coven headquarters and home since his discovery. The stupid creatures never recognized it, and that moment of confusion when their shift failed to occur gave him time to mow them down, no matter how greatly they may have outnumbered him.
Selwyn turned his back on the wolf and strode from the room. He made his way to his office and tried not to vent his rage on the vampire waiting there for him. He had to find out what was keeping Jeremy. His little hybrid needed to be returned immediately. Orders were coming in, and as big as the male wolf was, he still only held eight or nine pints of blood. If he didn’t find more hybrids, he would simply go and retrieve the lovely Kaitlyn.
“Felix,” Selwyn said, forcing a calmness he didn’t feel into his voice, “I have a job for you.”
Chapter 10
Brayden was exhausted as he and Abbie climbed into his bed at two in the morning. She had agreed to come home with him only because Elliot and Landon’s home had developed plumbing issues. A pipe had burst in the kitchen, and they were both busy trying to mop up the mess. Brody had been called away on pride business, and Abbie hadn’t wanted to be a burden on the bears.
“I hope they get that broken pipe fixed, the whole yard was flooded, too,” Abbie said. She snuggled up to Brayden. He rolled to his back so she could use his chest as a pillow.
“After only one day I already know I never want to go to bed without you in my arms, Abbie.” He kissed the top of her hair softly.
“I can’t stay, Brayden.” She kissed his chest and it felt like she’d branded him with her lips. His skin burned and throbbed. “I feel it, too. I can’t deny it. It feels like home when I’m with you. I feel alive when I touch your skin, like I’ve been waiting for you all these years and now my life can start.”
“That’s how I feel, Abbie. You can’t leave.”
“I can’t go through that again. What Josh and Shane did hurt so much, and I refuse to put myself through that over and over. I just can’t.”
“Will you talk to them? I know what they did, but I also know why. Please talk to them before you make any decisions.”
Abbie huffed. “If they ever come back.”
He had been surprised they weren’t here. He’d thought they were sincerely sorry when they’d told him what had happened with Abbie.
“They’ll come back, little wolf. Who could resist you?”
Abbie huffed again, and Brayden could see her point. They’d done a great job of resisting her.
“I won’t fight their battles for them anymore. I’ve enabled their social and emotional development to stagnate. I’ve done it for too long, and my actions ended up hurting you.”
“You didn’t hurt me, Brayden. You’ve been open and honest with me from the moment I opened my eyes and saw you holding me.”
She yawned and closed her eyes. Brayden continued caressing Abbie’s back through his shirt. He longed to be touching her skin again, as he had when she’d slept through the day, but he wouldn’t even consider asking her while she was so fragile. As if the vampires hadn’t hurt her enough, her place of sanctuary had become anything but, as his brothers tortured the one thing the vampires had been unable to touch, her heart.
She sat up and drew his shirt over her head. She tossed it on the floor and wriggled out of the sweatpants Brody had given her. He surreptitiously placed his hand over his erection as she snuggled back next to him and placed her head back on his chest Can she read minds?
“Now it feels right,” she said sleepily.
He caressed her naked back as she relaxed against him and was soon asleep. Brayden’s wolf howled long and loud in his mind. He felt the same pleasure and pain that his wolf did. The sensual rapture of Abbie lying so close and the agony of not being allowed to get even closer.
“I’m never letting you go, Abbie. If you leave I’m coming with you.” He didn’t know if he’d ever be able to mate her if his
Selwyn turned his back on the wolf and strode from the room. He made his way to his office and tried not to vent his rage on the vampire waiting there for him. He had to find out what was keeping Jeremy. His little hybrid needed to be returned immediately. Orders were coming in, and as big as the male wolf was, he still only held eight or nine pints of blood. If he didn’t find more hybrids, he would simply go and retrieve the lovely Kaitlyn.
“Felix,” Selwyn said, forcing a calmness he didn’t feel into his voice, “I have a job for you.”
Chapter 10
Brayden was exhausted as he and Abbie climbed into his bed at two in the morning. She had agreed to come home with him only because Elliot and Landon’s home had developed plumbing issues. A pipe had burst in the kitchen, and they were both busy trying to mop up the mess. Brody had been called away on pride business, and Abbie hadn’t wanted to be a burden on the bears.
“I hope they get that broken pipe fixed, the whole yard was flooded, too,” Abbie said. She snuggled up to Brayden. He rolled to his back so she could use his chest as a pillow.
“After only one day I already know I never want to go to bed without you in my arms, Abbie.” He kissed the top of her hair softly.
“I can’t stay, Brayden.” She kissed his chest and it felt like she’d branded him with her lips. His skin burned and throbbed. “I feel it, too. I can’t deny it. It feels like home when I’m with you. I feel alive when I touch your skin, like I’ve been waiting for you all these years and now my life can start.”
“That’s how I feel, Abbie. You can’t leave.”
“I can’t go through that again. What Josh and Shane did hurt so much, and I refuse to put myself through that over and over. I just can’t.”
“Will you talk to them? I know what they did, but I also know why. Please talk to them before you make any decisions.”
Abbie huffed. “If they ever come back.”
He had been surprised they weren’t here. He’d thought they were sincerely sorry when they’d told him what had happened with Abbie.
“They’ll come back, little wolf. Who could resist you?”
Abbie huffed again, and Brayden could see her point. They’d done a great job of resisting her.
“I won’t fight their battles for them anymore. I’ve enabled their social and emotional development to stagnate. I’ve done it for too long, and my actions ended up hurting you.”
“You didn’t hurt me, Brayden. You’ve been open and honest with me from the moment I opened my eyes and saw you holding me.”
She yawned and closed her eyes. Brayden continued caressing Abbie’s back through his shirt. He longed to be touching her skin again, as he had when she’d slept through the day, but he wouldn’t even consider asking her while she was so fragile. As if the vampires hadn’t hurt her enough, her place of sanctuary had become anything but, as his brothers tortured the one thing the vampires had been unable to touch, her heart.
She sat up and drew his shirt over her head. She tossed it on the floor and wriggled out of the sweatpants Brody had given her. He surreptitiously placed his hand over his erection as she snuggled back next to him and placed her head back on his chest Can she read minds?
“Now it feels right,” she said sleepily.
He caressed her naked back as she relaxed against him and was soon asleep. Brayden’s wolf howled long and loud in his mind. He felt the same pleasure and pain that his wolf did. The sensual rapture of Abbie lying so close and the agony of not being allowed to get even closer.
“I’m never letting you go, Abbie. If you leave I’m coming with you.” He didn’t know if he’d ever be able to mate her if his
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