Page 61 of Virgin for Next Door Wolf Daddy
Marvin picked her up by her wrists and ankles as gently as he could and flew off.
Let’s hope he clears those trees. Sebastian groaned at his own thought.
He and Rory raced back down the mountain. Marvin was waiting by the truck, shifted, and dressed. Talia lay in the back seat, still unconscious.
“Let’s get her to Beth,” Rory said. He called Beth to let her know that they were on their way.
Sebastian broke every speed limit in the state as he raced toward Conner’s ranch. They had just arrived when Zac sent out a message to everyone. “We found them. One of the men already had his throat ripped out. The other three were spread out, looking for Talia. They have been neutralized and their bodies dumped in the ravine. After a few days with the coyotes, birds, and other wildlife, there won’t be anything left.”
Beth threw open the front door as Sebastian slid to a stop in the driveway. He jumped out, carefully picked up Talia, and ran toward the house.
Taryn was waiting at the base of the stairs. “Bring her up here.” She raced ahead of them and pointed to an open door. “Put her on the bed.”
Sebastian carefully laid her on the sheet. She moaned but never woke up. Talia looked so pale that she was almost see-through. His heart lurched.
“Is she going to …” He couldn’t finish the sentence.
Beth scanned Talia’s body. She closed her eyes as the palms of her hands moved about an inch above Talia, starting from her head down to her toes.
“She has an extremely high fever. I think she has double pneumonia and she’s dehydrated. She’s very sick.” Beth’s voice was grave.
“Can you heal her?”
“I think so, with Taryn’s help.”
Rage exploded inside of Sebastian. “I’m going back to Queswen. No one gets away with hurting someone I love.”
Rory put his hand on Sebastian’s arm. “Don’t do anything rash. You know better than to let your emotions rule your head.”
“If I don’t take care of the problem, then General Sorn is just going to keep kidnapping wealthy people from all over the world. Plus, he’ll keep coming after me, which means that Talia, you, Savvy, the kids, or anyone else I care about will never be safe.”
Rory sighed and closed his eyes. He couldn’t argue with Sebastian’s logic.
Leaning over, he kissed Talia’s hot lips. “You had better pull through. I love you, and I will spend the rest of my life making this right.”
He nodded to Rory, Beth, and Taryn and left.
Sebastian was surprised to see his crew waiting for him when he arrived.
“What are you guys doing here? I figured you’d either be in bed or celebrating your huge payday.”
Anthony spoke up. “Rory contacted us. He’s worried and said you were going back to Queswen. You aren’t going alone.”
He looked at the five shifters standing in front of him, their arms crossed over their chests. They looked like a solid wall of muscle and determination.
Sebastian nodded. “I’ll order the chopper and the plane. There will be a bonus in it for you all when we get back.”
“That’s an insult,” Lacey said. “General Sorn attacked one of us. We protect our own.”
Sebastian nodded. “Let’s get this show on the road.”
25
Talia
Talia slowly opened her eyes and looked around. Her eyes landed on a wolf mandala hanging on the wall in front of the bed. A large tapestry featuring wolves baying at a full moon covered another wall.
This isn’t my room, was her first thought. Then, other thoughts flashed through her mind. Where am I? Did I die? Is the baby okay? Where is Sebastian?
