Home: Sacred Hill Rejects, #4

By Darcy Rose

Just when I thought we had it all figured out, someone takes her from me. I have to get free, I have to find her and bring her home before it's too late.

Before my mate is lost forever.

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bleeding Heart Press
• Release date: Mar 23, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201996642

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PROLOGUE

EDEN

It’s dark in here, thanks to the hood over my eyes. I can’t stop shivering, though I don’t know if that’s a chill in the air or the storm raging inside me. My body is cramped from head to toe, stuffed into the back of a car like some groceries. We’ve been driving for… I don’t know how long. Ages. Considering how heavy my bladder is since they dragged me away from Paxton, it could be hours.

Hours spent in the trunk of somebody’s car, bound at my wrists and ankles, bouncing with every bump in the road. If I didn’t know better, I might wonder if the driver is deliberately hitting every pothole along the way just to make me more uncomfortable.

I can’t worry about that. I can’t even be worried about the stench of exhaust fumes slowly adding to the sickness already twisting my guts. How much longer am I supposed to endure this?

Where are they taking me?

What about Paxton?

That’s my first concern, the one that looms largest in my head. What did they do to him? How could they do it? His own father. At least I know he’s not dead. The alpha would never go that far. His primary concern is the pack, the bloodline, and all that. He wouldn’t risk his son’s life. I have to believe that even in his selfish, evil way, he cares about my mate.

Still, they have to know he’s not going to stand for this, which means they’ll try to lock him up. My wolf wants nothing more than to fight our way out of this trunk and run to him, to shift and follow that inner beacon he keeps talking about. I know I would be able to find him if given the chance—just like he found me.

Right now, I can’t do much of anything. I can’t even breathe through my mouth, covered with tape the way it is. I might be stronger than the average human, but I’m no match for the layers upon layers of tape binding me until I can barely feel my fingers and toes. All I can do is concentrate on getting through this. Escaping at the first opportunity. There has to be a way. These twisted fucks aren’t nearly as smart as they think they are.

I let my guard down one time too many. That’s never going to happen again.

How are we ever supposed to live together as mates if the pack won’t let us? What will it take to make them understand what’s meant to be? We were so close—at least, I thought we were. Stupid me. Just when I think everything’s over, and I can finally be happy, those sick bastards find a way to snatch it back at the last second.

A particularly big bump launches me into the underside of the trunk lid. My shoulder and hip scream in pain, and I can’t help but yelp behind the tape. Am I imagining things, or does somebody laugh? I wouldn’t be surprised. Whoever it is cranks up the music they’re playing like my pain is an inconvenience they don’t want to hear.

The car lurches, and this time, my knees hit something hard. We’ve turned, and now the ground is more uneven than before. Bumpy, like we’re riding over an unpaved surface. We’re in the middle of nowhere. At least I know my emotions are strong enough for Paxton to find me if he’s free to start searching.

If. I hate that word.

We come to a stop, and now I’m terrified. I shouldn’t be. I’m as strong as any of them. We’re the same. But they hate me on a totally different level than my hatred for them. They take pleasure in hurting me.

Anybody who takes pleasure in hurting others is too unpredictable not to be scared of.

The door squeaks open,

Reviews for Home

[Theodora Soh · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great conclusion to this miniseries. Eden and Paxton get their HEA and finally show their pack that they won't be controlled anymore.