chair. If she heard running footsteps or curses she would feign oblivious.
But there was nothing, just the soft whisper of shoes as they exited the
Library.
Stella had to tell Flynn. They couldn’t come right out
and say it but some way they had to get Sarai and Conri to acknowledge there
was something there. And by doing that they could seal their future together.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Sarai had been in a daze for the past week. She was
never alone with the King after the library incident; there was always someone
who needed him for something, a hunt that needed his particular supervision, a
spat that needed deliberation. Turned
out Conri’s adopted daughter had wanted to be elevated to huntress. Conri, of
course, had handed the training over to someone else. But the girl needed his
approval to do it. But all the interruptions didn’t stop Sarai and Conri from
exchanging heated glances and fleeting touches.
Sarai was in her room, losing herself in her book when
there was a timid nock. “Come in!”
Stella walked in, closed the door behind her and
sashayed to the bed. “So I have something to tell you.” Sarai raised a brow.
“So this thing between Flynn and I ....?” Stella looked
at the covers and traced her finger over the intricate hand stitching.
“Is getting pretty serious.” Stella nodded without looking up, “And?”
Stella sighed and decided the wall was a better
distraction, “He and I are going to be mated.”
“WHAT!” Sarai dropped her book and sat up straighter.
Stella looked her straight in the eyes. “You know I
have had many boyfriends. And you know I jump into the serious part pretty
quickly. But have I ever said- ‘oh
yea, he’s the one’?”
Sarai thought back and if she were honest with herself
she could honestly say no. Stella might have been a little indiscriminate about
whom she took to bed, but her friend was never one to fall head over heels. She
always referred to her boyfriends as ‘Mr. Right now’ or ‘My good time Vegas’,
or even ‘My phase’. But she had never, ever said she was interested in more.
Sarai shook her head and Stella nodded once, “Flynn is
the one. I knew it since the moment he held the door for me and said I smelled
like a human. He had chuckled and winked at me. Then he had said it wasn’t a
bad smell, I just smelled like wet dog. I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants. And Sarai I will tell you, I didn’t think
about Link a moment after. Ever since then, these past three months, all I can
think about is being with Flynn, when can I see him next, what should I wear
and even, I wonder if the cook will let me cook for him.”
“WHAT?”
Stella nodded shamefully. “I don’t even cook for
myself Rai . But all I want is to make him happy. Anything to hear him laugh. And...” Stella bit her lip.
“And hear him say he loves you?”
Stella nodded again and Sarai wanted to hug her
friend. She really was in love. And Sarai was not a person to stand in the way
of love. She reached out and took her friends hand; she would at least do that.
And when her friend laughed around happy tears she reached to hug her.
But just as Stella leaned in the door burst open.
“Sarai! Please! You must come
quickly!”
Sarai didn’t hesitate, when Lilly said something was
urgent, it was urgent. She was off the bed as fast as human speed would allow. She
raced through the halls and open spaces, Stella on her heels, and after the
training rooms she knew where Lilly was taking her.
“What’s happened?”
“It’s Lena, Dahne’s mate, she
is in labor and...” Lilly hiccupped.
“Isn’t Dahne the one who took Kellen?”
“Yea,” Sarai answered Stella. “What’s happened Lilly?
What is wrong with the cub?”
“I don’t know.”
The three women burst through the birthing chambers
doors and Conri, Luke and Core were holding Dahne back. He was snarling and his
incisors had elongated. The scream that
ripped through the room had Sarai
But there was nothing, just the soft whisper of shoes as they exited the
Library.
Stella had to tell Flynn. They couldn’t come right out
and say it but some way they had to get Sarai and Conri to acknowledge there
was something there. And by doing that they could seal their future together.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Sarai had been in a daze for the past week. She was
never alone with the King after the library incident; there was always someone
who needed him for something, a hunt that needed his particular supervision, a
spat that needed deliberation. Turned
out Conri’s adopted daughter had wanted to be elevated to huntress. Conri, of
course, had handed the training over to someone else. But the girl needed his
approval to do it. But all the interruptions didn’t stop Sarai and Conri from
exchanging heated glances and fleeting touches.
Sarai was in her room, losing herself in her book when
there was a timid nock. “Come in!”
Stella walked in, closed the door behind her and
sashayed to the bed. “So I have something to tell you.” Sarai raised a brow.
“So this thing between Flynn and I ....?” Stella looked
at the covers and traced her finger over the intricate hand stitching.
“Is getting pretty serious.” Stella nodded without looking up, “And?”
Stella sighed and decided the wall was a better
distraction, “He and I are going to be mated.”
“WHAT!” Sarai dropped her book and sat up straighter.
Stella looked her straight in the eyes. “You know I
have had many boyfriends. And you know I jump into the serious part pretty
quickly. But have I ever said- ‘oh
yea, he’s the one’?”
Sarai thought back and if she were honest with herself
she could honestly say no. Stella might have been a little indiscriminate about
whom she took to bed, but her friend was never one to fall head over heels. She
always referred to her boyfriends as ‘Mr. Right now’ or ‘My good time Vegas’,
or even ‘My phase’. But she had never, ever said she was interested in more.
Sarai shook her head and Stella nodded once, “Flynn is
the one. I knew it since the moment he held the door for me and said I smelled
like a human. He had chuckled and winked at me. Then he had said it wasn’t a
bad smell, I just smelled like wet dog. I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants. And Sarai I will tell you, I didn’t think
about Link a moment after. Ever since then, these past three months, all I can
think about is being with Flynn, when can I see him next, what should I wear
and even, I wonder if the cook will let me cook for him.”
“WHAT?”
Stella nodded shamefully. “I don’t even cook for
myself Rai . But all I want is to make him happy. Anything to hear him laugh. And...” Stella bit her lip.
“And hear him say he loves you?”
Stella nodded again and Sarai wanted to hug her
friend. She really was in love. And Sarai was not a person to stand in the way
of love. She reached out and took her friends hand; she would at least do that.
And when her friend laughed around happy tears she reached to hug her.
But just as Stella leaned in the door burst open.
“Sarai! Please! You must come
quickly!”
Sarai didn’t hesitate, when Lilly said something was
urgent, it was urgent. She was off the bed as fast as human speed would allow. She
raced through the halls and open spaces, Stella on her heels, and after the
training rooms she knew where Lilly was taking her.
“What’s happened?”
“It’s Lena, Dahne’s mate, she
is in labor and...” Lilly hiccupped.
“Isn’t Dahne the one who took Kellen?”
“Yea,” Sarai answered Stella. “What’s happened Lilly?
What is wrong with the cub?”
“I don’t know.”
The three women burst through the birthing chambers
doors and Conri, Luke and Core were holding Dahne back. He was snarling and his
incisors had elongated. The scream that
ripped through the room had Sarai
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