Page 28 of Beneath the Blue Moon

***Ethan***

“Charlie,” I say into the phone when he picks up.

“I take it you heard?”

“Yeah. I’m on my way there now.”

“You want me to meet you there?”

“No. It sounds like Stone, but do me a favor and see if

there have been any similar attacks. Human and wolf.”

“Okay, boss.”

I toss the phone on the passenger seat and try to

concentrate on the hour-long drive to the city. It’s hard because I keep seeing

Casey’s face, her breasts, and her pussy spread wide and wet for me. I keep

smelling her, tasting her on my lips. Soon. Soon she will be mine in every way.

Somehow, I make it to Shae’s in one piece. Saying that her

parents aren’t too happy to see me is an understatement; however, they lead me

to her room and watch from the doorway.

She has bandages on her face and arms, and her leg is in a

cast. The skin I can see is badly discolored. The bruises will probably heal by

tomorrow, but the bone will need a couple of days to reset. Rapid healing—just

one of the perks of being a wolf.

“Shae,” I say quietly.

Her eyes flutter open, and she gives me a weak smile.

“Ethan… You came.”

“Of course I did. How are you feeling?”

“Better, now that you’re here.”

“Can you tell me what happened?”

“Last night… on my way home… something ran across the road. I

swerved. I hit a tree and got out of the car. This huge wolf came out of

nowhere….”

She trails off, tears pooling in her eyes.

“Did you recognize him?”

“No, but he was black… with blue eyes.”

“Okay.” I stroke her hair and kiss her forehead. “Get some

rest. I’ll check on you tomorrow.” On my way out, I turn to her parents. “I

promise, whoever is responsible for this will pay.”

They both nod and her father shakes my hand. On the drive

home, I rack my brain to come up with a reason why Stone would attack her. So

far, he’s only been causing trouble for my pack. Why is he branching out? What’s

his angle?

When I arrive home, Charlie and Brick are waiting for me.

Inside, Charlie hands me a list.

“All the animal attacks within the last couple of months.

The names I circled are wolves. You might wanna pay close attention to those.”

“Why?” I look at the circled names, all women, and realize I

know them all. “Are you kidding me?”

“Nope. Spoke to all of them myself.”

“Fuck!”

I look down at the list once more. The only thing these

women have in common is me. They were all possible mates The Council set me up

with. This is how he’s trying to get back at me? I get a heavy feeling in the

pit of my stomach, and I turn to Charlie.

“Casey.”

“You think he’d go that far?” Brick asks. “I think he was

trying to scare the others off, but… she’s human.”

“And probably wouldn’t survive an attack, especially if he

knows—”

“You wanna put someone on her?” Charlie cuts me off.

“She’s mine. It’s my duty to protect her.”