her midsection.
“You’re too weak. You need to rest.”
“It’s not as hard to communicate with one person.” She
leveled him with a determined look. “We need to clear the air. This is the
fastest way to do it.” When he opened his mouth to argue she shook her head.
“We’ve wasted enough time. We have to find Leigh.”
God, he hated it when he didn’t get his way. But she was
right.
“Fine,” he growled and stared at his brother. “But he comes
to us. You stay right where you are.”
“ Barbarian, ” Sadie reprimanded him privately.
“ You’re damn right, ” he replied immediately. Fuck
grabbing her by the hair and dragging her around. He was going to chain her ass
to his side. “ You ain’t seen nothing yet, baby. ”
Emory hesitated, his attention riveted to his mate. After
several seconds he gave Mary a nod and moved away, walking slowly toward the
couch. Mary seemed uncertain, gnawing at her lip, wrapping her arms around
herself.
“What’s she going to do?” Emory asked, cautious and jumpy.
“Bite me?”
“You’ll never be that lucky, fuckwad.” The simple notion of
Sadie feeding from Emory had Trey’s wolf clamoring for his brother’s blood.
“She’s going to touch you and share what she knows. Which is more than you
deserve after the shit you just spouted.”
Sadie lifted her hand when Emory stopped beside them. Emory
didn’t want to accept her touch—Trey could smell the detestation coming from
his brother—yet he did just the same. He wasn’t aware just how quickly Sadie
could send another person shared thoughts and images, thinking it took minutes
at the very least. He found himself surprised when she pulled away in seconds,
appearing pleased. Emory, on the other hand, looked like he was going to toss
his Cheerios.
“Fuck,” Emory exhaled, taking a step back, eyes saucered.
“Jesus.”
“Now you know why I couldn’t break it down to you like the
ABCs,” Diskant said, validated. “Not that easy to explain, is it?”
The double doors opened and Diskant, Emory and Trey growled
in unison. The sounds lessened when Nathan stepped inside. The poor bastard
looked like shit. He’d obviously been running his hands through his hair—the
strands darted in all directions—and he was as wired as a wild animal in a
cage. If they didn’t find Leigh soon he was bound to look even worse.
“Cade’s on his way,” he informed them as he walked to the
couch and rested Sadie’s sword against Trey’s leg. “Have you decided what we’re
going to do?”
“We’re going to get our shit in order.” Diskant’s power as
an Omega fell over the room as he spoke. “We need to find this girl who’s so
important and bring her here before we even think about addressing the pack.”
Nathan took a step back and took a deep breath. As a Beta he
was the most sensitive to strong emotions, especially when a shifter called on
his or her beast. With Diskant being able to change into every single animal
form, it pulled more energy from the man. Trey tried to compensate, calling on
his own beast, directing waves of fortitude to his second-in-command. His wolf
met Nathan’s and strengthened it, giving it a measure of comfort. Nathan
righted himself, his nod in Trey’s direction his expression of gratitude.
“I don’t know if she’ll come,” Sadie confessed, sounding
sad.
“Oh she’ll come,” Diskant’s voice lowered an octave. There
was an underlying threat in his words. “She’s placing every single person I’m
in charge of in danger.” He turned his gaze to Sadie. “I’ll fight your nest and
take her by force if I have to.”
“You’re not putting a fucking hand on her.” Nathan stormed
into the room, baring his teeth. “I don’t care who or what you are. She’s my
mate. As such she’s due protection from the pack. If you hurt her, you violate
everything we stand for. I’ll contact every single pack we’re connected to.
I’ll tell them what you’ve done.
“You’re too weak. You need to rest.”
“It’s not as hard to communicate with one person.” She
leveled him with a determined look. “We need to clear the air. This is the
fastest way to do it.” When he opened his mouth to argue she shook her head.
“We’ve wasted enough time. We have to find Leigh.”
God, he hated it when he didn’t get his way. But she was
right.
“Fine,” he growled and stared at his brother. “But he comes
to us. You stay right where you are.”
“ Barbarian, ” Sadie reprimanded him privately.
“ You’re damn right, ” he replied immediately. Fuck
grabbing her by the hair and dragging her around. He was going to chain her ass
to his side. “ You ain’t seen nothing yet, baby. ”
Emory hesitated, his attention riveted to his mate. After
several seconds he gave Mary a nod and moved away, walking slowly toward the
couch. Mary seemed uncertain, gnawing at her lip, wrapping her arms around
herself.
“What’s she going to do?” Emory asked, cautious and jumpy.
“Bite me?”
“You’ll never be that lucky, fuckwad.” The simple notion of
Sadie feeding from Emory had Trey’s wolf clamoring for his brother’s blood.
“She’s going to touch you and share what she knows. Which is more than you
deserve after the shit you just spouted.”
Sadie lifted her hand when Emory stopped beside them. Emory
didn’t want to accept her touch—Trey could smell the detestation coming from
his brother—yet he did just the same. He wasn’t aware just how quickly Sadie
could send another person shared thoughts and images, thinking it took minutes
at the very least. He found himself surprised when she pulled away in seconds,
appearing pleased. Emory, on the other hand, looked like he was going to toss
his Cheerios.
“Fuck,” Emory exhaled, taking a step back, eyes saucered.
“Jesus.”
“Now you know why I couldn’t break it down to you like the
ABCs,” Diskant said, validated. “Not that easy to explain, is it?”
The double doors opened and Diskant, Emory and Trey growled
in unison. The sounds lessened when Nathan stepped inside. The poor bastard
looked like shit. He’d obviously been running his hands through his hair—the
strands darted in all directions—and he was as wired as a wild animal in a
cage. If they didn’t find Leigh soon he was bound to look even worse.
“Cade’s on his way,” he informed them as he walked to the
couch and rested Sadie’s sword against Trey’s leg. “Have you decided what we’re
going to do?”
“We’re going to get our shit in order.” Diskant’s power as
an Omega fell over the room as he spoke. “We need to find this girl who’s so
important and bring her here before we even think about addressing the pack.”
Nathan took a step back and took a deep breath. As a Beta he
was the most sensitive to strong emotions, especially when a shifter called on
his or her beast. With Diskant being able to change into every single animal
form, it pulled more energy from the man. Trey tried to compensate, calling on
his own beast, directing waves of fortitude to his second-in-command. His wolf
met Nathan’s and strengthened it, giving it a measure of comfort. Nathan
righted himself, his nod in Trey’s direction his expression of gratitude.
“I don’t know if she’ll come,” Sadie confessed, sounding
sad.
“Oh she’ll come,” Diskant’s voice lowered an octave. There
was an underlying threat in his words. “She’s placing every single person I’m
in charge of in danger.” He turned his gaze to Sadie. “I’ll fight your nest and
take her by force if I have to.”
“You’re not putting a fucking hand on her.” Nathan stormed
into the room, baring his teeth. “I don’t care who or what you are. She’s my
mate. As such she’s due protection from the pack. If you hurt her, you violate
everything we stand for. I’ll contact every single pack we’re connected to.
I’ll tell them what you’ve done.
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