Adrenaline surged through him. Gideon punched Brant, square in the jaw. There was a cracking noise. Brant’s eyes widened. Blood sprayed. He flew backwards, landing sprawled on his back in amongst what was left of his desk.
“Motherfucker,” Brant growled as he sprang back to his feet. Blood trickled from his mouth. His muscles bunched and corded as he came at Gideon.
Bring it.
Zane grabbed ahold of Brant who tried to jerk his way free. “Fuck!” Brant roared. His face was a mask of rage. Eyes wide, skin flushed. Bloodied mouth open as he continued to scream profanities at Gideon.
“You deserved that,” Zane growled. “I should hold you down and allow Gideon to have at you but since you happen to be the fucking king, I will refrain.”
“Fuck you!” Brant snarled, glancing back at Zane.
“No…fuck you, Brant. You always pull this shit. Why did you send the female away without bothering to gather all the facts?” Zane asked.
“I did have the facts. Gideon and that female may not have been rutting but it was headed in that direction. I did you a favor.” Brant locked eyes with Gideon. “You were about to get in too deep. It was about to become complicated. I saved your ass. You should be getting down on your knees and fucking thanking me.”
Gideon could only growl in response. Then he shook his head and clenched his teeth. It would be best not to say anything right now. He was so angry that his hands shook, so he curled them into fists.
“You sent her away to help Gideon?” Zane sounded incredulous. “For an intelligent male, you can sometimes do the dumbest things.”
“I received a report that Gideon was seen sneaking off with the female last night during dinner. They disappeared into a closet…a fucking closet,” Brant growled. “That female missed half of the dinner party. She only got back after desert had been served. Twenty-five minutes in a closet with him.” Brant’s eyes flashed to Gideon. “It was only a matter of time before Gideon slipped up. First York, my elite leader and now Gideon, head of fucking security. It’s going to become a free-for-all if the other males catch wind of this and you know it, Zane. I did the right thing by sending her away.”
“You fucked up big time,” Zane snarled. He released Brant. “Let’s go and find your female.” He glanced in Gideon’s direction before turning back to Brant. “You need to hear all of the facts before you make decisions like that.”
“What facts?” Brant shouted from behind them.
“There is no time to explain right now. Gideon’s female is in danger.” Zane glanced back over his shoulder.
Gideon’s heart raced. He jogged ahead of Zane, making for the nearest vehicle. He didn’t give a fuck whose it was. He needed to get to that bed and breakfast urgently.
“I take it you know where she is,” Zane’s voice boomed from behind him.
Gideon didn’t take the time to glance back. “Yeah!” He shouted. “I knew there was a chance of this happening. We devised a plan.” He prayed that she would follow it to the letter. That her bastard ex wouldn’t try anything. The male was dead if he so much as looked in her direction.
“Thank God!” A human female shrieked. She ran towards them. “They took her.” The little human was crying. Tears streaming down her cheeks. “They took Jenna.”
“Tell us what happened!” Gideon snarled.
The little human’s eyes widened with fear.
Gideon took a few deep breaths. “I’m sorry…I’m not going to hurt you. Who took Jenna? This is important.”
“A couple of guards. They had her bag…I don’t know where they were taking her. Please, you have to help her. She told me to tell you what happened.”
“Thank you, female. We appreciate it,” Zane said. He patted her on the shoulder. The gesture looked awkward on the part of his king.
The whole exchange gave him pause. What if they hadn’t taken her to the B&B. Maybe she had asked them to take her elsewhere first to put them off the scent. There was also a distinct possibility that they had simply escorted her from the property and had left her at the gate. Gideon pulled out his cell phone and dialed the main security office at the gate. A male answered.
“This is Gideon.” He didn’t wait for a reply. “Some males left recently with a human female. Did they take her somewhere?”
There was a short pause. “Yes, sir, they drove out in one of our security vehicles.”
“Who were the males?” Gideon growled.
The guard rattled off some names.
“Have they returned yet?” He tried to keep from snarling at the male.