Free Wolfe's Den (Wolfe Creek #1) by C.M. Steele Page A

as he rushed to me.
    “You were supposed to be watching her. He’s taken her. Rocky’s taken Cat. She’s gone. I can’t hear her calling me,” I cried. I shifted back into my human form hoping to hear her call, but I still couldn’t hear her. She wasn’t in pain, but she wasn’t dead either.
    “We’ll find her. I’m sorry, man. Rocky called me and told me that Sheriff Smith needed me, but it was bullshit. I got to the edge of town, and he wasn’t even there.”
    We rushed in the house so I could get some clothes on and search for my mate.
    “Where have you been? I’ve been looking for you for a week,” I snarled at Creed.
    “Boy, calm down. I’ve been trying to find some answers. I got the books and the history your ancestors left to the historians. There is a language only we can speak and read. After you left, I noticed a message in the back of the book’s cover. It led me to Vancouver and a hidden book of your great-great grandmother’s life. All your questions should be answered by it. But first, let’s focus on finding your mate.”
    As we were going back outside to look for clues, Sheriff Smith approached.
    “My cousin has lost his mind,” Smith said.
    “How do I know you’re not helping him?” I howled.
    “Have I ever really acknowledged our kinship?”
    “No, in fact you’ve been very clear that your mother was a Lake.”
    “I knew the tensions between the families.I’m sheriff for a reaso n— to keep the peace.”
    “Do you know where he would have taken her to?”
    “It wouldn’t be too far from here. It hasn’t been long since I saw him. Hell, he still might be on the road. Did you check for tracks?”
    “Yes, he carried her for a mile before getting into a vehicle, but I lost the tire tracks.”
    Catherine, Cat, love, call to me. I need to find you. I begged her to answer . I was hanging onto my sanity by a thread.
    Rocky…Property that you stole from his family.
    Tears welled in my eyes, but I had my answer. I was already running to my truck before the guys caught up to me.
    Stay calm, my love. I’m coming for you.
    “He’s got her in the old house at Lakeland Prairie,” I roared.
    “How do you know?” Smith said as he ran to his car for more guns.
    I turned to all of them and admitted, “There’s something you don’t know about my mate and me. We can communicate with one another with our minds.”
    “So, that’s normal for human and shifter mates,” stated Creed. “What? It’s one of the things I learned while I was away.”
    “Is there anything else I need to know?” I asked as I started the engine and the men all jumped in the truck.
    “In due time, my boy,” Creed patted my thigh. I knew he had his reasons not to say whether because there were other people in the vehicle or because I wasn’t ready for the truth, so I let it pass. I just needed to find my mate and focus on that. My emotions were a mess, so I needed to cut her off from my thoughts and emotions. I didn’t want her to feel my dread, but I could still her words of warning.
    I informed the others, and we developed a plan of attack. I was going to bury that bastard tonight. The sun was setting and I could feel the moon’s pull on my wolf, summoning me to answer the call.
    We all got into position. Creed had sprayed us with something that would mask our odor so Rocky would only get a slight whiff of our scent and think we were still far out. Gage and Creed were going to break through the front and Smith and I were going through the back.
    As the moon rose, I shifted and wasted no time smashing the door down.
    Stay calm and hide, love.
    Just as I came through the back, Creed and Gage rushed through the front and gunfire opened up. I heard a howl as Creed fell to the floor.
    I snarled and ran after Rocky. I caught his arm just as he swung around to fire at me, sending the gun flying out of his hands, but not before I felt the burn of the bullet hit my chest. He managed to kick me off and