radicalducati Book 7: Kara
Book 7: Kara
Annoyed doesn’t begin to cover the way I feel right now. I press the garage door button and pull my 4Runner inside. Nolan gets out of his truck and strolls up, his grayish-green eyes transfixed on me. He’s tall and lean with the right amount of muscle, just like Chase.
The thought of Chase makes my throat tighten. I never should’ve left him, but I can’t go back now. My pride means too much to me.
Walking toward me, Nolan gives me a wolfish grin. “Xavier told me you were back in town.”
I groan. “Of course he did.”
Nolan winks at me. “He works for me now. If he thinks something will pique my interest, he calls.”
Rolling my eyes, I head for the door. “You have a lap dog now. Good for you. I don’t know what that has to do with me.”
I thought I could get away, but Nolan grabs my wrist, pulling me back to him. The force of it makes me gasp and my pulse spikes.
Nolan’s eyes glow with need. “Either you’re excited about me touching you or you’re nervous. I’ve never heard your heart race like that.” If he’s talked to Xavier, then he knows everything. I try to jerk my arm away and fail which only excites him more, his eyes gleaming with mischief. “I never would’ve thought you were a royal arctic either. You’ve done well keeping your magic hidden. But now, here you are. Unmated and out in the open. Not to mention, it’s one week until the next full moon. You’re going to need protection.”
“Please,” I growl, stepping up to him so he’ll know I’m not afraid, “I don’t need protection.”
Nolan clucks his tongue. “I could smell you from miles away. And if I can, others can, too.”
“I’ve done pretty damn well on my own the past two hundred years.”
He smirks. “That’s before this,” he taunts, pointing down at my bracelet. “It’s stripped you of your powers, made you no better than a human. You won’t last a second if another male wolf comes for you.”
Clenching my teeth, I jerk out of his hold. “I’ll take my chances.”
My mind races with escape plans, but before I make my move, Nolan grabs me around the waist, hauling me over his shoulder. I scream and punch him as hard as I can in the back. All he does is laugh and smack my ass.
“Sorry, Kara, but you’re coming with me.”
“You fucking bastard,” I growl, my arms tired from pummeling him.
He opens the backseat door and lays me inside, his grip bruising as he flips me over onto my stomach. His weight presses me into the leather, and then I hear the click of handcuffs, the cold metal biting into my skin.
Nolan pats my thigh and slides off me. “I don’t know why you’re even fighting me. We had a lot of good times together. I seem to recall you enjoying my dick being in your pussy. You never had any complaints.”
I hiss escapes my lips. “As soon as I’m free, you’re dead.”
Laughing, he slams the door and moves around to the front to get in the driver’s seat. “I’m doing you a favor, sweetheart. The next wolf to come knocking on your door might not be as handsome as me. You’ll thank me later.”
He drives away, and I finally become a real prisoner. How the hell am I going to break free? I know what Nolan has in mind. Xavier probably doesn’t know, which means Nolan wouldn’t either, but I can’t fulfill the mate bond with the bracelet on. If I tell him, it could help me, but then if he doesn’t believe me, he’ll take what he wants and there’s nothing I can do to protect myself.
Closing my eyes, I send a silent prayer up to the Great Luna, a prayer to give me strength. I’m going to need it.