Sassy Ever After: Dreaming of Sass (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Jeni Burns

Author:Jeni Burns [Burns, Jeni]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

7

Saving Sass

Not again.

The thought played on repeat in his head the entire drive. And yet, it looked like his woman was set to die today for sure. Who the hell willingly got into a car with a werewolf? Was she really so intent on getting away from him that she'd throw herself into the damn wolf den over and over and over again?

He shook the thought from his mind and raced toward the parked car. If his heart could still beat, it'd be raging in his chest, but it sat silent, giving him the advantage. He rounded the vehicle and wrenched the opening door.

His mate reached for him.

The silent organ in his chest sprang to life.

She wanted him.

In all the lifetimes throughout the ages, never had she given herself over to needing him. Not for a job. Not for her protection. Not for comfort. No. His mate was too stubborn for that. Until now.

He grabbed her arm and yanked her free from the car, pulled her to his chest, and held her tight.

"It's okay, love." He glanced over Kara's shoulder at the mostly transformed wolf and steadied her on her feet. "Wait here."

Her brow creased as if the simple instructions were spoken in a foreign tongue. His brain warred between holding her close and stopping the wolf.

The sound of tearing fabric seats ended his debate. He sidestepped Kara and managed to thrust his hand through the leaping wolf's chest and grip the organ giving life. With a squeeze, the snarling stopped and the weight of the beast on his arm increased.

Leo's hold on the wolf's heart continued as he tore his arm from the beast.

"Dead weight," he muttered, shaking off the animal and tossing the organ in the dirt beside the carcass.

"Shelly? No!"

A crackled sob tore his attention back to his mate. He caught a hysterical Kara by the waist as she flung herself toward the dead vermin.

"What did you do? She was my friend!" Her fists landed blows against his chest until she tired and her tears waned.

"I'm sorry. I couldn't let her hurt you."

"She was my friend."

This time hurt coated her previously angry words and Leo held her tighter. When her tear-stained face pressed into his neck, his soul leapt.

"How didn't I know she was a werewolf? We've been friends for over ten years and I never would've suspected." She wrapped her arms around him as more tears came.

"Oftentimes those we trust only show us what they want us to see, my love. Her deception isn't your fault." He dropped a kiss on her temple and waited while the tears flowed. "How long has she known?"

"What?"

She pulled from his embrace, leaving a lingering heat against his cool body. "How long has your friend known that you retrieve lost magical items?"

"I don't retrieve magical items." Her face wrinkled.

"Kara, you've been stealing powerful items for as long as I've known you. Every time I've known you, you're caught up in a quest to find something powerful. You sense them like a vampire smells blood from miles away.

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