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Cash’s eyebrows were nearly to his hair line. “That’s a lot of blood, lady.”

“Why don’t you worry about the rhino charging toward us instead of a little cut,” Jess muttered as she peeled her ruined hoodie off.

The truck dipped with a heavy weight, and in terror, she turned to see if the rhino had hit them with a powerful swing of his head or something, but there was a man in the bed of the truck now.

His back was wide, and tanned, and every muscle in his body was tense as he looked behind them. Kade was a man again. His massive hand gripped the tailgate as Cash took a right, and when the truck had straightened out again, Kade swung a glance back at her. His eyes were such a light blue, they almost looked white. He looked terrifying like this.

Behind them, no one was following anymore, but Cash didn’t ease off the gas. He sped right out of town. Jess buckled her seatbelt and tried to keep her panic stifled in her chest.

“Can we slow down now?” she asked as they reached the outskirts of Sister’s Edge territory.

“No,” he gritted out.

His eyes were still bright gold.

“I need you to slow down.”

He frowned at her and swung his attention back to the road. “Are you trying to get us caught? You want to go back there?”

“No.” She tried to drag air into her lungs. “I was in an accident,” she admitted fast.

“In a car?” Cash asked. He still wasn’t slowing down.

She held onto the oh-shit handle and tried so hard to breathe.

“Is that what happened to your face?”

“Fuck you,” she wheezed.

A banging sounded on the window behind her. “Slow down, Cash! She asked you to slow down, so do it.”

And Cash did. He eased off the gas and then a few miles later, he pulled over on the side of the road. This was a long stretch, dotted by an occasional farmhouse and not much more. She scanned the road both ways, but they were the only car here right now.

Kade hopped out of the back and opened her door. He was naked, all tensed up, and looked enormous. The man blocked the entire world out.

“Are you okay?” Kade asked her.

“H-hi,” she answered him lamely.

He searched her face, his eyes so intense.

“That was awesome,” Cash said, a smile in his voice.

“Oh was it?” Kade barked over her. “I wasn’t there to brawl, Cash. I had it under control.”

“Wait, don’t blame me for that mess. Her boyfriend was the one who broke glass around her, which, by the way, she’s probably going to pass out soon, so you can sit here griping at me with your whole dick hanging out, or you can get dressed, and administer some first aid to the girl you stole, and we can leave this place and go home. You’re welcome, by the way.”

“You were supposed to stay home and cover for me!” Kade said. “It was simple instructions, and here you are.”

“Driving your getaway car.”

“He pulled me out of the window before the house collapsed,” she told Kade, her eyes downcast. He made the air so heavy right now.

Kade blew out a breath, and paced away, then back. He locked his arms against the frame, and she couldn’t help it. She couldn’t. Jess glanced over at his body. He had chiseled abs, and powerful legs, and his dick was huge and half-mast right now. Maybe he was one of those shifters who got worked up after a Change. He…was…perfect.

“Can you hand me some clothes from the duffel bag?” Kade asked low.

“Sure,” she answered, and reached into the back. “I used one of your T-shirts to wrap my arm. I’m sorry.”