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was similar to Rocky’s but not quite the same as it would normally be in a familial relationship.
“Their father was my best friend and one of the most powerful grizzly shaman of all time. He was killed by a demon allied with the Venifucus .” Bob could see the pain in the other man’s eyes and his heart went out to the big man who had lost his friend in such a terrible manner. “Their mother—you saw her briefly—is now my mate. I claimed the boys in front of the Goddess. I’m their Alpha now.” There was a world of joy and sorrow in the big man’s voice. Bob felt compassion for the small family who had been touched by tragedy.
“I know how it feels to lose someone in horrific circumstances. ” He thought of the way his mother had been murdered. “Hell, I know how it feels to lose someone you love to the evil of the Venifucus . You have my sympathy, Rocky. And I’ll make a further pledge to you, in addition to the oath I made to your boys. If you ever need my help, all you need to do is call.”
Bob felt confident in making the promise. He’d been able to take Rocky’s measure over the past couple of days and the fact that the Goddess had blessed him with the care of the next generation of Lords spoke volumes for his character. Bob knew Rocky would never abuse Bob’s vow.
“I appreciate that,” Rocky answered in that steady way of his. “With any luck, I’ll never have to take you up on it.”
Bob smiled. “Agreed. But I’m there if you need me.”
They went on with their work until lunch, and this time, Rocky invited Bob to eat with him and his family in the kitchen. The boys made a mess in their highchairs until they decided they’d had enough of mashed peas and carrots, and shifted into grizzlies. At that point, there was really no containing them. They climbed down from their high chairs and scampered away, their mother following as best she could.
He’d been introduced to Maggie, the boys’ mother. She was human, but handling the dual nature of her babies very well, if Bob was any judge. The cubs were just the cutest things, but Bob could already see how much of a handful they were.
Rocky helped corral the toddlers before he and Bob headed back to his office at the front of the house. There were just a few last things to go over. Bob wasn’t sure what they were going to do once they finished going through all the reports, but he was at the Lords’ disposal. He had been tasked by his brother, Grif, to represent the Clan however the Lords wanted.
“So what haven’t we covered? We did the last of the formal reports this morning, but there’s this little matter of the notes from your brother Magnus’s new vampire mate,” Rocky said, pulling a final file from the pile on his desk. “You already told me about Miranda and Magnus. I know she was held prisoner by a Venifucus mage for an unknown length of time…” Rocky trailed off as he shuffled through the pages.
“It was several months, at least. Possibly as long as a year, but we don’t know for certain. Her memories are foggy at best because of the way the mage treated her. He kept her starved and then bled her, using her magical blood to power some of his evil spells.” Bob knew his disgust was coming through in his tone, but he couldn’t help it.
He hated thinking of the way they’d found Miranda, half-crazed from starvation and blood loss. She had been very near death. She’d had enough energy left to launch one final attack, but that was about it. It had taken her months to recover fully from her captivity. During that time, she had been with Mag and they had renewed their relationship with the end result being that they were now mates.
It wasn’t exactly normal for vampires and weres to intermarry. In fact, there was a pretty big taboo against it. But Mag and Miranda were true mates. She had tried to stay away from Mag, but when they were brought together again after her ordeal, there was no way to stop the mating
“Their father was my best friend and one of the most powerful grizzly shaman of all time. He was killed by a demon allied with the Venifucus .” Bob could see the pain in the other man’s eyes and his heart went out to the big man who had lost his friend in such a terrible manner. “Their mother—you saw her briefly—is now my mate. I claimed the boys in front of the Goddess. I’m their Alpha now.” There was a world of joy and sorrow in the big man’s voice. Bob felt compassion for the small family who had been touched by tragedy.
“I know how it feels to lose someone in horrific circumstances. ” He thought of the way his mother had been murdered. “Hell, I know how it feels to lose someone you love to the evil of the Venifucus . You have my sympathy, Rocky. And I’ll make a further pledge to you, in addition to the oath I made to your boys. If you ever need my help, all you need to do is call.”
Bob felt confident in making the promise. He’d been able to take Rocky’s measure over the past couple of days and the fact that the Goddess had blessed him with the care of the next generation of Lords spoke volumes for his character. Bob knew Rocky would never abuse Bob’s vow.
“I appreciate that,” Rocky answered in that steady way of his. “With any luck, I’ll never have to take you up on it.”
Bob smiled. “Agreed. But I’m there if you need me.”
They went on with their work until lunch, and this time, Rocky invited Bob to eat with him and his family in the kitchen. The boys made a mess in their highchairs until they decided they’d had enough of mashed peas and carrots, and shifted into grizzlies. At that point, there was really no containing them. They climbed down from their high chairs and scampered away, their mother following as best she could.
He’d been introduced to Maggie, the boys’ mother. She was human, but handling the dual nature of her babies very well, if Bob was any judge. The cubs were just the cutest things, but Bob could already see how much of a handful they were.
Rocky helped corral the toddlers before he and Bob headed back to his office at the front of the house. There were just a few last things to go over. Bob wasn’t sure what they were going to do once they finished going through all the reports, but he was at the Lords’ disposal. He had been tasked by his brother, Grif, to represent the Clan however the Lords wanted.
“So what haven’t we covered? We did the last of the formal reports this morning, but there’s this little matter of the notes from your brother Magnus’s new vampire mate,” Rocky said, pulling a final file from the pile on his desk. “You already told me about Miranda and Magnus. I know she was held prisoner by a Venifucus mage for an unknown length of time…” Rocky trailed off as he shuffled through the pages.
“It was several months, at least. Possibly as long as a year, but we don’t know for certain. Her memories are foggy at best because of the way the mage treated her. He kept her starved and then bled her, using her magical blood to power some of his evil spells.” Bob knew his disgust was coming through in his tone, but he couldn’t help it.
He hated thinking of the way they’d found Miranda, half-crazed from starvation and blood loss. She had been very near death. She’d had enough energy left to launch one final attack, but that was about it. It had taken her months to recover fully from her captivity. During that time, she had been with Mag and they had renewed their relationship with the end result being that they were now mates.
It wasn’t exactly normal for vampires and weres to intermarry. In fact, there was a pretty big taboo against it. But Mag and Miranda were true mates. She had tried to stay away from Mag, but when they were brought together again after her ordeal, there was no way to stop the mating
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