“Somebody get a steakburger, stat,” Trick said.
“This ain’t the fucking time for stuffing your face.”
“No shit! If you wave it under her nose, she’ll wake up.”
“Da fuck?”
I groaned and tried to open my eyes. They were impossibly heavy.
“See, just mention a steakburger and she’s waking up.”
“Shut your piehole, idiot.”
“Hey,” a closer, feminine voice said. “Just take it nice and easy.”
“How long?” I asked and leaned back.
I began to realize there were a pair of skinny legs beneath me. My head was probably in the woman’s lap.
“The Alpha should be here any moment,” she answered.
“No, I meant how long have I been out?”
“Only a minute.”
At least it hadn’t been days, there was that to be grateful for.
Since I couldn’t seem to sit up yet, I put all of my energy into opening my eyes.
I managed to get them open a slit.
What was wrong with me? Why did I want to sleep so badly? I just slept for two weeks!
“Holy shit, do you feel that?” one of the male voices said.
“Are they already here? It’s still fucking light out!”
The light was harsh against my eyes. I couldn’t keep them open.
“Guys,” the feminine voice said, “Go get the Alpha, now! She’s freezing.”
I felt hands, small yet painful hands slapping at my face. Then I was being jostled, shaken by the shoulders. The movement was annoying and keeping me awake.
“Ella,” Radu’s voice in my mind was a taunting melody.
“Dude, I thought something was weird earlier. She was giving off creepy vibes,” Trick said.
“Andrea, get away from her.”
“We need a cage.”
“I’m not locking her up again! That was a big fucking mistake.”
If everyone would just shut the fuck up, I could go back to sleep. Sleep was all I needed. Some rest would make it all better.
“Yes, open for me.”
“Get off me, Garette,” the feminine voice said.
I was shaken again and then the legs disappeared. My head cracked against the floor.
There was a struggle going on close to me. How did they expect me to sleep with all of this going on?
“I thought she smelled like one because she hung around them so much… not because she was one.”
Now I was starting to get angry. If I had to get up, someone was going to pay.
“Oh, man. This shit is making me feel like a pussy but I really want to get the fuck out of here.”
“How the fuck is this even happening?”
“She’s doing it.”
“Garette, you put me down!” the feminine voice said, becoming fainter and fainter. “You have no right! Let go of me!”
There was a loud crash then Darren bellowed, “Ella!”
Sudden clarity and awareness. I was awake and I was on my feet.
All five senses and more were pushed into overdrive.
My eyes opened, I took in everything around me. Bodies, what were left, were marked off as friend or foe in a snap judgment.
Most were foes but I could easily take them.
Darren came hauling ass towards me. He got all of my attention.
I was looking at him with new eyes. There was something different, I just couldn’t pinpoint it.
Physically he was the same. Large and in charge, brown hair, smoldering eyes. Wide shoulders, arms thicker than my legs, and an ass I could take a bite out of.
In fact, he looked good enough to eat.
His powerful legs carried him towards me. Even running he was majestic. I was almost transfixed alone by watching the coiled muscles in his body unwind.
I wanted him, I was ready for him.
Hungry, I was so hungry.
I had the irresistible desire to taste him. I couldn’t wait for him to get to me.
I spread my arms in invitation.
Hungry, so very hungry.
“Kill him.” Radu commanded me.