Moon Shifter 02 - Primal Possession

she croaked.
    “What?”
    “At the hospital. She just went to get her cell from her car. A white van pulled up. They Tased her or something. I tried to get to her, but they were too fast.” Her breaths were coming out shallow and disjointed as she struggled to get the words out. “I—”
    “Where are you right now?”
    “By the ER entrance. I—”
    He cursed low, then said, “I’ll be there in sixty seconds. Stay put and stay inside.”
    He disconnected before she could respond. She wasn’t sure how he could get there so fast, but she didn’t much care. All that was important was finding her friend.

Chapter 16
    “F uck, fuck, fuck,” Liam muttered loud enough for everyone around them to hear.
    “Cool it.” Connor pointed toward the next hallway. “Left here.”
    But Liam couldn’t. He should have trusted his gut. He shouldn’t have let December out of his sight. They’d followed Ana and December, but it had taken a while to find parking. Finally they’d gotten a spot on the top floor of the garage.
    As they rounded the last corner, he spotted December talking to a security guard and two police officers. When she saw him, she darted away from the men and rushed toward him and Connor.
    “The cops have the license plate number, but they’re so slow,” she growled out under her breath. “It was a white van. The man who grabbed her had on a mask, but there’s obviously a second person because someone had to be driving.”
    “Where’d they take her from?” Connor asked.
    “Right outside the ER.” She pointed over her shoulder. Her blue eyes were wide and frightened.
    “Show us exactly where.” Liam knew what his brother intended to do.
    December gave a quick excuse to the police officer—obviously someone she knew—and darted outside with them. She kept going until they were near the edge of the stone overhang that covered the ER entrance. “Right here. They briefly parked behind an ambulance.”
    Liam deeply inhaled and knew his brother was doing the same. They hadn’t left long ago, so chances were their scents were the strongest. Kat’s scent intertwined with someone else’s. A male. He looked at his brother. “You got it?”
    Grim faced, Connor nodded. “Let’s go.”
    December grabbed his arm. “What are you going to do?”
    “Track her using her scent.”
    For a moment she looked as if she might say more, but she snapped her mouth shut and stepped back. “Please find her,” she whispered.
    Even if she’d never looked more sad and lost, now wasn’t the time to comfort her. Every second counted. Liam and Connor took off across the parking lot. As soon as they were out of sight, they’d shift to their animal form. They could track better that way and they were a hell of a lot faster than most humans realized. Especially his brother. As an Alpha, Connor was stronger and faster than regular alpha or even warrior shifters.
    They were both silent until they reached the edge of the parking lot. Kat’s scent was strong near the exit, but they both knew the farther the men got with her, themore her scent would fade. Using a couple cars for cover, they shifted to their animal form. They’d just have to leave their shredded clothes and shoes.
    Lose me if you have to,
Liam projected to him, unwilling to let his own speed slow his brother down.
    I will.
    As they exited onto the two-lane highway they kept to the side of the road in the shadows as best they could. Luckily there weren’t many cars on the road and it was dark anyway. His paws pounded against the icy ground, but he barely felt it. The lack of cars and people would help with their tracking.
    He homed in on the subtle scent of roses. Kat’s scent. Finding her was the most important thing for all of them. Jayce would rip this town apart trying to find her. Not that Liam would blame him.
    He’d do the same for December.
    Five miles out of town the scent petered out, but it was still faint once they reached a four-way intersection. Then it disappeared.
    You got anything?
he projected to Connor.
    Damn it, no.
His brother looked east, then west, as if trying to pick a direction.
    West there’s just a lot of land and a few farmhouses,
Liam said.
    And east there was a bunch of subdivisions and the ski lodge. They’d be bound to pick up on her scent at the ski lodge eventually, considering she worked and lived there.
    We split up. I’ll go east, you go west,
Connor said.
    Unfortunately that still left everything to the