on our way over and need to have everyone assemble for a meeting.”
The wolf hesitated, looking at Caterina over her shoulder . She shrunk back a little so maybe he couldn’t see her, but she saw him frown and sniff.
“Why is she afraid? I can smell fear from her,” Tripp said —demanding an answer f rom his superior , not the brightest move he made today, but she was his mate, and mates trumped standing in the Pack.
Cloe frowned at him and then pushed him with her hand further out into the hallway and pinned him to the wall with her finger in the middle of his chest. Out of respect, he did n ‘t push back, although his wolf was clawing him from the inside to push Cloe aside and get to his mate, who was obviously afraid.
“Asshole, she’s afraid of you. Listen, I know this is hard, but we need to get her into the Pack house, and then we can discuss everything,” Cloe said slowly and then lowered her voice so that Caterina could not hear her and said, “She ‘s a flight risk, on e wrong move, and she ‘ll be out of here. Calm yourself down and get your ass over to the Pack house, I will bring her there, then we can talk . She needs to be able to trust us, right now she ‘s afraid.”
Tripp looked at Caterina, who was standing in the doorway with huge eyes looking like she would love to bolt around them and run. He nodded a nd then said, “I ‘l l be there.”
Cloe took a deep breath because she knew what Tripp was going through, she felt the same way about her mates. Turning back to Caterina, she smiled and then said, “Let’s get someth ing to snack on before we leave, the Pack house is preparing a meal, but I think a nice , sugary snack would do you good.”
They walked together down the stairs to the kitchen where Betty was making what appeared to be bread. “Hey Bets, do you have your famous monster cookies?”
Caterina looked at Cloe with a frown; a ‘mo n ster’ cookie didn ‘t sound very appetizing —u ntil Betsy brought out a jar and Cloe pulled two huge cookies with a rainbow of colors all over it. When she bit into it, she groaned and closed her eyes. It was wonderful. Her stomach growled for more and Cloe laughed and said, “This is why I didn’t really care when Cami asked me to come over, I needed a ‘monster’ cookie fix. I have n’t had time to stop by lately .”
“And your mates either,” Betsy said and shooed them out of the kitchen, making them laugh as she complained about having to cook for a bunch of hungry shifters and not having time to stand around and gossip. Caterina gave her a hug before she walked out into the sun, and she sighed. At least, sh e knew that Vampire s couldn’t attack her in the daylight ; that was why she looked so exhausted , s he refused to stop at night for fear, they would find her before she woke up.
They walked slowly around the huge wall that cut a large area of town off from the rest. She assumed it was the Pack compound that everyone referred to. As they rounded a corner, there was a gate with two men standing at attention. She looked at them hesitantly and waited while Cloe spoke to them.
“Did Tripp sign her in?” she asked and one of the guards nodded and opened the gate for them. Both watched her as she followed Cloe through the gate. She felt a shiver of apprehension and knew this was her last chan ce to run. Either she asked the Council for sanctuary, or she went on the run for the rest of her life and could never set down any roots. Looking at the road and then the gate where Cloe had paused and waited, she finally came to the decision she had no choice, she needed help.
***
Cami stood at the door, shifting from one foot to the other , as she obviously waited for the two women to get to the door. Cloe laughed when she saw her Alpha.
“Hey, what’s up?” Cloe said casually .
The small woman growled, and Caterina stopped in her tracks. It sounded menacing, even with all the time she spent with Adolfo; she was still uncomfortable with
The wolf hesitated, looking at Caterina over her shoulder . She shrunk back a little so maybe he couldn’t see her, but she saw him frown and sniff.
“Why is she afraid? I can smell fear from her,” Tripp said —demanding an answer f rom his superior , not the brightest move he made today, but she was his mate, and mates trumped standing in the Pack.
Cloe frowned at him and then pushed him with her hand further out into the hallway and pinned him to the wall with her finger in the middle of his chest. Out of respect, he did n ‘t push back, although his wolf was clawing him from the inside to push Cloe aside and get to his mate, who was obviously afraid.
“Asshole, she’s afraid of you. Listen, I know this is hard, but we need to get her into the Pack house, and then we can discuss everything,” Cloe said slowly and then lowered her voice so that Caterina could not hear her and said, “She ‘s a flight risk, on e wrong move, and she ‘ll be out of here. Calm yourself down and get your ass over to the Pack house, I will bring her there, then we can talk . She needs to be able to trust us, right now she ‘s afraid.”
Tripp looked at Caterina, who was standing in the doorway with huge eyes looking like she would love to bolt around them and run. He nodded a nd then said, “I ‘l l be there.”
Cloe took a deep breath because she knew what Tripp was going through, she felt the same way about her mates. Turning back to Caterina, she smiled and then said, “Let’s get someth ing to snack on before we leave, the Pack house is preparing a meal, but I think a nice , sugary snack would do you good.”
They walked together down the stairs to the kitchen where Betty was making what appeared to be bread. “Hey Bets, do you have your famous monster cookies?”
Caterina looked at Cloe with a frown; a ‘mo n ster’ cookie didn ‘t sound very appetizing —u ntil Betsy brought out a jar and Cloe pulled two huge cookies with a rainbow of colors all over it. When she bit into it, she groaned and closed her eyes. It was wonderful. Her stomach growled for more and Cloe laughed and said, “This is why I didn’t really care when Cami asked me to come over, I needed a ‘monster’ cookie fix. I have n’t had time to stop by lately .”
“And your mates either,” Betsy said and shooed them out of the kitchen, making them laugh as she complained about having to cook for a bunch of hungry shifters and not having time to stand around and gossip. Caterina gave her a hug before she walked out into the sun, and she sighed. At least, sh e knew that Vampire s couldn’t attack her in the daylight ; that was why she looked so exhausted , s he refused to stop at night for fear, they would find her before she woke up.
They walked slowly around the huge wall that cut a large area of town off from the rest. She assumed it was the Pack compound that everyone referred to. As they rounded a corner, there was a gate with two men standing at attention. She looked at them hesitantly and waited while Cloe spoke to them.
“Did Tripp sign her in?” she asked and one of the guards nodded and opened the gate for them. Both watched her as she followed Cloe through the gate. She felt a shiver of apprehension and knew this was her last chan ce to run. Either she asked the Council for sanctuary, or she went on the run for the rest of her life and could never set down any roots. Looking at the road and then the gate where Cloe had paused and waited, she finally came to the decision she had no choice, she needed help.
***
Cami stood at the door, shifting from one foot to the other , as she obviously waited for the two women to get to the door. Cloe laughed when she saw her Alpha.
“Hey, what’s up?” Cloe said casually .
The small woman growled, and Caterina stopped in her tracks. It sounded menacing, even with all the time she spent with Adolfo; she was still uncomfortable with
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