“That’s a start.” He stood. “We need to leave. Now. Grab a bag, enough stuff to get you by for a few days. Then we’ll swing by my place. Between Tommy Chen and these Ravagers, we’re not looking good to finish this case soon.”
“No kidding. But rest easy. I had Santora pick up the ring. Our client should have it by tomorrow morning, so one problem solved, at least.”
“Great. Now we just have to do some major damage control.” Sean looked tired.
“Did someone say damage?” Eric growled from the shadows.
“Hell.” Sean launched himself at Eric, taking the offensive. “Vicki, get out of here!” Before Sean could touch Eric, Jesse and Logan tackled him to the ground.
“No way.” Vicki stepped forward to help when rough arms grabbed her from behind. She squirmed but couldn’t break free, not even when she tried to tap into the male’s energy, which she found blocked.
“She’s strong. We’ll need to hurry,” Dominic rasped.
Eric nodded and motioned to someone behind him. Two women raced in. Both were tall and toned, with long dark hair and glittering eyes. The bustier of the two smiled, showing sharp white teeth.
“Sean, I missed you, baby. I guess when you said you’d be back, you meant later tomorrow, hmm?”
Sean cursed and bucked under Jesse and Logan.
“He’s a fighter, like her,” Jesse said and shoved his elbow into Sean’s gut, knocking the wind from his sails.
“Cut it out,” Vicki yelled. She used everything in her to shove Dominic back. The Ravagers had prepared well for this meeting. It was all she could do to move the blond giant.
He slammed against the wall while she raced toward Sean. Before she could reach him, Eric intercepted her. His arms were like steel.
“Let me go,” she demanded, breathing hard.
“Still fighting. I like that. And so pretty,” he said thickly.
“Eric, get off me!” She threw her all into the effort, but weakened from Dominic and from whatever Eric was doing to block her, she tired quickly.
Sean continued to fight while one of them, Diana or Kate, ripped his shirt off with sharp nails. She yanked one of the bandages off him and bit over the last imprint one of them had left.
“Leave my cousin alone!” Vicki panted as she tried in vain to reach Sean. That bite. The Ravager was marking him. Not good.
Sean groaned, pulled the woman closer and forced her to kiss him on the mouth. The fight went out of him, and the kiss turned embarrassingly carnal.
“Your turn,” Eric promised.
They’ll own you.Sean’s words echoed in her mind. With one last effort, she kicked with her foot and mind as hard as she could.
Eric hissed in pain and doubled over. He lifted his head, retribution glowing like coals in his gaze. He slowly straightened, backing her toward the wall.
Dominic had the back door blocked. Sean and the women lay between her and the front door, and Jesse and Logan were regaining their feet. With no option left, Vicki darted for the stairs. She ran as fast as she could, hoping to lock herself in the bedroom and leave through the fire escape outside her window. Harsh breath on her neck warned her she hadn’t been fast enough.
In seconds, a hard body slammed her belly down onto the bed. Claws shredded her shirt and sharp teeth pierced the juncture of her throat and shoulder. The pain stung, but not as sweetly as the drugging pleasure lighting up her entire body.
A husky male groan told her it was Eric. That and his smell. Raw sex and a sultry, alluring perfume saturated the area, made more intense the harder he sucked at the base of her neck.
In seconds, she grew wet and her body flushed with desire. She squirmed to feel his erection against her ass.
He reached around to cup her breast, and she moaned, caught in his web.
“You belong to the prime,” Dominic rasped.
“Let’s pick up where we left off,” Logan said on a chuckle. “Vicki wet and waiting on hard Ravager cock.”
Eric finally released her neck. He stripped her bare in seconds, his claws slicing up her clothes without scratching her once. He sucked in a breath. “That ass is mine.”
