her shoulders, giving her a wonderfully tousled appearance.
Despite screaming “sexy”, she looked like a woman who could defend herself with
ease. Green eyes stared at Lera from behind doubly black lashes. Lera hated her
with a violent passion.
“You must be Valera.”
Lera lifted her chin and nodded, determined not
to sneer at the close proximity the other woman had to Kori. Or the Irish
accent which rolled off her tongue. “I am.”
The woman slid an arm around Kori’s waist and
murmured to him in Irish. Then, she put her green eyes back upon Lera and said
with her thick brogue, “I’m Cairenn.”
“Thank you for helping.” Forcing herself to
remain emotionless, Lera headed for the door. She opened it and said without
looking back. “Ten minutes in the lobby.” Then, she slipped through. She pushed
the button for the elevator and, when the doors opened, reached in to push the
“L”. Then, she slipped through the stairwell door and headed up to the roof.
Sitting down along a HVAC unit, Lera pulled out
her phone and took a deep breath. Licking her lips, she pressed the call button
and held it up to her ear, waiting for it to be answered.
Kori stood in the shadows and eavesdropped on
Lera as she spoke to her father. He’d immediately followed her from the room.
And would have gone down after the elevator had he not been linked to her
mentally. So instead, he went up, a smile on his face at the jealousy he felt
from her.
When he’d slipped out onto the roof, he easily
picked up her voice. Moving silently closer, he listened as she talked to her
father. Correction, she lied to him.
“I’m fine, Daddy. I saw Kim this morning and am
just about to go see Rissa. I miss you and everyone. I’m sure I’m fine. I ran
into Kori, too,, so he may say he saw me. He met Kim. How is he doing? Kori?”
Lera shrugged. “Fine, I guess. He doesn’t share his feelings with me,.” She
looked at her wrist. “I have to go now, Daddy. I love you. Bye.”
Kori could see her shuddering and took a step
toward her, wanting to offer comfort. Then, he noticed she was crying and
stopped. Each tear he could feel deep in his heart but he knew Lera wouldn’t
want to be seen crying. Forcing back his need to hold her, Kori slipped back
inside and made his way down to the lobby.
Exactly on time, Lera walked out of the elevator,
and as she headed across the lobby floor, he noticed two of Murdock’s men
running a path which would allow them to intersect with her. Kori composed his
emotions and pushed effortlessly away from the pillar he’d been leaning on and
fell into step with Lera.
‘You okay, Lera?’
‘Fine.’
Kori cut his gaze to her at the sharpness of her
single word. There was this mask of acknowledgment upon her face, an eerie
serenity of what was about to happen. No fear, just acceptance. A flicker of a
feeling whispered along his skin, and immediately, his wolf rose to battle
ready.
‘Lera?’
‘Surely your woman can handle whatever that
was. After all, you did train her.’
“Hello, JJ,” Lera said without slowing.
Kori stared at the man before them; he walked
backward keeping pace with Lera’s strides. Handsome enough but Kori didn’t
care. This man had no lustful thoughts toward Lera. He did wonder, though, how
she felt whatever the fleeting feeling was. It had been faint, even for him
with his power.
“Murdock is in the conference room.”
“Let’s go.”
She adjusted course, and at the door, Kori subtly
looked around and spotted four men who were doing their best to appear
inconspicuous. ‘Cairenn, four men in the lobby. We’re going to the
conference room. Be wary; something else is here that’s not human.’
‘Maybe you should stay with her friend. Let me
tail Lera.’
‘No!’
Cairenn’s sultry laughter filled his head. ‘Just
a thought, Cormac. I will make sure those four can’t follow when you leave with
her friend.’
Kori walked into the conference room two
Despite screaming “sexy”, she looked like a woman who could defend herself with
ease. Green eyes stared at Lera from behind doubly black lashes. Lera hated her
with a violent passion.
“You must be Valera.”
Lera lifted her chin and nodded, determined not
to sneer at the close proximity the other woman had to Kori. Or the Irish
accent which rolled off her tongue. “I am.”
The woman slid an arm around Kori’s waist and
murmured to him in Irish. Then, she put her green eyes back upon Lera and said
with her thick brogue, “I’m Cairenn.”
“Thank you for helping.” Forcing herself to
remain emotionless, Lera headed for the door. She opened it and said without
looking back. “Ten minutes in the lobby.” Then, she slipped through. She pushed
the button for the elevator and, when the doors opened, reached in to push the
“L”. Then, she slipped through the stairwell door and headed up to the roof.
Sitting down along a HVAC unit, Lera pulled out
her phone and took a deep breath. Licking her lips, she pressed the call button
and held it up to her ear, waiting for it to be answered.
Kori stood in the shadows and eavesdropped on
Lera as she spoke to her father. He’d immediately followed her from the room.
And would have gone down after the elevator had he not been linked to her
mentally. So instead, he went up, a smile on his face at the jealousy he felt
from her.
When he’d slipped out onto the roof, he easily
picked up her voice. Moving silently closer, he listened as she talked to her
father. Correction, she lied to him.
“I’m fine, Daddy. I saw Kim this morning and am
just about to go see Rissa. I miss you and everyone. I’m sure I’m fine. I ran
into Kori, too,, so he may say he saw me. He met Kim. How is he doing? Kori?”
Lera shrugged. “Fine, I guess. He doesn’t share his feelings with me,.” She
looked at her wrist. “I have to go now, Daddy. I love you. Bye.”
Kori could see her shuddering and took a step
toward her, wanting to offer comfort. Then, he noticed she was crying and
stopped. Each tear he could feel deep in his heart but he knew Lera wouldn’t
want to be seen crying. Forcing back his need to hold her, Kori slipped back
inside and made his way down to the lobby.
Exactly on time, Lera walked out of the elevator,
and as she headed across the lobby floor, he noticed two of Murdock’s men
running a path which would allow them to intersect with her. Kori composed his
emotions and pushed effortlessly away from the pillar he’d been leaning on and
fell into step with Lera.
‘You okay, Lera?’
‘Fine.’
Kori cut his gaze to her at the sharpness of her
single word. There was this mask of acknowledgment upon her face, an eerie
serenity of what was about to happen. No fear, just acceptance. A flicker of a
feeling whispered along his skin, and immediately, his wolf rose to battle
ready.
‘Lera?’
‘Surely your woman can handle whatever that
was. After all, you did train her.’
“Hello, JJ,” Lera said without slowing.
Kori stared at the man before them; he walked
backward keeping pace with Lera’s strides. Handsome enough but Kori didn’t
care. This man had no lustful thoughts toward Lera. He did wonder, though, how
she felt whatever the fleeting feeling was. It had been faint, even for him
with his power.
“Murdock is in the conference room.”
“Let’s go.”
She adjusted course, and at the door, Kori subtly
looked around and spotted four men who were doing their best to appear
inconspicuous. ‘Cairenn, four men in the lobby. We’re going to the
conference room. Be wary; something else is here that’s not human.’
‘Maybe you should stay with her friend. Let me
tail Lera.’
‘No!’
Cairenn’s sultry laughter filled his head. ‘Just
a thought, Cormac. I will make sure those four can’t follow when you leave with
her friend.’
Kori walked into the conference room two
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