Chapter Three

I released Miana, and she lifted her nose in the air and quickly sneezed. 'Yuck!' she said 'Told you so. Focus, paper, ink, electricity. Hell, I would settle for a paper clip at this point.' I told her. Miana tried again this time she did find something, but it wasn't what I was hoping for. 'Mate Mate mate!' she screamed in my head while prancing around. 'No, no, no!' I returned. We had to get out here.

I turned on my heel and headed back down the hallway towards the stairs as quickly as I could go. A moment later, I heard a deep rumbling male voice coming from behind me, accompanied by heavy footsteps. He hollered at me to stop, but I kept running.

Once I reached the bottom floor, I chanced a look behind me. The man was closing the distance between us fast. I bolted out the same door I had come in, only to be stopped by a huge hand grabbing my arm as he spun me around to face him. Then it hit me, and oh Goddess, did he smell good!

A mixture of cottonwood trees and worn weather enveloped me in his cocoon like a cozy blanket, sending a wave of hot lava running through my body and settling in my core. Despite the peril I was in, I could not fight the temptation to soak it up. I closed my eyes and breathed him deeply. Miana, the brassen hussy, was purring loudly and licking her lips.

"Are you a whore?!" He spat at me.

Then, just like that, the spell was broken. He had to open his mouth and ruin it. I jreked my arm free of his hold and glared at him. "That's none of your damn business. Are you just a John or a pimp?" I retorted.

"That's none of your damn business!" He barked backed.

"Touche." I said. Then I noticed the two men who had followed us out, and I began to back away.

"Take her." Mr. smells good, said to them, and the two men moved into positions on either side of me.

"The hell you will." I said to them, and with the flick of my hand, all three men were rendered motionless. I wasted no time getting to my car. I sat at the parking lot entrance and waited for them to thaw out. "See ya later, boys." I said as I sped off.

All three men looked at each other in shock. "What the hell just happened, and who the hell was that?" Jack asked.

Wyatt chuckled, though he didn't know why. "I believe we just got witched, and that was my Mate."

Miana had remained silent as we drove back to our hotel room. I knew she was upset and disappointed. She had never wanted this way of life that I had chosen for us.

'Miana?' I said quietly.

'Yes, Hope.'

'I am sorry.'

'I know you are Hope.'

'They were going to kidnap us. I had no choice.'

'I know, but next time, can we please at least try talking to him before you put the freeze on him?'

'What do you mean next time, do you think he'll be back?'

'They are Alpha males, and we are their mate. Do you really think they won't come back for us?'

I didn't answer. I didn't know what to say. I hadn't thought about him returning nor what I would do if he did.

'Can we go for a run before bed?' She asked, pulling me out of my thought.

'Yes, but we have to feed Heather first, and I need to take a shower. I can still smell the funk of that place on me.'

'Do you think they were going to hurt us?'

'I honestly don't know, but I will never take a chance on losing you.'