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Brynn
said, “Just remember that with us humans, the mate stuff can feel
foreign and sound kind of crazy. Humans just meet someone they’re
attracted to and fall in love, there isn’t some other furry person
in our brains telling us that we’ve found ‘the one.’”
“You said you were drawn to Acksel.” he
pointed out.
“Sure. He’s sexy, and I’ve known him forever,
but where he knew I was his mate, I doubted that the stuff between
us was real. It’s difficult to be in a relationship with someone
who’s so positive you’re meant to be together when one of you is
just feeling things out. If you go all caveman on her, you’re going
to scare her away. Her ex treated her like property. If you start
spouting off that ‘mine’ crap that Acksel does with me, then she
might think you’re more like her ex than you really are. She
deserves to be treated like a queen, and I know you’re the right
male for the job.”
“She really called you about me last
night?”
“Oh yeah,” Brynn said, grinning. “She was
very curious about you and whether it was okay if you went with her
to lunch. I said it was fine. I am your boss, right?”
He smirked. “Yes, Alpha.”
She laughed. “I love being the boss. Have fun
and be yourself. She already likes you, she’s still just wrestling
with her past.”
Nila walked down the hallway at that moment,
carrying Malachi’s coat. He was touched that she’d grabbed it for
him. “Ready?” she asked, hopefully.
“Do you want me to drive?”
“If you’d like.”
“I would.”
They said goodbye to Brynn. Malachi offered
his arm to Nila and she took it, leaning on him as they walked down
the steps and out to the SUV. The parking lot was mostly slush and
salt, but he still wanted her to be safe. He unlocked the passenger
door and helped her in, and then he came around to the driver’s
door and got in. As he turned on the engine, his phone buzzed.
He pulled it from his pocket and glanced at
the screen. His company was calling.
He mouthed sorry to Nila and answered
the phone.
“Slattery here.”
“Good morning, sir. This is Vivi Parker at
the communications center. I have an alert that the windows are
being broken at 128 Forrest Road. It’s flagged that we should call
you first and then the police.”
“Call the police. I’m on my way. Did you say
that windows are being broken, as in multiple ones?”
“Yes, sir. The windows are being broken one
after another, very systematically.”
“Damn it. Call me back if any other alarms
are triggered.”
He tossed his phone into the cup holder
between the seats with an aggravated snarl. “I need to take you
back inside. Something is going on at your house.”
“Take me with you.”
“No, it could be dangerous.”
She clenched her teeth and defiance lit her
eyes. “If you leave me here I’m just going to drive myself.”
“Damn it, you’re stubborn.” He put the
vehicle into gear and pulled out of the parking space. “You’re to
stay in the car and do exactly as I say, got it?”
“Yes.”
He grabbed his phone and called Sam, the head
of the protectors, quickly explaining the situation and asking him
to send any available protectors to Nila’s house. When he ended the
call, he knew that he was potentially driving his mate into a
dangerous situation, but he hoped like hell that whoever was
breaking her windows was gone by the time they got there. If
Malachi got a hold of whoever it was, he was going to lose it, and
he didn’t want her to see the dangerous side of his wolf.
* * * * *
Nila’s phone buzzed as Malachi drove to her
home. She pulled it from her purse, glanced at the screen, and then
froze.
“No security system will keep us apart,” read
the text from an unknown number. She had replaced her cell every
time Damien figured out her number. She didn’t know how he was
doing it, because the only places that ever had her number were the
daycare and work, and the only people
said, “Just remember that with us humans, the mate stuff can feel
foreign and sound kind of crazy. Humans just meet someone they’re
attracted to and fall in love, there isn’t some other furry person
in our brains telling us that we’ve found ‘the one.’”
“You said you were drawn to Acksel.” he
pointed out.
“Sure. He’s sexy, and I’ve known him forever,
but where he knew I was his mate, I doubted that the stuff between
us was real. It’s difficult to be in a relationship with someone
who’s so positive you’re meant to be together when one of you is
just feeling things out. If you go all caveman on her, you’re going
to scare her away. Her ex treated her like property. If you start
spouting off that ‘mine’ crap that Acksel does with me, then she
might think you’re more like her ex than you really are. She
deserves to be treated like a queen, and I know you’re the right
male for the job.”
“She really called you about me last
night?”
“Oh yeah,” Brynn said, grinning. “She was
very curious about you and whether it was okay if you went with her
to lunch. I said it was fine. I am your boss, right?”
He smirked. “Yes, Alpha.”
She laughed. “I love being the boss. Have fun
and be yourself. She already likes you, she’s still just wrestling
with her past.”
Nila walked down the hallway at that moment,
carrying Malachi’s coat. He was touched that she’d grabbed it for
him. “Ready?” she asked, hopefully.
“Do you want me to drive?”
“If you’d like.”
“I would.”
They said goodbye to Brynn. Malachi offered
his arm to Nila and she took it, leaning on him as they walked down
the steps and out to the SUV. The parking lot was mostly slush and
salt, but he still wanted her to be safe. He unlocked the passenger
door and helped her in, and then he came around to the driver’s
door and got in. As he turned on the engine, his phone buzzed.
He pulled it from his pocket and glanced at
the screen. His company was calling.
He mouthed sorry to Nila and answered
the phone.
“Slattery here.”
“Good morning, sir. This is Vivi Parker at
the communications center. I have an alert that the windows are
being broken at 128 Forrest Road. It’s flagged that we should call
you first and then the police.”
“Call the police. I’m on my way. Did you say
that windows are being broken, as in multiple ones?”
“Yes, sir. The windows are being broken one
after another, very systematically.”
“Damn it. Call me back if any other alarms
are triggered.”
He tossed his phone into the cup holder
between the seats with an aggravated snarl. “I need to take you
back inside. Something is going on at your house.”
“Take me with you.”
“No, it could be dangerous.”
She clenched her teeth and defiance lit her
eyes. “If you leave me here I’m just going to drive myself.”
“Damn it, you’re stubborn.” He put the
vehicle into gear and pulled out of the parking space. “You’re to
stay in the car and do exactly as I say, got it?”
“Yes.”
He grabbed his phone and called Sam, the head
of the protectors, quickly explaining the situation and asking him
to send any available protectors to Nila’s house. When he ended the
call, he knew that he was potentially driving his mate into a
dangerous situation, but he hoped like hell that whoever was
breaking her windows was gone by the time they got there. If
Malachi got a hold of whoever it was, he was going to lose it, and
he didn’t want her to see the dangerous side of his wolf.
* * * * *
Nila’s phone buzzed as Malachi drove to her
home. She pulled it from her purse, glanced at the screen, and then
froze.
“No security system will keep us apart,” read
the text from an unknown number. She had replaced her cell every
time Damien figured out her number. She didn’t know how he was
doing it, because the only places that ever had her number were the
daycare and work, and the only people
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