Free Sophie's Seduction by Keira Kendrik

When the men arrived, Cade opted to stay with Sophie while Jackson met the men outside in the courtyard of the hospital.  He saw Dominik, Marco, Trent, and Christian, four of the top enforcers for Otherkin, waiting on him.  He approached them and shook hands with them all.
    "How is she?" Dominik asked as they shook hands in greeting.
    "She is holding her own.  They are surprised at how well she is doing.  She is healing almost like Otherkin," Jackson said thoughtfully.
    Dominik frowned and Marco asked, "You have not yet mated her?"
    Jackson shook his head, the regret showing in his eyes.  "We were trying to go slow with her.  She needed this time to find out what she could about her and Jasmine's past."
    "What have you found out?" Trent asked .  He always seemed laid back but now he seemed serious, almost as serious as Dominik always was.
    "Not much .  She had been shopping on Bourbon and then she vanished.  We were searching for her and then she called us to say someone had taken her, but she had escaped," Jackson said as he filled them in.
    "Go on ," Dominik said, eager to begin working, he didn't do well sitting idle.
    Jackson sighed, frustrated and tired beyond reason .  He was also filled with anger at whoever took Sophie and chased her into the woods where she was injured.  "She said a woman had helped her hide and would help her get to us.  We set up to meet on the highway away from the Hunters’ area." Jackson showed them the map they had gotten from their contact and picture of the tattoo.  "This is definitely their mark, they have it between their thumb and forefinger on their left hand.  This area here is where we know them to be located and this is where we met up with Sophie."
    Dominik, being the leader, nodded and then said, "We are going to go scout out the area .  We will be back in a couple of hours.  Phoenix made arrangements for the entire floor you are on at the hotel to be ours so it is secured."
    Jackson acknowledged with a nod .  "You also need to be cautious in their territory.  Cade mentioned to me last night there seemed to be some sort of invisible line he couldn't cross while he was flying out there.  He said it felt like a wall and he couldn't get past it."
    "You concentrate on Sophie and we will go take a look .  Back in touch in two hours," Dominik told him.
    "We do have a friendly out there .  Her name is Rochelle.  Sophie said she is their cousin.  I don't have any more details than that, but she helped Sophie escape.  She's tall and trim, long blonde hair down to her ass.  She also has the mark.  I don't know what it all means yet, but I know Sophie would want her safe." Jackson pulled out the map.  "Her house has to be somewhere around here.  Keep her safe if it's warranted.  Here's her contact info."
    The men agreed then left in another SUV while Jackson headed back inside the hospital .  When he entered Sophie's room, he immediately placed his hand on her thigh.  He needed the contact with her.  He knew there had been no change or Cade would have contacted him through their link. 
    ' They are all still baffled by how well she is doing ,' Cade informed him after a moment.
    ' Have they said any more than that ?' Jackson asked.
    Cade shook his head and ran a hand through his hair, which was normally disheveled, but looked ragged and shaggy.  He looked once more at Jackson and knew he was feeling the same feelings.  They were both concerned for Sophie and worried over her 'faster than normal' recovery.  What did it all mean? They needed answers, but they would have to wait until she woke.
    A little while later, Dr . Clemmons came in and said, "We think she is okay to take off the ventilator and wake her up.  She has no infection whatsoever and her kidney seems to be healing itself."
    "How long until she will be conscious?" Cade asked . 
    "It shouldn't be too long , but we want to bring her awake slowly.  No matter how fast she seems to be healing, her