Three armed men led by a beautiful raven-haired woman walked out of the forest. She ordered the men. “Shoot the human bitch.”
Lunara turned. “Leave, princess. I am close to reaching him.”
“King Conan commands the wolf-segen’s death.”
Kane shielded Gaby with his body. “Then you need to kill me.”
Lunara stepped between them, blocking the raised rifles.
Kane growled, “Let’s get the hell out of here.”
Gaby ran with him. Shots fired and she wondered if Lunara had been hit. She stumbled and her back felt wet. Warm. Blood.
“Gaby. No.” Kane knelt and held her tight. “Don’t move, my love.”
Kane sat ramrod straight in bed and so did Gaby. He wrapped her in his embrace, scanning for wounds. None. He inhaled the scent of her hair. Listened to her pulse. Unharmed. Safe. Fucking nightmare. Daylight streamed through the curtains as they stared at each other. Perspiration dotted her brow. “You were with me.” His heart still raced. “Did we experience the same nightmare?”
“Yes.”
He released her. “How much detail?”
“I saw Lunara and the others.” Gaby swallowed. “Your intended mate ordered her men to kill me. I was shot in the back.”
He drew her in and hugged her. Rubbing her back as she shuddered. “I have no intended mate. It was a nightmare, nothing more.”
Gaby broke away from his embrace and sighed. “I don’t normally remember my dreams, but this time I do.” She stared at him. “And how can we have had the same dream?”
“The blood bond.”
“Huh?”
“Once I marked you as mine, our bond allowed shared dreaming.”
“Oh, another mate thing?”
“My wolf claims this only happens to wolf mates.”
“Last I looked, I’m human. Either your wolf is wrong or we are the exception to the rule.”
Kane laughed. “I like to think we are making our own rules.”
Gaby shook her head. “Or maybe our shared dream was because I’m a wolf charmer.”
He glanced at the clock, nine ten a.m. They needed to move. “We’re leaving.”
“You think they are still stalking us?”
He narrowed his gaze at the door. “My gut says the wolf shaman is honing in on our location
during dreams.”
“How do we avoid that?”
“I plan to will myself to awaken as soon as she appears.” He stood, walked to the window and looked down at the parking lot.
Gaby got up from the bed and joined him. “We better start by getting a new car with California license plates.”
“My thought exactly.” He smiled. “Get us breakfast while I shower.”