Protecting Her Novels & Stories

He squats down to get closer to eye level with her. “I hear you’re under the protection of Shadow Falls pack, how is it that you managed to achieve that?” he asks her. “I don’t know about the pack, but Alpha Liam said I was under his protection,” she says. Emerson looks up at me. “She made my mother a protection spell so that no harm would come to her while she’s at the council with Gwen,” I tell him. “That would do it. I just have one question for you. Why did you do it?” he asks her.

I ask quietly, and she shakes her head with a huff. “I’m sorry, brother, there are things I cannot tell you. But I can tell you Fate won’t win, Mia and Theo, and now your pups are under my protection. I will fight to protect them.” She looks away from me and I become confused. Why didn’t she include me in her protection?

And allowing him to bring me home will expose my identity. “Are you sure?” Joshua asked for the nth time, and I nodded my head. “Yes, how about worrying about yourself?” I teased him, which made him smile. “I think that sounds fair?” “Not really since you’re a girl. Who most likely will walk alone the streets without anyone to protect you.” My Jaws dropped. How does he know that I walk alone? No, it might just be a guess. Don’t assume he knows. “How do you know?” I asked and acted as if I didn’t know anything.

As much as I want to find Lucifer and kill his ass, we’ve got to keep everyone safe. “I’ve done a protection spell. The baby is safe, even if something happens to me,” she says, refusing to look at me. I’m about to say something, but she steps up to the mirror and instructions us all. “Everyone grab hands. Vidar and Baldur on either side of me, holding my shoulders. Skin to skin.” Explains why she’s wearing a sleeveless shirt, even in the cold air of the cave causing goosebumps to cover my arms.

Her knees almost went out from under her. Fear slammed through her body so hard she nearly vomited. “Is he hurt?” she whispered. No. The relief was so brutal it stung. Her breath hitched. “Okay. Okay. Okay. Then what is it, what are you trying to tell me?” The warmth pulsed, more insistently now. Protect. She swallowed. “Protect him?” Protect. How? she almost demanded. But her throat went tight. Because the water around her had gone still. Too still.

She flinches, eyes snapping to mine, glassy and lost. "This is me doing my job," I tell her firmly. "I can’t have you passing out on me. This is protecting you. Nothing personal. Understood?" A slow nod. “Good. Now take a deep breath.” I don’t touch her. I don’t close the space between us. But I watch her intently as she shuts her eyes and draws in a shaky breath, her chest rising, then falling. "Good girl," I murmur. "Just like that. Another one. In slow, then out."

The way she trembled when I touched her, the way she clung to me when I finally took her. Big and wild and beautiful. My storm. I’d never been good with words, but last night I said something true when I told her she was mine. Not like a cage, but like a shield. Because I meant it. Every damn word. Protecting her wasn’t just about keeping her safe from Marcus or Raven or the Cobras. It was about keeping her safe from the ghosts she carried. The pain I saw hidden behind her quick smile, the fear in her eyes that no one else seemed to notice.

she said touching my cheeks “You’ve been through so much,” she said softly. I let out a shaky laugh. “You could say that.” Her expression softened further. “I’m sorry.” My chest tightened. “For what?” “For what I did to you.” I frowned. “What do you mean?” She took a slow breath. Then— “I did what I had to do to protect you.” My heart skipped. “Protect me from what?” Her gaze shifted toward the lake like she was seeing something else entirely. “I was a healer,” she began quietly.

“Protect yourself Beta, and I'll protect you, I am the best warrior from....." An arrow flew in his direction as she cut it. “Beta they are here!” Seris said worriedly. She saw about 20 armoured rebels running towards her. She immediately tears her gown to enable her to move freely. The fight broke out, remembering all her skills that have not rusted one bit, defending fearlessly as she killed the rebels mercilessly. The moon shined brightly as chaos happened underneath her. Seris caught one rebel charging toward Beta Atlas, as she caught him and sliced his throat ruthlessly.

She had her arms wrapped around herself, looking disheveled—she’d ensured her bangs covered her mark, of course—and scared. My chest ached like a thousand-pound weight was crushing it. I gave her a small, reassuring smile, but she only relaxed marginally. She was looking between me and Kellen, too, but it was more like prey fearing for its life. “More sure than my title as future Alpha,” I said, holding her hazel gaze. Then I hardened when I turned back to Kellen. “She’s under my protection. Anyone who harms her—or tries to—will meet my jaws.”