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try to cross the border.”
Jericho snorted. “Fat lot of good their human descriptions would do if they shifted and ran over.”
“It’s not a perfect system, but we haven’t heard from the females since then, and we’re hopeful that they’ve given up.”
Lachlyn could tell by the look on Alek’s face that he was certain that the females had not given up in their quest to have the males back under their oppressive thumbs. She said, “Now you have a big bear to help keep the kids safe.”
Alek raised a brow. “You said you were a bear.”
She grimaced. “I am, but I’m a shifting dud. I’ve never been able to shift.” When he smiled in understanding, encouraging her to speak, she found herself telling him everything about herself, from the moment she realized she would most likely never shift, to the death of her parents and, most recently, her grandmother, to the situation with Jericho’s father.
Alek’s eyes flashed angrily, and he looked over her shoulder to Jericho. “Are you safe here? Both of you?”
Jericho nodded briefly. “I don’t see how he could know that we are here. We’ll just have to be careful not to use our real names.”
Alek straightened. “Everything that I have is yours. Whatever you need to be safe. I’ll do my best to help.”
Jericho said, “I have an idea.”
“Oh?” she asked.
“We should change our last names.”
“To what?” She was willing to do anything at all to be safe. It wasn’t just that she wanted to be safe herself, but also she didn’t want anything to happen to Jericho. Or Alek.
“Fallon,” Alek offered. “I can marry Lachlyn, and she can change her last name, and Jericho, you can change your name legally.”
The room was dead silent for several moments, and Alek’s face heated with blush. He began to stammer, “I didn’t mean, uh, Jericho, that you should marry me, too, or anything.”
Jericho barked out a laugh and slapped his thigh with his hand. “Holy fuck, Alek, I know you didn’t mean that. Shit.” He started to laugh again, and Lachlyn thought that Alek’s confused face was too adorable.
Jericho finally stopped laughing. “I know what you meant, Alek, and I think it’s a great idea. I don’t wish to carry on with the name Knight any longer. But you can’t marry her legally right now. Her name would be on the marriage license and that would go into a database that anyone could access, even my dad. Don told me earlier tonight that he knows a man who can make fake IDs. We can use your last name for now on the fake IDs, and when we’re able to, we can change our names legally, and you can marry Lachlyn for real.”
He moved on his knees across the bed to where she sat with Alek. Putting one hand on both of their shoulders, he said to Alek, “I love Lachlyn. I’ve loved her since we were kids. As my mate’s other mate, I see you as a brother and nothing more.”
Relief washed over Alek’s handsome face, and he grinned. “I’m glad, Jericho. I definitely welcome you into my family, as my mate’s other mate and as my brother.”
Lachlyn hugged her mates together, bracing herself between them as their arms wove around her and each other. “Let’s keep each other safe. And happy.”
Looking at Alek, Jericho said, “Are you ready to make love to your mate, Alek? I think it’s time we solidified our new mating by making our mate scream our names.”
A devilish grin eased across Alek’s lush mouth, and Lachlyn felt her heart kick up a few notches.
“The walls are sound proofed, sweetheart,” Alek said as he gently pushed her back on the bed. “Just so you know.”
“Then you don’t have to be quiet, either,” Lachlyn groaned as Alek pushed up the hem of her shirt and kissed her stomach.
“I won’t be.” He grinned at her.
Jericho helped Alek strip her, and then they shed their own clothes. Alek leaned over and looked down at her
Jericho snorted. “Fat lot of good their human descriptions would do if they shifted and ran over.”
“It’s not a perfect system, but we haven’t heard from the females since then, and we’re hopeful that they’ve given up.”
Lachlyn could tell by the look on Alek’s face that he was certain that the females had not given up in their quest to have the males back under their oppressive thumbs. She said, “Now you have a big bear to help keep the kids safe.”
Alek raised a brow. “You said you were a bear.”
She grimaced. “I am, but I’m a shifting dud. I’ve never been able to shift.” When he smiled in understanding, encouraging her to speak, she found herself telling him everything about herself, from the moment she realized she would most likely never shift, to the death of her parents and, most recently, her grandmother, to the situation with Jericho’s father.
Alek’s eyes flashed angrily, and he looked over her shoulder to Jericho. “Are you safe here? Both of you?”
Jericho nodded briefly. “I don’t see how he could know that we are here. We’ll just have to be careful not to use our real names.”
Alek straightened. “Everything that I have is yours. Whatever you need to be safe. I’ll do my best to help.”
Jericho said, “I have an idea.”
“Oh?” she asked.
“We should change our last names.”
“To what?” She was willing to do anything at all to be safe. It wasn’t just that she wanted to be safe herself, but also she didn’t want anything to happen to Jericho. Or Alek.
“Fallon,” Alek offered. “I can marry Lachlyn, and she can change her last name, and Jericho, you can change your name legally.”
The room was dead silent for several moments, and Alek’s face heated with blush. He began to stammer, “I didn’t mean, uh, Jericho, that you should marry me, too, or anything.”
Jericho barked out a laugh and slapped his thigh with his hand. “Holy fuck, Alek, I know you didn’t mean that. Shit.” He started to laugh again, and Lachlyn thought that Alek’s confused face was too adorable.
Jericho finally stopped laughing. “I know what you meant, Alek, and I think it’s a great idea. I don’t wish to carry on with the name Knight any longer. But you can’t marry her legally right now. Her name would be on the marriage license and that would go into a database that anyone could access, even my dad. Don told me earlier tonight that he knows a man who can make fake IDs. We can use your last name for now on the fake IDs, and when we’re able to, we can change our names legally, and you can marry Lachlyn for real.”
He moved on his knees across the bed to where she sat with Alek. Putting one hand on both of their shoulders, he said to Alek, “I love Lachlyn. I’ve loved her since we were kids. As my mate’s other mate, I see you as a brother and nothing more.”
Relief washed over Alek’s handsome face, and he grinned. “I’m glad, Jericho. I definitely welcome you into my family, as my mate’s other mate and as my brother.”
Lachlyn hugged her mates together, bracing herself between them as their arms wove around her and each other. “Let’s keep each other safe. And happy.”
Looking at Alek, Jericho said, “Are you ready to make love to your mate, Alek? I think it’s time we solidified our new mating by making our mate scream our names.”
A devilish grin eased across Alek’s lush mouth, and Lachlyn felt her heart kick up a few notches.
“The walls are sound proofed, sweetheart,” Alek said as he gently pushed her back on the bed. “Just so you know.”
“Then you don’t have to be quiet, either,” Lachlyn groaned as Alek pushed up the hem of her shirt and kissed her stomach.
“I won’t be.” He grinned at her.
Jericho helped Alek strip her, and then they shed their own clothes. Alek leaned over and looked down at her
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