The Love He Squirreled Away [Mate or Meal 3] (Siren Publishing Classic ManLove) by Scarlet Hyacinth

Author:Scarlet Hyacinth
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2012-07-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

When Soren burst through the doors of his home, everyone turned to look at him. “Anson!” he bellowed. “Come here!”

The beta appeared from the living room, carrying a clipboard and looking very upset. “Hello, Alpha,” he said.

“Anson, what happened here? Why were those men in my house? How did the fire even start?”

By the time he’d gotten there, the fire on pack lands had been extinguished, with no significant damage done to the community. Soren hadn’t gotten around to examining the area, but it seemed pretty clear to him that the cause was arson. It must have been a scheme to deliberately draw away the wolf guards from the mansion. But why? Who would attack Carlie and for what reason?

His beta sighed. “The fire started in the lower section of the forest, next to the old mill. No one saw anything or anyone suspicious, but as you know, not very many frequent that area. Our first investigations detected use of flammable substances. Someone set that fire.”

Soren nodded, unsurprised. “Go on.”

“As for the men, they seemed to have gone in through the back of the property. We found traces of a vehicle stationed there. We are as of yet unsure as to how they entered the house, but they knew what they were doing.”

“Carlie?”

“She received several gunshot wounds—silver. There were several pieces of wood imbedded in her body, possibly from the fall.” Anson paused. “About that, we found—”

“I know what you found,” Soren interrupted Anson and took a deep breath. “Where’s the gun?”

“We sent it to the labs for analysis, along with fiber and blood samples.”

Soren knew some of those blood samples had been Daniel’s. He struggled to control his anger, his reason telling him Anson acted according to procedure. Even so, the wolf inside wanted to shake the man for being so foolish as to even doubt Daniel.

Realizing he was moments away from doing something he’d regret, Soren turned his back on Anson. “I’m going upstairs to see my mate and my pups. Liam should be here any moment now. Let me know when he arrives.”

Anson murmured an agreement as Soren headed toward the staircase. The scent of blood still lingered in the air, making him sick to his stomach. The entire area smelled of death, and even if Carlie’s body was no longer there, Soren could almost see it through the traces it had left behind. It got worse when he reached the first story of the house. There he could sense Daniel’s blood, too, mingling with his pups’ abject fear and confusion.

He focused on the knowledge that Daniel and the pups were okay. As soon as he reached the room, he noticed the guards standing at the door. “Good job, men,” he said. “Thank you for protecting my mate.”

“Yes, Alpha,” one of them said. They looked uncomfortable, and Soren knew their presence there wasn’t due strictly to Daniel’s protection.

Gritting his teeth, Soren entered the room and closed the door behind himself. He found Daniel on the bed with the pups, so motionless he almost seemed asleep.

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