thought of that for a split
second before completely dismissing it.
“He set two of the shifters on fire and
blew up their van. Besides, I don’t think
he’d ever work with shifters for
anything .” If he wanted to do something, he was the kind of man who’d do it
himself, not depend on others. “And what
purpose would he have for fake-saving
me?” He couldn’t have known she’d be
leaving the restaurant early, and he’d been
stopping by her veterinary clinic every
Friday for the past few months. On many
of those occasions she’d been alone. He
could easily have hurt her if he’d wanted
to. She’d seen the way he lit up those
shifters. The sexy vamp was powerful.
Her father’s face hardened. “To get you
into bed, to use you against our pack. The
options are limitless. And if he thinks I’ll
allow him to touch you—”
“Dad!” Right now she was talking to
her father, not her Alpha. “I so don’t want
to talk about that, ever . Whatever’s going on with Kiernan and me is our business.”
He thrust out a finger at her, driving his
point home. “It’s not your business if it
involves the pack.”
“Our pack attacked him, in his home.
He did nothing to us or me in retaliation,
though he had every right.”
“We didn’t know that and you weren’t
answering your phone. Instead you were
too busy healing thugs down at the
homeless shelter.” His head tilted to the
side a fraction, almost daring her to deny
it.
She jerked back, surprised by his
words.
His jaw clenched once. “Yes, I know
about what you do down there.”
“H-how?” She’d been so careful to
keep it a secret from him.
His green eyes narrowed ever so
slightly. “I’m Alpha for a reason.”
She bit her bottom lip and frowned. “So
if you knew I was moving around of my
own free will, you had to know I wasn’t in
any danger from Kiernan.”
“We knew no such thing.” But his
words didn’t ring true.
Her father wasn’t a fool, not at almost
three hundred years old. He’d wanted to
make a statement to Kiernan by invading
his condo, but he hadn’t been there
himself. If he’d truly thought her in danger,
he’d have led that raid, not sent her
brothers. And if he’d been there it would
have sent a clear message to Kiernan. By
staying back, it had been obvious he
hadn’t been declaring war.
Sighing, she decided to leave the topic
alone for the moment. They would never
see eye-to-eye on the subject of one very
tall, very sexy vampire and she didn’t
want to argue with her father. Not when
they had more pressing matters at hand.
But first . . . “Why did Miguel kill
Kiernan’s brother? I’ve never heard that
story. Why have I never heard that story?”
She’d planned to ask Kiernan about it
first, but her curiosity was killing her.
Her father was silent for a long
moment, his face contemplative. Finally
he spoke. “The war between our two
factions was over a long time ago, but they
were the ones who started it. It could have
been completely avoided if they’d kept
Corey—that was Kiernan’s brother—
accountable for his actions. I’ll let your
vampire friend tell you what his brother
did. If he tries to tell you it was our fault
or brush aside his brother’s actions, you’ll
know what kind of man he is. And you
know me, Melina. I wouldn’t lie to you.”
No, he wouldn’t. Knowing that was all
she’d get out of her father, she switched
topics. “Does anyone know I was in that
car accident?”
Her father nodded. “Other than your
brothers, Solon also knows but he won’t
say anything. He and Miguel both scented
your blood but didn’t want to alert their
superiors until they spoke to me first.”
She understood why. Solon might not be
part of their pack—as one of the last
remaining dragon shifters he wasn’t part
of any pack—but he still deferred to her father in many things even if it superseded
police regulations. If
second before completely dismissing it.
“He set two of the shifters on fire and
blew up their van. Besides, I don’t think
he’d ever work with shifters for
anything .” If he wanted to do something, he was the kind of man who’d do it
himself, not depend on others. “And what
purpose would he have for fake-saving
me?” He couldn’t have known she’d be
leaving the restaurant early, and he’d been
stopping by her veterinary clinic every
Friday for the past few months. On many
of those occasions she’d been alone. He
could easily have hurt her if he’d wanted
to. She’d seen the way he lit up those
shifters. The sexy vamp was powerful.
Her father’s face hardened. “To get you
into bed, to use you against our pack. The
options are limitless. And if he thinks I’ll
allow him to touch you—”
“Dad!” Right now she was talking to
her father, not her Alpha. “I so don’t want
to talk about that, ever . Whatever’s going on with Kiernan and me is our business.”
He thrust out a finger at her, driving his
point home. “It’s not your business if it
involves the pack.”
“Our pack attacked him, in his home.
He did nothing to us or me in retaliation,
though he had every right.”
“We didn’t know that and you weren’t
answering your phone. Instead you were
too busy healing thugs down at the
homeless shelter.” His head tilted to the
side a fraction, almost daring her to deny
it.
She jerked back, surprised by his
words.
His jaw clenched once. “Yes, I know
about what you do down there.”
“H-how?” She’d been so careful to
keep it a secret from him.
His green eyes narrowed ever so
slightly. “I’m Alpha for a reason.”
She bit her bottom lip and frowned. “So
if you knew I was moving around of my
own free will, you had to know I wasn’t in
any danger from Kiernan.”
“We knew no such thing.” But his
words didn’t ring true.
Her father wasn’t a fool, not at almost
three hundred years old. He’d wanted to
make a statement to Kiernan by invading
his condo, but he hadn’t been there
himself. If he’d truly thought her in danger,
he’d have led that raid, not sent her
brothers. And if he’d been there it would
have sent a clear message to Kiernan. By
staying back, it had been obvious he
hadn’t been declaring war.
Sighing, she decided to leave the topic
alone for the moment. They would never
see eye-to-eye on the subject of one very
tall, very sexy vampire and she didn’t
want to argue with her father. Not when
they had more pressing matters at hand.
But first . . . “Why did Miguel kill
Kiernan’s brother? I’ve never heard that
story. Why have I never heard that story?”
She’d planned to ask Kiernan about it
first, but her curiosity was killing her.
Her father was silent for a long
moment, his face contemplative. Finally
he spoke. “The war between our two
factions was over a long time ago, but they
were the ones who started it. It could have
been completely avoided if they’d kept
Corey—that was Kiernan’s brother—
accountable for his actions. I’ll let your
vampire friend tell you what his brother
did. If he tries to tell you it was our fault
or brush aside his brother’s actions, you’ll
know what kind of man he is. And you
know me, Melina. I wouldn’t lie to you.”
No, he wouldn’t. Knowing that was all
she’d get out of her father, she switched
topics. “Does anyone know I was in that
car accident?”
Her father nodded. “Other than your
brothers, Solon also knows but he won’t
say anything. He and Miguel both scented
your blood but didn’t want to alert their
superiors until they spoke to me first.”
She understood why. Solon might not be
part of their pack—as one of the last
remaining dragon shifters he wasn’t part
of any pack—but he still deferred to her father in many things even if it superseded
police regulations. If
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