saw my supernatural gifts in broad daylight. The only thing that matters is keeping her alive.

“OMG.” Lana grips my t-shirt, shaking. She’s hyperventilating.

“It's okay. I’ve got you.” I lift off her and cup her face. “You're okay.”

“What just happened?”

“A bomb.”

The whine of a bullet is my only warning. I hunch over Lana, bracing to keep my weight off her as we hug the ground. A black object appears in the sky, hovering above an aspen tree. A drone. It’s shooting at us.

Damn, her stepbrother's going all out. If the bomb didn't get her, the sniper’s drone will.

A bullet ricochet skims my back. I bellow.

And my bear decides he’s had enough. In one breath, I’m human. In the next, I’m a shaggy monster, with enough weight and girth to block Lana from the sunlight and burning air. My shout contorts in my throat, emerging as an inhuman roar.

My jeans and t-shirt are reduced to scraps of fabric littered around us in a radial pattern. Under me, Lana whimpers.

The drone is still armed and firing at will. Time to get the fuck out of here.

I lift Lana in a fireman’s carry and hit top speed. I’m a werebear, and in bear form I’m faster than any creature alive. I have her most vulnerable areas–her head and torso–cradled in front of me, so I can protect her from bullets.

I leap into the forest and crash through the brush. The drone follows, joined by a second one. They’re whizzing through the trees, shooting at us and trying to pin me down. Bullets buzz like angry hornets over our head. I tuck Lana closer and put on a burst of shifter speed. Gotta get her out of here. Gotta keep her safe.

Nothing else matters.

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