Turn of the Moon (Royal Shifters #1)(28)

Tate turned around, eyes wild. “You need to get the f*ck out of here. If I’d known she was a royal, I never would’ve asked you to come. We can’t risk her. If they find out what she is, they’ll come after your pack next.”

“Not if we kill them first. Besides, they already know what she is. They knew when they stole her the first time.”

He threw his hands in the air. “Fuck me. What are we going to do?”

Bailey stepped forward, meeting each of their stares. “You aren’t going to do anything. Kami’s gone because of me. I’m going to make sure we get her back. First, we need to track her. Can someone produce something of hers?”

“I have one of her jackets inside. Come with me,” Tate insisted. We all followed him into the house and he brought me a thin, denim jacket. I breathed in her scent and so did Bailey and Sebastian.

Sebastian closed his eyes, clutching the jacket in his hands. “I’ve got a trail. When do we go?”

Bailey started for the door. “Now. We can’t waste any more time. If those cocksuckers said they’ll f*ck with her, they will. I’m not taking any chances.”

I grabbed her arm before she could get outside. “I don’t think this is a good idea.”

“I agree,” Sebastian cut in.

Tate joined us. “I’ll have my men go after her. Just point us in the right direction.”

Eyes wide, Bailey scoffed. “Are you kidding me? That’s your plan to get Kami out alive? Because that’s our goal here, to see her walk away from this mess. If you waltz in, those wolves will smell you from a mile away. At least, with me and Sebastian, we can mask our scent along with Ryker’s.” She opened the door and stepped out. “Now, let’s go. I, for one, know what it’s like to be tormented by those f*ckwads.”

Clearing his throat, Tate slapped a hand on my shoulder. “She’s a pistol, Whitemore. Remind me never to get on her bad side.”

Sebastian snorted. “Tell me about it. She’s already threatened to kill me on at least three different occasions; not to mention how many times my balls have been on the line.”

He joined Bailey outside, but before I could go, Tate squeezed my shoulder. “I’m sorry, brother.”

“For what?”

“For putting your mate in danger. I love my sister. I couldn’t let them kill her.”

“And I would never expect you to. This is my fight, not yours. Besides, they wouldn’t have stopped at just Kami. I know those wolves. I used to be a part of their pack.”

“When they see you, it won’t be the end. They’ll hunt your people down.”

The thought of that made my blood boil. “They can try, but as you know, I have some of the fiercest warriors in my pack. We won’t stop until they’re all dead.”





Bailey

“How far away do you think? Four miles?” I asked, peering at Sebastian. Brows furrowed, he closed his eyes and breathed in.

“Roughly,” he replied with a nod.

Ryker put his arm around my waist, grabbing my attention. “Why don’t you stay as you are and we’ll shift? That way you can help Kami and get her out.”

“Good idea,” Sebastian agreed.

I couldn’t argue with them there. “Okay. Let’s do this.” I could always shift if I needed to, but they had a point. If I was her, I wouldn’t just trust any wolf, especially two, unmated males.

Ryker and Sebastian took off their clothes and left them on Tate’s back porch. They shifted into their wolves and we were on our way. We ran through the woods and I could smell Kami’s scent as if she was right beside me. I’d never tracked anyone before—never had the reason to. Sebastian took the lead and Ryker stayed by my side. Once Sebastian slowed his pace, I knew we were close.

Crouching down, I crept up beside him and focused on the camp in the distance. There were three tents and four wolves from what I could tell. “She’s in one of those tents,” I whispered. Sebastian nodded in agreement and padded off slowly.

Ryker nudged me with his nose. “Stay out of sight during the fight. When all is clear, get Kami out of there. Shift if you have to.”

Grabbing a handful of his hair, I leaned into him. “I will. Be careful.”

Without wasting any time, he took off with Sebastian, their howls piercingly loud. Ryker killed one of the wolves instantly while he was still in human form, but the other three had already shifted. Masking my scent, I crept along the camp edge to the first tent. Kami wasn’t in there, she was at the far tent, but I had to get past the fighting wolves first.

Ryker attacked first and the fighting began. Their teeth ripped at each other and the smell of blood filled the air. As much as I wanted to fight, I had a job to do. However, blood wasn’t the only scent in the air. I finally reached the tent and rushed inside, only to find Kami gagged and bound, surrounded by wolfsbane. Her head jerked in my direction, tears falling down her cheeks.

Holding my breath, I rushed over and untied her, careful not to touch the plants. Grabbing her arm, I wrapped it over my shoulder and lifted her up. Her brown hair was knotted and dirty, her body covered in bruises and f*cking bite marks. I growled low, wishing I could rip every single testicle off the dirtbags who did it to her. Quickly, I carried her outside and we both sucked in a huge breath of air.