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mean Randolph?” Her body chilled at the mention of his
name. He was like her, only his power had twisted and turned sinister. Her gut
still carried scars when she deflected his attempt to kill her by absorbing the
energy he wielded like a weapon.
    It had retaliated by trying to eat her from the inside out.
    All she got in return to her question was a look that was
both dead serious and tinged with fear. “You don’t want to tangle with him. He
enjoys gobbling up little girls like you.”
    She shivered at his choice of words.

 
     
     Chapter Four
     
     
    R aven
pulled up to the house, practically spilling out of the car to get away from
Griffin. She slammed the door and strode up the walkway, the crunch of gravel under
her feet echoing in the silence. She’d only gone ten feet when a tingle at the
base of her spine pulled her up short.
    She was being watched.
    Very deliberately, she turned and scanned the landscape. Griffin
paused at her side. He glanced at her then followed the direction of her gaze
toward the tree line.
    Nothing carried to her on the breeze.
    No scents.
    No sounds.
    The foliage didn’t sir. Clouds scuttled past, leaving
pockets of darkness, almost like birds of prey circling. Despite all the
evidence to the contrary, she couldn’t pick out anything that should cause
alarm. She rubbed her arms as her wolf rose under her skin as it, too, sensed
something stalking them.
    She reflexively reached for the electricity stored at her
core to scan their surroundings. The animals snarled, quickly rushing to the
surface in challenge. The tips of her fingers ached with the need to shed
claws.
    Something was out there, hunting them on her land. Neither she
nor her animals appreciated the fact. When she got her hands on them, they
would realize their mistake. She marched toward the grove, determined to
eliminate anyone who thought to harm what was hers.
    Griffin looped his arm about her waist and pulled her close until
her head was tucked into his neck. When she tried to bring up her knee, he tightened
his grip, squeezing the air from her lungs.
    “Breathe, damn you.”
    Raven sucked in a greedy gulp of air and inhaled the fresh
cut cedar scent of his wolf. Part of the mindless need to rent flesh from bone
lessened. Rational thoughts returned in fits and starts. If anything happened
to her, her people would be left vulnerable.
    What caught her by surprise was the complete absence of
attraction to Griffin.
    Her wolf rejected him.
    To know that she wouldn’t mindlessly lust after any male in
the vicinity left her lightheaded. Then the danger of the situation came slamming
back to her.
    Angered at her lack of control, she shoved away her wolf.
She dipped into her core, actively seeking the full use of her power for the
first time since the burnout a few days ago. Pure energy flooded her body. She
gritted her teeth as pain seared along her flesh.
    “Son of a bitch.” Griffin’s arms flexed a second when his
muscles convulsed then he dropped his hold. When he pulled away, his eyes
glowed.
    Instead of shutting down, the power continued to build until
the air crackled. Not wanting to draw more attention to herself, she
reluctantly slammed all that delicious power into the ground.
    The earth, in a five-foot radius, dropped two inches at the
impact like a miniature crop circle, smoke rising like steam from the area. The
action left her stumbling to remain on her feet and vaguely nauseous. All the
power evaporated as if it had never been.
    Whatever had been watching them vanished, and she could only
blame herself. She tried to use her animals to search the vicinity, but the only
thing she felt was Griffin’s wolf demanding freedom to hunt. His condition only
worsened as the very power she’d sank in the earth floated up to them, the
ground too saturated to hold it all. The raw energy scratched at her skin,
seeking entrance.
    It had the opposite effect on Griffin.
    It brought out his wolf. 
    “Go.” The gruff word