Seducing The Wolf - By Marisa Chenery Page 0,54

suffer from the diseases mortals did. So the big question was how had the syringe ended up in the house in the first place.

As her uneasiness grew, Billie did a thorough search of the house. Nothing looked out of place. It almost appeared as if Royce had just walked out of the house, but Billie knew finding the syringe said otherwise. Once again on the lower level, she took a deep breath to stop herself from panicking. It wasn't as if she couldn't find Royce no matter where he was. Closing her eyes, she concentrated on his face, focusing on it. A second later, she gasped. She had seen exactly where Royce was, and he wasn't alone. Gren had not only taken Royce, he had also taken her brother Finn.
Chapter Fifteen
Royce tried to lift his head off the floor, but it felt as if it was a lead weight. Groaning, he let it fall back down. Whatever drug Gren had used, it was doing a number on him. His mouth felt dry as sandpaper, and when he cracked open his eyes, he had a hard time focusing on anything. He tried to move his arms and found he couldn't. They were tightly bound behind his back. Royce didn't have to look at the rope Gren had used to know there would be silver threads mixed in with the fiber of the rope. Silver didn't harm werewolves as the horror movies so often portrayed, but it did hamper a werewolf's ability to go wolf and hold that form. Basically he was trussed up like a Thanksgiving turkey and there wasn't a damn thing he could do about it.

Straining against his bonds, Royce tried to sit up. The movement caused his head to spin. He closed his eyes until the wave of dizziness subsided. He opened his eyes again when he heard a shuffling noise behind him. Royce lifted his head and looked in the direction of the noise. He swore under his breath when he was finally able to focus his eyes on the only other occupant in the room. Billie's brother, Finn, was bound hand and foot. There was also a gag over his mouth.

Finn shuffled forward on his backside across the floor until he was able to get over to where Royce lay. He mumbled something through the gag that Royce didn't understand. When he didn't respond, Finn jerked his head in an upward motion a couple of times. That Royce understood. He tried once again to get up into an upright position. This time, Finn inched closer to him and used his shoulder to help prop him up. Royce leaned against him panting as the room spun before his eyes.

After a few minutes the dizziness faded again. Royce turned his head toward Finn. "Now don't think I'm going to try and kiss you, because I'm not. I'm going to see if I can pull the gag off." Taking hold of the gag at the side of Finn's face with his teeth, Royce tugged on the cloth. It didn't take long for him to pull it away from the other man's mouth, leaving the gag to hang around his neck.

Finn swallowed and cleared his throat a couple of times before he tried to speak. "We need to get the hell out of here."

Royce quickly scanned the room. From what he could see, they appeared to be locked in some kind of storage room. There were a few boxes piled in the far corner, and there weren't any windows. The only light came from the florescent light on the ceiling. "How long have I been out?"

"An hour, maybe more. Where's Billie? That asshole better not have taken her as well."

"Billie's safe. She had already left for the gym when Gren arrived. How long have you been here?"

"Since last night. He bashed me over the head out back at Wulf's Den. He had some woman lure me out there. What the hell does he want with me? I can understand Gren taking you since you two don't exactly get along, but I haven't done anything to warrant this."

"I think I have a pretty good guess as to why Gren took you. You are to be his lab rat."

"What?"

Royce didn't get a chance to answer Finn. He heard the sound of the lock being turned on the other side of the door before it was pushed open. Gren walked into the room. He nodded when he saw Royce was awake.

"I'm happy to