Semua Bab The Dual Claim: Bab 231 - Bab 240

The Professor looked a bit flustered after Sori’s offer to accompany him. His eyes darted to me as if asking for help to keep her at bay. However, I knew what she was doing and I whole-heartedly agreed with her tactics.I arched an eyebrow at Phillip, indicating the ball was in his court. Turning down the Pack’s Luna was not in good practice—we both knew it.“No,” he started. “I don’t need any assistance. There’s not that much.”“Oh nonsense,” Sori contradicted as she threw the blanket off. “It would be lovely to drive out there again. Perhaps you can tell me more about Claude along the way.”That did it. Phillip’s shoulders dropped a hair. Sori deflected her true purpose with a plausible explanation.“I suppose t

James slowly walked up to the door while Slim used himself as a human shield. It only worked so much because I darted from side to side trying to see what was going on.“Did someone break in?” Phillip asked moving past us.“I don’t know yet, Professor,” James said, holding his hand out, stopping Phillip from moving closer to the door.James pushed the door wide, one hand holding his firearm pointed toward the ground.Phillip tried looking past James, but James was built like a wall. Trying to see around or past him was futile.James stepped through the doorway, motioning for Phillip to stay put.“Nonsense,” he said and followed on James’ heels into his house.As soon as they were inside, I heard Phillip say, “This looks like how I left it.”“Seriously?” James said in disbelief.“Yes, well…” Phillip blustered. “I was in a rush

After spending a glorious night with my mate, I couldn’t help but smile all the way to the kitchen. Sori was still upstairs sleeping. Between the long day and the long night, she was tuckered out.Kali and I spent the twilight hours feeding and bathing and getting some pretty clothes on for Nanny. The child’s grin was infectious, and I bet she would be giggling within a few days. Shifter children’s milestones were accelerated compared to pure human children. They had to mature at a faster rate so they could handle their first shift in their toddler years.Even knowing all that, I held firm to my belief that Kali was an exceptional child and way beyond babies her age.I hit the bottom step and stopped short. Lucien was already in the room leaning against the counter and enjoying a cup of coffee while the kitchen staff went about their business like he wasn’t even there.“You’re down early,” I commented as I reached

My heart started thumping in my chest with each mile. The closer I got to Silverpine, the harder it was to fight the impulse to turn around and head back to Coralridge.I was just me over there. It was pretty laid back, even in the thick of things. Even though everyone there knew who I was and what I had done, both to their Luna and to my own Pack.The guard that Gabriel had stationed on me at the Pack House had asked quietly if I wanted a ride down to the guard house where my truck was when I’d walked out of the house.  I declined, but thanked him for being as chill as he was.I knew he heard just about everything that was said during my stay, and if he held any animosity toward me, he never showed it.I remembered all the shifted wolves on the front lawns. There were more than yesterday. I saw some silver looking fur, but they seemed to be greyer than the bright silver of Soraya’s wolf. I hadn’t seen her actually shift, aside from

I looked at the stacks and stacks of paper, books, scrolls, and ledgers scattered around the table and wanted to back out of the room. How could they possibly find anything in all of this mess.Sori tugged at my hand, pulling me further into the room. She pointed at her laptop screen. “Look at everything we’ve catalogued since this morning!”Her excitement baffled me, but I wasn’t going to question what she was or wasn’t feeling or why. I glanced at Phillip, whose expression was nearly identical to Sori’s.“So I take it you’ve found a lot?”Phillip shook his head. “Luna has been creating records of everything we pulled from my house, but there’s nothing to corroborate the bloodline of the Luna-kissed wolves that you spoke of.”Bear cleared his throat. “The kissed are a real thing, Doctor Emory. We’ve been hiding for centuries, so I don’t doubt you don