had a choice in the matter. What’s done is done and the
sooner we accept that, the sooner he’ll come home.” Corrine stood up as she
continued. “What Roseann did to you was horrible, but—”
“He won’t bring that human in this house.
Not if you want me to remain.”
George took a step back.
“I mean it. It’s the human or me.”
“Khan, you don’t—”
Khan cut his mother off quickly. “I do
mean it. Humans aren’t going to be welcome here. Not so long as there is breath
in my body. I will not allow it, and if Walker wants to come back here, he’d
better not have his mate with him.”
George pulled Corrine back when she
started forward to Khan. His heart broke for his son. George nodded once and
turned with his mate to walk out of the house. He had to find some way to fix
this and he wasn’t sure how.
“He’ll do just what he said, won’t he? He’d
rather break this family up than see that Walker had nothing to do with who his
mate is.” George held her close as they walked along the path to their own
home. “I can’t stand this. None of it. George, what are we going to do?”
“I don’t know, love. I really don’t. I
never knew that Khan’s heart was so cold that he’d do this to one of his own
brothers.” George opened the door and they both went to the back deck to sit. “I’ll
try and contact Walker again. See what he wants to do.”
George went to the kitchen to get his
phone. He had asked Terrance to help him out if anyone came looking at the girl’s
house. He knew after the team that had come out and had left that someone who’d
been responsible would come to see too. Terrance had called him last night when
he’d heard that some big shot was in town. He had agreed to let him hang around
and now he was glad that he had. The man smelled evil.
“Walker, someone from Washington showed
up today to see Lynne’s house. He smelled of something that crawled from under
a rock.”
Corrine nodded and giggled. “Tell him
that little man smelled of fear.”
He looked sharply at his mate.
“Of course I followed you. Did you
really think I wouldn’t? You get into entirely too much trouble on your own.”
He thought he’d deal with her later and
smiled. His son was talking and he had to slow him down before he understood
him. Something about her running off without him.
“She thinks I’m going to leave her just
because of what she does. I’ve told her it’s too late for that and that I’m
going with her. I want to beat her ass right now.” George laughed at the
background noise on Walker’s end. “I swear to Christ…I have to go, Dad. She
needs a lesson in manners and throwing things.”
He closed the phone and looked at
Corrine. “I believe they’ve mated. And she sounds like she can hold her own
with him. She was using language that I’m sure she didn’t hear from a sailor.
It’s pretty colorful.”
“Good. Then maybe she can hold her own
with Khan. Because we both know that’s what it’s going to take. Someone like
her to whoop his ass a time or two.”
When his phone rang again he answered it
with caution. Marc was the one son that he knew could have a level head, and he
wasn’t surprised when he seemed to be overly calm about what he wanted to know.
“So, Walker is no longer allowed on our
land. What do you suppose is going to happen to them now?”
George asked them who.
“Lynne and Walker. I know they can live
on their own and all, but I don’t want my brother to not have any contact with
me. Nor do Sebastian and Dylan.”
“And Reed, what does he think about all
this? Is he siding with his brother? Or hasn’t he made up his mind yet?”
“Can’t find him. He said he was going to
get answers and he left here before I could talk to Khan. I guess he heard the
argument at the house and confronted Khan after you left. I’m not sure what
happened, but Khan is nursing a bloodied lip and Reed was limping. But if the
dining room is any
sooner we accept that, the sooner he’ll come home.” Corrine stood up as she
continued. “What Roseann did to you was horrible, but—”
“He won’t bring that human in this house.
Not if you want me to remain.”
George took a step back.
“I mean it. It’s the human or me.”
“Khan, you don’t—”
Khan cut his mother off quickly. “I do
mean it. Humans aren’t going to be welcome here. Not so long as there is breath
in my body. I will not allow it, and if Walker wants to come back here, he’d
better not have his mate with him.”
George pulled Corrine back when she
started forward to Khan. His heart broke for his son. George nodded once and
turned with his mate to walk out of the house. He had to find some way to fix
this and he wasn’t sure how.
“He’ll do just what he said, won’t he? He’d
rather break this family up than see that Walker had nothing to do with who his
mate is.” George held her close as they walked along the path to their own
home. “I can’t stand this. None of it. George, what are we going to do?”
“I don’t know, love. I really don’t. I
never knew that Khan’s heart was so cold that he’d do this to one of his own
brothers.” George opened the door and they both went to the back deck to sit. “I’ll
try and contact Walker again. See what he wants to do.”
George went to the kitchen to get his
phone. He had asked Terrance to help him out if anyone came looking at the girl’s
house. He knew after the team that had come out and had left that someone who’d
been responsible would come to see too. Terrance had called him last night when
he’d heard that some big shot was in town. He had agreed to let him hang around
and now he was glad that he had. The man smelled evil.
“Walker, someone from Washington showed
up today to see Lynne’s house. He smelled of something that crawled from under
a rock.”
Corrine nodded and giggled. “Tell him
that little man smelled of fear.”
He looked sharply at his mate.
“Of course I followed you. Did you
really think I wouldn’t? You get into entirely too much trouble on your own.”
He thought he’d deal with her later and
smiled. His son was talking and he had to slow him down before he understood
him. Something about her running off without him.
“She thinks I’m going to leave her just
because of what she does. I’ve told her it’s too late for that and that I’m
going with her. I want to beat her ass right now.” George laughed at the
background noise on Walker’s end. “I swear to Christ…I have to go, Dad. She
needs a lesson in manners and throwing things.”
He closed the phone and looked at
Corrine. “I believe they’ve mated. And she sounds like she can hold her own
with him. She was using language that I’m sure she didn’t hear from a sailor.
It’s pretty colorful.”
“Good. Then maybe she can hold her own
with Khan. Because we both know that’s what it’s going to take. Someone like
her to whoop his ass a time or two.”
When his phone rang again he answered it
with caution. Marc was the one son that he knew could have a level head, and he
wasn’t surprised when he seemed to be overly calm about what he wanted to know.
“So, Walker is no longer allowed on our
land. What do you suppose is going to happen to them now?”
George asked them who.
“Lynne and Walker. I know they can live
on their own and all, but I don’t want my brother to not have any contact with
me. Nor do Sebastian and Dylan.”
“And Reed, what does he think about all
this? Is he siding with his brother? Or hasn’t he made up his mind yet?”
“Can’t find him. He said he was going to
get answers and he left here before I could talk to Khan. I guess he heard the
argument at the house and confronted Khan after you left. I’m not sure what
happened, but Khan is nursing a bloodied lip and Reed was limping. But if the
dining room is any
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