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that after this weekend, she is done with our family for good, so you will let me have this or we will find another pack.”
Martin jerked as if she had smacked him, but he nodded. I could tell the news about Leigh not returning pleased him.
Leigh’s parents tried to look stoic at Danielle’s revelation about Leigh’s decision, but I could feel the sorrow and regret rolling off them. Leigh continued to look at her hands, at the stage, and not at the drama playing out behind us. I could feel the fear and defeat emanating from her. I couldn’t comfort her the way she needed, the way I yearned to do. My touching her the way I was had garnered some curious and unhappy stares from the rest of the pack still in the room who weren’t watching Danielle and Martin. I didn’t care what they thought, but I needed to make a better effort of controlling my emotions until I was away from the pack. They needed to think I was simply trying to be a good friend to Danielle and Dave. My attraction to Leigh, desire for her, could put her in danger.
“Fine, Mrs. Carmichael, but this ends after this weekend, do you understand?”
“Perfectly.” She spat the words at him.
“I think you need to watch your tone from now on, Martin. Danielle is my wife, and I will ask that you be respectful,” Dave said.
Martin didn’t visibly cower, but I could smell the power coming off Dave, just as all of the other shifters in the room could. If we had alphas in our pack, Dave would definitely be one of them. Danielle as well. Neither took orders easily and both commanded respect and obedience in everything they said and did. Both of their families had always had one in each generation, though oddly enough, neither had a member on the Council.
Both were strong fighters in any form. Martin knew this and understood that if he pushed things, one or the other would challenge him, and he would lose.
“We will discuss this later,” he said. “And you, Mr. Hart, we will also be speaking with you early next week about…things.” He eyed Leigh’s back with so much anger that my instincts made me pull her closer to me. She seemed to sense his glare because her back straightened, and I felt her body tense as if she were about to turn toward the man. A defiant look passed across her face. She was seconds away from opening her mouth, to say what, I didn’t know, but a part of me hoped it was something in my defense.
“Don’t say a word,” I whispered in her ear.
“But you’re in trouble because of me, and that isn’t right.”
“He isn’t going to do a thing to me.” I said that last line while looking directly at Martin to ensure he heard me. “He has no power over me.”
Martin’s eyes blazed, but he said nothing as he stomped from the room, the other Council members following on his heels. When they were gone, Dave’s mother stepped forward to say something, but Danielle stopped her.
“Say one word and you’ll never see your grandchildren,” Danielle told the woman.
The older woman’s mouth snapped shut, and she glared at Danielle for a moment before looking at her son. Not seeing what she wanted there, she approached the stage and said, “Let’s get this over with then.”
“I should go,” Leigh said, turning in my arms to walk away.
“Please don’t,” I said softly, pulling her back to me.
“I…” she started, but when our gazes locked, her words froze in her throat. I begged, pleaded with my eyes for her to stay.
I wanted her to stay for me, but what I said was, “For your sister.” I cocked my head and motioned in the direction of the younger woman who was making her way with her husband toward us.
Leigh nodded, straightened her posture, and turned to her sister. Her eyes lit at the sight of Danielle’s glowing face. I couldn’t help but pull her closer to me. To my surprise, she didn’t pull away.
Dave’s eyebrow shot up at the slight movement, but I didn’t answer his unasked question. His
Martin jerked as if she had smacked him, but he nodded. I could tell the news about Leigh not returning pleased him.
Leigh’s parents tried to look stoic at Danielle’s revelation about Leigh’s decision, but I could feel the sorrow and regret rolling off them. Leigh continued to look at her hands, at the stage, and not at the drama playing out behind us. I could feel the fear and defeat emanating from her. I couldn’t comfort her the way she needed, the way I yearned to do. My touching her the way I was had garnered some curious and unhappy stares from the rest of the pack still in the room who weren’t watching Danielle and Martin. I didn’t care what they thought, but I needed to make a better effort of controlling my emotions until I was away from the pack. They needed to think I was simply trying to be a good friend to Danielle and Dave. My attraction to Leigh, desire for her, could put her in danger.
“Fine, Mrs. Carmichael, but this ends after this weekend, do you understand?”
“Perfectly.” She spat the words at him.
“I think you need to watch your tone from now on, Martin. Danielle is my wife, and I will ask that you be respectful,” Dave said.
Martin didn’t visibly cower, but I could smell the power coming off Dave, just as all of the other shifters in the room could. If we had alphas in our pack, Dave would definitely be one of them. Danielle as well. Neither took orders easily and both commanded respect and obedience in everything they said and did. Both of their families had always had one in each generation, though oddly enough, neither had a member on the Council.
Both were strong fighters in any form. Martin knew this and understood that if he pushed things, one or the other would challenge him, and he would lose.
“We will discuss this later,” he said. “And you, Mr. Hart, we will also be speaking with you early next week about…things.” He eyed Leigh’s back with so much anger that my instincts made me pull her closer to me. She seemed to sense his glare because her back straightened, and I felt her body tense as if she were about to turn toward the man. A defiant look passed across her face. She was seconds away from opening her mouth, to say what, I didn’t know, but a part of me hoped it was something in my defense.
“Don’t say a word,” I whispered in her ear.
“But you’re in trouble because of me, and that isn’t right.”
“He isn’t going to do a thing to me.” I said that last line while looking directly at Martin to ensure he heard me. “He has no power over me.”
Martin’s eyes blazed, but he said nothing as he stomped from the room, the other Council members following on his heels. When they were gone, Dave’s mother stepped forward to say something, but Danielle stopped her.
“Say one word and you’ll never see your grandchildren,” Danielle told the woman.
The older woman’s mouth snapped shut, and she glared at Danielle for a moment before looking at her son. Not seeing what she wanted there, she approached the stage and said, “Let’s get this over with then.”
“I should go,” Leigh said, turning in my arms to walk away.
“Please don’t,” I said softly, pulling her back to me.
“I…” she started, but when our gazes locked, her words froze in her throat. I begged, pleaded with my eyes for her to stay.
I wanted her to stay for me, but what I said was, “For your sister.” I cocked my head and motioned in the direction of the younger woman who was making her way with her husband toward us.
Leigh nodded, straightened her posture, and turned to her sister. Her eyes lit at the sight of Danielle’s glowing face. I couldn’t help but pull her closer to me. To my surprise, she didn’t pull away.
Dave’s eyebrow shot up at the slight movement, but I didn’t answer his unasked question. His
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