Saving Scarlett by Butler R. E

Author:Butler, R. E. [Butler, R. E.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: tuebl
Published: 2015-04-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Wes had never seen anyone tremble in fear the way that Scarlett did. They had walked into the boarding house at four a.m. to find Melody, her mates, and half the mountain lions waiting to greet them. A breakfast feast had been prepared and although they were all tired from the long journey, no one wanted to turn down the offer of a hot meal. They hadn’t been home an hour when Melody’s phone rang and Wes could hear Christian’s panicked voice asking for Scarlett. The phone went dead, but not before Christian told Scarlett to get out. She clutched the phone so tightly her knuckles went white as she shrieked Christian’s name long after the line had gone dead.

Ray loosened her grip on the phone so she didn’t break it, and gave it to Melody, who tried to call back every few minutes but never connected to Christian again. Something was blocking the call.

Scarlett sobbed into Ray’s shoulder.

“What the hell was that?” James asked from where he was sitting with his mate, Rue, across the table. “I could hear a woman screaming.”

Scarlett hiccupped, her hands tightening in Ray’s shirt. “My mom. I think someone was hurting her because of me.” She began to cry again in earnest and Ray stood, pushing Scarlett’s chair away and helping her stand.

“Come on, sweetness,” he said, leading her out of the kitchen and into the family room.

Wes stood, his cat yowling to go comfort their mate.

“You know it’s a trap, right? Scarlett’s father wouldn’t give her up easily. You guys helped her leave and now he’s done something awful to her mom because of it,” Melody said, brushing angrily at tears.

“He was going to give her away! What would you have us do?”

Micah slipped his arms around his mate and held her. “She’s not mad at you, Wes, she’s just upset. Scarlett’s mom is like a mom to her.”

Wes scrubbed his hand over his face. “I know, I’m sorry.”

John, who shared Rue with James, said, “There goes your plan to have him come down here for a nice, genial meet and greet. I’d bet money he’s on the way here now, and Christian was trying to tell Scarlett to get out of the house. We have less than three hours to figure out what to do.”

Wes looked at the pride and every member looked ready to go into battle. He was humbled by their show of support, but not surprised. The pride stood together. Scarlett was his and Ray’s mate and that made her a pride member, whether she could shift or not.

John stood, pulling his cell from his pocket. “I’m going to get Eryx and Ethan over here. I’ll have Rhett come get the kids and take them to the farm.”

“She could run,” Melody said.

James shook his head. “She’s pregnant. Running is stressful without adding that into it, and besides, it sounds as if her dad was torturing his mate in order to force Christian to make that call. He’s not going to give up.

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