she merely
trying to protect herself.
“Stop that. I do not. You are trying to flip
this around.”
He held up his hands and then stuffed them
into his pocket. “No. Honestly, it’s not my intention to place the
blame on you. You are right, I could have returned sooner. I could
have assigned those tasks to someone else. On those issues you are
right.” He met her gaze. “But you are wrong to say you are second
in anything in my life. If I am working long hours, it is to make
sure you and my pups are safe. I want all of us to have thousands
of tomorrows. How could I pass on the responsibility to someone
else to take a look at security equipment when Tyrese was taken
from beneath my nose a few weeks ago?” He removed his hands and
took a step toward her. “You think I don’t hear the bombs going off
in my sleep?” he whispered raggedly. “I brought the enemy into my
compound and both of them were locked and loaded. Could’ve killed
my pups, my people, my mate. How can I allow anyone else to check
security? I can’t. That’s not the wolf… man I am.”
She swallowed hard knowing he was right.
Stripped emotionally, she spoke from her heart. “I don’t like
sleeping alone. I need…I need you. I miss you when you’re not
here.” She paused. “Don’t forget, I went through all of that with
you. The bombs, Tyrese’ kidnapping. Silas, I sat in a room with
Siseria while the bomb was inside her. If you think I don’t have
nightmares about those bombs, you’re wrong. I may not have seen the
bloody aftermaths like you did. But I sat not five feet from her,
talking, trying to get information. So…yeah, I need you to hold me
at night. To talk me through my fears, allow me to hold onto you
when you’re dealing with this shit. We’re supposed to be a team,
but you’ve gone Lone Ranger on me. I can’t handle this by myself. I
miss you so much, I ache with it.”
He stepped closer, touched her arms. She
trembled at his nearness.
“Jas…I miss you too. I want to ride between
your thighs every minute of the day. You know that’s my favorite
place. But… right now, there is a war going on…”
Frowning, she took a step toward him. “War?
Did you just say war?”
He nodded. “Asia gave up some interesting
information today. I can’t remember if it was before or after you
came in, but another group of humans have declared war on us.”
“What? Do you mean like a real war? Like
they have overseas or the ones they show on TV? Organized crime
turf wars, that kinda thing?”
“Wolves being killed in experiments, that’s
war. Some are being changed into weapons, some are being sent to
fight on behalf of the highest bidders. They got the jump on us. I
have my teams working around the clock to find answers and develop
solutions so that we have a fighting chance. It’s going to take
some time for them to complete that task. That means I have to play
offense to buy them that time.”
She searched his eyes, read the sincerity of
them, and stepped into the circle of his arms. He wrapped them
tightly around her. His warmth filled every nook and cranny of her
chilled soul. War? She knew something was off but hadn’t expected
that. Her sons, her mate, her family were at risk. Prickles of
energy raced up and down her spine. She wondered if he noticed.
“What do you plan to do?”
“Kick their asses in such a way they never
come back at me.” His answer was quick, to the point and oh so
Silas Knight.
“I’m sorry.” Although her complaint was
legitimate and something they needed to deal with, the timing
sucked. He needed her strength and support right now.
He squeezed her tight and dropped a kiss on
her forehead. “I should have told you what was going on. Things
changed today, I stepped up security and made other plans. I
discovered the location of one of their warehouses and will be
sending them a surprise visit.” His voice changed to one of gleeful
determination. “Like I said, offense.”
She
trying to protect herself.
“Stop that. I do not. You are trying to flip
this around.”
He held up his hands and then stuffed them
into his pocket. “No. Honestly, it’s not my intention to place the
blame on you. You are right, I could have returned sooner. I could
have assigned those tasks to someone else. On those issues you are
right.” He met her gaze. “But you are wrong to say you are second
in anything in my life. If I am working long hours, it is to make
sure you and my pups are safe. I want all of us to have thousands
of tomorrows. How could I pass on the responsibility to someone
else to take a look at security equipment when Tyrese was taken
from beneath my nose a few weeks ago?” He removed his hands and
took a step toward her. “You think I don’t hear the bombs going off
in my sleep?” he whispered raggedly. “I brought the enemy into my
compound and both of them were locked and loaded. Could’ve killed
my pups, my people, my mate. How can I allow anyone else to check
security? I can’t. That’s not the wolf… man I am.”
She swallowed hard knowing he was right.
Stripped emotionally, she spoke from her heart. “I don’t like
sleeping alone. I need…I need you. I miss you when you’re not
here.” She paused. “Don’t forget, I went through all of that with
you. The bombs, Tyrese’ kidnapping. Silas, I sat in a room with
Siseria while the bomb was inside her. If you think I don’t have
nightmares about those bombs, you’re wrong. I may not have seen the
bloody aftermaths like you did. But I sat not five feet from her,
talking, trying to get information. So…yeah, I need you to hold me
at night. To talk me through my fears, allow me to hold onto you
when you’re dealing with this shit. We’re supposed to be a team,
but you’ve gone Lone Ranger on me. I can’t handle this by myself. I
miss you so much, I ache with it.”
He stepped closer, touched her arms. She
trembled at his nearness.
“Jas…I miss you too. I want to ride between
your thighs every minute of the day. You know that’s my favorite
place. But… right now, there is a war going on…”
Frowning, she took a step toward him. “War?
Did you just say war?”
He nodded. “Asia gave up some interesting
information today. I can’t remember if it was before or after you
came in, but another group of humans have declared war on us.”
“What? Do you mean like a real war? Like
they have overseas or the ones they show on TV? Organized crime
turf wars, that kinda thing?”
“Wolves being killed in experiments, that’s
war. Some are being changed into weapons, some are being sent to
fight on behalf of the highest bidders. They got the jump on us. I
have my teams working around the clock to find answers and develop
solutions so that we have a fighting chance. It’s going to take
some time for them to complete that task. That means I have to play
offense to buy them that time.”
She searched his eyes, read the sincerity of
them, and stepped into the circle of his arms. He wrapped them
tightly around her. His warmth filled every nook and cranny of her
chilled soul. War? She knew something was off but hadn’t expected
that. Her sons, her mate, her family were at risk. Prickles of
energy raced up and down her spine. She wondered if he noticed.
“What do you plan to do?”
“Kick their asses in such a way they never
come back at me.” His answer was quick, to the point and oh so
Silas Knight.
“I’m sorry.” Although her complaint was
legitimate and something they needed to deal with, the timing
sucked. He needed her strength and support right now.
He squeezed her tight and dropped a kiss on
her forehead. “I should have told you what was going on. Things
changed today, I stepped up security and made other plans. I
discovered the location of one of their warehouses and will be
sending them a surprise visit.” His voice changed to one of gleeful
determination. “Like I said, offense.”
She
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