A Warrior Wedding (The Protectors #7)(28)

Too late. Her stomach cramped painfully. Handing the glass back to Tessa, she lay back rubbing her stomach.

“Listen, Jill, we’re sorry.” Tessa came out of the bathroom and sat down on the other side of her. “We’ve been bugging the hell out of you about this wedding. We didn’t know you were sick.”

“No, we didn’t,” Nicole grumbled. “And Damon got hell for not telling me.”

Jill grinned even though it was the last thing she felt like doing. “I bet he did, but honestly, I wasn’t even sure what was going on.”

“Damon and Jared finally told us everything.” Nicole put her hand on Jill’s. “Don’t worry. Slade will find out what’s going on and will help you and Pam.”

“Where is Slade?” Jill opened one eye to look at Nicole then Tessa.

“He’s with Pam.” Tessa glanced at Nicole, then back to Jill. “He wanted us to stay with you until he gets back.”

“Why’s he with Pam?” Jill sat back up, her chest tight with fear. “Is she okay?”

“I’m sure she’s fine,” Nicole replied. “Just lie back and rest for a while.”

An inhuman roar filled the room making each woman jump and stared at the door.

“What in the hell was that?” Tessa clutched her chest, eyes fixed on the door as if whatever made that God awful noise was going to come into the room at any minute.

Running feet passed, heading down the hallway. Jill jumped out of bed, grabbed a pair of shorts and she swung open the door, following Sid and Jared who were running toward Slade’s office. She managed to get her feet in her shorts as she ran. Before turning the corner, she heard the commotion of shouts, grunts and all out hell fire coming from Slade’s office.

With no thought at all, she ran to the open doorway, her eyes landing on a horror she would never be able to forget. Jared grabbed a screaming Tessa, taking her out of the room. Nicole pushed past Jill, but all Jill could do was stare in shock.

“Get her the f*ck out of here!” Slade bellowed.

Jill’s eyes swung to his as someone grabbed her around the waist taking her out of the room. Her last vision was Slade covered in blood, Pam laying lifeless on the examination table, and Duncan being restrained by Sid and Sloan.

“No!” Jill screamed, fighting to get to Pam. “No!”

******

Jax opened the door for Caroline and followed her into the compound. Lana was just coming down the steps.

“Hey, there you are.” Lana hugged Caroline. “I got your message. What’s going on?”

“Hunter picked up someone’s scent around her place so he’s checking it out. I thought it was best that she come back with me and Blaze until we got the all clear from Hunter.” Jax headed toward Sloan’s office. “Where is everyone? Sloan wanted us here.”

“Not sure. They’ll probably be back. Sid left a little bit ago for the meeting. They should be in Sloan’s office or maybe the game room?” Lana frowned. “I was upstairs with Katrina playing with Daniel.”

“You hear anything from Hunter?” Jax asked Blaze as he leaned against the door jamb to Sloan’s office.

“No, not yet.” Blaze checked his phone before answering.

“So what do you think of my sister’s new place?” Lana grinned at Jax.

“Yeah, about that.” Caroline glared at Lana. “Are you in the habit of giving out my address to anyone?”

“I didn’t give it to anyone.” Lana shot back with a knowing grin. “I gave it to Jax. It’s a dump, isn’t it?” she said to Jax, ignoring Caroline’s glare.

“You’ve just been officially uninvited to my first dinner party,” Caroline snapped.

“How about uninviting me to help you paint?” Lana grinned. “That would really devastate me.”

Jax opened his mouth to say something, but a roar of rage took them all by surprise. Blaze was the first to take off toward the noise with Jax close on his heels. “Get in Sloan’s office and lock yourself in,” he shouted to Lana and Caroline as he disappeared.

“Hell with that.” Lana grabbed Caroline as she ran after Jax and Blaze. “Stay behind me.”

Caroline kept up with Lana who was in much better shape, but the closer they got, the more she wished they would have listened to Jax and locked themselves in Sloan’s office. It was total chaos. Jared was rushing past with Tessa, who was crying uncontrollably. Screams and shouts were coming out of a room right before them. Jax and Blaze disappeared into the room, but Blaze returned, carrying a kicking and screaming Jill away.

Her mind screamed for her to stop, but her feet kept following Lana until the door slammed, shutting them out.

Blaze had finally gotten Jill calmed down and Jared was coming back with Tessa held close to his side. Steve, Adam and Angelina followed.

“What happened?” Lana’s voice shook as she looked at Jared. “Please tell me it’s not Sid.”

Jared grabbed her with his free arm, holding her close. “No, it’s not Sid.” Jared stared at the door. “Slade was giving Pam a blood transfusion using Duncan’s blood.”

Jill pulled away from Blaze. “Why was he doing that?” Jill looked up at Jared. “Did she get worse?”