Tigress for Two by Marissa Dobson Read Free Book Online

other woman is my mate.” Taber’s rage boiled in the pit of his stomach. He tightened his hold on the man’s arms. How dare he threaten what’s mine?
    “These men had marriage licenses,” Kenneth said.
    “Those can be faked.” Ty squatted over the man. “Who hired you?”
    “Pierce and another man. I never met the second guy. He was out of town on business.”
    “You didn’t find it odd that the man was doing business while his wife is missing?” Taber was tired of the games. This man couldn’t be a stupid as he was trying to make believe. “Why did you take this job?”
    Kenneth’s eyes widened. “Yes, there were a number of questionable things about this job, but Pierce said the other man was trying to make reservations to return, but the flights were booked. I didn’t think to question him. He had men ready, all I had to do was lead them.” The man grimaced at the pain Taber inflicted when he tightened his grip. “Money! I did the job for the money. My sister’s daughter has cancer. They need to pay her hospital bills. I did it for them. This one job allowed me to pay off their bills and cover the rest of her treatments.”
    With the human’s blubbering confession, Taber released him and stripped away the soldier’s weapons before he stood. “If you try anything, you’ll regret it.”
    Kenneth lay on the floor, rubbing his neck and arms. “If I could see the women, to know the truth, I’ll leave peacefully.”
    Taber stepped forward, pointing a gun to his face, ready to kill the man for the suggestion.
    “Not going to happen. Do you think we’re that stupid?” Ty laughed.
    Raja entered the room, blocking the light from the entry. “He’s human?”
    “Special forces after Tabitha and Kallie,” Taber explained.
    “Why Kallie?”
    “Supposedly they were kidnapped. That’s all he knows. I don’t understand how Kallie plays into all this.” Ty leaned against the desk. “Where is she?”
    “I haven’t seen her. The situation outside has been dealt with. What should we do with him?” Raja paused next to Taber.
    “We’ll detain him in one of the cells, until we’ve made sure everyone’s safe. Someone needs to find Kallie.” Ty scanned the monitors. “I can’t see her here. I think it’s highly unlikely she went back to her room. She isn’t one to leave her post. We’ll get a tracker to find her.”
    “If you don’t need me to deal with this rogue, I’ll find Kallie.” Taber wasn’t one of the clan members who needed permission, but he sought Ty’s consent out of respect.
    “Go. Raja and I can handle the situation here. Contact me when you find Kallie. I want to know why she ran.” Ty then turned to Raja. “Get the human in a cage. We need Galan to look at Mark.”
    Taber left to find Kallie. Once outside, he closed his eyes, leaning his head back to catch her scent. It didn’t take long for him to get a fix on her, but her scent was different from the normal sweet smell of morning. It was strongly mixed with fear. His Kallie was terrified. Guided by his nose, the faster he ran as her scent grew stronger. Maybe someone else got loose in the compound? He sniffed the air, but didn’t catch the scent of anyone else. Nothing unfamiliar and no one followed her.
    He neared the back of the compound, closing in on the creek that only hours ago he promised his bear a rump. Her smell filled his senses. He turned around a corner and found her lying in the snow.
    “What the hell?” He ran to her side, searching for any sign of injury. He found nothing. Her jeans and sweater were wet, but unstained with blood. She was unconscious.
    Not caring about the snow, he dropped to his knees, wrapping her in his arms. A chain, she wore around her neck, slipped out from the collar of her sweater. The small capsule, which hung on the chain, was open. He took a deep breath, filling his lungs with her scent, and that’s when he smelled it. Poison! Painless, but enough do the job.
    “Damn it,