The Wolf's Prey (15 page)

I lean back
against him. Tired from the long day, Lennox rubs my side as he
continues eating and I feel my eyelids get heavy. I feel agitated
then I hear shouting. I open my eyes startled and see my father
yelling into the phone. "I will wipe you out. You have until twelve
o'clock tomorrow." He threatens, harshly.

I look up at
Lennox who is still holding me in his arms although I notice were
in my father's office, now. "Did he agree?" I ask,
quietly.

"He agreed if he
could have you." Lennox answers.

I don't have to
ask what he said to that. I put my head back down on Lennox's
shoulder, getting comfortable. "Want to go for a run?" Lennox
asks.

"Sure, but I have
to go with Jessica after dinner I owe her one."

"Owe her
one?"

"From earlier,
Andrew and I ran too fast for her, she couldn't keep up." I
explain.

His hands tighten
on me and his head snaps to Andrew. "At dinner you said you know
she's wearing under now. You watched her." Lennox accuses, his
voice cold and hard.

"He's right.
Explain, Andrew." Dad orders.

I feel my
breathing hitch, betraying my nervousness. My heart races, I look
at Andrew and he says. "When we realized Jessica wasn't with us we
ran with her back to the house. She shifted before I knew it and
started dressing. I didn't stay and watch her, even if I wanted
too." He replies, smirking.

"Lennox, why
don't you go for that run?" Dad urges, knowing as well as I do
Lennox is close to snapping. I see the challenge in Andrews’s eyes.
He couldn't care less about Lennox's wrath, I'm starting to think I
underestimated him. Andrew is either confident in his fighting or
completely stupid and I've never met a stupid alpha.

"Let's go." I
say, trying to stand up. Lennox's hold on me doesn't ease. I look
at my father. 'Distract him' he mouths to me. My eyes get big
remembering the last time I tried that. Gradually, I turn in his
lap until I'm facing him. His eyes are still on Andrew, fighting
with his wolf to come out and most likely rip the other alpha to
shreds.

I clear my
throat, trying to get his attention. I'm too short I try pulling
his face towards me and it doesn't work.

"Andrew." My dad
says, warningly and Lennox starts to shake and growl. I don't know
what happened, but I stand up and put my baggy shirt over Lennox's
head. His growling and shaking stops as he licks the valley between
my breasts.

"Well, that's one
way to do it." Dad mutters, amused.

"It's better then
what I did last time." I grumble, trying not to let Lennox's
wandering tongue make me moan. I hear Lennox's deep laugh,
obviously remembering the incident too. Deciding he's had enough
fun, I lift myself up so I can take my shirt off of his head
without exposing myself. "Better?" I ask, sitting back down on his
lap. I feel his hardness and blush, uncontrollably.

The phone rings
and we are all at the phone. Dad answers it on the second ring.
"Alpha Griffin."

I watch his face
harden, listening to whatever the caller says. "We'll meet you
there." He replies, hanging up. "He's bringing his father over
tomorrow morning at 9:00."

"What changed his
mind so fast?"

"He just found
out he's going to be a father." Dad answers, I can see he's
relieved.

"What are you
going to do to Chris Rhys?" I question.

"Kill
him."

Sorry, busy &
chaotic life right now....lots of family drama...this is all I
could get done today..but it's a double! I'll be finishing a couple
paragraphs of loving blackmail after this it will be posted
tonight!

******

Who did it
?

Lennox carries me
out of the room towards the back doors right off the kitchen. We
get to the edge of the woods and he drops my legs, allowing me to
stand. I'm about to undress behind a tree when Lennox stops me. He
undresses me slowly not saying a word, his fingers lingering on my
skin. By the time he's done I can tell he's worked up, I'm sure my
scent isn't helping.

"Undress me." He
orders, his voice deep and husky.

I look at him a
little shocked the lift my hands to the hem of his shirt. I run my
hands along his skin like he did to me. I get it to his pecks
before he has to take over and take it off himself. I lower my eyes
to his belt and slowly undo the buckle. I slide my fingers into the
waistband of his jeans, unbuttoning them. With my hand still
holding his pants at his waist, I use the other to lower his
zipper. I push down his pants and they fall to the ground around
his feet. I trace the elastic of his briefs, looking at he's
hardness. I lower my hand and trace it with my finger. He growls
low in his throat and I tug on the material pulling it down past
his erection. I lean forward and kiss the middle of his chest.
Before he can wrap his arms and me I shift and take off running. My
white wolf shaking with the excitement of being chased. I dodge
trees and boulders scaring wildlife and eluding Lennox. I get to a
small clearing when I feel his solid body crash into mine. His jaws
on my neck making me growl in excitement.

He shifts back,
"Change." He demands and I automatically shift. His body is still
flush with my back. He turns me over and kisses me, dominating my
mouth. All of a sudden I feel him tense up and sit back up, looking
around.

He stands up and
shifts, so I do the same. I don't hear anything but still Lennox is
watching and waiting for something. In a flash I see a wolf come
out of the woods and tackle Lennox. He reverses positions with the
wolf within seconds. I'm taken down from behind and I land hard,
sending up chunks of grass and dirt. I howl when I feel my paw snap
and powerful jaws biting down on my neck. I hear loud whimpering
then it's silenced. I feel a rush of wind and the wolf behind me is
hit by another and they roll away from me. I look up and see Lennox
tearing out another wolf’s throat. I stand, careful not to put
weight of my paw and turn behind me seeing two dead wolves next to
Andrew. That's four total, why we're they here?

Lennox and Andrew
shift back, I keep my eyes on Lennox. "Do you know any of them?" He
questions Andrew.

"These are
Travis's men." I look over at Andrew from shock, my father's men
just tried to kill us?

I hear more
wolves coming closer. Lennox leans down in front of me and inspects
my paw. "It's broken." He states and I feel his anger rush through
me.

"What happened?"
I hear dad shout, running into the clearing in a pair of
jeans.

"Your men
attacked them." Andrew answers.

I watch as my dad
takes in the dead bodies, his rage showing. "My men tried to kill
you and my daughter?" He asks Lennox.

"Just me. How
could Rhys have gotten to them so fast?" Lennox inquires
perplexed.

"I don't know.
They're all enforcers, they were hired at different times." dad
replies, confused.

"Where's your
beta? Could he have given them this order?" Andrew asks, coming to
some kind of conclusion by the look on his face.

Dad turns and
yells to his men "Find Brooks, now!" his eyes land on me. "Are you
hurt?" He asks, coming closer.

"Broken wrist."
He nods and walks back into the woods bringing out a large black
tee shirt. "Here shift back and put this on. You won't be able to
run back like you are." Lennox takes the shirt and we walk behind a
group of trees. I shift back and feel the pain in my wrist
intensify. Lennox dresses me careful because of my broken
wrist.

"I think
you're wrong, that wolf wanted to kill me." I move my hair aside
and show him my neck. I feel the broken skin and the burning
sensation. Going for the neck in an aggressive manner is considered
a kill shot. "This wasn't Rhys, Lennox." He nods in understanding
and we walk out of the woods. I hold my wrist tightly with my other
hand, trying to keep it from moving. Andrew and dad are discussing
what the next step is.

"Look."
Lennox says, showing them my neck.

"So, it's
not Rhys. Someone here wants you both dead." Andrew responds,
looking at my neck.

"Let's
get back. I'll send people out asking who these four were seen with
over the past twenty four hours. They could have been acting
without orders."

We start
walking back, Lennox and dad are in a heated discussion about the
men that attacked us. "Thanks for saving me." I say quietly to
Andrew.

"I guess
you owe me one." He replies.

Not
knowing what to say, I nod and stay quiet for the rest of the walk
back.

*******

It Can't
Wait

The house comes
into view and we all walk inside. I see a group of wolves in the
kitchen. Most look terrified, so I know they're some of the wolves
that dad, Lennox and Andrew will be interrogating. This is
ridiculous, I doubt anyone here wanted us dead. The people that
wanted us dead are in that meadow.

"What happened?"
Mom yells, rushing to my side.

I show her my
wrist. "I think it's broken. I need to go get it looked at, can you
take me?"

"Of course,
sweetie."

"She's not going
anywhere alone, she needs a guard." Andrew says, looking at
Lennox.

"Do you have any
men you trust?" Lennox asks dad.

Dad growls, "Not
right now."

"You go with
her." Andrew orders. I know Lennox needs to stay to question
people, he wouldn't leave it to someone else.

Interrupting I
say, "Anyone that wanted me hurt was in that field. You can trust
your men dad." A couple of his men are nodding at what I'm
saying.

"She's right."
Mom seconds.

"Alright, Damon
you go with Jen and Jocelyn." Dad orders. I don't bother changing,
the shirt covers me to my knees anyway. I won't lie I'm a little
hurt by the fact that Lennox isn't coming with me. My safety and
finding out who tried to kill me is his top priority.

We get in the
black Hummer and mom drives to the doctor’s office in the middle of
our suburban town. Damon opens the door for me and we walk into the
building. There are a few people, but we're emitted immediately by
a nurse and taken to a room. I sit on the exam table hearing the
crunch of the white paper underneath me. I look down at my wrist,
it's already starting to swell and turn a dark bluish
purple.

"Does it hurt? Do
you want me to ask for some pain reliever?" Mom asks, wincing at
the sight of my wrist.

"No that's okay,
it's only bad when I move it." I answer as a young man around
twenty-seven comes in the room. My first thought is that Marta
would eat him alive. He has dark blonde hair and blue eyes, her
dream man. I'm calling Marta as soon as I leave.

"Hello, I'm
Doctor Sanders." He introduces himself to my mom and I out of
respect.

"Hi."

He lifts my wrist
gently and examines it. "It's already swelling and bruising. I'd
say you have multiple breaks in your wrist and possibly your hand.
I'll need to take you in for an x-ray."

I nod in
acknowledgement and he writes a few things down on my chart. "Is
there a possibly that you’re pregnant?"

"No, I'm on my
period."

"Are you allergic
to any medications?"

"No."

"Great if you'll
follow me we'll get those x-rays." I get down and follow him down
the hall. He opens the door and I go in. I watch as he turns on the
machine and takes a grey lead vest from the wall. He puts it over
my head and moves my hair.

"What happened to
your neck?"

"A wolf attacked
me." I reply.

"That's a kill
shot."

"I know my mate
and father are looking into it." I assure him.

"It needs to be
cleaned, before you leave." He states, laying my wrist on a flat
surface. He turns out the lights and lowers a hanging device,
hitting a button once. A nurse comes in to help and after a few
painful x-rays involving moving my wrist to different angles, we
stop and he takes the vest off. "Let's clean that wound on your
neck while they develop." We walk back to the room while the nurse
waits for the x-rays. Mom is pacing and looks relieved when we come
back in. "Sit down and I'll get started." He orders, taking out
alcohol and gauze. I do as he says and he starts on my neck. The
burning and stinging sensation makes me flinch, he finishes and
wraps the wound.

There's a knock
on the door and a nurse comes in with a folder. The doctor takes it
from her and turns on the light hanging on the wall. Pushing the
black looking x-rays onto the screen. He studied them then turns to
me. "You have a fractured wrist, your radius and the scaphoid are
broken. I'll need to put a cast on your hand and wrist."

I nod really just
wanting this to be over with. I keep getting an anxious feeling and
I know its Lennox worrying about me. I'm given a black cast, pain
killers and extra gauze for my neck.