Torem(Zeus’s Pack 4)(22)

A whine broke from the wolf, and Dino lowered his body, getting to his knees as he held one hand out. “Come here, Torem.” Relief washed over him when the wolf lowered his head. The wolf limped to him, and Dino folded his arms around Torem. “Are you okay?” He rolled his eyes. Did you think he would answer you?

“Why isn’t he shifting back?” Sidney asked as he approached the two.

“I don’t know anything about shifters, but we need to get him back to my place.” Dino used every ounce of strength in him to lift Torem in his arms and carry him back to his truck. Torem lay there limp, almost as if he had given up.

He wondered what Torem was reliving. It had to be pretty painful to send the guy running off the way he did.

And that soul-wrenching scream? Dino would remember that sound for years to come if not the rest of his life.

Even though he was confused as hell about what was going on, no one should be left alone to deal with something that was obviously painful. Dino didn’t have it in him to do that.

“I wasn’t going to leave.” Dino tried to set Torem’s mind at rest. He gently settled Torem on the seat and got in, Sidney jumping in on the other side.

“You are beautiful, Torem.” Sidney brushed the fur along Torem’s back with his hand. “Can you fetch?” he teased.

Torem lifted his head and laid it on Sidney’s lap, staring up at him.

“I don’t think he’s in the mood to play, Sidney.” Dino pulled the truck off the shoulder and turned it around, heading back to his rental. Now how the hell was he going to get a Grey wolf into his house without anyone noticing?

“He smells off. Do you think it’s because of his flashbacks? He doesn’t smell like Torem.”

“I have no clue what a wolf is supposed to smell like. Maybe he fell in something.”

Dino was good when it came to the bedroom. He was good when it came to leadership on the job. He sucked when it came to his personal life.

After everything that had taken place, he still wanted the two men. Maybe he was nuts. And why did Sidney keep asking him questions about shifters, like he fucking knew?

“I’ll run in and grab a blanket to wrap around him.” Sidney jumped out when Dino pulled into the drive.

“Just grab the one off of the couch,” Dino called out to Sidney. He prayed Mickey and Quinn were asleep. That’s all he needed was his friends to see this.

“Here we go.” Sidney ran back to the truck with the throw blanket. He grabbed it from Sidney and tucked it around Torem. Sidney opened the truck door as Dino slid out, pulling Torem along with him gently. How the hell did he get caught up in this?

Dino carried his load into the house and straight to his bedroom. Thank fuck Mickey’s loud mouth wasn’t around. “The second door on the left,” he instructed.

Sidney opened the bedroom door as Dino carried Torem over to the bed and laid him down.

“Do you think he’ll be okay?” Sidney asked as he paced around Dino’s bed.

“Let him get some rest. We can go grab a bite to eat in the kitchen.” Dino reached down and petted Torem’s soft fur. He was amazed how small Torem was in wolf form when he was so tall and massive as a human. “We won’t be far,” he reassured the wolf.

“Get some rest, Torem. Howl if you need me,” Sidney said through tears.

“No howling. I don’t want Mickey or Quinn to wake up.” He wrapped his arm around Sidney’s shoulder and gave a light squeeze. “Come on.”

Dino led Sidney from the room, closing the door quietly as Torem slept. The wolf looked exhausted. He would be, too, if he ran that far. Torem was fucking fast.



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Tristan looked around the room and wondered who those two men were. It really didn’t matter. His deranged boyfriend was no longer chasing him and he had a warm place to sleep. It sucked for whoever Torem was. The guy was probably still out there looking for these two.

Maybe he should tell them he wasn’t Torem.





Chapter Six



Zeus didn’t like the fact that no one could find his Beta. They had searched half the night, but there was no sign of Torem anywhere. Eagle, Taz, and Sully were still out looking, but so far there was no word from them.

“I need to discuss something with you guys that’s highly sensitive and I would prefer it stay in this room.” Zeus watched Chey shift around in his chair uncomfortably. He really hated to do this to the guy, but after what just happened to Torem, he felt obligated to at least warn the other shifters in his household.

“If you haven’t met Chey, he’s Torem’s younger brother.” Zeus splayed his hand toward the nervous-looking man.