suggested.
“Wynter and I can come up with something. To be honest, I’ve been trying to keep the house just for us anyway. They all know we just mated…been kind of busy, ya know. Really busy up until our little visitor arrived.” Logan smiled at Wynter, enjoying the blush that painted her cheeks. “Besides, if the pack wants to get together socially, they’ve got plenty of places to go besides my house. And meetings are held at the pack house. I think we’ll be good.”
“What about the girl?” Luca asked pointedly, annoyed that Laryssa still hadn’t been candid about her abilities. “We’ve established that she feels energy or she thinks she feels it. She’s got some kind of special skills. But we haven’t seen a damn thing.”
“By girl, I assume you’re talking about Laryssa? I’m pretty sure she’s a woman. All woman from where I’m sittin’. How ’bout showin’ a little respect, fang boy?” Dimitri growled. Vampire or not, he was ready to deck him if he said one more derogatory thing about Laryssa.
Luca, duly chastised, stared at Léopold, waiting for an answer.
“Macquarie, I recall a time not too long ago when I saved your ass. So I suggest you take heed of the wolf and watch your words carefully. Laryssa will be staying with me.” Léopold suppressed the grin that lingered behind his impassive tone. The shocked expression that Laryssa wore had not gone unnoticed. Well, I can’t tell her everything . After all, she was keeping secrets as well. And he planned to find out every last one. The only way he could do that was to spend time with her. “We’ll go see Ilsbeth. Her spells are nice, but the witch is often more valuable for her information. I suspect she’ll have knowledge about why someone would try to kill Ava and possibly even who that person is. Laryssa can explain best what she is, and she will be fully disclosing that information to me soon.” Whether she likes it or not , he thought to himself.
“So now that that’s settled, anyone have anything else they want to lay on the table? I admit we don’t have much to go on here, but we’ve got to find whoever is behind trying to kill the child.” Léopold instinctively reached for Laryssa’s hand. He wasn’t just worried about Ava. No, he had to keep them both safe.
“I’ll take first watch. I’m off duty tonight and I want to go over the exits and entrances one more time. We’ve gotta make sure this place is sealed up tight,” Sydney advised. “I can call in extra support from the station.”
“I don’t think we should go there yet. We don’t know if the threat is human or not. No offense, detective, but we can’t trust others. This is pack business now. We take care of our own,” Logan told her.
“You sure, Alpha?” Kade’s eyebrows drew tight.
“Let’s just see where Léopold gets with Ilsbeth first. If she thinks we need to do something else to keep Ava safe, we’ll do it. The last thing I need is cops crawlin’ around here. If anything, we’d call in P-CAP, and I’m not crazy about that idea either.” P-CAP, the Paranormal City Alternative Police, was a supernatural-run sector, but Logan didn’t trust them, given it was comprised mostly of vampires. He knew that Kade had been involved with them, but if they were in on what was happening with the child, there’d be no way to keep the information about her contained, secret from the rest of the pack.
“We’ll hold off on P-CAP for now, but if things heat up, we’re going to need backup and Syd can’t do this on her own,” Kade concluded.
“I hear ya, but if you want this kept under the radar, we’ve gotta keep this between us. As it stands now, pack is gonna wonder why my place is vamp central. They all know Léopold saved Wynter, so they’re okay with him being here. The rest of you…well, I’m afraid that’ll take some explaining.”
“As long as Sydney’s wearin’ a badge, she can always make up some excuse about being
“Wynter and I can come up with something. To be honest, I’ve been trying to keep the house just for us anyway. They all know we just mated…been kind of busy, ya know. Really busy up until our little visitor arrived.” Logan smiled at Wynter, enjoying the blush that painted her cheeks. “Besides, if the pack wants to get together socially, they’ve got plenty of places to go besides my house. And meetings are held at the pack house. I think we’ll be good.”
“What about the girl?” Luca asked pointedly, annoyed that Laryssa still hadn’t been candid about her abilities. “We’ve established that she feels energy or she thinks she feels it. She’s got some kind of special skills. But we haven’t seen a damn thing.”
“By girl, I assume you’re talking about Laryssa? I’m pretty sure she’s a woman. All woman from where I’m sittin’. How ’bout showin’ a little respect, fang boy?” Dimitri growled. Vampire or not, he was ready to deck him if he said one more derogatory thing about Laryssa.
Luca, duly chastised, stared at Léopold, waiting for an answer.
“Macquarie, I recall a time not too long ago when I saved your ass. So I suggest you take heed of the wolf and watch your words carefully. Laryssa will be staying with me.” Léopold suppressed the grin that lingered behind his impassive tone. The shocked expression that Laryssa wore had not gone unnoticed. Well, I can’t tell her everything . After all, she was keeping secrets as well. And he planned to find out every last one. The only way he could do that was to spend time with her. “We’ll go see Ilsbeth. Her spells are nice, but the witch is often more valuable for her information. I suspect she’ll have knowledge about why someone would try to kill Ava and possibly even who that person is. Laryssa can explain best what she is, and she will be fully disclosing that information to me soon.” Whether she likes it or not , he thought to himself.
“So now that that’s settled, anyone have anything else they want to lay on the table? I admit we don’t have much to go on here, but we’ve got to find whoever is behind trying to kill the child.” Léopold instinctively reached for Laryssa’s hand. He wasn’t just worried about Ava. No, he had to keep them both safe.
“I’ll take first watch. I’m off duty tonight and I want to go over the exits and entrances one more time. We’ve gotta make sure this place is sealed up tight,” Sydney advised. “I can call in extra support from the station.”
“I don’t think we should go there yet. We don’t know if the threat is human or not. No offense, detective, but we can’t trust others. This is pack business now. We take care of our own,” Logan told her.
“You sure, Alpha?” Kade’s eyebrows drew tight.
“Let’s just see where Léopold gets with Ilsbeth first. If she thinks we need to do something else to keep Ava safe, we’ll do it. The last thing I need is cops crawlin’ around here. If anything, we’d call in P-CAP, and I’m not crazy about that idea either.” P-CAP, the Paranormal City Alternative Police, was a supernatural-run sector, but Logan didn’t trust them, given it was comprised mostly of vampires. He knew that Kade had been involved with them, but if they were in on what was happening with the child, there’d be no way to keep the information about her contained, secret from the rest of the pack.
“We’ll hold off on P-CAP for now, but if things heat up, we’re going to need backup and Syd can’t do this on her own,” Kade concluded.
“I hear ya, but if you want this kept under the radar, we’ve gotta keep this between us. As it stands now, pack is gonna wonder why my place is vamp central. They all know Léopold saved Wynter, so they’re okay with him being here. The rest of you…well, I’m afraid that’ll take some explaining.”
“As long as Sydney’s wearin’ a badge, she can always make up some excuse about being
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