SWNOVELS Chapter 78
Chapter 78
Adam finishes drawing my blood and then goes to store it in a refrigerated panel that requires him to type in a code.
Only after he’s locked it away and put a bandaid over my arm, does he undo the security measures and allow Liam in.
“I thought you were going to rest,” Liam says.
He looks between me and Adam as if we’re puzzle pieces and he is considering how we fit.
“I got pretty banged up last night,” I tell my brother. “Adam, being Adam, wanted to check on me.
Liam looks at Adam. “Well, doctor, what’s the prognosis?”
“Leah is good. Strong. Despite...recent events, she appears to be no worse for wear.”
Liam grunts. Then he looks back at me. “That wolf who was here earlier... Tobin. You know who he is?”
Vaguely. “I’ve seen him at the occasional Council meeting. He seems tough, and I don’t know, more feral maybe.”
“That’s an apt description,” Liam says. He rubs his trim beard. “We’re going to enforce security around the perimeters and at the
main gate. Try and stay in the main house, all right? At least
until we have a better grasp on the situation. Okay?”
Liam seems nervous for me.
Adam nods. “It’s the right thing to do. For now.”
“Yes, okay.”
They share a look between themselves and I wonder what they aren’t telling me.
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AARON
It’s been barely an hour since I left Leah at her family’s lands. H ell, I’m not even halfway home yet, and all I can think is that this
is a mistake.
“Stop the car, James.”
Dutifully, he pulls to the side of the road.
“I can’t leave her.”
“You try and pull her out of there, it’s going to start a war.”
I know that. Logically. “We’d win.”
His hands tighten then relax on the steering wheel. “Our
numbers-and by ‘our’ I mean our species-are not so vast that we should spill blood lightly.”
That’s about the last thing I’d expect him to say. James is ferocious. One of the best fighters in my pack. “So are you all of a
sudden a pacifist?”
Again his hands clench then release. “We’ve had thirteen pups
born.”
I think back over the last few years. Yes, there have been a number of births.
“And it’d be nice if those parents are around to raise those kids.”
Right. Because his parents weren’t. Okay, I can see where he’s coming from on that. But... “I can’t leave her there, you know
that, right?”
“Yes. But hear me out for a minute...”