Nearly Human (Marked, Book 1) by Meredith Spies

Author:Meredith Spies [Spies, Meredith]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Meredith Spies

Chapter Eight

My heart pounded so hard, I saw spots as I fell against the door. Cleverly was stiff and pale beside me, her lips pressed into such a thin line they were nonexistent. “What,” she said softly, “the hell is happening? Are those dogs?”

I nodded, gulping air. “Yes, dogs. Wild dogs, very bad. Let’s go. Now, Cleverly. We have to go now.” I made it back to my feet and seized her by the arm. A frantic look around the room showed me a major safety violation: no emergency exit. The wolf on the other side of the door thumped against it hard, making it bounce slightly in its frame. I backed away, tripping over my own feet and going down hard on my hip. “Shit!” Cleverly bustled forward and helped me get back up, supporting me as I swayed. I wasn’t sure how much was from my concussion and how much was from whatever worked in my senses trying so hard to keep me safe.

“Landry! Open this door! Fucking now!”

Cleverly yelped and ducked behind me. Because I, a wounded man standing at five foot eight and possibly one hundred and fifty pounds soaking wet, am a terrific human shield when faced with werewolves. A wereyorkie, I could take, but a wolf? Just call me puppy chow.

“Landry,” Cleverly whispered, “who is it?”

The wolf had been dun-colored, but it wasn’t Ethan. That much I knew. The were on the other side of the door had black tips to his ears and a white chest from what I could see before I closed the door in his face. Ethan didn’t when he was shifted. “Landry Babin,” the were shouted, “open this goddamned door or I swear to God, I will rip it off its hinges!”

Oh. Now I recognized the voice. I gently shook off my aunt and, after a deep breath that did nothing to help calm me, I opened the door just a crack. Tyler Stone stood, scowling and bloody, pressed against the door. Scowling, bloody, and naked. He pushed the door open wider, shoving me back and aside. He had it shut, locked, and a heavy armchair dragged against it before I could make my vocal cords work again. “Where’s Ethan?”

“Hey, man, great to see you,” Tyler muttered, voice full of false cheer. “Thanks for saving our asses. Wow, way to really put yourself on the line for your brother’s ex, Tyler. Totally above and beyond. You’re the best.” He was dragging more furniture against the doors, his metaphorical hackles standing at attention. And yeah, still naked.

You didn’t think weres kept their clothes on when they shifted, did you?

“You need pants,” was all I managed in response.

“They’re back in the car. Which is about two miles away, across the field and down along the bayou.”

Cleverly was definitely distracted by this tidbit of information. And I will tell myself that was the tidbit distracting her till the day I die, thanks. The snarling and fighting in the corridor was definitely louder now, human screams mingling with canine barks and yowls.

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