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draped it across her and Lilly. It only took him a second to realize she was about to feed the baby, and Luke quickly got up to give her some privacy.
“You don’t have to go anywhere if you don’t want to,” Ashe told him, her red-rimmed eyes locking on his. “I’m sure you’ve seen a boob or two in your lifetime, and I had some more questions if you don’t mind them.” Her smile was forced, but he was glad to see it.
Truth was, he had seen more than his fair share of tits, but he never expected to be called out on it by a breastfeeding mother. He could hear Benson chuckling from the kitchen, and figured he’d get him back later.
Moving to the chair nearby, Luke waited for her to get situated, and actually took a moment to look around. Her home was very cozy, with lots of pictures and warm colors. It was obviously a family home and a happy one at that. It was no wonder she’d come back to it once Lilly had been born.
“Will you tell me what happened?” she asked softly.
Looking over, Luke could see the baby’s tiny legs peeking out from under the blanket. Legs that would one day run as a wolf. Now, however, was not the time to deliver that news.
“What would you like to know?” He’d rather spare her the gory details if he could. There was no way he wanted to add fuel to her nightmares. Lord knew she’d had enough events in the day to keep them going for a while.
“How did you know each other?”
“He was my best friend. His mother married into our Pa-, um, family, and we were born about six months apart, so we grew up together.” And there went his first slip up. He’d have to be more careful. She wouldn’t understand what a Pack was, let alone how it was like an extended family. “We did everything together. Once we graduated high school, we decided to join the military and see where that took us. Neither one of us was ready to settle down then, and we were itching for an adventure.”
“Two teenage boys fresh out of school? You don’t say,” she laughed.
“Says the girl who went traipsing all over the US after graduating college. That wouldn’t happen to be your adventure, hmmm?” he shot back, quirking a brow.
“Okay, you got me. Only difference is I did what I wanted. No orders to follow, no special training, no gunfire and I’m pretty sure I was much safer.”
“You’re probably right. We moved through the ranks pretty quickly and into a special unit for people with our…skills. Every camp had a few of our members mixed in, and Matt and I were lucky enough to be assigned together. Of course, I’m sure Benson had a hand in that.”
“Damn right.” Benson’s deep, booming voice startled Ashe where she was sitting with her back to him. “Sorry, I forget how loud I am sometimes. Kind of have to be to keep that many men in line.”
“I’ll bet. So you were all in the same camp when Matt was killed?” She paused, taking a deep breath and clearly trying to hold herself together, yet determined to hear what happened. “Can you tell me?”
Luke leaned forward as Benson came further into the room, taking a seat in the other chair. “Are you sure you want to hear this, Ashe? It’s not pretty. Wouldn’t you want to remember him as he was the last time you saw him?”
Her somber expression was tearing his insides up. This was hurting her, yet she was insisting on having him add to her pain. He didn’t want to be the one to do that, and luckily Benson seemed to pick up on his inner dilemma.
“It was an ambush,” Benson explained. “We had explored the surrounding land and found no signs of the enemy, but after everything was said and done, it turned out those rats had tunnels all through the area.” Standing, he began to pace by the window as he carried on the tale, Luke reliving that hellish day right along with him as they drug Ashe into what was then a living nightmare.
“Guard had just changed, and the guys—Luke and Matt—were resting in their tent, talking
“You don’t have to go anywhere if you don’t want to,” Ashe told him, her red-rimmed eyes locking on his. “I’m sure you’ve seen a boob or two in your lifetime, and I had some more questions if you don’t mind them.” Her smile was forced, but he was glad to see it.
Truth was, he had seen more than his fair share of tits, but he never expected to be called out on it by a breastfeeding mother. He could hear Benson chuckling from the kitchen, and figured he’d get him back later.
Moving to the chair nearby, Luke waited for her to get situated, and actually took a moment to look around. Her home was very cozy, with lots of pictures and warm colors. It was obviously a family home and a happy one at that. It was no wonder she’d come back to it once Lilly had been born.
“Will you tell me what happened?” she asked softly.
Looking over, Luke could see the baby’s tiny legs peeking out from under the blanket. Legs that would one day run as a wolf. Now, however, was not the time to deliver that news.
“What would you like to know?” He’d rather spare her the gory details if he could. There was no way he wanted to add fuel to her nightmares. Lord knew she’d had enough events in the day to keep them going for a while.
“How did you know each other?”
“He was my best friend. His mother married into our Pa-, um, family, and we were born about six months apart, so we grew up together.” And there went his first slip up. He’d have to be more careful. She wouldn’t understand what a Pack was, let alone how it was like an extended family. “We did everything together. Once we graduated high school, we decided to join the military and see where that took us. Neither one of us was ready to settle down then, and we were itching for an adventure.”
“Two teenage boys fresh out of school? You don’t say,” she laughed.
“Says the girl who went traipsing all over the US after graduating college. That wouldn’t happen to be your adventure, hmmm?” he shot back, quirking a brow.
“Okay, you got me. Only difference is I did what I wanted. No orders to follow, no special training, no gunfire and I’m pretty sure I was much safer.”
“You’re probably right. We moved through the ranks pretty quickly and into a special unit for people with our…skills. Every camp had a few of our members mixed in, and Matt and I were lucky enough to be assigned together. Of course, I’m sure Benson had a hand in that.”
“Damn right.” Benson’s deep, booming voice startled Ashe where she was sitting with her back to him. “Sorry, I forget how loud I am sometimes. Kind of have to be to keep that many men in line.”
“I’ll bet. So you were all in the same camp when Matt was killed?” She paused, taking a deep breath and clearly trying to hold herself together, yet determined to hear what happened. “Can you tell me?”
Luke leaned forward as Benson came further into the room, taking a seat in the other chair. “Are you sure you want to hear this, Ashe? It’s not pretty. Wouldn’t you want to remember him as he was the last time you saw him?”
Her somber expression was tearing his insides up. This was hurting her, yet she was insisting on having him add to her pain. He didn’t want to be the one to do that, and luckily Benson seemed to pick up on his inner dilemma.
“It was an ambush,” Benson explained. “We had explored the surrounding land and found no signs of the enemy, but after everything was said and done, it turned out those rats had tunnels all through the area.” Standing, he began to pace by the window as he carried on the tale, Luke reliving that hellish day right along with him as they drug Ashe into what was then a living nightmare.
“Guard had just changed, and the guys—Luke and Matt—were resting in their tent, talking
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