A Mate for Gideon (21 page)

“What
the fuck have you done?” Zane pointed a finger at Brant’s chest. He spoke
softly and carefully.

“What
I had to…” Brant paused. “I had her escorted off the property. And you…” Brant
pointed at Gideon. “You can fucking forget the program. Forget that female.
Since you didn’t rut her I am willing to overlook this. She’s gone. It’s time
to move on.”

Gideon
didn’t wait to hear what else Brant had to say.

Escorted
off the property.
Escorted off
. Fucking gone. The words played on repeat
in his head. His female was in danger.

Adrenaline
surged through him. Gideon punched Brant, square in the jaw. There was a
cracking noise. Brant’s eyes widened. Blood sprayed. He flew backwards, landing
sprawled on his back in amongst what was left of his desk.

“Motherfucker,”
Brant growled as he sprang back to his feet. Blood trickled from his mouth. His
muscles bunched and corded as he came at Gideon.

Bring
it.

Zane
grabbed ahold of Brant who tried to jerk his way free. “Fuck!” Brant roared.
His face was a mask of rage. Eyes wide, skin flushed. Bloodied mouth open as he
continued to scream profanities at Gideon.

“You
deserved that,” Zane growled. “I should hold you down and allow Gideon to have
at you but since you happen to be the fucking king, I will refrain.”

“Fuck
you!” Brant snarled, glancing back at Zane.

“No…fuck
you, Brant. You always pull this shit. Why did you send the female away without
bothering to gather all the facts?” Zane asked.

“I
did have the facts. Gideon and that female may not have been rutting but it was
headed in that direction. I did you a favor.” Brant locked eyes with Gideon. “You
were about to get in too deep. It was about to become complicated. I saved your
ass. You should be getting down on your knees and fucking thanking me.”

Gideon
could only growl in response. Then he shook his head and clenched his teeth. It
would be best not to say anything right now. He was so angry that his hands
shook, so he curled them into fists.

“You
sent her away to help Gideon?” Zane sounded incredulous. “For an intelligent
male, you can sometimes do the dumbest things.”

“I
received a report that Gideon was seen sneaking off with the female last night
during dinner. They disappeared into a closet…a fucking closet,” Brant growled.
“That female missed half of the dinner party. She only got back after desert had
been served. Twenty-five minutes in a closet with him.” Brant’s eyes flashed to
Gideon. “It was only a matter of time before Gideon slipped up. First York, my
elite leader and now Gideon, head of fucking security. It’s going to become a
free-for-all if the other males catch wind of this and you know it, Zane. I did
the right thing by sending her away.”

“You
fucked up big time,” Zane snarled. He released Brant. “Let’s go and find your
female.” He glanced in Gideon’s direction before turning back to Brant. “You
need to hear all of the facts before you make decisions like that.”

“What
facts?” Brant shouted from behind them.

“There
is no time to explain right now. Gideon’s female is in danger.” Zane glanced
back over his shoulder.

Gideon’s
heart raced. He jogged ahead of Zane, making for the nearest vehicle. He didn’t
give a fuck whose it was. He needed to get to that bed and breakfast urgently.

“I
take it you know where she is,” Zane’s voice boomed from behind him.

Gideon
didn’t take the time to glance back. “Yeah!” He shouted. “I knew there was a
chance of this happening. We devised a plan.” He prayed that she would follow
it to the letter. That her bastard ex wouldn’t try anything. The male was dead
if he so much as looked in her direction.

“Thank
God!” A human female shrieked. She ran towards them. “They took her.” The
little human was crying. Tears streaming down her cheeks. “They took Jenna.”

“Tell
us what happened!” Gideon snarled.

The
little human’s eyes widened with fear.

Gideon
took a few deep breaths. “I’m sorry…I’m not going to hurt you. Who took Jenna?
This is important.”

“A
couple of guards. They had her bag…I don’t know where they were taking her.
Please, you have to help her. She told me to tell you what happened.”

“Thank
you, female. We appreciate it,” Zane said. He patted her on the shoulder. The
gesture looked awkward on the part of his king.

The
whole exchange gave him pause. What if they hadn’t taken her to the B&B.
Maybe she had asked them to take her elsewhere first to put them off the scent.
There was also a distinct possibility that they had simply escorted her from
the property and had left her at the gate. Gideon pulled out his cell phone and
dialed the main security office at the gate. A male answered.

“This
is Gideon.” He didn’t wait for a reply. “Some males left recently with a human
female. Did they take her somewhere?”

There
was a short pause. “Yes, sir, they drove out in one of our security vehicles.”

“Who
were the males?” Gideon growled.

The
guard rattled off some names.

“Have
they returned yet?” He tried to keep from snarling at the male.

“No.
I’m sure that they…wait a minute…here they are now. They just pulled up and are
waiting to be let in.”

“Keep
them there. I need to question them.” Gideon couldn’t help but to growl. Low
and deep.

“Um…yes,
sir…what should I say?” Gideon could hear the hesitancy in his voice.

“I
don’t give a fuck, just as long as you keep them there.” He didn’t wait for a
reply. Zane was already getting into the vehicle. Thank fuck the male had
chosen the passenger seat. Gideon needed to do something. Driving would give
him something to focus on. He needed to try and stay calm. This had been
expected. Jenna would follow the plan. She would be just fine.

In
under three minutes, they pulled up to the front entrance. Three males from his
security team stood next to one of the SUVs.

Gideon
exited the vehicle and strode over to the waiting males who instantly stood to
attention. Their backs pulled a little straighter, they gazes dropping to their
boots as Zane moved in next to him.

“Is
it true that you took a human female off this property?” Gideon couldn’t help
but to growl. He directed the question to one of the team leaders.

“It’s
true.” Jake nodded.

Gideon
sucked in a deep breath through his nose. “Where did you take her?”

“Brant’s
orders were to drop her off at the bus station. Wait a minute…” The male’s eyes
narrowed on Gideon. “She was telling the truth…you’re in love with her. No
fucking way.”

“She
told you that?” Gideon swallowed hard.

Jake
nodded. “She said that the two of you were involved…she begged me to call you
but I didn’t believe her.”

Gideon
clenched his jaw. “You should’ve called me,” he managed to grind out.

One
of the other males elbowed Jake. “You shouldn’t have said that shit to her.”

“What
shit?” Gideon growled, feeling his blood begin to fucking boil.

Jake
shrugged. “I didn’t know. I thought she was talking bullshit. She didn’t
believe me anyway.”

“What
did you say to her?” Gideon took a step towards the male.

“It
doesn’t matter,” Zane said. “We need to get to the bus station.”

Zane
was right but Gideon needed to know. “I’m only going to ask you one more time,
what the hell did you say to my female?”

“Fuck…I
didn’t know she was your female…” The male spluttered. Gideon could hear how
elevated his heart rate was. “I said…I s-said that you didn’t love her, that
you were in a meeting and obviously didn’t care that she was being kicked out
otherwise you would’ve been there.”

Gideon
snarled as rage swept through him like a blazing fire. He punched the male who
flew backwards. He tried to lift his head and Gideon noticed with satisfaction
that his nose was crooked and bloody, he’s eye already starting to puff up. Thankfully
the male stayed on his back. “I’m sorry. I didn’t know,” he croaked out.

“Let’s
go,” Zane said, more forcefully this time.

Gideon
nodded. “Open up.” He gestured to the guard at the gate.

"Do
it!” Zane boomed, his hard stare on the guard, who nodded quickly, scrambling
to do as commanded. They headed for the vehicle. Gideon slid into the driver’s
seat, pushing down on the accelerator before Zane had even shut his door.

As
soon as they were clear, Gideon floored it.

Zane
growled, then he reached for a seatbelt and clipped himself in.

“We’ll
head for the bus station first,” Gideon said, his voice surprisingly calm. “We
had agreed that she would go back to the small bed-and-breakfast where she hid
out before. If she’s not at the station, we will go there.”

“Your
female will be fine.”

“She
had better be.” His chest squeezed so tight that he could barely breathe. “You
need to know, that if anything happens to her, Brant is fucking…”

“Hey,”
Zane growled. “Brant is your king. He thought that he was acting in your best
interests. He didn’t want to see you step out of line and get into trouble.” He
paused. “You can’t go around hitting males like that.” When Gideon glanced in
Zane’s direction, he saw that the male was smiling.

Although
he could see the humor in the situation, Gideon was unable to smile back. Until
he held his female in his arms again, Gideon would not be able to smile again.

“Ahhh
love,” his king sighed. “It will drive a male crazy. Make him do things completely
out of character.”

He
yanked the steering wheel to the right, the tires squealed. His seatbelt bit
into his shoulder. Zane growled but didn’t complain otherwise. Another hard
left and they were in town. Gideon weaved his way through the traffic. Going as
fast as he dared. It wasn’t long before he was pulling into the bus station.

Leaving
the vehicle running, he jumped out and ran. There was no sign of Jenna anywhere.
He even checked both the male and the female toilets. Then he saw it. The
broken remnants of a cell phone, lying a few feet away from the ATM machine.

His
heart raced. He could hear its beats ringing in his ears. Everything seemed to
slow around him. His entire focus zoned in on the trashed device.

“Fuck!”
Zane growled. “It may not be hers.”

Gideon
swallowed hard. “It is.” Panic welled up in him. “I fucking know it is. I can
feel it in my gut. That bastard has her and I’m going to fucking kill him.”

He
sniffed the air but because they were outside in the open, any residual scent
was long gone. Zane touched his arm, drawing Gideon’s attention to him. The
male frowned, his gaze softened. His eyes filled with concern. “Let’s go and
inquire inside. Maybe someone saw something.”

Gideon
nodded, feeling shell-shocked. He allowed himself to be led. Surely the male
would not have been dumb enough to take her to the house they had shared a bed
in. Other than that one location, he couldn’t think of a single place where the
male might take her.

Frustration
rode him.

Zane
moved to the ticket booth. “Hello.” He gave a closed mouth smile.

A
young female sat behind the glass of the booth. Her eyes widened as they landed
on Zane, and her mouth dropped open. She raked her gaze down his torso before
moving back up to his face. She glanced at Gideon, also giving him the one over
as well. Then she smiled and giggled before pulling a lock of hair behind her
ear. “How can I help you gentlemen?” Her smile widened.

“We
need some information, please.” His king leaned forward. Zane kept his voice
low, a deep rumble.

It
had the desired effect because the female giggled again. “Sure.” She raised her
brows and licked her lips.

“Did
a human…” He cleared his throat. “Did a young lady with…” Zane turned to
Gideon. “What color is her hair? Her eyes?”

Gideon
stepped forward. “She has blond shoulder length hair and brown eyes. She is
very attractive. About this tall…” He put a hand to about mid way on his chest
to indicate her height.

The
female shook her head and Gideon’s heart sank.

“Wish
I knew where he took her,” Gideon growled. “My Jenna…” His voice hitched as he
said her name.

“Jenna?”
The female spoke in a singsong voice. “Her name isn’t…” She searched through
some papers on her desk. “Jenna Darcy by any chance is it?”

“Yes
it is.” He gripped the wooden edge of the counter so hard it cracked.

“Wow!
You didn’t just do that.” The female stood up and tried to get a better look at
the counter through the glass in front of her. “You totally broke it…with your
bare hands,” she whispered.

“When
was she here?” Gideon growled.

She
swallowed thickly, looking back at Gideon. She looked distinctly paler than she
had moments before.