feel like it was fate that we got trapped in the nest; that we were supposed to be there to help you.”
“Your mates don’t like me.”
“Well, they’re suspicious of new people, and they aren’t exactly fans of owls right now, but it doesn’t matter at any rate. I won’t leave you to fend for yourself. The pack is really welcoming, and I’m positive that I can find someone you can stay with for a while until you figure out what you want to do.”
Brierley hugged Bliss and said, “You’ve been more kind to me since we met than most of the people I’ve known my entire life. Thank you for setting me free and giving me a fresh start. I’m forever in your debt.”
“That you’re able to make your own choices for your life now makes me so happy. There’s no debt between us.”
Brierley smiled and shrugged, and Bliss had a feeling that the petite blonde was going to continue to believe there was some kind of debt between them for a long time.
After exiting the bathroom, Bliss found her mates and asked Lincoln to sit in the passenger seat in the front row with Memphis so Brierley could get out of the back. Lincoln wasn’t happy about it, but then again he hadn’t been happy about Brierley sneaking along for the ride in the first place. Rome was the most accepting of her three mates, but Lincoln and Memphis wore nearly identical frowns and stared at Brierley with suspicion.
They drove a little while longer before stopping at a drive-thru for breakfast. Once Bliss had satisfied the empty ache in her stomach, she was unable to keep her eyes open and slept for the remainder of the drive, leaning against Rome.
* * * * *
“Hey Angel,” Bliss said when Angel answered her cell.
“You’re back, yay! I missed you. How was your honeymoon?”
Bliss had no intention of telling her best friends what had happened in the mountains anytime soon. “It was great.”
“I’ll bet, you lucky duck,” Angel said.
“I have a favor to ask. Can we come over later on, like at dinnertime?”
“Yeah, of course. But I thought you guys weren’t leaving the den once you got back from your honeymoon, except for Fridays?”
“Normally we wouldn’t, but I’ve got a small problem and I need your help.”
“You can come over now if you want, I’m not working today.”
“I’m going to take a nap, actually; I’m freaking exhausted. How about five?”
“Five is good. Rest up, B, see you soon!”
Memphis leaned against the closed door of their master bedroom. He’d been extremely unhappy to have Brierley in the den and, with Lincoln’s help, had dismantled the covering over the stairs to the second floor so she could have a place to hang out without being in their space.
“I’m not happy about this one bit,” Memphis said.
“I know you’re not asking me to just leave her on a street corner somewhere.”
“What about Mack?” Lincoln asked. “He’s the alpha, he should know what’s going on.”
“I already called him before I called Angel, when you guys were taking the stairway cover apart. He said that having Brierley live with Angel for a while was a good idea. He’s also coming to Angel’s tonight, so he’ll meet her then, too.”
She tossed her phone onto the bed and walked to her mates. They surrounded her in an instant, and she loved that about them. Even if they weren’t happy, they still wanted to be with her and comfort her.
“I don’t know how to explain it, but I think that we rescued Brierley for a reason, and I think Angel is part of it, too.”
She could tell that Lincoln and Memphis were still unhappy with the situation, but Rome seemed to take her feelings into account more easily, and he gave her a smile before kissing her briefly. “Just so long as you’re safe and we come back here tonight alone .”
“I think we can work that out,” she said, kissing him, then Memphis and Lincoln. “Now I need a nap.”
* * *
“Your mates don’t like me.”
“Well, they’re suspicious of new people, and they aren’t exactly fans of owls right now, but it doesn’t matter at any rate. I won’t leave you to fend for yourself. The pack is really welcoming, and I’m positive that I can find someone you can stay with for a while until you figure out what you want to do.”
Brierley hugged Bliss and said, “You’ve been more kind to me since we met than most of the people I’ve known my entire life. Thank you for setting me free and giving me a fresh start. I’m forever in your debt.”
“That you’re able to make your own choices for your life now makes me so happy. There’s no debt between us.”
Brierley smiled and shrugged, and Bliss had a feeling that the petite blonde was going to continue to believe there was some kind of debt between them for a long time.
After exiting the bathroom, Bliss found her mates and asked Lincoln to sit in the passenger seat in the front row with Memphis so Brierley could get out of the back. Lincoln wasn’t happy about it, but then again he hadn’t been happy about Brierley sneaking along for the ride in the first place. Rome was the most accepting of her three mates, but Lincoln and Memphis wore nearly identical frowns and stared at Brierley with suspicion.
They drove a little while longer before stopping at a drive-thru for breakfast. Once Bliss had satisfied the empty ache in her stomach, she was unable to keep her eyes open and slept for the remainder of the drive, leaning against Rome.
* * * * *
“Hey Angel,” Bliss said when Angel answered her cell.
“You’re back, yay! I missed you. How was your honeymoon?”
Bliss had no intention of telling her best friends what had happened in the mountains anytime soon. “It was great.”
“I’ll bet, you lucky duck,” Angel said.
“I have a favor to ask. Can we come over later on, like at dinnertime?”
“Yeah, of course. But I thought you guys weren’t leaving the den once you got back from your honeymoon, except for Fridays?”
“Normally we wouldn’t, but I’ve got a small problem and I need your help.”
“You can come over now if you want, I’m not working today.”
“I’m going to take a nap, actually; I’m freaking exhausted. How about five?”
“Five is good. Rest up, B, see you soon!”
Memphis leaned against the closed door of their master bedroom. He’d been extremely unhappy to have Brierley in the den and, with Lincoln’s help, had dismantled the covering over the stairs to the second floor so she could have a place to hang out without being in their space.
“I’m not happy about this one bit,” Memphis said.
“I know you’re not asking me to just leave her on a street corner somewhere.”
“What about Mack?” Lincoln asked. “He’s the alpha, he should know what’s going on.”
“I already called him before I called Angel, when you guys were taking the stairway cover apart. He said that having Brierley live with Angel for a while was a good idea. He’s also coming to Angel’s tonight, so he’ll meet her then, too.”
She tossed her phone onto the bed and walked to her mates. They surrounded her in an instant, and she loved that about them. Even if they weren’t happy, they still wanted to be with her and comfort her.
“I don’t know how to explain it, but I think that we rescued Brierley for a reason, and I think Angel is part of it, too.”
She could tell that Lincoln and Memphis were still unhappy with the situation, but Rome seemed to take her feelings into account more easily, and he gave her a smile before kissing her briefly. “Just so long as you’re safe and we come back here tonight alone .”
“I think we can work that out,” she said, kissing him, then Memphis and Lincoln. “Now I need a nap.”
* * *
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