*Grayson*Well, that was unexpected.I'd anticipated a lot of things happening during the ritual but seeing Ginny and Keera hugging so warmly had definitely not been on the list of things I'd anticipated. And I could say the same for those who knew about their fall out, especially the council members. Every one of them looked as stunned as I felt. I wondered if Keera was just trying to be kind for old times' sake or if they had finally settled their differences. I'd seen them hugging right after Ginny had finished with the rites for Sam, her face red as she tried her hardest to stop herself from sobbing her eyes out.I was happy for them.Especially since I knew I'd played a major role. Which had me wondering if Keera and I were ever going to confront what had happened in the past. I was a little surprised we'd both managed to stay off the topic for so long. The small tug on my shirt drew me out of my thoughts. I turned to find Nyx smiling widely at me. I'd always suspected she secret
*Keera*"How is that even possible?" I asked in surprise, staring down at the reports from the autopsy we'd done on the victim. This had to be the fastest exam we'd ever done and yet we still couldn't identify the cause of death. Looking at the reports one would conclude that he'd died of a natural cause but we all knew that was far from the case. At least, if the needle marks on the side of his neck were any indication.Lexi shook her head confusedly, her forehead wrinkling. "This is unlike anything I've ever studied before," She muttered under her breath. I turned to where the victim lay still with the white sheet spread over his body. He'd been identified as Jon, a bartender at one of the local bars in the pack. How the killer had managed to take him down in broad daylight was something no one understood. My phone beeped in the pocket of my lab coat.I carefully took my gloves off and read the message from Josie. She was waiting for me in the parking lot of the bar, so we could i
*Grayson*Hell no. "Forget it," I said flatly, rising to my feet. I moved towards the side of the table so I could leave the room but she immediately jumped to her feet to stop me from walking out. I paused, her raised hands just a hair's width away from making contact with my chest. I dropped my gaze down to her hands and then back up to meet her eyes. She tentatively lowered it, taking a step back to put some distance between us.The air crackled.Her eyebrows lifted. "Just hear me out," She said calmly. "Please." I laced my arms across my chest, spreading my legs apart and signaling that she could go on. She mumurred her thanks and pushed her hair behind her ears, taking a deep breath. At least she didn't seem all that surprised by my reaction. It was a good thing she had known better than to think I would easily agree with her suggestion. Aside from the fact that it was going to cost a whole lot of money getting the cameras, there was no way I would ever be comfortable having he
*Keera*The water was cooler than I remembered. I needed some time to sort out the thoughts in my head and the lake had been the only place that came to mind. Grayson would probably think I was trying to piss him off if he could see me right now. Not like I cared much for what he thought. I stepped further into the lake, feeling the water rise up my legs. I stopped when the water slowly began getting deep. Coming here all by myself was one thing. Letting myself get drowned in the water was an entirely different thing. I could only imagine what everyone would say after I'd been discovered. I twisted my body until I was floating in the water, shutting my eyelids and letting my thoughts run wild. I've been waiting for Grayson to give his feedback about having the cameras set up in the pack but so far he had chosen to remain silent. I knew I had to bring it up again myself if we were ever going to reach a conclusion. "Is this some sort of new routine?" A voice asked, startling me. I co
*Grayson*"It's Keera," Ryan mouthed.We'd been having a discussion when her knock had sounded on the door. Whatever had brought her had to be important. She'd been avoiding me since our kiss at the lake. "Let her in," I said quietly. Ryan stepped aside, pulling the door with him so she could walk in. Her eyes met mine, steady and unflinching as she took further steps into the room. She was wearing black jeans and black boots together with a white turtleneck."We need to talk," She said firmly, folding her arms. Ryan wiggled his eyebrow from behind her and she must have felt it because she turned and shot him a dry look. He raised his hands apologetically, giving her a small salute before exiting the room. I watched her draw in a all breath before meeting my eyes and walking even closer. I gestured for her to take a seat but she shook her head, refusing. "It's been days now since you said you were going to get back to me about the cameras and I haven't heard a single word from you abo
*Keera*The rest of the ride was silent after that, save for a few one word responses to questions here and there. I couldn't seem to stop my mind from racing at the implication of what Grayson had done. He'd kissed me. And propositioned me. Then he kissed me again. Even now as I subtly ran a finger across my bottom lip, I wondered if he hadn't lost his mind. Getting involved with a human was extremely fatal, moreso when caught. Yes, we were attracted to each other but that wasn't enough to throw everything he'd been taught about his pack down the drain.Was it?And how about me? I wasn't sure whether or not I should even consider taking him up on his offer. For one thing, the team and I were treating this whole thing like the case it was and that meant Grayson was our client. It would be extremely shocking if I went against my character and got involved with a client, not to mention very unprofessional, irrespective of how hot said client looked. I pushed all that to the back of my m
*Grayson*If I wasn't already used to silence when it came to Keera, the entire lunch would have been a lot more awkward than it already was. We are slowly, trying to relieve the tension with talks about what running the pack was like. She definitely hadn't wanted to talk about herself that was for sure. As we went through the cycle of questioning and answering I couldn't help wondering what I'd been thinking. I'd practically asked for her to have a casual sex relationship with me.Keera, of all people.Keera, who I'm almost one hundred percent certain of, barely liked me. Keera, who once upon a time might have been closer to my sister than her own wolf. Keera, who I'd had an ugly argument with in the past. Not to mention Keera, a human. It didn't matter that she was my mate. Getting involved with her was wrong in every way. The fact that she'd been the one to point it out was a clear indication that I was more affected by our attraction than she was.And I hated it.Our forks clanked
*Keera*Fury didn't even begin to describe how I felt leaving Trevor's office. It had been my idea to get the cameras installed in the pack and yet they were going to get them without me. There was no way Trevor hadn't known it was going to piss me off. It felt like all those years ago when he'd only just hired me and had refused to assign cases to me. My question was why? Why had he done it?Did he need to talk to Grayson privately? I got to my apartment in less than no time, taking a shower for the second time that morning. I stopped by the lab to see if I could be of help to anyone before heading back and busying myself with work on my laptop. My lunch date with Gabe wasn't until three more hours or so.Contrary to whatever Grayson might have thought, I'd agree to lunch with Gave because I had something important to talk to him about. I wanted to find out about the guy in his security team. The one I caught Elena in the bushes with. Humans were entirely forbidden from getting invo