Free Angel's Touch [PUP Squad Alpha 7] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Abby Blake

back to stare at Lilly and Devlin.
    “Hannah,” Jed said in a louder voice. It was obvious that the bear was severely injured. They were wasting time, but it was clear that Hannah wouldn’t let them near him until she knew who they were and what they intended. “Hannah, is the bear Eric or West?”
    She finally looked at him, thankfully this time recognizing him. “It’s West. We were walking. The shot came out of nowhere.”
    “Fuck,” Devlin said as he finally got a close look at West’s injuries. “Jed, get them out of here. This isn’t a bullet. It looks like an explosive round that failed to detonate.”
    “I’m not leaving him,” Hannah said stubbornly.
    “Hannah,” Devlin said evenly, “I can help him, but I need to know you and Lilly are safe.” The bear whined a soft sound of agreement. Jed stepped forward in the hope of somehow dragging the two women to safety.
    “It’s okay,” Lilly said, holding her hand up in a stop signal. “I’ll blink us both out of here at the first sign of trouble. I promise.”
    Devlin nodded, his head already bent to the task of removing the explosive device.
    “Jed, I need a containment field of some kind.” Devlin was glowing so brightly now that it was almost impossible to look at him. The bear groaned in pain as both of Devlin’s hands sank into the belly wound. Hannah made a soft noise of distress but thankfully stayed calm.
    Jed ran into the kitchen, grabbed the wooden bread box, quickly enchanted it with the strongest protection spell he could think of, and took a position next to Devlin. As soon as the angel pulled the fist-sized round free of West’s stomach, he placed it carefully inside the box. Jed closed the lid, and turned toward the front door.
    The enchantment held as he carried the box into the front yard, but Nathan was beside him when the damn thing exploded.

Chapter Eight
     
    Lilly jumped at the loud sound, terror streaking through her as she prayed Jed was okay. She glanced out the open front door, but couldn’t see where he’d gone.
    The injured bear had changed back into a man and now Hannah held one of her husbands in her arms. He looked very pale, but the wound in his belly was at least closed. It still looked jagged and painful, but it was a huge improvement over the horrendous, profusely bleeding, gaping wound that it had been moments before.
    She caught a glimpse of movement in the front yard. She wasn’t sure if it was Jed, but somehow just knowing someone was moving around out there made her feel much calmer. She turned her attention to Devlin and smiled at the unexpected sight. “Jed wasn’t kidding when he said you glowed in the dark, huh?”
    He smiled, glanced at his blood-covered hands and then back at the man on the floor.
    “West, I can heal this,” he said quietly, “but you’ve lost an awful lot of blood. Is there someone I can contact to get you a transfusion?”
    “We can’t take him to the hospital,” Hannah said anxiously. “Not until we know who attacked us.”
    “I know,” Devlin said calmly. “Is Eric a compatible blood donor for you, West?”
    “Not sure,” West said in a gravelly voice that couldn’t mask the pain he felt.
    “Eric is a doctor. If he’s not compatible, he should know someone who is,” Hannah said anxiously.
    Devlin glanced out the front door. It was obvious that he was worried for Jed and torn between priorities.
    “Jed’s okay,” Lilly said, stepping closer to the window. She could see him talking to several men in the front yard. The bread box several feet behind them looked like the sides had been forced out so that it appeared to be more like a ball shape than a cube, but thankfully no one seemed to be injured. She wanted to hug both her men to her, but realized that now just wasn’t the time. “I’ll go get Eric and be back in two blinks.”
    “No,” Devlin said sharply, “not without Jed. The whole town might be under attack.”
    She nodded her agreement. She