Rise to Embrace [Rise of the Changelings, Book 3] (Siren Publishing Epic Romance, ManLove) Read Free Page A

assume since the detective has the list, so does every cop in Shelton. It wouldn’t do us any good to grab one list, Nate,” Selene said as she buckled herself in.
    “Think, Selene.” Nate started the truck and drove through the suburban streets until the forest began to disappear and the city lights came into view. He was determined to search the librarian’s home until he found what he was looking for. Nate had already heard rumors that changelings were being cataloged with the government. He didn’t need Shelton’s residents to be dumped into the large databank as well.
    “You don’t think the detective gave up all the names to his fellow cop buddies, do you?” Selene asked.
    “No,” Nate replied, “I don’t. He has an ace in the hole. I can feel it in my gut. Plus, I want to have a talk with him about Omar.”
    “Yeah,” Selene said as she gritted her teeth. “I want to talk to him about blackmailing Omar as well.”
    “We still have to gather the changelings that are in hiding and take them someplace away from Shelton. Rick wanted them out of harm’s way since the other two detention centers were confirmed,” Nate said. “But I don’t think Sasha will be helping us.”
    “I still don’t get why Sasha killed Larry and then was at Rick’s home,” Selene said as she glanced over at Nate. “That doesn’t make any sense to me. I know he and Rick aren’t on buddy-buddy terms, but I really don’t think Sasha would turn traitor.”
    Neither did Nate, and he planned on paying Sasha a visit to find out exactly why he killed the librarian and then proceeded to Rick’s. It was bugging the shit out of him, but there was nothing he could do about it at the moment. They had to search Larry’s and go see the detective. Nate had a feeling Detective Dayton was holding back. Only a third of the changelings in Shelton had been taken to the detention center. While just one was too many for Nate, he knew that if the detective had a list, there should have been more arrests. Something was going on with not only him, but Tyson. Rick ordered him to stand down, but it didn’t mean Nate couldn’t have someone keep an eye on the werehyena.
    Tyson lived in Hamilton County, the same county as Master Kraven, a very nasty and treacherous vampire. Nate would not be surprised if the two were working together to take down not only Rick, but Sasha and Edward as well. It was just a little too convenient that Rick was supposed to be arrested and Edward was kidnapped.
    Someone wanted the leaders out of the way. Which meant Sasha was going to be targeted. Nate needed to find Sasha and warn him.
    Because if anything happened to Sasha, Nate was going to tear Shelton apart.

Chapter Three

 
    “Are you getting a bad feeling about this?” Brooke asked as they walked through the forest together. He continually scanned all around them, feeling as if he had just walked into enemy territory.
    “My gut is telling me we shouldn’t be here,” Deluca replied.
    Brooke glanced over at him, and Deluca knew his best friend could feel the enemy all around. They may be elite op soldiers, but they weren’t invincible. The long jagged scar that ran down Deluca’s back was proof he could be harmed. Deluca gripped his gun tighter in his hand, wondering if these werecoyotes were going to fuck them over. He could tell by Rick’s reaction that even the werewolf alpha didn’t trust them.
    That was a very bad sign.
    Ryan Deluca walked next to his longtime friend, Kenneth Brooke. Not only had they worked side by side in the military for the past ten years, but Deluca had grown up with Brooke. They had gone to grade school together, and then on to high school. They had both enlisted at the same time and had been stationed together.
    The two of them had seen their share of tragedy and triumph, and no one could ask for a better friend. Hell, they had even shared women on countless occasions. They were as close as brothers, and Deluca couldn’t