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enter the apartment. And he definitely wouldn’t have put his hands on her.
    “I’ve decided you owe me,” Jeff said. “And I know exactly how you’re going to pay me back for putting a roof over your head and feeding your fat ass while we were together.”
    Her stomach roiled at the thought of what he might do to her. She’d never told anyone about the night he’d tied her up and told his friends they could do whatever they wanted to her. Thankfully, they’d laughed and said she was too fat to fuck, so she’d been saved from being raped, but she wouldn’t put it past Jeff to try something like that again. It’s why she’d taken off in the middle of the night while he’d been gone.
    “You’re going to be a good girl and do exactly as I say.”
    “And if I don’t?”
    He pulled a syringe out of his pocket. “Then I’ll put you to sleep until the deed is done.”
    What deed? Oh, God! What is he going to do to me this time?
    Holly kicked out at him, catching him in the knee, then scrambled to her feet and ran for the bedroom. She slammed the door and twisted the lock, hoping it would keep him out long enough for help to arrive. Snatching the phone off her nightstand, she dialed 9-1-1 and gave the operator her details.
    “Please hurry,” she begged. “He’s trying to break down the door.”
    Jeff kicked and punched the door, the wood splintering under the force. She watched a large crack form down the middle and her heart raced in her chest. If only she knew Crimson’s number! She’d call and he could turn around and come save her. She knew Jeff would be no match for the bear shifter.
    Another loud crack filled the air, and then Jeff was in her room, looming over her with spittle clinging to his cheeks and a rabid look in his eyes. She dove across the bed, trying to keep away from him, but he latched onto her ankle and dragged her back. Holly fought and struggled, trying to get free of him, but she felt the prick of a needle in her hip and then the world started to turn fuzzy. Her heartbeat echoed in her eyes as the world danced around her, and then she slid into oblivion. Her last thought, a cry for Crimson to come and save her.
     

Chapter Four
     
    Crimson couldn’t decide what made him turn around, but he was almost to the clubhouse when this insistent nagging began. Go check on Holly, said a voice in his head. He turned his bike around and headed back to Holly’s apartment. After a moment, he realized he wasn’t alone. Looking to his right, he saw Scorch pull up beside him. He didn’t know what had prompted his brother to join him, but he was grateful for the company. He didn’t like the feeling he had and something told him bad things were happening at Holly’s. He hoped like hell he was wrong and that she was tucked safely into bed for the night.
    Their bikes roared into the parking lot and they stopped under a light. The night was still and quiet as they approached Holly’s apartment. The door stood ajar and Crimson’s heart pounded in his chest. He pushed the door open and stepped inside, scenting the air for trouble. Holly’s scent surrounded him, but there was the tang of an unknown male. Crimson’s bear rumbled its displeasure. Scorch joined him and they checked the place out together. The hypodermic needle lying on the carpet beside her bed nearly made him throw up.
    “Someone’s taken her,” he said harshly. “I was just here, could have stayed to protect her, and now she’s gone.”
    Scorch placed a hand on his shoulder. “It’s not your fault, brother. You didn’t know someone would harm her after you left.”
    “Even if she didn’t want me in the apartment, I could have watched over her. I’d have seen someone force his way in and I could have done something to save her.” Guilt ate at him and his bear roared in his head, the beast insistently pushing to find their mate.
    “Let me get Viper and Reaper over here. They have better sniffers than either of us. If