For the next few days until the attack on the building, they maintained the compound on lockdown. Celmund was checking all databases looking for a match on the photos of the women they had received. They had to find out what the link was with these women. Why Vercin was interested in them? Wulf had been driving everyone ceaselessly. He wanted to know what he was facing, he did not like the idea of his woman being in danger. 

The day before the attack was scheduled, Jas went looking for Wulf as she remembered something from, when she had been living at her last adoptive home. As she walked into the training facility she found Ceric walking out, holding his side.

“Good, you are here. Maybe you can sweeten him up before we are all disabled for tomorrow.”

Looking towards where Wulf was boxing with Bjarni in the ring Jas decided to approach Draco and Caelius who were on the other side of the facility, cleaning their weapons. Every now and again they would look up at the fight and comment.

“Hey Beautiful!” Caelius called.

Jas felt Wulf looking at her. “Humph,” he grunted. Looking towards the fighters she saw Wulf was getting up off the floor. Turning, he slammed into Bjarni and they both went down. She didn’t like to see Wulf getting hurt, so she looked away, concentrating on Draco.

“Draco, I have remembered something that might help with the connection of the women.”

Wulf had asked her repeatedly since he had received the Intel if she knew any of the women. If she knew the scientific organization? If she had ever been to that mansion? She could see he was frustrated in not having answers, but this might help. Draco and Caelius were now looking at her curiously. She had a feeling that Wulf and Bjarni had also stopped training and were listening-in.

“Just before I ran away from my last adoptive home, Fred took me to this clinic to have medical tests done. He used to get angry when I had a vision calling me evil, locking me away; even slapping me a few times to get me out of the trances.” She heard Wulf growl behind her.

“Anyway, the doctors couldn’t find anything wrong with me, he even had a priest come pray for me. Then there was this one man he took me to. He said he could help me. I remember Fred was excited because he thought he had found a way of managing my trances. I was supposed to have gone with him the following week, but I ran away before then.” She stopped looking at Draco with anticipation but he was sitting with a pensive look on his face. “Well I was thinking that seeing that the Keres like energy, maybe these women are like me and they have a way of finding us.”

Draco was nodding. Wulf came from behind, putting his arms around her waist pulling her towards him. “I think that you might have a point.” Draco confirmed.

“Let’s get Celmund to have a look at various Clinics. Maybe the women who were coming in were unique cases.” Draco was already getting up to make his way to the computer room.

“Well done Angel. Maybe now we can get to the bottom of why your photo was on their system,” Wulf whispered against her ear, as he nuzzled her neck. 

“Yeah and you can stop taking your frustration out on us. Maybe you can nuzzle my neck too now?” Bjarni teased, winking at Jas.

“I could punch you again,” said Wulf.

Bjarni laughed, walking towards the entrance. Leaning her head back against Wulf she closed her eyes in pleasure. Pulling her even closer to him she could feel his hardness pressing against her lower back. 

“Okay … Okay guys, not cool, how about you go to your room,” Caelius grumbled good naturedly. Jas had forgotten that Caelius was still there. Her head came up as she blushed in embarrassment

“Oh!” turning, she ran out of the training facility. Wulf glared at Caelius for his teasing, but he also turned and followed. Catching up to her in the courtyard he held her hand, to bring her to a stop.

“What’s the hurry Angel?”

“I completely forgot where I was and that we had company. I’m so embarrassed. Caelius must think that I’m a real hussy.”

“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. You are my woman and we weren’t doing anything wrong.” He steered her towards their room wanting to spend the rest of the day with her.

They needed to bond again. It had been awhile since they had exchanged blood. He should speak to Bion, they should keep some of his blood in the facility, in case she ever needed it and he wasn’t around. He knew the other brothers were going to drink tonight. It would strengthen them for tomorrow. They had a supply that they got from a source at a blood bank. The Elementals never took blood directly from a human unless it was their woman. Wulf only took from his mate now. The others would never be able to nourish or strengthen him again. The same went for Jas; she was only able to take the blood he provided for her every month. His blood would keep her healthy. It would take a while for her to completely release all her human blood. He needed her to give up her blood and only carry his stronger one. Only then would she be stronger, for now she could still get sick with the common flu or other human diseases. They wouldn’t attack her system as they would any other human as his blood would instantly fight any bacteria. 

At their room Wulf made sure she forgot her shyness. Tonight, he was going to make love to his woman, she grounded him, strengthened him. Since mating, his senses were sharper, his strength was doubled. She was as much his salvation as she was his downfall, and he was hers.