isn’t a place in the city that’s safe. I’ll have to contact someone and—”
“No,” I interrupted him.
They both looked at me. I sighed but I knew that it was the best place for us to be at the moment. I couldn’t let my pride affect my better judgment.
“There’s only one place for us to go.”
Chapter 11
Against my better judgment, I knew there was only one place we could go. With the Doras opening their arms to us, we all headed back into the forest to seek their security. At this point, they were the only ones we could depend upon. Truth be told, it was the best option. I was hesitant to return because I felt threatened by Shiva. She wanted to take Vaughn away from me. There wasn’t any doubt about that. Even if it wasn’t the case, I couldn’t stop thinking about her. Before we were interrupted, Vaughn had to tell me that I wasn’t thinking straight. But I remembered the way she looked at him. And now we were headed back into their den, essentially going back right where we started.
I wanted to bring it up. I wanted to tell Vaughn that I was sorry I felt the way I did. But it wasn’t important at the moment. Now we just needed to get away from the Nakas and prepare for our next move.
I was tired and exhausted when we showed back up to the Doras’s camp. Some of them turned their heads and noticed we came back. But they quickly became disinterested and returned to their own business. Cyrus was quick to greet us with Shiva just behind him.
“You’ve returned,” he said.
“We were attacked,” Vaughn said. “The Nakas discovered us and we barely made our escape.”
“So you decided to come here ?” Shiva intervened.
“If we are to stand against the Nakas, we must stick together,” Vaughn said to her. “They won’t think of looking for us here. Your scent—”
“Is now tainted because of your presence! What’s to stop them from searching for you here?”
Shiva was getting worked-up. She managed to hold herself back until now. She raised her voice at all of us.
“You let her speak for you?” Vaughn asked Cyrus.
The blond man that we had just met seemed reluctant to hold her back. He held a hand up to appease her and echoed the same concern.
“She has a point,” Cyrus said. “The Nakas are looking for you, not us. If they come here—”
“We had an agreement,” Vaughn said. “You would break your vow?”
“No, I suppose not,” he sighed. “But I didn’t expect you to so quickly put my entire clan in danger.”
“Time is running out,” Irvine joined in. “But the Nakas will not be looking for us immediately. They don’t know we’re here. When they do pick up our scent, hopefully, we’ll be ready.”
“It shouldn’t take them that long,” Shiva said.
She slowly walked forward toward me. I stood between Vaughn and Irvine, fearful of what she might do to me. Her eyes were full of disgust. The sneer was tattooed on her face even though I was doing nothing at the moment to upset her.
“ You … You don’t belong here, human,” she said to me. “At least this man is a killer and capable of handling himself. But you… You taint our home with your presence. My nostrils are burning from your foul scent. It makes my stomach turn. You… reek… ”
“Enough!”
Vaughn shouted and put his hand up to prevent her from getting any closer to me. The angry blonde woman was a model of calm fury as she stared at me. I clenched my teeth, having trouble holding my ground in front of her.
“That’s enough, my queen,” Cyrus said as he pulled his mate back. “They are an odd couple. I’m still skeptical of their intentions. But we made an agreement. If they wish to remain here, then so be it. If their true intentions turn out to be more devious than they admit, then they will pay the price. Come now. Make yourself comfortable. Our home is yours for now.”
“We only need a place to rest until morning,” Irvine said. “If you think your clan is in danger
“No,” I interrupted him.
They both looked at me. I sighed but I knew that it was the best place for us to be at the moment. I couldn’t let my pride affect my better judgment.
“There’s only one place for us to go.”
Chapter 11
Against my better judgment, I knew there was only one place we could go. With the Doras opening their arms to us, we all headed back into the forest to seek their security. At this point, they were the only ones we could depend upon. Truth be told, it was the best option. I was hesitant to return because I felt threatened by Shiva. She wanted to take Vaughn away from me. There wasn’t any doubt about that. Even if it wasn’t the case, I couldn’t stop thinking about her. Before we were interrupted, Vaughn had to tell me that I wasn’t thinking straight. But I remembered the way she looked at him. And now we were headed back into their den, essentially going back right where we started.
I wanted to bring it up. I wanted to tell Vaughn that I was sorry I felt the way I did. But it wasn’t important at the moment. Now we just needed to get away from the Nakas and prepare for our next move.
I was tired and exhausted when we showed back up to the Doras’s camp. Some of them turned their heads and noticed we came back. But they quickly became disinterested and returned to their own business. Cyrus was quick to greet us with Shiva just behind him.
“You’ve returned,” he said.
“We were attacked,” Vaughn said. “The Nakas discovered us and we barely made our escape.”
“So you decided to come here ?” Shiva intervened.
“If we are to stand against the Nakas, we must stick together,” Vaughn said to her. “They won’t think of looking for us here. Your scent—”
“Is now tainted because of your presence! What’s to stop them from searching for you here?”
Shiva was getting worked-up. She managed to hold herself back until now. She raised her voice at all of us.
“You let her speak for you?” Vaughn asked Cyrus.
The blond man that we had just met seemed reluctant to hold her back. He held a hand up to appease her and echoed the same concern.
“She has a point,” Cyrus said. “The Nakas are looking for you, not us. If they come here—”
“We had an agreement,” Vaughn said. “You would break your vow?”
“No, I suppose not,” he sighed. “But I didn’t expect you to so quickly put my entire clan in danger.”
“Time is running out,” Irvine joined in. “But the Nakas will not be looking for us immediately. They don’t know we’re here. When they do pick up our scent, hopefully, we’ll be ready.”
“It shouldn’t take them that long,” Shiva said.
She slowly walked forward toward me. I stood between Vaughn and Irvine, fearful of what she might do to me. Her eyes were full of disgust. The sneer was tattooed on her face even though I was doing nothing at the moment to upset her.
“ You … You don’t belong here, human,” she said to me. “At least this man is a killer and capable of handling himself. But you… You taint our home with your presence. My nostrils are burning from your foul scent. It makes my stomach turn. You… reek… ”
“Enough!”
Vaughn shouted and put his hand up to prevent her from getting any closer to me. The angry blonde woman was a model of calm fury as she stared at me. I clenched my teeth, having trouble holding my ground in front of her.
“That’s enough, my queen,” Cyrus said as he pulled his mate back. “They are an odd couple. I’m still skeptical of their intentions. But we made an agreement. If they wish to remain here, then so be it. If their true intentions turn out to be more devious than they admit, then they will pay the price. Come now. Make yourself comfortable. Our home is yours for now.”
“We only need a place to rest until morning,” Irvine said. “If you think your clan is in danger
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