Hunger by Eve Langlais

Author:Eve Langlais
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

CHAPTER 12

“He’s got Chelo.”

Zach gripped Darnell and jerked her back and down behind the rock as glass exploded outward and shards flew through the air. Rube leapt over the railing with Chelo over his shoulder, but she was struggling, throwing him off balance.

Darnell pulled free of Zach’s grip, stepped into Rube’s path, raised the gun, and shouted, “Stop!”

Rube stopped, but he threw Chelo roughly to the ground and reached for Darnell. She spun out of his grasp, raised the pistol in both hands again, and fired.

The blast deafened her. Rube stopped and shook his head at the noise. How the hell could she miss this close?

Lunging forward, he grabbed the gun out of her hands as Chelo scrambled out of his way. Cursing, Darnell slipped beneath Rube’s hands just as Zach launched himself from behind the rock. He tackled Rube around the knees at the same moment Evan flew off the deck and grabbed Rube around the shoulders. The three men tumbled to the ground.

Darnell ran to Chelo. She was still on the ground, holding her head, obviously stunned by the fall. “Are you okay? I can’t believe I don’t see any blood.” She reached up and picked a large splinter of glass out of Chelo’s hair. “That’s got to be good, right?”

Chelo cursed and tried to sit. Darnell helped her sit upright while Evan and Zach wrestled with Rube. The fight rolled closer and Darnell practically lifted Chelo to her feet. They backed out of the way. Rube was thickly muscled and fighting like a crazed berserker, with both Evan and Zach struggling to hang onto him.

His face began to change, his canines growing.

Darnell shouted, “He’s shifting! Evan, he’s turning into a wolf!”

Evan didn’t hesitate. He wrapped his forearm around Rube’s head and jerked. The loud crack turned Darnell’s stomach. She’d never heard that sound before, but there was no doubt what Evan had done. Rube went limp. Evan lowered his body to the ground, Rube’s head lolling at an unnatural angle.

Zach was on his knees, head down, gasping for breath. Evan straightened slowly, but he didn’t even look in Darnell’s direction. Instead, he held his hand out to the other man. Zach glanced at Evan’s hand and took hold. Evan pulled him to his feet. They both stared at Rube’s body for a long moment, and then Zach shook his head, a short, sharp jerk as if shaking off the fight. “Thank you.” He raised his head and looked at Evan. “That guy’s the strongest sonofabitch I’ve ever disagreed with. If you hadn’t shown up, I think he would have had me way too easily.”

“We’ll never know.” Evan stared at the body. “I should feel badly.” He looked at Zach again. “I’ve never killed before. Came close, but…” His words sort of faded out and he turned as Trak leapt over the railing and went straight to Chelo. Unlike Evan, who was still gloriously naked, Trak had found a pair of sweatpants. He didn’t say a word, just gathered Chelo up in his arms and held her close.

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