The lot of them projected “mean” like a marked scent. Logan moved closer to Kate, ready to tear into anyone who so much as breathed wrong in her direction.
Chen stood with his arms crossed, a smirk on his face. His dark eyes had a weird shine, an iridescent green that appeared and disappeared at random in his pupils. The guy was as big as any Ravager in human form, and he had muscles on top of muscles. Logan had found him a surprisingly pleasant and intelligent host.
“Logan, good luck. Jesse, Kate.” Chen nodded to each of them as if Dom and the rest of their clan weren’t there. “Make sure to tell Vicki we’re done. But if she even thinks about working for her ex-client again, I’m not going to be as forgiving.”
Logan knew their queen had a history with Chen. The first time they’d met her, she’d been on the run from the crime lord. Apparently, Vicki had stolen something from the guy on behalf of a client, and Chen was a less than forgiving Voider. Couple that with his warning against Vicki—not just their queen, but Dom’s mate as well—and Logan expected trouble.
It didn’t surprise him when Dom shifted into hisguer. The prime’s personal guard, Dom was a formidable male, the only blond in the entire clan, and a Ravager with psychic gifts that protected his prime and his mates like no other could. Chen threatening Vicki wasn’t a smart move.
“Not a wise thing to say just now.” Logan was aware his fangs were showing. He didn’t like anyone threatening their queen either.
Chen, the bastard, smiled and stepped right into Dom’s space. “Easy, Dominic. I meant no disrespect, only a reminder to stay clear of my business unless you want real problems.”
Before Dom could rip Chen’s head from his neck, Chen latched onto Dom’s upraised wrist, and Dom’s transformation stopped mid form. Chen’s tattoos began swirling around his forearms, the ink almost alive. Dom stared as if hypnotized.
“Time for the Savages to go,” Kate said in a loud voice, and the scent of her need broke through the thick tension in the room.
Chen released Dom and stepped back. But Dom wavered on his feet, looking confused and off his game.
Logan didn’t understand what the fuck was happening, but hisguerdidn’t like it. Chen felt wrong, powerful, dangerous. He seconded Kate’s idea. “We’ll give Vicki the message.”
Logan and the clan gathered around Dom for support, keeping Kate safely in their midst.
To Logan’s surprise, he saw that Chen’s men remained in the background. Not one of them had stepped forward to interfere.
“Nice guards you have there,” Jesse said wryly.
Chen smiled as if nothing odd had just happened, and his tattoos stopped…hissing? “They do what they’re told.” He cleared his throat. “I apologize, Dominic. Sometimes I can’t help my aggression. Give my best to your queen and the twins.”
Logan blinked. “How do you know what she’s having?”
Chen shrugged. “Good news is hard to hide. Do yourselves a favor and go home. Watch out for Lawless. I have a feeling he won’t stop until he’s put down.”
“Thanks for your help.” He shouldered Dom’s weight on one side while Terry caught him on the other. Between them, they walked Dom toward the exit, letting in a burst of light.
“No problem. And good luck with your pack, Logan.” Chen and his crew watched them depart the warehouse.
The clan headed toward a pair of dark SUVs.
“Shit. What the fuck did he do to me?” Dom asked in a daze.
“Whatever it was,” Jesse answered, “it wasn’t good. Myguerdidn’t like it.”
“Mine neither,” Terry muttered.
“Freak,” one of the Ravagers agreed.
“Fucking spawn,” said another.
Logan wondered. “But hisguerwas strong. Even for a non-Ravager, he radiated warrior.”
“You know what? I don’t care.” Kate huffed her annoyance. “I’m in heat, I have two males needing my attention, and we’re just sitting around waiting for what, exactly?”
Everyone stopped, drawn by the sweet scent of a female in need, and then Jesse and Logan hustled Kate away from the others into the lead vehicle.
Dom grinned. “Good idea. We’ll see you at home.”
Logan could hear Terry whining as they got in the SUV. “But Dom, there are seven of us. We’re not going to fit.”
