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okay, really. I know that some people aren’t used to seeing me,” Gillian said softly, placing a soft hand on his forearm.
“You were really cool looking, I’ll give you that. It was a clean kill if I’ve ever seen one.” He gave her a sideways grin, beginning to feel more at ease.
“She’s one badass kitty cat, that’s for damn sure,” Dimitri added proudly.
“I’ll take that as a compliment.” She paused and picked up her fork. “I just want to thank you both again. I know I kind of asked you not to follow me, but I’m really glad you did. I’d be dead if you hadn’t.”
“Well, to be technically correct about it, you held a gun on us, but okay, we’ll go with asked,” Dimitri laughed.
“Threatened to shoot us,” Jake interjected.
“I know and I’m sorry.” She cut up her steak while continuing to speak. “It’s just that you saw Chaz. They’re crazy. I knew they’d follow me and I didn’t want you to get hurt. It was already my fault that…”
“Bygones, cher,” Dimitri assured her. “Tomorrow’s a new day.”
“Speaking of tomorrow, the plane should be here around twelve. We’ll fly to New York and then we’ll be back home, hopefully later tomorrow night.” Jake picked up his glass of wine and took a deep sip.
“I’ve gotta call Ilsbeth,” Dimitri said, his voice growing serious.
“I’m sure she’s got some spell that’ll help you,” Jake offered.
“What’s wrong with you?” Gillian asked quietly, almost regretting her choice of words. She’d felt a touch of the evil on his wolf. She’d healed him but knew it was only temporary.
“Nothing’s wrong with me…nothin’ date number three won’t fix, anyway,” Dimitri joked.
“No, there’s something. Your wolf…there’s something in you…”
“I don’t know,” Dimitri said, cutting her off. “I helped a friend with a bit of otherworldly business. Seems I’ve picked up some kind of traveler, for lack of a better term. I couldn’t shift that night on the beach. I’d had trouble before that, though. I thought that by getting away on vacay…maybe I’d get my mojo back. Didn’t work out so well…except for you.”
“Whatever it is, the witch better send it the fuck back because this not shifting bullshit isn’t going to go over too well in a pack. I hate to break it to you, D, but it’s not like you can go on being beta if you can’t shift.”
Silence fell as Jake laid the cards on the table.
“Now’s not the time or place to discuss this,” Dimitri growled.
“Just sayin’….maybe we should go to New Orleans first.”
“We’ve gotta get Gilly home and then we can go home.”
“I can get a ticket at the airport and fly by myself,” she suggested. Gillian didn’t want to see the two friends fight. She could get back to New York just as easily on a commercial flight. She had to see Jax as soon as possible. As painful and awkward as she expected it to be, she had to talk to him in person.
“No,” both wolves said at the same time.
“Why not? Nothing’s going to happen to me on a plane.” She bit down on another piece of the rare meat.
“We have no idea who’s going to be on that plane or who’s going to be waiting for you when you get off. Not happening,” Dimitri said flatly.
“After what I just saw back in that desert…just no,” Jake agreed.
“Jake’s right. I’ve been around a long time, and I’m tellin’ ya that what that Alpha did…he was going to beat you…with a bull whip. And it wasn’t some kink fest out there…no, he meant to torture you.”
“So you’d submit?” Jake asked, attempting to conceal the utter disgust on his face.
“Yeah, that and he wanted to punish me for killing his wolves. But it was self-defense. When he’d captured me…” Her voice faltered and she lowered her eyes.
“I’m not sure what’s so important about you. Sorry, don’t take that the wrong way. It’s just that it doesn’t make much sense…a pack of
“You were really cool looking, I’ll give you that. It was a clean kill if I’ve ever seen one.” He gave her a sideways grin, beginning to feel more at ease.
“She’s one badass kitty cat, that’s for damn sure,” Dimitri added proudly.
“I’ll take that as a compliment.” She paused and picked up her fork. “I just want to thank you both again. I know I kind of asked you not to follow me, but I’m really glad you did. I’d be dead if you hadn’t.”
“Well, to be technically correct about it, you held a gun on us, but okay, we’ll go with asked,” Dimitri laughed.
“Threatened to shoot us,” Jake interjected.
“I know and I’m sorry.” She cut up her steak while continuing to speak. “It’s just that you saw Chaz. They’re crazy. I knew they’d follow me and I didn’t want you to get hurt. It was already my fault that…”
“Bygones, cher,” Dimitri assured her. “Tomorrow’s a new day.”
“Speaking of tomorrow, the plane should be here around twelve. We’ll fly to New York and then we’ll be back home, hopefully later tomorrow night.” Jake picked up his glass of wine and took a deep sip.
“I’ve gotta call Ilsbeth,” Dimitri said, his voice growing serious.
“I’m sure she’s got some spell that’ll help you,” Jake offered.
“What’s wrong with you?” Gillian asked quietly, almost regretting her choice of words. She’d felt a touch of the evil on his wolf. She’d healed him but knew it was only temporary.
“Nothing’s wrong with me…nothin’ date number three won’t fix, anyway,” Dimitri joked.
“No, there’s something. Your wolf…there’s something in you…”
“I don’t know,” Dimitri said, cutting her off. “I helped a friend with a bit of otherworldly business. Seems I’ve picked up some kind of traveler, for lack of a better term. I couldn’t shift that night on the beach. I’d had trouble before that, though. I thought that by getting away on vacay…maybe I’d get my mojo back. Didn’t work out so well…except for you.”
“Whatever it is, the witch better send it the fuck back because this not shifting bullshit isn’t going to go over too well in a pack. I hate to break it to you, D, but it’s not like you can go on being beta if you can’t shift.”
Silence fell as Jake laid the cards on the table.
“Now’s not the time or place to discuss this,” Dimitri growled.
“Just sayin’….maybe we should go to New Orleans first.”
“We’ve gotta get Gilly home and then we can go home.”
“I can get a ticket at the airport and fly by myself,” she suggested. Gillian didn’t want to see the two friends fight. She could get back to New York just as easily on a commercial flight. She had to see Jax as soon as possible. As painful and awkward as she expected it to be, she had to talk to him in person.
“No,” both wolves said at the same time.
“Why not? Nothing’s going to happen to me on a plane.” She bit down on another piece of the rare meat.
“We have no idea who’s going to be on that plane or who’s going to be waiting for you when you get off. Not happening,” Dimitri said flatly.
“After what I just saw back in that desert…just no,” Jake agreed.
“Jake’s right. I’ve been around a long time, and I’m tellin’ ya that what that Alpha did…he was going to beat you…with a bull whip. And it wasn’t some kink fest out there…no, he meant to torture you.”
“So you’d submit?” Jake asked, attempting to conceal the utter disgust on his face.
“Yeah, that and he wanted to punish me for killing his wolves. But it was self-defense. When he’d captured me…” Her voice faltered and she lowered her eyes.
“I’m not sure what’s so important about you. Sorry, don’t take that the wrong way. It’s just that it doesn’t make much sense…a pack of
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