Jared by Teresa Gabelman Read Free Book Online Page B

But she was still ticked off and it showed.
    “Tessa chill out.” Adam stood beside her. “The car i s fine.”
    “He doesn’t have a driver’s license Adam.” Tessa replied still glaring at the warrior who was now on the phone.
    “Give me a freakin break.” Adam snorted. “How many times did you sneak out, push Gramp ’ s car down the driveway and go for a cruise before you had your driver’s license? Hum?”
    “That was different.” Tessa defended.
    “ Oh yeah and how’s that ?” Adam shot back.
    Glancing up at her brother she elbowed him in the stomach. “Shut up.”
    Adam laughed , rubbing where she had hit him . “Listen Tessa , I think these guys might really want to help us. The car is fine so just cool it … okay?” He knew all about her red head temper , had been a victim of it many times .
    Shrugging her shoulder she waited a minute before she nodded. “He’s just lucky he didn’t do damage. Bobby would kill me , then I’d have to stake his ass to a wall .”
    “You never did answer me.” Adam frowned. “What did you promise Bobby because I know that scumbag would n’t have just given up his keys? ”
    Tessa really didn’t want to bring it up here because she knew Adam hated Bobby. Thankfully , the warriors headed their way. “Here they come.”
    “Don’t make me have to pry Tessa, cause I will. ” Adam warned.
    “You promised not to read me .” Tessa pointed at him. “You better not break that promise Adam Samuel Pride.”
    “What you gonna do…. ground me?” Adam teased rolling his eyes. “Send me to my room?” He gave her a nudge which sent her flying into the wall.
    Jared was there in a flash , stepping between them. “Hey, you need to be more careful.” He looked at Tessa who was rubbing her arm. “You okay?”
    “Yeah, he didn’t mean it.” Tessa defended her brother.
    “Sorry Tess.” Adam looked sheepish and a little embarrassed.
    “I know he didn’t, but he still needs to be careful. He isn’t use to the strength he has yet.” Jared looked her over before turning his attention to her brother . “ You ready to talk?”
    Adam nodded at them all. “ Actually you all know about as much as we do.” Adam nodded toward the other five half-breed s. “We were all taken at some point. I think we were drugged because I don’t remember much. I do remember Chad Evans and there were two other guys, but I never did see them.”
    “I just remember waking up in a room l ying on a steel table.” One boy who looked to be sixteen added. “Everything was fuzzy, but I do remember them injecting me with something.”
    Duncan and Jared glanced at each other. “What’s your name?” Duncan ask ed the boy who looked scared to death.
    “Matt Reed.” He replied glancing at Tessa who nodded in support.
    “ Do you all remember being i njected with something?” Duncan ask ed writing in a notebook.
    They all nodded. “It burned really bad like my insides were on fire .” Another boy , Dillon, who looked to be the youngest answered , his face scrunched up remembering the pain . “When I couldn’t take the pain anymore I guess I passed out.”
    “ What happened when you woke up? ” Jared ask ed watching them all closely.
    “It’s hard to explain.” Adam answered this time. “It was like nothing had changed, I was me, but different with fangs , strong, more aware of everything and hungry . ” His eyes quickly shot to Tessa’s then away just as fast.
    Jared could understand that. He remember ed the day he was changed like it was yesterday. “Did they inject you more than once?”
    “Not sure.” Adam replied. “I only remember the one time.”
    “How did you get away?” Duncan kept writing in his notebook, but when they didn’t answer he glanced up at them. They were all staring at Tessa.
    “Tessa got us out.” Dillon replied shuffling his feet.
    “You were there?” Jared frowned , his eyes narrowed. This was new information . “Why aren’ t you changed