Free The Guardian (The Wolfe Series) by Donna Oltrogge Page B

Taggert was right!  Damn!
    “She’s coming Rand. I can feel it deep in my soul.”  A lump lodged in Jake’s throat and he swallowed hard.  “She’s in big trouble, the worst kind of trouble.”
    Rand placed his arm around Jake’s shoulder and drew him toward the house.  “We’ll handle it, brother, whatever it is, together.”
    “Thanks, man,” Jake said stiffly.  He couldn’t remember the last time Rand had shown affection toward anyone, Jake and Taggert included.
    Rand removed his arm, somewhat embarrassed by his show of emotion.  “Just remember what I said.  No more going out at night in wolf form or any other form without us, okay?”
    Jake hesitated, knowing that was a promise he might not be able to keep.   “I’ll try to let you guys know what’s going on.  I’ll probably need your help if she’s in the kind of trouble I think she is.
                  The two men walked slowly toward the adobe and wood frame house that Jake called home as a Learjet Bombardier Global 8000 carrying Laurie Kincaid, Luzaro Rivera, and Enrique Perez streaked across the Arizona sky high above their heads.

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    C asa Fortuna was a massive enclave, a captivating natural paradise with 360° mountain views of the surrounding area that could be seen from every corner of the property.  To one side Laurie could see the city lights of Nogales and to the other the hills that surrounded the compound. 
    The main house contained fourteen luxury bedrooms, one double suite and a master bedroom with Jacuzzi, fireplace and steam room.  The spacious and inviting palapa living room opened out onto four huge terraces, one with a large palapa bar.  The enclave also featured a large infinity swimming pool as well as a heart-shaped Jacuzzi that could accommodate sixteen, a private squash court, as well as a BBQ and bonfire area.  Magnificent boulder formations at the front stood as sentinels to its privacy and solitude. 
    Luzaro’s enclave was magnificent but Laurie failed to appreciate any of that beauty as she listened with half an ear to Luzaro describing his fortified retreat.  She could see a pen that appeared to hold several large coyotes as well as two guest cottages that sat at the far end of the property and obviously housed additional bodyguards.  She sighed dismally, feeling suddenly closed in by the high walls that surrounded the entire estate.  How am I ever going to get out of here? Damn it!
    Luzaro leaned over and nuzzled Laurie’s neck, startling her.  Unable to hid e her revulsion she stepped away from him and concentrated on looking out toward the distant mountains.
                  “You don’t have to worry about Enrique.  I will keep you safe,” Luzaro promised as he reached out and drew Laurie back against his hard body.  She shuddered in revulsion again when she felt his erection pressing into her buttocks.  “Are you cold,” he asked solicitously as he removed his jacket and placed it around her shoulders. 
                  “No,” Laurie whispered, loathe to stay in the man’s arms that were tightening around her like a vise.  “Just not feeling very well.  Flying doesn’t really agree with me.  I think I’d like to lie down for awhile if you don’t mind.”  She could play the subservient role well, at least until she was able to escape.  She’d had enough practice during her years in foster homes.
                  Tears filled Laurie’s eyes when she remember the family she’d lost in a grizzly car accident.  She hadn’t been with them that night when her parents and brothers had left to attend parent teacher conferences at the elementary school.  Having had a bout of stomach flu, Laurie had reluctantly been left with a babysitter, which was something her parents rarely did.  If she had been with her family that fateful night she would have been crushed right along with them when the semi hit them