Free Savage Moon: Wolf Shifter Romance (Wild Lake Wolves Book 4) by Kimber White Page A

swallowed hard as Kane brought the phone to his ear.
    “Put him on,” he said.
    “Now?” I heard the gruff voice on the other end of
the phone and recognized it. Wade. God. So Wade knew where Jax was. I didn’t
know how yet, but I might be able to use that later. Kane smiled held the phone
out to me. But he pulled it away when I reached for it again.
    “Remember, Olivia. I’m going to hold you to all of
your promises.”
    I shook my head and held out my hand. “Please,
Kane.”
    He handed me the phone. With shaking fingers I took
it and pressed it to my ear. “Jax? Are you there?”
    Movement. The shuffling scrape of metal against
concrete. Then I heard my brother’s harsh, ragged cough. “Liv?”
    Oh, God. I walked to the bed and sank down on the
edge of it. “Jax? It’s me. I’m here. Are you okay? Are you badly hurt?”
    “You sound so far away.”
    Something was wrong. Jax’s voice had a dreamy
quality about it. Like maybe he didn’t realize he wasn’t dreaming.
    “I’m sorry,” I said as the tears sprang into my
eyes. I swallowed past a lump in my throat. I had a thousand things to tell
him. But Kane stood before me and I couldn’t risk saying any of them. It had to
be enough to convince Jaxson that I was alive.
    “I’ve been looking for you, Liv.”
    “I know. God. I know. Oh. Jax. I’m okay. Do you hear
me? I’m okay right now. Kane didn’t . . . hurt me.” I locked eyes with Kane and
he gave me a satisfied smirk. No. He hadn’t technically hurt me. He’d just
ripped everything I cared about away. For now, though, I needed Jaxson to stay
strong and stay alive.
    “They keep giving me something. It’s making my brain
foggy. My bear is gone, Liv.”
    I shuddered and closed my eyes. It had to be a drug.
He couldn’t drive Jaxson’s bear away for good. That wasn’t possible. Was it? My
fierce, strong older brother. My protector. He was there in that hellhole
because of me. My bad choices. My misplaced trust. And I knew I was the only
one who had any hope of bringing him back.
    “Jaxson, listen to me. Okay? Just get well. Rest.
Stay strong. I’ll see you soon. I promise.” I shouldn’t have, but I sensed it
was what he needed to hear. Without access to his bear, Jax was in real danger.
He’d be no match for Wade or Kane or any of the other wolves. I worried he’d
try to take one of them on anyway. I just needed time. And I needed help.
    Before I could say any more, Kane ripped the phone
out of my hand. “That’s enough,” he said and clicked it off. Tears slid down my
face and rage replaced the sadness in my heart. I decided something in that
moment and found clarity.
    I looked up at Kane and let my face break into a genuine
smile for the first time since he marked me. I got to my feet and slid my hands
around his shoulders. “Thank you,” I whispered. “That meant everything to me.”
    I went up on my tiptoes and kissed him as cold rage
settled in my heart. Kane didn’t understand it. He kissed me back and slid his
hands up, tracing the lines of the scar he gave me on the back of my neck. It
flared hot beneath his touch and made his wolf eyes shine. It flared all right,
but not for the reason he thought. As Kane leaned down to kiss me again, I
didn’t have to hide my feelings. My heart had already turned to stone. I was
sure of one thing and one thing only.
    Before the next full moon, I would find a way to
kill him. Even if it meant the end of me.

 
    Chapter
Nine
    For two days I kept my thoughts hidden. I cooked for
the pack. Washed their clothes. Bore Wade’s scrutinizing gaze, hostile words,
and rough grip as he walked me to my cabin at the end of the day. Kane must
have left orders for Christian and Cole to stay away from me because I didn’t
see them either. I got through it all with the knowledge that soon I’d see Alec
again. He kept himself well hidden, but somehow I knew he was watching. The
pack knew he was nearby too. They wouldn’t talk about it openly in