Feral Craving (37 page)

Bari appeared in Mike’s living room
first, Tyler and Tony emerging less than a second later. He had only taken a
step across the ivory, thick carpet before Mike’s words breached silence,
floating down from the top of the stairs in front of them.
  

“I lost her too.” Mike’s voice was soft,
choked.
 
“
I lost her too
!
 
Don’t make
me lose you!” Mike’s roar echoed in his ears, and then a rumbling noise drowned
out all else as a body fell down the stairs, legs over head, rolling and
slamming into the hard, unforgiving wooden steps. It only took seconds, but
seemed in slow motion, and Bari watched in horror as Samantha landed in a heap
at the bottom. Thunder of footsteps followed, and Bari’s gaze snapped up to
Mike as he darted down the stairs after Samantha.
 
Bari took a menacing step forward, Tony and
Tyler flanking each of his sides. Try as he might, Bari couldn’t shake the
feeling, couldn’t see through the red haze clouding his vision, memories of his
mother’s abuse splintering through all reason.
 
He gave pause though, felt the hesitation in Tyler’s and Tony’s bond to
his own, something out of place with the entire scene.
 
Even before Samantha’s body settled, Mike had
his arms wrapped around her, cradling her to his chest. Mike’s head tilted
back, and the anguished cry that came from his mouth sounded like nothing human
and sent chills skittering along Bari’s spine.

They had to do something—they were going
to lose this male. It wasn’t a question of if … but more so, when.

The End

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