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.When things had unfuzzied, he was lying on his side, spooned up against Anton.One of Anton'shands lay possessively over his belly.He blinked, nice and slow, staring at the fire."I need to sleep.""Then sleep.I have your back."He opened his mouth to say thank you, but he was already asleep.***Anton dozed with Greg for awhile, and then he slipped away, grabbing the phone as he headed tothe bedroom.He dialed Andrea's number.He needed this to be over.Now.Greg needed it to be over."Anton.How s Greg?" Simple.To the point."It's getting worse.Today I caught him wading out into the lake.He didn't even realize he'd doneit." The words growled from him.Over.He wanted this over.Bitten - 166"I heard from the wolf who has your man.The Northern Tribes have become involved, Anton.The Seers.We have to do something.""The Seers? What do the Northern packs have against me? We've never done anything to them.Icertainly haven t." Anton had always kept to himself.Always."Nathan says the Lars pack took the shaman's mate.They are torturing the man.Nathan has hischild."What.Wait."What the hell's going on, Andrea?""I don't know, but I know we have to figure it out, and soon.The child's taken Nathan's sight."This was getting completely fucking out of hand, and the alpha in him snapped and growled."All right, Andrea.It's about time we meet this head on." Just because he preferred to keep tohimself and be civilized didn't mean he was going to let someone continue to harass him and hispeople."I'm going to take this asshole down.""What?" He could hear the shock in Andrea's voice."I've had enough, Andrea.My mate is losing his mind.Nathan is blind.There's a lost child,Jackson is God knows where.I want my life back and I'm taking it."The line was silent for a moment, and then Andrea chuckled wryly."I'm surprised it took thislong.""Don't you laugh at me, Andrea." He snarled into the phone."You know I hate this kind ofthing.""Either be the alpha and take your city back or quit growling.""We'll be there in two days.I want everyone at the farm.Have Nathan bring that child, and yousee how badly the Northern Tribes want her back.If one of their Seers is helping Lars' pack, thenwe need one of them on our side to fight on that front.""I'll see what I can do, Anton.""You do that.Tell them we'll form an alliance if you have to, use the kid as a bargaining tool --they don't need to know we won't harm the pup." The anger was rising in him, taking overeverything else."And tell anyone who doesn't show that they're out of the pack.I need everyonebehind me on this."Bitten - 167Andrea chuffed softly."Are we having a war, Anton?""We're having a war, Andrea.Enough is enough.I didn't start this, but I'm sure as hell finishingit.""After all this is done, I want to have your baby."Bitch."Fuck off, Andrea."She sighed dramatically."We could use the turkey baster."He could hear her mate in the background, snarling."Don't even joke about it." The last thing he wanted to have to put down a member of his ownpack for challenging him.Not to mention the fact that he had no desire for a pup."I'll see you in two days.Be ready to fight.Make sure." She sighed."Make sure Greg is ready.""He'll be ready.He wants this gone more than I do." And he wanted it gone very badly."I imagine so."He could hear Greg, awake again, pots clanging in the kitchen."I have to go.Two days.Make sure everyone is there, Andrea.Everyone.""Everyone.We'll take the pack lands back."The city -- pack lands.Christ.Times had changed.Their kind needed to blend in better than this, or do as the Northern Tribesdid and set themselves aside from society."Two days."Anton hung up on Andrea and headed for the kitchen, slipping the phone into his pocket.He stopped, stared.Greg was sleeping -- eyes closed, face slack, moving through the kitchencreating food.Jesus Christ.He didn't know whether to scream or cry.Did he wake Greg up, or just watch andmake sure his mate didn't burn the place down?Bitten - 168One thing he knew for sure -- going back to put an end to this once and for all was the right thingto do."I love him.I can't come with you." Greg murmured softly, pulling a steak out of the fridge."No,I mean it.I'm sorry your mate is hurt, but I can't leave Anton."He growled low, but didn't wake Greg.The more information they could gather, the better offthey'd be when it came to the hunt.The stove came on, Greg nodding."I can't let you do this.Help us.Anton found me.Anton willhelp you; we can get him back for you."He sidled up behind Greg, let his mate feel his warmth, his strength."Where is his mate?" hewhispered.Greg stilled, leaned back into him."The invaders took him." That wasn't Greg's voice.A shiver went through him.Jesus fuck [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]