STORY EXCERPT

Cloaked figures clad in black tracked through the alleyways littered with cigarettes, broken glass bottles and fragmented wood. They left their SUVs about a mile away. Rats scurried out of their path, away from the predators as they trodded through the city. They were heading to a building on the outskirts of the city.

The warehouse had been abandoned for some years until a company called the Corporeal Group bought it several years ago. The Prime had all the information about the company. The Society Council and their people in the federal government would take care of the human who bankrolled the fucked-up experiments on their females. But the scientists who performed those heinous acts—the council sentinels would take them out, every last one, no matter how long it took.

Chayton had studied the blueprints for the warehouse on the jet. The plans were the originals from when the building was first built. He had a street atlas of the structures nearby. He discussed the plan with the others on the jet.

“This is a rescue mission. We get all the females out. They are our top priority.” He scanned the room, all the men agreeing with him. “Bishop found the weak spots to set off the blasts for a distraction but would not collapse the warehouse. He will set the explosive while Dylan disarms the alarm system,” he told them, gesturing to his friend. While Bishop was an explosive expert, Dylan could hack into any electrical system and neutralize it.

His gaze moved to another member of the team. “Zander will be on the rooftop here.” Chay pointed to the diagram. “Lame or kill, up to you, but no human is to escape,” he emphasized. Zander was a Delta Force trained sniper. After one mission that went to shit, he gave up his commission and went back to his streak. Nathan recruited him and all the sentinels.

Chayton stopped, holding his hand up with a closed fist. The men halted. He signaled to Zander, who took off toward the building from the map. His head jerked to the right as a lone figure jogged toward them.

“Bishop,” Chay greeted the man.

“The charges are set and ready to go.”

Chayton gave him a nod before speaking. “Good. Give us ten minutes after Dylan disarms the alarms to get where they are holding the females, then blow it.”

Bishop gave him a look.

Chay’s eyes narrowed as he regarded him. “What?”

“They brought another female in a couple of days ago. She’s nothing more than a child.” He snarled, his beast coming out.

Chayton’s eyebrows raised slightly. They needed to take down these humans so the females would be safe. Now they were even taking human women. The man who kidnapped the mate of the Snow Water Lycans was part of this group. But that was only because he wanted her for himself.

“What about the human female?” Chay asked.

“The human female is with the others. They brought her in with the pup,” Bishop said. “She is the only human they have taken.”

So why was this woman taken? he asked himself. “We get all the females out,” he told them in a firm voice with an emphasis on all.

Bishop and Dylan gave him a nod before they left.

Chay’s attention went back to the building. The outside of the structure looked rundown, like the rest of the buildings. He had seen this in other human cities. When the building was no longer up to code, the humans would just abandon them.

The windows on the first floor were broken and splashed with paint. Probably from the graffiti tags that decorated the lower half of the building. The second-floor windows were dark but undamaged. The crusty red paint spelling the name of the company that once occupied the warehouse was faded and peeling.

Chay signaled the others to follow him. They made it to the side of the building without running into any of the guards who patrolled outside. Probably more to do with Bishop taking them out as he set the charges.

“The alarms are down,” Chay heard in his ear from the mic they were all wearing to communicate with each other. Even though shifter’s senses were ten times that of a human, they still used tech on ops, along with their senses. The side door opened without a creak. He suspected the humans placed steel behind the fake weather-beaten wood door. Chay took the lead.

He checked the hallways for guards before heading toward the stairwell. His brothers were close behind him. The females were being kept on the second floor, and the fastest way to get to them was the stairwell at the end of the hall. The diagram showed three flights of stairs that led to the top level.

Chay closed the door, moving to the side when he heard footsteps and voices coming from down the hall. He put his fist in the air, signaling to the men.

“What do you think they are going to do with the fat girl?” he heard one of the men ask as they walked by the exit. Chay heard the other guard scoff. “Doc probably do the same to her.” The first man stopped close to the door. “But she’s human.” A sneer in his tone. He saw the other shrug. “Don’t matter with doc. If using her will complete his experiment, then he will. He’s a sick bastard.”

Low, menacing snarls sounded in the stairway just as the guards’ footsteps started fading down the hall.

“They all die,” Chay stated in a low, bitter tone.

ADULT EXCERPT

A coarse groan resonated out of his chest, the vibration of it stiffening her nipples and causing her abdomen to tighten. Maya lost herself in Chay’s mouth. The palms of her hands smoothed over the broad, deep shoulders to loop around his neck. Her fingers entangled in his hair at the nape of his neck. He raised his head a moment.

“Mine,” he said throatily.

She shivered at the possessive, predatory look in his eyes. He removed the large shirt he put on her before they left the warehouse. Maya heard his exhale as he gazed at her breast.

Chay dipped his head down, his lips nuzzling the curve of her ear. His teeth nipped at her earlobe before slipping lower to sample the sensitive skin at the curve of her neck.

Maya inhaled and then moaned as his touch sent cascades of desire flooding through her. He turned her around. Both hands went to the sides of her face, his touch firm but gentle. He cupped her head. His lips brushed against hers. His gentle touch brought a sheen of tears to her eyes that she blinked away.

His brawny hands moved to her waist. She relaxed onto him, his thumbs brushed back and forth against the sides of her breasts. Her hands went to his shoulders, one of them going to his nape to entwine into his hair. Chay moved his hands down to her hips and pulled them snugly against his lower body. She became aware of his arousal pressed against her.

He withdrew a little and searched her eyes. He lowered his head, and his velvety lips brushed hers. He kissed her top lip, her bottom with restrained lust. He captured her mouth. His heated tongue slipped between her parted lips. The inside of her mouth forever marked by him.

Dropping his head, he kissed the swell of her breasts. A sigh of pleasure escaped her throat when he licked one mound then the other. He bathed her nipples with his tongue.

Maya shivered as the cool breeze drifted over her damp chest. His tongue delving back into her mouth to tangle with hers. He nipped her bottom lip before his lips trailed to her neck. Chay’s mouth traveled from her neck to her breast. His teeth on her nipple aroused her to a point where she almost lost control of her powers. Maya clamped down on her abilities when she felt a strong breeze against her heated skin. Each tug of his mouth was met with a contraction deep inside her.

The back of his hand was warm on her lower stomach. His fingers slid into the front of her boxers. His fingers trailed over her lips, drenched in her liquid. One good pull and the cotton shorts were gone. His hands gripped her hips. Chay drew her forward; his shoulders were between her thighs. “Your scent makes me hunger. I want to consume your cream.”

Chay’s hair brushed against her skin as his moist lips touched her flesh. She shivered at the opposing sensations. His hands pushed her thighs wider; his mouth moved closer to her throbbing pussy. Her legs shifted against the sheets as his heated breath drifted across the delicate flesh of her sex. Even though she just met him, Maya didn’t feel timid or fearful with him staring at her. Instead, she felt wanted and extremely aroused.

Maya arched her hips, pushing them closer to his face, welcoming him to taste her. A low growl emitted through his throat, sounding more beast than man. Chay’s tongue stroked her swollen labia. The tenderness of his caress sent quakes burning up and down her spine. He slipped his arms beneath her thighs. He covered her breasts with his palms. Maya felt her nipples pucker and stab the center of his hands.

Chay’s tongue tasted every crevice of her sex. He rolled her nipples between his fingers, pinching them gently. Her muscles clenched in eagerness.

He removed his hands from her breasts to wrap around her upper thighs, spreading them wide. Chay released one thigh and thrust two fingers deep into her core, at the same time seizing her swollen clitoris between his lips and sucking. Maya shattered. Her entire body jerked as she came. The bliss was so intense she couldn’t control her power. There was a loud crash neither of them noticed. Her heart pounded as she shook with release. Gradually, her body decreased to the sporadic shudders.

Maya felt boneless as she lay there on the bed, utterly gratified. She’d never experienced anything like that in her life. Then again, she never reacted to anyone like she did to Chay. She opened her eyes and gazed up at the man who had given her such pleasure. He cupped her face, his thumb caressing her chin.

“Who are you?”