Provoked by Rebecca Zanetti

Author:Rebecca Zanetti
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Paranormal, Fiction
ISBN: 9781601830203
Publisher: eOriginals
Published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

For once in Kane’s life, the lab failed to provide him with a sense of purpose. What was the fucking purpose? He’d spent years trying to cure Virus-27 with limited success. Mates were still vulnerable. Witches were afraid. And now, the one species he’d been able to save was in danger from faulty vials.

The brand on his palm burned with jagged demand and had for several days. The marking burned when he trained Amber, when he touched her, when he sensed her. Hell, it burned even when he was just thinking about her.

“Fuck.” He threw a beaker across the lab, closing his eyes as glass smashed near the open window.

Walter the monkey screeched from his high-end cage. Then he frowned, much too serious for a monkey.

“Sorry.” Kane had escaped from the earth to his largest lab so he could open the windows and smell the ocean. Aboveground he always seemed to get more accomplished.

Not today.

Today completely sucked.

Not only had he left the earth, he’d left a sleeping beauty in his bed once again. She’d moved right into his quarters because he’d pretty much insisted on it. An innocent, softhearted beauty he had planned to use against demons.

He felt Dage’s anger and worry before hearing the king arrive. Shit. Now Kane couldn’t even control his empathic abilities? No. Absolutely not. Shoving his face into calm lines, Kane turned to face his brother.

Dage took a deep breath. “The demons have Hilde.”

A roaring filled Kane’s ears. He swallowed hard. “Are you sure?”

“Yes.” Dage frowned, pacing to the window to stare at the ocean. “Satellite pictures are hours old, but there was some fight between the demons and Kurjans at the wolf compound in Utah.”

Kane scrubbed both hands down his face. “What the hell?”

“I don’t know. Best guess? Whoever is messing with the inoculations tipped the Kurjans off about Hilde. How the demons got involved, I have no clue. But there was a bloody fight and the Kurjans lost.” Dage leaned against the wall, facing Kane. “Talen is in the armory suiting up—we need to go.”

“We have someplace to go?” Now that was finally some good news.

“Yes. We traced their movements to the Mexico border—it looks like a temporary stronghold. They won’t keep Hilde there for long.”

“Let’s go, then.” The idea of storming any demon stronghold had adrenaline ripping through Kane’s veins. “I wish Conn were still here.” Conn had taken off for Ireland already.

“Yes. He’s halfway across the ocean by now.”

The question lurking in the king’s silver eyes had Kane’s chin lifting. “Amber is not going.”

“Your call.” Dage headed for the door.

Kane ignored the relief shooting through his veins. “Is Talen trying to bring Terrent up via phone?”

“Terrent isn’t at the wolf compound.” Dage headed into the hallway. “The Council went after a hoard of werewolves outside of Seattle yesterday morning.” As the head of the Bane’s Council, the group responsible for killing all werewolves, Terrent was always on the move. “The Kurjans probably knew he’d taken off before they attacked.”

Kane hustled behind his brother through headquarters to a room hidden behind a blank wall.

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