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For a second, I thought he’d refuse, and then we’d have a whole other fight on our hands, but then he pulled her away and down the hall, stopping in front of her door.
“Get inside,” I ordered. When she stepped in, I slammed the door behind her.
All doors to the she-wolves’ quarters had latches on the outside, something my father once told me was a remnant from the Great Wars.
I didn’t ask questions, and I sure as hell didn’t plan on ever using them, yet here I was, latching Alice’s door from the outside. “What the f uck is this, Xander?” Zane growled, reaching to unlatch the door. But I swiped his hand away, my claws still extended.
“Until we can trust that you won’t sneak off again,” I called to Alice, “this is what we have to do.”
She beat her fists on the door.
“You can’t, Xander! This is crazy!” she yelled back, her voice mu ffled.
I turned to walk away, but Zane clapped a heavy hand on my shoulder.
“You’re treading a very fine line here, Xander.”
I shook him off.
“I’m doing this for us. I’m doing this for Lanie.”
Lanie
Iran straight to the edge of the lake.
I didn’t care if it was st upid or predictable, I’d been going to see Braden when Zane stopped me anyway. Now that he and Xander had humiliated me, I’d see if Braden was serious about his little comment.
I’d be happy to reap the benefits of being your sidepiece.
When I got back to the mansion, Braden’s smell would be all over me, smothering the last traces of the mistake I’d made sleeping with that as shole Alpha and his st upid minion Beta again.
When I reached the lake, I wasn’t surprised to see Braden waiting there. He’d probably smelled my distress from a mile away, from…wherever he lived.
I shifted just as he turned around.
My clothes sat on the ground, but I didn’t even bother picking them up.
I walked right over to Braden and stood in front of him.
He looked me up and down, and his eyes darkened.
He reached out for me, his fingers softly tracing the curve of my waist. I shivered. “Lanie, what are you…”
But I shook my head and cut him off.
“I need you to stop talking…” I leaned in close, so our lips were inches apart. “And just kiss me.”
Lanie
Braden didn’t hesitate.
His soft, cool lips crashed onto mine, and I melted into him as he wrapped his arms around me.
His tongue slipped into my mouth immediately, exploring with a curious hunger.
But his kisses remained soft and so did his touch, his hands roaming over my body gently, like he was savoring every inch. It wasn’t like the switch that seemed to flick on when Xander and Zane touched me.
There was no clawing need, no animal desperation, but a burning flame of desire still flickered deep in my stomach. What did it mean that I wanted to stoke that flame and feel it grow warmer and brighter?
That I wanted Braden to strip down so I could feel his skin against mine?
My hand traveled down between his legs to the bulge in his pants.
He moaned into my mouth as I grasped him, and the fire in my belly shot straight down to my core.
Awas just beginning to unbutton his jeans, needing to feel more of him, but before I could even think about pulling them down, a harsh voice rang out across the lake.
“Lanie!” I froze. I recognized that voice. Elder Aldon.
Part of me expected to be followed by Xander or Zane, maybe I even wanted it, but I was standing naked with a f u cking vampire. An Elder was the last person I wanted to see.
I turned around slowly, and there he was, shaking with fury.
“What the hell are you doing with a vampire?”
Xander
Was Zane right?
Was I making a huge mistake locking Alice away?
It wasn’t like she was an actual prisoner. She was locked in her own decked-out quarters for g ods’ sake.
She had everything she needed. And on top of that, she still wouldn’t tell us where the hell she’d been last night.
There were worse things I could’ve done to her.
If she’d acted like this with her original mates, she’d be dead by now, so really I was doing her a favor.
And I couldn’t lie, knowing she was secured in her quarters meant we could do what we wanted to with Lanie without being interrupted.
Again…
“Xander.” I turned to see Monroe standing at the entrance to the great room.
Speaking of interruptions.
“Can’t it wait?” I asked irritatedly. It seemed like I couldn’t get more than five minutes alone these days, and it was starting to wear on me.
“No, it’s the High Elder.”
And just like that, he appeared at Monroe’s side, white robes flowing behind him.
“Xander.” The High Elder nodded toward me. “I must speak with you urgently.”
Without waiting for an invitation, he swept inside.
I stood to greet him, but I was in no mood to update him on our mating situation or entertain any more of the Council’s commands.
“High Elder.” I bowed my head to him in a show of respect. “I’m sorry, but I don’t have the time for a meeting right now.” His gaze swept around the room before his eyes narrowed back onto me. “You don’t look very occupied at the moment.” Da mn, he didn’t have to drag me like that.
He walked over and sprawled onto one of the armchairs by the hearth and motioned for me to sit across from him. Great, now he was making himself comfortable. Obviously he had no plans to leave until he said his piece.
“And please,” he said as I sat down, “call me Gustav. I imagine we’ll be having many meetings like this in the future, so you might as well address me by name.”
Many meetings? Lucky me.
“You know I’m a busy man, don’t you, Gustav?” I folded my hands in my lap, not breaking eye contact.
He coc ked his eyebrow. “With two mates to attend to, I’m quite sure you are.”
I clenched my teeth to keep from cringing. I had no interest in discussing my intimate activities with a High Elder. “Gustav…” I sat up, eyeing him suspiciously. “With all due respect, why are you actually here?”
“I have some very bad news.” He sighed deeply. “There’s been a vampire sighting.”
Xander “A vampire what?”
Since when was this something I even needed to be worried about? When my father handed over the Alpha title and responsibilities, he never once mentioned I might be dealing with the undead.
“I know, not ideal given how much is already on your plate with your two mates.” He smirked.
Was this guy f ucking with me?
There weren’t vampires in our region. In fact, until this very moment, I wasn’t sure I believed they existed at all.
“Don’t worry, we’re not blaming you,” Gustav reassured. “At least not yet. Given who your mother and father are, I’m not surprised one came sniffing around our territory.” He waved his hand dismissively. “It was bound to happen at some point.” Wait… What the hell did my mother and father have to do with a vampire skulking around my land? And why would I be blamed for it?
No one ever told me border security was an issue I needed to concern myself with. I was led to believe it wasn’t necessary after the Great Wars…
My confusion must’ve registered on my face because Gustav narrowed his eyes and a wicked smile crept across his lips. “You have no idea what I’m talking about, do you?”
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