Page 94 of Savage Mates

Zeus slowed even more, his breathing completely labored.“Over our dead bodies. We will kill all of them.”

There was little else we could do.

We were close, enough that I could feel her heartbeat thumping in time with mine.

“She’s alive. I feel her, but she’s in distress,”Titus snarled, eager to free them. The storm was less than twelve hours away. We could also feel the rapid expansion, winds increasing every hour.

We had limited time to try to make it off the island.

Our beautiful human mate was constantly reaching out, calling to us and begging us to be careful. A trap had already been set. They intended on caging the three of us.

I threw my head back and roared, the booming echo of my cry likely heard for hundreds of yards if not more.

We were too late to keep her from harm’s way.

The jabbing electricity flowing through my muscles and bones was tearing at my soul. An intense ache tore at me, my heart and mind.

While the powerful explosions had delayed the soldiers from leaving the encampment, their frantic attempts to put out the fire buying us time, they wouldn’t be stopped. They’d been given orders.

To kill.

At least we’d exterminated several, but there were at least a dozen others, all loaded with weaponry.

“There’s a vulnerable location in the back of the property,”Alexander told us. He’d been the one to scope out the entire facility months before.

The sense of urgency was even stronger than before, boosted by what our little mate was thinking.

She and the two members of her team were locked in cages, one of the scientists as well.

“What about the weapons?”Sebastian asked.

“We destroy them,”I answered.“But first things first. We kill the soldiers.”

We moved with precision through the jungle on the outskirts of the compound, remaining out of sight. Just as we were about to close in on the building where our mate and the others were being kept, the rumble of engines indicated our task would be that much more difficult.

The two Humvees powered into the compound, the brakes squealing as the drivers jerked to a stop. They jumped out immediately, the group of men brandishing their weapons as they advanced.

“Took you enough fucking time, Sergeant Martin.” I recognized the one scientist, a man Lauren had originally trusted.

“We wait,”I growled, barely able to contain my anger or the need to slaughter every last soldier.

“We had some obstacles to overcome, Dr. Abbott. The encampment was torched. It would seem the fucking lions you believed ignorant are much smarter than presumed.” The sergeant stormed toward the building.

“That means you and your team are inept.” The arrogance of the scientist wasn’t well received.

As soon as the words left the scientist’s mouth, the sergeant had him around the throat, driving him against the side of the building. “I would be very careful if I were you,Doc-tor. You have us to thank for keeping your worthless beasts from killing you.”

Dr. Abbott threw up his hands in surrender, coughing from the pressure being used.

He had no idea what price he’d pay for selling his soul. I dragged my tongue across my jowls, exposing my sharp canines.

“Did you eliminate the other lions?” the doctor managed.

The sergeant slowly backed away, snarling as soon as he did. “According to your conditions, there was no time. Let them rot on the island. From what I’ve seen on the radar, this entire island could be wiped out. We need to leave by first light. Will you be ready?”

“Yes,” the doctor hissed. “We will have passengers.”

The sergeant exhaled. “That wasn’t the arrangement.”