15
Deek
There was my beautiful, stubborn mate. Pride filled me at her open defiance, her courage, even as I fought to let her finish this, to make sure Engel had no options, no way out. I had to honor her courage, her desire to help, but I didn’t have to like it. Then rage took over. It took all of Dax’s strength and two guards to hold me back as Engel’s voice grew more demanding.
“Where is the necklace?”
“You poisoned Deek.”
There was nothing sane in his laughter. I raised my gaze to the monitor to find my mate dangling from his huge hands, hands that were wrapped around her soft throat.
And the beast broke free.
I barreled down the hallway and into the room where Engel stood over my mate. The growl from my beast shook the walls. It had been crazed when the Rush had hit my system.
