Chapter 24

A few yards ahead of Ethan in the alleyway, the female was on her stomach, scrabbling to get away from her assailant. She had a weapon too, Ethan was surprised to see, but the Rogue noticed it at the same time and kicked it out of her hand. The Rogue planted the heavy sole of his boot on the centre of her back, pinning her to the ground with his heel jammed hard into her spine.

Ethan was on him at once. He threw the Rogue off the woman, driving the snarling wolf into the side of the brick building and holding it there with his forearm wedged under the suckhead's chin.

"Get out of here!" he shouted to the woman as she started to drag herself up off the ground. 'Run!'

She flung a frightened look over her shoulder – the first glimpse Ethan got of her face. His gaze locked on to a pair of huge, pale, beautiful, delicate eyes. The woman stared at him from over the top of a dark knit scarf that could hardly disguise the delicate beauty beneath it.

Pearl.

Damn