Free A Forbidden Love by Lorelei Moone

was here.
    He felt her near the cell, exchanging words with someone outside. If he could feel her through the door, he was certain she could feel him, too. She had come here for him.
    His optimism was short-lived as she passed by his cell. She was moving ahead, probably to confront the rest of the Sons who were further down the corridor tending to the prisoners. How would she be able to explain her presence? If they found out why she was really here... He dreaded to think of what would happen.
    Jamie tried to listen to the conversation that took place in the other cell after Alison opened the door, but the walls were too thick even for his keen sense of hearing. All he heard were indistinct mumbles.
    He couldn't stay still any longer and got up, pacing the room restlessly.
    "You okay, Boss?" Heidi asked, her eyes wide with concern.
    She was a sweet girl, loyal to a fault.
    "Fine." Jamie paused, listening for any sign of trouble next door, but there was none.
    Still, Alison was upset – he could feel it. So he started pacing again.
    "Aidan," Heidi whispered behind Jamie.
    Had Alison brought him here? Or had he come in after her on his own accord?
    "Heidi, I respect your wish for privacy, but if there's anything you can feel that'll help us, please share," Jamie said.
    "What?" Kyle wondered aloud.
    Jamie shot him a strict look in an attempt to keep him quiet. There was no time to explain.
    "He's here," Heidi said, looking up at Jamie. "We'll be okay."
    "Is he alone?" Jamie wondered. He knew he was able to communicate with Alison telepathically, but only when they were in the same room together. Perhaps Heidi and Aidan's bond was stronger because they'd been an item for longer.
    Heidi closed her eyes and seemed to concentrate, hard. "No. I think the Alliance pick-up has arrived early."
    "Shit, really? That's awesome," Kyle exclaimed.
    "Get ready," Heidi said.
    Jamie cleared his mind, as much as possible with Alison's fear leaching through the wall separating them, and prepared himself. Beside him, Kyle quickly took off his T-shirt.
    "What? I don't want to ruin it. They don't sell these anymore," he justified when Jamie gave him a questioning look.
    "Five... Four... Three..." Heidi gestured the rest of the countdown.
    For the first time since Heidi's rescue, Jamie let the beast out. Ordinarily, he dreaded it. His bear form had always felt painfully incomplete, so he avoided shifting unless a situation absolutely demanded it. Now things were different.
    The tickle that traveled the length of his body as brown fur started to break through his skin actually felt pleasant. A burn in his muscles signaled growth. Within a split second, he'd torn through his clothes.
    Beside him, Kyle had transformed into his slightly smaller black bear form and Heidi stood on all fours, her razor sharp teeth exposed as she growled at the door. On her signal, they charged ahead, breaking through the door.
    Alison. I'm coming.
    Jamie lashed out at one of the two armed guards in the hallway, as Heidi and Kyle took on the other. At almost the same moment, a group of bears in varying shades of brown led by Aidan's huge bear form charged through the door coming from the stairwell.
    Jamie didn't recognize anyone else, but gladly handed over his slightly bruised prisoner to one of the strangers who had arrived as part of the Alliance Council transport.
    "The rest are in there," Jamie said, while leading the way. He had to get to Alison before any of the others did.
    "The girl is one of ours," Aidan remarked behind him, giving Jamie pause.
    Aidan knew?
    Jamie cleared his mind and charged ahead, breaking into a run before crashing through the door.
    "What the-" a Sons member on the other side of the door exclaimed.
    Two of them carried the wounded guy they'd held prisoner on an improvised stretcher, so they couldn't react without dropping their comrade. The others were scrambling for their weapons.
    Jamie went straight for Alison's brother, pinning him to the