To Right a Wrong(25)

She ran past him down the hall to follow the most beautiful scent in the world. A mix of sweet baby and everything good filled her nostrils. She could almost sense her brother lying in her arms sleeping with his little lips puckered in a dream, the way he used to do when he was safe and content at home.

The heady scent grew stronger near the stairs. She leaped up the steps with no effort.

Growling, she stood on the landing. The fur lifted along her back, and her skin was super-sensitive; even the breeze from Ethan pushing past her ruffled her. She was ready. She’d fight to the death to get her brother back. He belonged to her. Only her.



“Stand back, little one. Let me go through the door first.”

The muscles along her hind legs tensed. She willed her wolf to let Ethan take control of the situation. He jumped against the door and fell onto his side before scrambling back on all four paws. He growled and bared his teeth.

“I’m going to shift. Cover me until I shift back.”

“Okay. Hurry.”

If she blinked, she would have missed how Ethan’s body lengthened and morphed back into his human form. She dared anyone to mess with him, even stark naked. Not many men, human nor werewolf, were as strong or big.

Long lean muscles without an ounce of fat.

His stomach solid, his chest wide, and his shoulders even wider. Needing contact with her mate, she whined and stepped over to rub her head against his leg.

“Stay here. Unless they plan to jump out of the second story window, the only way out for them is through this door.” He grasped the door handle, but it didn’t budge. “I’m going to try and break it down.”

Ethan stepped back along the landing’s railing, charged toward the door, and hit the wood with his shoulder. The door cracked near the hinges on the left side, but remained closed.

He rammed it again. This time the door broke away at the bottom. He slammed against the side of the door, and the lock finally gave way.



Switching places with Ethan, Dani slipped into the darkened room. Two women huddled together in the corner beside a mirrored dresser.

With no chance of the women escaping, Dani studied the room without taking her gaze off the obvious threat. The unmade bed reeked of sex, and the faint smell of a soiled diaper in the wastebasket by the door got her blood pumping.

The toys, blanket, and empty bottle proved her brother lived here recently. She growled.

The taller woman straightened, sidling between Dani and the bed as if protecting the younger one, who continued to shy away.

Dani curled her lips and bared her teeth, stalking slowly toward them. The braver woman shifted into wolf form and held her ground despite being smaller than Dani. The other groaned and slid to her knees crying. The putrid scent of fear wafted off her.

Dani hid her surprise over finding a human in Greggoire's house. She stared at the she-wolf without breaking eye contact. The urge to grab them both and shake the answers she sought flooded any other thought. She dared not glance away in search of Jordan. The she-wolf would take her inability to stand her ground as a sign of weakness, and attack.

A slight pressure brushed across her. Out of the corner of her vision, she saw Ethan’s wolf approach and stand off to her right, a step in front of her. She relaxed her fighting stance.

Thankful to have him with her, she gave control of the situation over to him and turned her head in search of a familiar small boy.

Jordan could be anywhere, in the closet, under the bed, or in the chest underneath the window. “Dammit. I can’t find him in my wolf. I’ve got to shift.”

“Go ahead. It doesn’t look like the she-wolf is going to attack, and the other woman is scared to death.”

Dani stepped toward the closet and shifted.

Flinging back the bi-folding doors, she pushed aside the clothes to search the back of the two-foot-deep area. She bent over and peered into the dark corners. Nothing. No little legs or chubby arms half hidden behind the shoe boxes and purses.

She wanted to scream. Whirling around, she focused on the woman, who stood with her back against the wall. “Where is he?” Dani snarled.

The woman shook her head.

“Answer me! I know he’s here.” She lunged toward the woman. If she had to shake the truth out of her she would.

The she-wolf shifted and blocked her from coming any closer to the frightened woman.

“Greggoire is gone. He went into town with some of his men. You won’t find him here.”

“I’m not looking for him.” Dani fisted her hands at her side. “I want to know what you’ve done with my brother. I know you’ve had him here. I can smell him all over the house.” The woman started to shake her head again, but Dani lifted her chin and got in the she-wolf’s face. “Don’t tell me you don’t know what I’m talking about. I can smell him all over you, you bitch. Tell me where Jordan is now.” The she-wolf glanced over at the other woman, who said nothing. There seemed to be a silent communication between the two of them until the human gave a sharp nod. Dani clenched her teeth together. She didn’t have time to stand around begging for answers.