Scent of the Heart by Parker Williams

Author:Parker Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: romance, gay, paranormal, shifter, alpha male, skunk
Published: 2015-06-03T04:00:00+00:00

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Casey saw the expression on Jake’s face. He knew his best friend fought Elizar’s control, but the gleam in his eye, that of a hunter seeing his prey, told him Jake couldn’t win the fight. He gripped Sev’s hand and jerked him out of the hut.

“Go. Grab Vadim. Meet me in the forest.”

Sev’s voice held more than a note of panic as he gripped Casey’s hand. “Where are you going?”

“I need to grab some things from my house. Go!”

The staccato beat of Sev’s feet let Casey know his mate was away from him. He couldn’t risk Sev being caught in the crossfire if Jake couldn’t resist Elizar long enough for them to get away. He slipped into his place and glanced around. He grabbed a few bottles from the shelf and stuffed them into a rucksack, cursing that he’d left most of his supplies at Sev’s. He’d have to make do with what he had.

A roar that echoed through the enclave told Casey he was out of time. He clutched a vial in his hand, ready to throw it should Jake burst through the door. A powdered sedative probably wouldn’t have much impact, since Jake would burn it off quickly, unless he could get him to ingest it, but that didn’t seem likely.

When the door came crashing inward, broken to splinters by Jake’s enormous body, Casey sucked in a deep breath. He didn’t want to hurt his friend, but it seemed Jake was no longer at home. His eyes were vacant and dead. Saliva dripped from his fangs as he approached Casey.

“Jakey, don’t do this. Please,” Casey begged. “I know you’re in there somewhere. You gotta fight him, dude. Remember, you always said you wouldn’t eat me. Don’t break your promise.”

Jake continued to stalk toward Casey, and a thread of terror wove its way into his heart. Jake coiled, ready to strike, when a cry of pain rent the air. He spun around and came face to face with a seriously pissed off skunk who’d sunk his teeth into Jake’s leg.

“Sev, get out of here. Get Vadim to safety.”

Tiny feet stamped as a white striped tail shot into the air and a noxious odor squirted from Sev’s scent sac. The jaguar collapsed on the ground, padding at his eyes, and snarling from the pain. Casey unplugged the container in his hand and dumped the contents into Jake’s mouth. The bitter taste would probably piss the cat off even more, seeing as how his senses were amplified, but Casey counted on the combination of Sev’s odor, which Casey found to be most pleasant, and the powder, to put Jake out of commission long enough for them to get away. What they’d do if he caught up with them was a matter for a different day.

Sweeping the skunk into his arms, Casey fled. The streets were eerily deserted, which added to his foreboding. What would Elizar do now that he had the enclave under his control again?

An armful of struggling skunk was too much to bear.

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