The Bane And The Alpha Beast
he said, nodding toward the tall man seated across from me, dark-haired and sharper now without the blood and smoke from yesterday.
Ven grinned. “Glad to see you vertical, bane.”
I flinched at the name before I could stop myself, but his tone was teasing—not cruel. Familiar, like something old friends said to each other when the danger had passed.
“Ven,” Caelan warned lightly, and Ven held up both hands in mock surrender.
“Just breaking the ice.”
Caelan continued the introductions. “That’s Sasha beside him—his mate.”
A beautiful, auburn-haired woman with warm hazel eyes gave me a nod and a small, welcoming smile.