their connection.
Kellen’s head nodded. “ I tracked several other unfamiliar scents along the border separating our properties. Faint but there. You thinking what I am?”
The suppressed growl broke free. “ They were here waiting, watching. The question is who they want and why. There’s no way they knew Breezy was with me. Unless we were followed.” Xan thought back to the ride back the night before. He’d been focused on Breezy, but he was sure if there had been a vehicle behind them Kellen would’ve noticed.
“ There was nobody trailing us.” Kellen’s eyes dared him to question his words.
Xan nodded. That was the good thing about the alpha, if he said he knew something, it wasn’t him being boastful, it was factual.
“ Have you talked to the guards that were stationed out here last night and this morning?” The glitter in Kellen’s eyes let him know he wasn’t going to like the answer.
“ They didn’t see or hear a thing. Actually, since their orders were to stay far enough away they wouldn’t accidentally see the two of you, if you decided to step outside nekkid, they wouldn’t have been this close.” Kellen’s tone held a hint of steel.
He got the meaning. From this point on, they all needed to be on guard, even when they were on their property. “ Breezy’s my mate.”
“No shit. I felt it when you connected. Alpha, remember?”
If a wolf could roll his eyes, Xan was sure Kellen just did. “ Of course, oh great one.”
Kellen’s wolf bumped him in the side, and he looked up to see they’d circled back to the spot they’d met in. “ Did you notice there were no tracks?”
Kellen nodded. “ We are definitely dealing with a professional hunter, or someone who has been trained on how to evade our kind.”
Trepidation sent anxiety through Xan. If the ones who had attacked the club a couple weeks back and nearly wiped them out were behind this, and now backed by humans who didn’t have a qualm about using guns and the like, they’d need to call in reinforcements. Not to mention they’d all need to change their own security measures. When they fought other wolves, there was an unwritten rule of conduct. A line wolves didn’t cross, and that was you didn’t bring a gun to a fang and claw fight.
“ I’m calling a meeting with the MC. You go back to your mate. We’ll meet at the club in an hour, so no time for any bowchicawowow.” Kellen raced off, silent as the shadow he became.
The need to raise his head and howl a warning to all nearly overrode common sense.
On the deck, the hair on the back of his wolven body stood on end. Xan darted to the front of the wraparound porch before shifting. He didn’t know if it was a real threat, or his imagination, but until they knew for sure, he was taking every precaution. Shifting to human once he reached the front door, he punched in the code, keeping his body in place so anyone watching, even with a high-powered scope, couldn’t see.
The scent of cinnamon and syrup wafted through the air. His stomach rumbled. He smiled as he saw a barefoot Breezy by his six-burner gas stove. Yeah, he could get used to seeing her there. The image of her pregnant with his son popped into his head. Whoa, slow your damn roll, son. Xan wasn’t sure he’d make a good father. His vocabulary alone wouldn’t be conducive to child rearing, let alone the danger hanging over their heads. He’d never allow her out of his sight.
“What’s put that look on your face?” Breezy pointed a spatula at him.
He shrugged. “Just thinking.
Her husky chuckle floated between them. “Maybe you shouldn’t do that too often. It looks like it hurts.”
Xan eliminated the space between them in a few short strides. “Bella, you know what happens to bad girls who sass their mates?” He nipped her neck. “They get fucked. They get fucked hard.”
She shivered in his arms, tilting her head. “That doesn’t sound like a punishment.”
“Gods damn it woman.
Kellen’s head nodded. “ I tracked several other unfamiliar scents along the border separating our properties. Faint but there. You thinking what I am?”
The suppressed growl broke free. “ They were here waiting, watching. The question is who they want and why. There’s no way they knew Breezy was with me. Unless we were followed.” Xan thought back to the ride back the night before. He’d been focused on Breezy, but he was sure if there had been a vehicle behind them Kellen would’ve noticed.
“ There was nobody trailing us.” Kellen’s eyes dared him to question his words.
Xan nodded. That was the good thing about the alpha, if he said he knew something, it wasn’t him being boastful, it was factual.
“ Have you talked to the guards that were stationed out here last night and this morning?” The glitter in Kellen’s eyes let him know he wasn’t going to like the answer.
“ They didn’t see or hear a thing. Actually, since their orders were to stay far enough away they wouldn’t accidentally see the two of you, if you decided to step outside nekkid, they wouldn’t have been this close.” Kellen’s tone held a hint of steel.
He got the meaning. From this point on, they all needed to be on guard, even when they were on their property. “ Breezy’s my mate.”
“No shit. I felt it when you connected. Alpha, remember?”
If a wolf could roll his eyes, Xan was sure Kellen just did. “ Of course, oh great one.”
Kellen’s wolf bumped him in the side, and he looked up to see they’d circled back to the spot they’d met in. “ Did you notice there were no tracks?”
Kellen nodded. “ We are definitely dealing with a professional hunter, or someone who has been trained on how to evade our kind.”
Trepidation sent anxiety through Xan. If the ones who had attacked the club a couple weeks back and nearly wiped them out were behind this, and now backed by humans who didn’t have a qualm about using guns and the like, they’d need to call in reinforcements. Not to mention they’d all need to change their own security measures. When they fought other wolves, there was an unwritten rule of conduct. A line wolves didn’t cross, and that was you didn’t bring a gun to a fang and claw fight.
“ I’m calling a meeting with the MC. You go back to your mate. We’ll meet at the club in an hour, so no time for any bowchicawowow.” Kellen raced off, silent as the shadow he became.
The need to raise his head and howl a warning to all nearly overrode common sense.
On the deck, the hair on the back of his wolven body stood on end. Xan darted to the front of the wraparound porch before shifting. He didn’t know if it was a real threat, or his imagination, but until they knew for sure, he was taking every precaution. Shifting to human once he reached the front door, he punched in the code, keeping his body in place so anyone watching, even with a high-powered scope, couldn’t see.
The scent of cinnamon and syrup wafted through the air. His stomach rumbled. He smiled as he saw a barefoot Breezy by his six-burner gas stove. Yeah, he could get used to seeing her there. The image of her pregnant with his son popped into his head. Whoa, slow your damn roll, son. Xan wasn’t sure he’d make a good father. His vocabulary alone wouldn’t be conducive to child rearing, let alone the danger hanging over their heads. He’d never allow her out of his sight.
“What’s put that look on your face?” Breezy pointed a spatula at him.
He shrugged. “Just thinking.
Her husky chuckle floated between them. “Maybe you shouldn’t do that too often. It looks like it hurts.”
Xan eliminated the space between them in a few short strides. “Bella, you know what happens to bad girls who sass their mates?” He nipped her neck. “They get fucked. They get fucked hard.”
She shivered in his arms, tilting her head. “That doesn’t sound like a punishment.”
“Gods damn it woman.
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