Let the Rain Come Down [The Moonlight Breed 6] (Siren Publishing Everlasting Classic ManLove) by Gabrielle Evans (read a book TXT) 📗

“We’re waiting on you, asshole.” Xander shoved Demitrius good-naturedly before taking up his stance facing one of the vampire Enforcers. “You are going down, Cass!”

“Bring it on, shifter,” the vampire returned, smiling broadly to show off his elongated fangs.

Good grief, there was far too much testosterone in the clearing. Oscar didn’t have long to ponder it before Demitrius called his name and crouched down to place the tiny football close to his mouth. Biting into the disgusting foam, Oscar did exactly as he’d been told, darting between feet as he scrambled through the mud and grass toward the opposite tree line.

“There he is!” someone shouted. “Get him!”

Bodies flew toward him from all direction, and hands reached down to try and snag him, but Oscar was too quick. The big, bad Enforcers laughed loudly as they continued to chase him, some running half bent over, while others were practically crawling on all fours through the mud to catch him.

“You got it, Oscar!” Demitrius voice was pure excitement when it slipped into Oscar’s mind. “Go! Go! You’re almost there!”

Dodging the last of his pursuers, Oscar stopped near one of the trees, spat the ball out of his mouth, and rose up on his hind legs to do a sort of victory hop around in a circle.

“Yes!” Demitrius yelled over the cheers and laughter that floated on the night air.

Oscar was feeling pretty damn elated as well—until someone stepped from the shadows of the forest and plucked him right off the ground. “Gotcha,” the man whispered menacingly.

Then he backed away, disappearing into the woods with Oscar held securely in his grasp.

Chapter Twelve

“Demitrius!”

He’d felt Oscar’s panic before he heard his mate’s voice in his head, and Demitrius was already sprinting across the clearing, shoving people out of his way as he went. “Oscar!”

“What is it?” Xander demanded, appearing at his side along with most of the other men in the field. “What happened?”

“I don’t know. He’s scared, and I don’t see him.” His night vision was superb, but he couldn’t locate his mate anywhere. Oscar’s scent was everywhere, but it didn’t take Demitrius long to pick up the trail that led into the forest. “That way.”

“Can you talk to him?” Logan asked. “Find out where they’re taking him.”

“Oscar? Can you hear me, baby? Where are you? What’s happening?”

“Of course I can hear you.” Demitrius felt a measure of relief at Oscar’s disgruntled tone. If he could be more indignant than afraid, then at least he wasn’t hurt. “There are three of them, Drones from The Hive. We’re headed toward the back fence that faces the mountains.”

“Southeast border of the property,” Demitrius related to his comrades. “They’re headed toward the mountains.”

“Shit,” Talon cursed. “If they reach the mountains, we’re fucked.”

“Stop!” Xander grabbed Demitrius around the elbow and jerked him to a halt.

Wrenching his arm away, Demitrius snarled viciously at the alpha. “You can do whatever you want. I’m going after my mate!”

“We’re going to get him back, but let’s have a plan. We outnumber them, and we know this land better than those assholes. If we use that to our advantage, we’ll get Oscar back a hell of a lot faster.”

“We’ll hit the south fence and try to cut them off,” the Enforcer, Raven, said, already moving in the direction with the rest of the vampires.

“Someone has to stay back with the others.”

Demitrius agreed with Xander, but he damn sure wasn’t volunteering for the job. Thankfully, Jackson stepped forward, offering to stay behind with Oscar’s friends and the other mates who couldn’t protect themselves.

“Call Boston,” Talon ordered his mate. “Get him and Flynn to the dorms to help.”

Demitrius finally understood exactly what Stavion had been trying to tell him when he’d first been assigned to guard the new Moonlighters. Everyone was so busy trying to keep their own lovers safe, there didn’t leave much left over for finding Oscar. If they didn’t get on with this wonderful “plan” soon, he was leaving without them.

“Logan, Talon, you’re the fastest. Shift and follow Oscar’s scent. We’ll be right behind you.”

Unwilling to wait any longer, Demitrius took off through the trees at a run, heading in the direction of the mountains. Fear gripped him and held on tight, but as long as he could still feel Oscar, could still communicate with him, it was manageable. When he reached his mate—and he would—heads would roll. No one fucked with the people he loved and got away with it.

“They can’t have much of a head start,” Xander stated as he ran alongside Demitrius. “He’s going to be fine. Why don’t you check in with him?”

“I’m coming, baby. Everyone is coming for you. Are you okay? Did they hurt you?”

“They keep poking me with needles, but I’m not hurt. I think they gave me one of those Inducers and then maybe an Inhibitor. I don’t know, but I’m cold, naked, human, and I can’t shift back.”

“The Enforcers should be getting close. Listen. Can you hear them?”

“I can’t hear anything. Demitrius, I’m scared. My head feels all funny.”

“Just keep talking. Keep talking to me, Oscar.”

“What’s happening?”

Demitrius glanced sideways at Xander as they pushed through the other side of the forest near the back fence that surrounded the coven. “Where is everyone?” The Enforcers should have reached the area long before them, not to mention Talon and Logan. “Where the fuck are they? Oscar!”

“Look.” Xander pointed down at paw prints in the mud around the bottom of the fence. “Logan and Talon came through here. I can smell them.”

Scaling the eight-foot wrought-iron fence easily, Demitrius made a mental note to have a little chat with Stavion about the security around Haven. The minute his feet hit the ground on the other side, he took off at a sprint, following the bond to his mate that grew stronger and brighter with every step. “We’re getting close.”

Screeches of twin leopards ripped through the night, but the sound that alarmed him the most was the revving of a car engine. Lights flared up ahead,