Warrior Robbie The moment he says my mate's name I feel my blood instantly boil. Who the fuck is this motherfucker? If he thinks he can just stroll in here and walk right on out with my mate then he's got another thing coming. I will tear him limb from limb before I let that happen. "Who are you and how the hell did you even get in here?" I growl trying and failing to keep my tone calm. He raises a single brow as a cocky smile covers his face and I swear it takes all I have not to knock him the fuck out right here right now. "Do it. On second thoughts, let me at him. Fucker won't have a thing to be cocky about by the time I'm finished with him." Cain growls as he comes to the front of my mind. "I'd be more than happy to let you do it but right now, we need to find out what exactly it is that this prick wants with our mate." He doesn't say another word but he grunts and stomps around in my head hard enough to make it more than clear about how he feels and I get it, I do because I feel the same way. "I believe my brother asked you a question and I suggest you answer him!" Nick growls bringing my attention back to the prick who thinks he's taking my mate. The guy looks straight at me and despite his cocky look, I don't miss the slight fear in his eyes. If he's afraid already then he's in for a world of surprise and pain if he doesn't tell us what we want to know and soon. "My name is Talon, I am... was a member of the pack that you destroyed and Aria is my mate. I didn't come here to cause trouble but I won't be leaving without my mate." Yeah, this guy is seriously cooked. "And how did you get in here?" He seems to be trying to avoid that question but I'm not letting it go. Something is clearly off with this guy and of course, Nick has already picked up on it too as suddenly six of our warriors come from outside of the room and surround the prick. "Why the need for so many men?" He asks looking around him once again appearing unfazed and cocky but showing the fear in his eyes. He needs to learn how to control his emotions. Then again, if he doesn't start answering our questions or leave my mate alone then working on his emotions will no longer be needed. "I don't know you. Don't trust you, and until I'm convinced otherwise you will be treated with suspicion." Nick growls his Alpha tone coming to the surface and making him stand tall like the powerful Alpha that he is. "Now, I'm going to ask you one last time and if you don't answer... Well, let's just say you won't like what happens." I growl. I'm so fucking pissed and Cane isn't helping me either which makes keeping control so much harder. "Fine. I jumped on the back of the last vehicle that left the campsite. When you stopped I crawled underneath to hide out and once we were here and everyone was inside I was able to slip in pretty easily, I just told the guard that I was part of the rescue team and they believed me." "I don't buy that story. There's some truth to it but there's also something not right." I grunt over a link that I open up with Nick, Shane and Will." "Same," Shane grunts. "Yep, I'm with you," Will says next. "100% there's definitely something more going on here," Nick growls. "Even if the story about how he got here is true. How the hell did he get past the guards at the door? They would know that he's not from this pack." I say as thoughts swirl around in my head. "How the hell did he stay hidden through the whole fight? Where has he been this whole time? There's something off with this," I growl getting angry. I don't want us distracted for too long so I close the link bringing our attention back to the room only to find Talon trying to head my way. What the fuck does he think he's doing now? "I've told you who I am, how I got here, and why I am here now it's only fair that you hand over my mate and let us leave. While I appreciate you taking care of her until I could come get her, I don't appreciate you holding her here against her will."He takes a few wide steps in my direction while the guards surrounding him look to Nick for direction but I don't know what he says as my attention is taken away from him when I feel someone pulling on the back of my shirt. I turn around and feel the breath leave my lungs when I come face to face with my mate, her scent engulfing my senses and stirring up so many feelings inside of me in such a short space of time that I feel like I'm about to pass the fuck out. Her grip on my shirt is lost as I spin around but her hand lingers close to my chest as if she's resisting the urge not to hold my shirt once again. "Please." Her voice is barely a whisper and while I'm not 100% sure that I heard her right, the fear that I do hear in her voice alone has my protective side flying to the surface. I lean down a little so that I'm closer to her face and fight to hold back a groan as her scent gets even stronger. "What did you say, Sweetheart?" She keeps her eyes on the floor but I hock a single finger under her chin and raise her head so she has to look at me. I want to demand her attention, to tell her that I'm her mate and that she is safe with me but I can't so while reminding myself of that and the fact that she is only 17 I do my best to give her a reassuring smile praying that it will help her even in the smallest way. "You're safe here, ok? I'm not going to let anyone hurt you, none of us will." She gives me the smallest of smiles and fuck does it make my heart skip a beat. "I said please," She whispers but this time her voice is a little louder and I can hear her. "Please what?" She looks past me to the prick behind me before looking back at me. "Please, don't let him take me. I promise I'll be good. Or if you don't want me here then that's ok, I'll leave and you'll never have to see me again but please, don't let him take me, I'm begging you." Her voice is desperate as she once again grips my shirt. She seems so lost in her head that for a moment she doesn't even realise that she is doing it. She looks back at Talon and it's then that I see the fear in her eyes before she brings her attention back to me where she sees her hand that's wrapped around the end of my shirt. She quickly lets go and I don't miss the slight tremor in her hand. "I'm sorry, goddess I'm so sorry." What the hell has my girl been through? I take hold of her hand and guide it back to my shirt wrapping her fingers around the end. It's comforting her so I'm not about to take it away from her. "Maybe she's sensing that she can trust us without even realizing that she is our mate." Cane comments and I have to agree. She seems different with me to the others. I hope she can sense something. I hope she feels safe with me because over my dead body will I let anything happen to her regardless of her age? I feel a presence at my back just seconds before Nick, Shane and Will all come to stand beside me and I instantly feel Aria's grip on my shirt tighten even more. "Robbie." Fuck, who knew that someone calling my name could evoke so many emotions inside of me. "Please." She pleads making me realise that I haven't answered her.