My Protector (Bewitched and Bewildered Book 2) by Alanea Alder Page A

could save your life one day," Aiden practically shouted.
    "But I.."
    "No. Go back into the house. I'll come to you when we're done." Aiden deliberately turned his back dismissing her.
    "Aiden..."
    Aiden ignored her.
    "Aiden, please."
    Aiden stared down at his clipboard steadily ignoring his mate.
    Nostrils flaring Meryn turned to her. "Wait here."
    Oh dear.
    Meryn marched back into the house with a determined look on her face.
    A few seconds later Meryn walked through the front door and down the porch steps around to the back. A minute later, when she pulled up in a large black Camaro, she had everyone's attention except Aiden's.
    Elizabeth watched as Colton jogged up to Aiden. He watched Meryn, his eyes growing wide.
    Meryn pulled a gas canister from the trunk and started to douse the car. Elizabeth watched smiling. Her eyes met Gavriel's. She raised an eyebrow and nodded to where Meryn was gleefully saturating the car. He shrugged. She noticed not one warrior breathed a word to their commander.
    Aiden turned to Colton. "Colton, did you spill gasoline in the armory? That could be a potential disaster waiting to happen," he admonished.
    Colton shook his head. "No. But Aiden, Meryn..."
    "I told her I'd speak to her later."
    "But Aiden..." Colton gulped.
    "Later," Aiden said in a curt tone.
    Meryn threw the gas canister into the car and pulled out a pack of matches. She tried the first match and it didn't light. Scrunching up her nose she kept trying.
    "Aiden..." Colton tried again.
    "I will talk to her later," Aiden said firmly.
    Meryn's third attempt worked, she looked up and smiled at everyone before dropping the entire matchbook into the backseat. She stepped back as the entire car erupted in flames.
    Colton brought both hands up and threaded his fingers behind his head. Rocking back on his heels he grinned. "Aiden, what I was going to say was, Meryn is setting your car on fire." Colton jerked his head to the side pointing to the driveway.
    "What?" Aiden yelled. He turned to see his car rapidly becoming a small bonfire.
    "Meryn! What the hell?" He raced over to stand in front of his mate. He looked at her satisfied smile and back to his car. He pulled at his hair with his hands.
    His gaze was furious when he turned back to his mate. "Meryn!" he roared.
    She pulled her foot back and kicked him in the shin.
    "Fuck! Dammit Meryn!" Aiden dropped down to one knee and rubbed his leg. Elizabeth walked over to stand next to her friend. She may not be a bear, but she was a shifter and Meryn wasn't; she could at least get between them if Aiden needed a second to calm down.
    Meryn glared down at her mate. "Shut up! Now you listen to me ." Meryn put both hands on her hips and leaned over her huge mate. "First off, I am not a simpering clingy mate. I don't interrupt you for fun. Usually if I have to interrupt you it's something important, because guess what? I have my own shit to do! In case you hadn't noticed I'm helping your brother completely restructure the training program and getting computer illiterate elders savvy on message boards. Secondly, my grandmother used to ignore me and I cannot stress to you enough how much that bothers me. I refuse to be ignored by someone I love again." With tears in her eyes she headed up the porch steps. She turned back to him. "What I was going to tell you was that your father was on the phone for you." She walked past her squire whose eyes were shooting daggers at Aiden.  
    With an evil smile, Ryuu raised his hand and snapped his fingers. The trunk exploded in blue flames. "Actually Lord Byron saw the smoke from his office window. I informed him of what transpired. He said to call back when you were back in your mate's good graces." He turned and followed Meryn into the house.
    Seconds later Aiden was turning his head back and forth. He swatted his hand in front of his face. "Ow! Meryn come back! Dammit Felix cut it out!" Aiden lost his balance and ended up on his back. The tiny speck of light