Page 25 of The Blood Wolf

"Something about the size of a pill has been implanted on the top of her left glute," the guard informed them. "I can call a med-mage to remove it?"

Panic dumped adrenaline down her spine. "Thor, get it out of me," she begged.

"Everyone out," Thor said and growled when Claudius didn't budge. "Chairman, she's my mate. I'm not pulling her pants down in front of you."

Claudius rose to his feet and buttoned his jacket. "Ten minutes. Don't turn it into a feeding or a fucking, Thor. I don't need to be smelling your seed in my office."

Nicola would have laughed if she wasn't so grossed out. Thor waited until they were alone and then sat down on Nicola's chair. He pulled her gently over to him.

"It's going to be okay. We can wait if you want something to numb it," he said.

Nicola growled. "Either you do it, or I'm going to start clawing at my own skin to reach it."

Thor undid her jeans and pulled them down with no further argument. He pressed over her skin, searching for the device. "It's here. There's a hard bump. I'll be quick."

"Just do it," she replied through gritted teeth. Thor's nail became a claw, and with a steady swipe, he opened her skin. She barely had time to register the pain when Thor put his mouth over the cut and sucked. He spat out the small silver object before biting his thumb and smeared his blood over the cut. He licked it clean, and there wasn't even a mark left behind. He kissed her skin and rested his forehead against the small of her back.

"Fuck, I know the wolves are weird about blood, but yours tastes incredible," he said.

"Thank you for getting it out for me. I feel so…violated. I want to murder Kaleb myself." Nicola turned and hugged him to her. "As for the blood thing, maybe we can explore that when we aren't in the chairman's office?"

Thor looked up at her. "Really?"

"You are my mate," she said simply. She placed her hands on his cheeks and leaned down to kiss him. She could taste the lingering iron of her blood in his mouth, but it didn't matter. He was still just Thor to her. He growled deeply and pulled back.

"You are perfect, but if I keep kissing you, things will get out of hand," he said and did up the zipper and button on her jeans.

Nicola picked up the small device off the floor. She wanted to crush it between her fingers, but they needed it for evidence.

"We will make him pay for everything he has done to you, Nicola," Thor promised, and she believed him. One way or another, she was going to ensure Kaleb was dead before the week ended. She nodded and placed the device on the desk beside Claudius's laptop.

Nicola put out her hand, and he took it. She squeezed his fingers. "Let's go home."

18

Claudius was kind enough to offer his limousine to drive Thor and Nicola back to his territory. It was bulletproof, and the driver was another vampire guard.

"It is one thing for Kaleb to be foolish enough to attack you in a van, and quite something else to attack the chairman's limo," Thor said, opening the door for her.

"Let's hope he thinks I haven't found his tracker, and we are still in the Vampire Council building," Nicola replied. She felt awkward and dirty sitting on the buttery soft leather chair. The divider was black and up between them and the driver.

Thor got in and helped himself to a glass of scotch from the small mini bar.

"Can I have one of those?" Nicola asked, and he passed her the one he had just poured. "I can't belive he put a tracker in me, Thor. I had felt violated before, but this is..." She didn't have the words for it. She was disgusted and furious at the same time. She had a drink, and it helped burn the bitter bile from her throat.

"It's like every time he's reach his capacity on being a piece of shit, there's another layer. As soon his operations are attacked,he's going to pull out every piece of arsenal he's saved up and storm into your territory," she said and drained her scotch.

"Do you doubt my ability to protect you?" Thor asked.

"God, no. It's not that." Nicola reached across the seat between them. "I just don't want anything to happen to you or Astrid and Bjorn. I've only just found my mate. I don't want to lose you before I get a chance to..."

Thor took her outstretched hand and pulled her up into his lap. She rested her head on the curve of his massive shoulder. She breathed in his scent and willed it to settle her.

"Do you think I don't worry about your safety too?" Thor asked, his voice dropping to an angry growl. "Those bastards could have killed you today in that car accident. If I was a better man, I would ship you off out of the country until Kaleb and his supporters are dead, but I can't handle the thought of being apart from you. I don't trust anyone else to protect you like I will. I don't want you out of my sight."

Nicola turned in his lap so she could kiss him. They both needed the reassurance, and she just wanted him to wipe every thought and worry from her brain. Thor slid his hand from her belly to her breast, making her whimper.

"Fuck, how angry do you think Claudius will be if we make out in his car?" she asked, even as she rubbed her ass up against the hard bar of his dick.