“The fuck is going on?” he roars.
Gage pulls me to his side, but he doesn’t seem the least bit worried.
“Your new mutts just tried to touch Kimber. It’s handled.”
“The hell it is,” he snarls. “No one touches the queen’s family in my territory. Get inside. Now!”
Damn were tempers. Thank God Reese is a strong advocate of Alyssa, even though Kane beat his ass in front of his pack.
As they hang their heads like scolded pups and make their way inside, I start moving to join them. But when I make it almost there, my body stops moving. It’s as though I’m suddenly cemented to the ground and forced to stay in place.
“Are you doing this?” I ask with my back turned.
“What were you doing out here alone, Kimber?” he asks instead of answering my question. “I told you to stay close.”
“I’m not a child, Gage. I’ve told you that numerous times. I could have handled them.”
I refuse to look at him even though I can feel his eyes on my back.
“Were you planning on revealing your hidden talents in front of a pack of mutts?”
He’s impossible. “No. I was going to handle them in other ways. Now let me go!”
In a blink, I feel my body moving through the air until my back slams against the wall of the bar, and Gage’s hand closes over my neck as his blue eyes stare into mine. I’ve never seen him look so pissed.
“Seven werewolves, Kimber. Stop being so fucking stupid. I took a risk by bringing you here because of our conversation. Instead of staying close, you detached from the group and went outside. Then you planned on taking on seven werewolves?”
Swallowing hard, I glare at him. I know it was stupid, but it wasn’t like I had a choice.
Before I can spit out a wicked retort, though, his lips slam down on mine. Hard. It startles me into a gasp, and he seizes that opportunity to slide his devilish tongue into my mouth. The bar in the middle teases my tongue, and like a fool, I melt against him, threading my fingers in his hair to pull him closer.
Too soon, he breaks the kiss to stare into my eyes again, and my breath disappears. “Keep testing me, Kimber, and I’ll become the distraction you need to keep you away from your death wish.”
I’m fairly positive that is supposed to sound like a threat. But to me, it sounds like a promise I want him to keep.
“Get inside. Find Thad. Stay with him,” he says under his breath while backing away. As soon as I step away from him, Thad is back outside and staring over at me with concern in his eyes.
This is really not what I need right now.
Chapter 10
GAGE
Why the fucking hell did I just kiss her? Probably because she’s driving me crazy. Now I keep trying to get myself under control before I go back in there and do it again.
“That’s a lot of power you used.” Thad’s voice startles me, and I turn around to see him standing behind me.
“I just sent Kimber in to find you.”
“No worries. She’s with Reese.”
Never thoug
ht I’d hear a changer say that about a werewolf.
“It was a spell I came up with after our last brush with the werewolves and Kane. It does take a lot of power, but not enough to cause problems. I’m not Drackus.”
He snorts while nodding. “Thank fuck for that.” He paces a circle around me, something he does when he has something uncomfortable about broaching. “What was that kiss about?”