was all but roaring at the end.
Reno gave a sharp nod. Logan almost laughed as he watched the big tiger shifter skirt around Abby to go squat in front of Amia. He spoke softly to her and kissed her tenderly before standing once again.
Abby turned all her fury onto Tah then, and man was she a sight to behold now. “I don’t know what the hell is going on here, but I will not have this in our home. Our home, Tah. Mates coming to blows. Reno and Logan almost following suit. You will fix this, or so help me I don’t know what I’ll do. We need each other. This isn’t a game we’re playing. Lives are on the line here. All three of you have almost died. We’ve killed people and buried them in the fucking woods! We will not start turning on each other!”
She was right. Abby was absolutely right, and Logan felt all his anger fade away.
“You better go,” Clara whispered to Logan. “She looks pretty pissed.”
“Are you sure you’ll be okay?” he asked.
“I don’t think Amia meant to hit me,” Clara said. “She’s hurt. She just needed someone to strike out at. I’m the perfect target.”
“That doesn’t make it okay,” Logan uttered, but he wasn’t angry anymore.
He couldn’t help the grin that tugged at his lips. For the first time since he’d walked into the control room last night, he felt as if it might be all right.
“We’ll fix this,” he promised. “This is home. This is where we belong.”
“Anywhere you are is home to me,” she whispered. “I’m falling in love with you.”
“Me, too,” he whispered back.
“Logan!” Abby yelled.
Logan shared one last smile with his mate and winked at her before standing and turning to Abby. “Yes, ma’am. I’m leaving.” No way was he going to have Abby ask him if he was challenging her.
She stopped him on his way past her and grabbed his hand. “He loves you, Logan.”
“I love him, too,” Logan assured her.
It didn’t matter if she was referring to Tah or Reno. It applied to both of them. They were best friends, brothers. Somehow in all the chaos of what they’d been through, they’d lost sight of that. They’d gotten so wrapped up in doing everything they could to make sure they were secure and protected, that they forgot some other important things. It was time to start remembering.
He glanced up and saw Tah and Reno heading out the front door and moved to join them. The Professor rounded the corner and Logan paused for a minute. The little man looked angry as hell, which was something Logan had never seen. Usually the Professor seemed lost in whatever he was studying at the time, only coming up for air when he needed more blood. Logan hoped he wasn’t out for blood at the moment. The Professor passed an icepack off to Diane and glared at Logan as he walked by.
Tah and Reno stood on the porch, waiting as the Professor stepped out with Logan right behind him.
“Sit,” the Professor ordered, pointing to the chairs and lounger on the porch.
Logan moved immediately. Reno paused and looked at the Professor. He must have picked up on what Logan saw because Reno followed suit and sat in the chair across from Logan. Tah took a few minutes longer. Logan wondered for a minute if Tah was going to challenge the Professor, who was essentially a father-type figure for Abby. But Tah finally heaved a long sigh and sat.
“I have done nothing but offer support to all of you,” the Professor began. “I open my home to you, give my labs over to help find answers for you. I do research and work long hours, for you. Not because I expect something in return, but because of my deep love for knowledge and understanding, and because that young woman in there is family to me. You think I stay here because my daughter asked me to or because I have nowhere else to go?” He shook his head. “I stay here because each and every one of you have come to mean something to me. I stay because the thought of leaving breaks my heart. Or it did. Until
Reno gave a sharp nod. Logan almost laughed as he watched the big tiger shifter skirt around Abby to go squat in front of Amia. He spoke softly to her and kissed her tenderly before standing once again.
Abby turned all her fury onto Tah then, and man was she a sight to behold now. “I don’t know what the hell is going on here, but I will not have this in our home. Our home, Tah. Mates coming to blows. Reno and Logan almost following suit. You will fix this, or so help me I don’t know what I’ll do. We need each other. This isn’t a game we’re playing. Lives are on the line here. All three of you have almost died. We’ve killed people and buried them in the fucking woods! We will not start turning on each other!”
She was right. Abby was absolutely right, and Logan felt all his anger fade away.
“You better go,” Clara whispered to Logan. “She looks pretty pissed.”
“Are you sure you’ll be okay?” he asked.
“I don’t think Amia meant to hit me,” Clara said. “She’s hurt. She just needed someone to strike out at. I’m the perfect target.”
“That doesn’t make it okay,” Logan uttered, but he wasn’t angry anymore.
He couldn’t help the grin that tugged at his lips. For the first time since he’d walked into the control room last night, he felt as if it might be all right.
“We’ll fix this,” he promised. “This is home. This is where we belong.”
“Anywhere you are is home to me,” she whispered. “I’m falling in love with you.”
“Me, too,” he whispered back.
“Logan!” Abby yelled.
Logan shared one last smile with his mate and winked at her before standing and turning to Abby. “Yes, ma’am. I’m leaving.” No way was he going to have Abby ask him if he was challenging her.
She stopped him on his way past her and grabbed his hand. “He loves you, Logan.”
“I love him, too,” Logan assured her.
It didn’t matter if she was referring to Tah or Reno. It applied to both of them. They were best friends, brothers. Somehow in all the chaos of what they’d been through, they’d lost sight of that. They’d gotten so wrapped up in doing everything they could to make sure they were secure and protected, that they forgot some other important things. It was time to start remembering.
He glanced up and saw Tah and Reno heading out the front door and moved to join them. The Professor rounded the corner and Logan paused for a minute. The little man looked angry as hell, which was something Logan had never seen. Usually the Professor seemed lost in whatever he was studying at the time, only coming up for air when he needed more blood. Logan hoped he wasn’t out for blood at the moment. The Professor passed an icepack off to Diane and glared at Logan as he walked by.
Tah and Reno stood on the porch, waiting as the Professor stepped out with Logan right behind him.
“Sit,” the Professor ordered, pointing to the chairs and lounger on the porch.
Logan moved immediately. Reno paused and looked at the Professor. He must have picked up on what Logan saw because Reno followed suit and sat in the chair across from Logan. Tah took a few minutes longer. Logan wondered for a minute if Tah was going to challenge the Professor, who was essentially a father-type figure for Abby. But Tah finally heaved a long sigh and sat.
“I have done nothing but offer support to all of you,” the Professor began. “I open my home to you, give my labs over to help find answers for you. I do research and work long hours, for you. Not because I expect something in return, but because of my deep love for knowledge and understanding, and because that young woman in there is family to me. You think I stay here because my daughter asked me to or because I have nowhere else to go?” He shook his head. “I stay here because each and every one of you have come to mean something to me. I stay because the thought of leaving breaks my heart. Or it did. Until
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