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that, a smile crept over her face.
     
    “You're not rushing me. I want this. I love feeling our bodies together. You’re like my other half, and I need you next to me.” She didn’t wait for him. Instead, she leaned back in to kiss him, craving his hands on her body.
     
    Ty started sliding up her black turtleneck sweater, when there was pounding on the door and someone yelling, “If you don't open this door now, I will break it down.”
     
    Ty jumped off the bed and grabbed the duffle bag at the end of it. In a blink of an eye, there was a gun in his hand. She opened her mouth to ask him what was going on, but he put his finger to his lips, motioning her to remain quiet.
     
    Quiet? Someone was screaming and pounding outside her door, and he wanted her to be quiet? He stepped back toward her, lowered his mouth to her ear and whispered, “This could get bloody. We should head down the fire exit. I don't want to put you in danger. I’ll come back and deal with them once I get you out of here.”
     
    She nodded. She turned to grab the picture of her parents from the bedside table. If she didn’t make it back to her apartment, she wanted to have the memento. Tossing it into her purse, she headed for the window. Ty already had his duffle bag slung across his chest, and he held his car keys out to her while motioning for her to go. She made no move to take the keys. “Not without you,” she whispered.
     
    Ty didn't take his attention from the door. “I’ll be right behind you. You’re my mate, I won’t leave you. Now go.”
     
    As they ran down the fire escape, the sound of her apartment door slamming to the floor followed them. It slowed her for a moment. “No, Tabby, come on.”
     
    As they reached Ty's car, which was right by the steps, someone leaned out the window and yelled, “You can't protect her forever. We’ll find you!”
     
    Adrenaline coupled with fright caused all the blood to rush to her head. Her breath caught in her throat.
     
    Ty said nothing, just got into the car and sped away. Once they were out of immediate danger and Ty was driving outside of the city, she turned in her seat. “Ty, who were those men? What did they want?” She placed a hand over her still rapidly beating heart.
     
    He didn’t take his eyes off the road. She wasn’t sure if that was because of the speed they were traveling or because he couldn’t look at her. “That was Pierce and his gang. Pierce is the were-tiger who killed your parents.”
     
    “What? You mean that's him? He looks to be only in his twenties.”
     
    Ty briefly looked away from the road and raised an eyebrow at her. “I tell you he’s the one who killed your parents, and all you can think about is how old he looks? Most people would want to go back and kill him themself.”
     
    “Well, trust me, it’s not like I wouldn’t like to, but I don't think I could do much harm to him. After all, he killed my parents. I haven't even gone through the change yet, so I’m still basically human. But he looks young; he couldn't have been around when my father was alive.” She shook her head in confusion.
     
    He reached for her hand, bringing it to his lips. “I’m glad you have some common sense and you don't let your emotions get in the way. Pierce isn't as young as he looks. Shifters age a lot slower than humans. Pierce is really in his forties. Just so you know, the clan has been after Pierce since he killed your father. The clan has the right to demand Pierce’s death for killing one of our kind. Pierce knows we want him dead for it, and he’s been in hiding. I was on the original team sent to find him. We were on his trail for a while, only a day or two behind him, but he went into hiding. We have sent men out every time we get a hit, but this is the first real proof we’ve had that he is alive. I promise he’ll pay for what he did to your father, but it was not worth it today. I couldn’t put your life in danger to settle a