Zeus's Pack 9: Rave Read Online Free Page B

ground. Rave had an all-consuming need to obey the soft command.
    “No!” the one in the jeans yelled, and Rave felt like a jolt of electricity had been shot through his body. He growled, his muzzle pulled back to show his canines. The human being that had been taken shouted to Rave, “Don’t leave me.”
    Rave barked out a warning like a common dog, but it seemed to do the trick. The man in the black suit scrambled backward, his eyes wild as he stared from Rave in his wolf form to the human lying on the ground. His eyes narrowed into slits as anger filled the dark orbs.
    “Go back into the house,” he shouted this time.
    Rave took another step back, his body trying to obey the command. He was getting pissed. He could feel something pushing at his mind, demanding he do as he was told. Rave didn’t like anyone ordering him around.
    “Don’t leave me,” the man in the jeans said helplessly, his blue eyes pleading for Rave to save him. Rave lunged, taking a large bite out of the man’s black suit pants and his leg underneath. The man howled, and then he pulled his leg free, scooting further back into the darkened backyard.
    The would-be kidnapper whirled around and pushed to his feet, jumping the small chain-link fence, and took off down the street.
    Rave wanted to give chase, but he shifted instead, helping the man in the jeans to his feet.
    Rave swallowed hard, his heart beating erratically as the scent of his second mate filled his lungs. He stared openly at the slightly built man rubbing his hands up and down his arms, as if chilled to the bone.
    “Logan?”
    The guy’s blue eyes went wide as he nodded. “How did you know my name?”
    Oh hell. Rave stood there in the backyard, naked as the day he was born, stunned. His mate was a styre mente , and he had been sent to stop him from turning evil.
    Rave stood on the edge of the lawn, staring at the dark-brown hair falling over Logan’s eyes, shielding Rave from seeing his mate’s eyes in the shadows of where he was standing. “I was sent to protect you.”
    It was mostly the truth. Now that he knew that Logan was his mate, Rave would do whatever it took to keep the man on the right path and protect him from the world.
    “No offense, but that’s exactly what Aba just told me. I’m cool on the protection shit.”
    “Aba?”
    “The man who just tried to force me to leave with him. He said that he only wanted to protect me. If that’s protection, I’m going to wholeheartedly decline the offer.”
    Rave grinned as he listened to Logan. The man had a sense of humor, a weird one, but he had one. Rave liked that.
    “And could you put some clothes on?” Logan asked. Even in the dimly lit backyard, Rave could see a blush span over his mate’s cheeks. It was a lovely pink that made Logan bashful, a quality that was making Rave hot. This wasn’t the time for Rave to be getting turned on, but he couldn’t help it.
    “Aren’t you freaked out that I shifted into a wolf?” Rave asked.
    “And I don’t have any spare clothes with me.” Jaxxon had some in his Jeep, but Rave liked standing naked in front of his mate.
    Logan’s eyes stayed glued to the grass as he headed toward the back door. “Cal is a shifter. That doesn’t wig me out. But a naked man in my backyard does.”
    “And having your truck blown up, finding out something is wrong with your blood, and a madman trying to pry you from your own home must be child’s play next to a naked man in your backyard, hmm?” Rave knew he was being a little too harsh, but Logan needed to face the facts of what happened and deal with them. He could smell denial all over Logan.
    Logan spun around, a low growl ripping from his chest. Rave was impressed. “I know what happened. I don’t need you reciting the events back to me. I don’t know who sent you to protect me, but you can get lost.”
    Rave was halfway into saying good-bye, but knew he wasn’t going to leave his mate open to another attack. The man had a