Free Renegade: Volume 2 by Ella Price Page A

him. Everything used to be easy for me like that, but
it wasn’t anymore. I paced the room, but the enclosed space was stifling. I
needed to get away, but I didn’t want to catch anyone’s attention. I pushed my
bedroom window open and slipped out onto the roof. I left this way when I was
younger, but it had been years since I felt the need to escape this way.
    I
walked through the dark streets not going in any particular direction. There
was some activity on the streets, but most of it was happening inside the clubs
at this hour. I had the odd sensation that I was being followed, but I
attempted to shake the feelings off. After checking several times, I determined
I was just being paranoid. I continued on toward a lighter section of downtown.
Sudden movement to my right caught my attention. As soon as I moved to block an
attack I was hit from behind, and everything went black.

 
    The
sound of loud voices and laughing brought me out of the dark. I slowly opened
my eyes. I was in a sitting position, tied to a tree. I looked at the rope that
was binding me. It was tied perfectly. It wrapped around my chest and arms
pinning me to the huge base of the tree. My knife sheathes were empty. I
wouldn’t be getting away very easily. My head hurt, and the only light in the
woods was a fire burning brightly a few feet in front of me. There were people
standing around everywhere talking and laughing. They didn’t seem to mind that
I was there tied to the tree.
    “Well,
well, the mighty hunter is awake,” a male voice said amused. I recognized the
voice, as Drake stepped out of the trees. He was a werewolf so of course I
would be tied to a tree in the middle of the woods. It was where they spent
most of their time.
    “I
would say it’s nice to see you again, but considering the circumstances I am
going to forgo the pleasantries. Now what the fuck do you want?” I asked
annoyed.
    His
smile widened. “You are just like your father, so stubborn.”
    I
didn’t comment. I didn’t feel like discussing my father with him. “Again what
do you want?” I asked firmly.
    He
knelt next to me and watched me. He looked like he was carefully considering
what I was saying. “I want to know if you are everything everyone makes you out
to be.”
    I
leaned back against the tree. I didn’t really know why it would matter. I
really didn’t know why he had to kidnap me to ask me a question like that. “I
don’t understand what you want. Obviously you think I am some form of a threat
to you.”
    He
shook his head. “You have never bothered my kind. I was hoping you would
reassure me, and tell me everything was going to be ok,” he said sounding both
amused and sincere.
    I
raised my eyebrows in confusion. “You have me tied to a tree because you want
me to say everything will be ok?” I was starting to wonder if the guy was
losing his mind.
    He
smiled wider. “The ropes are just so you don’t get any funny ideas. I am not
going to hurt you.”
    I
watched him trying to figure out what to do or say. I still had no clue what he
wanted from me. “What do you need to be ok?” I figured I would start by finding
out what he thought I could do for him and see what he said. He was being cryptic,
and I hated it when people were cryptic.
    “My
people are having a time with the vampires. We want your protection,” he said
watching me. I thought he was being funny, but there was no hint of amusement
in his voice.
    I
laughed, but he kept a straight face like he was dead serious. “You want me to
protect a werewolf pack?” I asked skeptically. I didn’t have much experience at
all with werewolves. I had met some in passing, but they never bothered me so I
didn’t bother them.
    He
nodded as he sat down cross legged in front of me. “My pack consists mostly of
older males, older females, and children. I don’t have the young wolves I need
to keep the threat away. It seems like if your name is mentioned to a vampire
they think twice about what