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“That’s not such a shookkflaming, I’m surprised it took so long.” Mason said.
“The official statementfromthelagh Council is that the ones responsible for the murder of executed” Charlotte’s voice scanned aga rising at the end of her sentence.
Xander and I shared a look “So, they’re coming after Melacatif rappled to her “No. Lanie The High Councit coming a try you out in fact, theyre all coming after you. Everyone.
You’ve been exiled”
Mason frowned We’re being tared abbeceno foguer?
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“More than that. You have a collectivo pone on your needilibaura alt bring hunted as enemies of the pack.”
How can the High Counot get away with what Whebe Treaty. That would be a pack issue, yeah, but it has nothing to do with the f ucking Treaty.”
“Because your High Council is made up of liars and cheats, because they’ll do whatever is necessary to get what they want and keep control,” Charlotte spat through the phone. They told the entirety of wolf-kind that Lanie is a hybrid! Part vampire!”
“Which means if Lanie killed Orion, then she broke the Treaty,” Zane said.
I’d been basking in the warmth of my mates’ naked bodies, but now I shuddered from the sudden chill raking its talons up and down my spine. “The High Council is claiming that I killed Orion?”
Mason got off the bed and began yanking on his clothes. “That’s f ucking ridiculous. Orion was a f ucking Alpha. Even if he had passed on his role to Xander, obviously he was way f ucking stronger than Lanie could ever be. How the f uck could she possibly kill him?”
“They named you all as co-conspirators,” Charlotte said. “With Lanie putting you up to it. It doesn’t really matter, they say, whose hands actually did the killing.
She’s the one in charge, she’s part vampire, and therefore, the Treaty is broken.”
“The Treaty was broken,” Zane said matter-of-factly.
And we knew that was going to be a huge problem.
But I don’t get it. Does the council really think Lanie, of all people, was behind it?”
“Do they really believe it?” Xander barked out.
Charlotte cleared her throat. “I’m not really sure what they believe, versus what story they’re spinning to keep the upper hand. Whatever it is, that’s the word that has gone out. Lanie Constantine and her mates are complicit in the murder of Orion Constantine.
Lanie Constantine has been proven to have vampire blood, and therefore, the Treaty has Lanie and her mates, Xander and his Beta Zane, along with their known associate, Mason–
recognized as Mason Constantine, shall be hereforth named as Exiles in the First Degree.”
She sounded like she was reading the words, and her voice hitched and cra ckled over each on I took the panties and bra Mason handed me and began dressing. The others did, too. The four of moved almost in formation, gathering sc at tered clothes and finding fresh items in the dresser drawers It seemed that most everything had been provided for us all, in the right sizes and everything ten.
For a second, a frigid fear swept over me it was so clear that everything had been prepared especially for us. fight down to my bra size. That meant someone here in Brightsky had to know everything about us..so. how had they found it all out?
“Lanie!” Charlotte’s voice dragged me out of my paraula “Can you all get down here to the meeting area fast as you can??
“Sure Of course We’ll be there right away,” I told her 1 assume the lights will show us the way?”
More tracking.
“Yes,” Charlotte said. “Hurry.”
Braden “I can’t say that I’m shocked. A bit dismayed, of course, that my granddaughter sis facing the fallout of my actions.
e knew that killing Orion would break the Treaty. I should have known the High Council would find a way to wrangle the situation for their own twisted needs.
Malachi offered me a glass of warm crimson liquid.
When I reached to take it, he snagged my wrist and pulled me closer in a half-embrace. “You’ve been gone too long. I wanted you back here ages ago.”
I let myself breathe him in, that cool vampire scent so concentrated in him. Like crisp autumn leaves and cinn amon. Out there in the world, even when I came across another vampire, the smell was diluted, and Malachi… Well, as an Ancient he was always just so much more. It had been too long.
We parted, and he made a show of looking me up and down until I laughed and shook my head, “It hasn’t been that long, Malachi. I’m sure I still look the same. You certainly do.” I lifted my glass toward him and took a long, slow sip. “Delicious.”
“That beverage? Or me?” He grinned and winked, but the glee on his face faded nearly at once. “You’ve been sending a bounty of information back to us. We’re indebted to you.”
“I came back as soon as the news broke about the Treaty. They’ve put a price on Lanie’s head, Malachi.
Hers and the others. They’re not going to be safe in Stillwood.”
I grimaced at the thought. I’d been hanging around with unsavories for too long, spying to et information to send back to Brightsky. Now that I’d returned, all I wanted was to drink a gallon of Malac and shower off the stink of humans and wolves.
“They’re not in Stillwood. Charlotte and Lanie made a connection, and Charlotte brought Malachi drained his glass and lifted the bottle, one eyebrow arched.
I followed suit and held out my glass for a refill. All of them?”
“Yes. And their three pups, along with Xander’s mother. They arrived only a couple of days ago”
“You should have sent word to me,” I said.
e reserve Malachi shrugged, and I found it impossible to stay mad at him. Maybe that was his Ancient charm, or more likely, the handsome face. He’d appeared to be in his late forties for as long as I’d known him, and I suspected he’d continue looking that age for well, until he didn’t want to, anymore.
“You’re here now. You know now,” he said. “But what is that going to mean for you?”
“Why? Because i had to drink their Luna’s blood so I wouldn’t die?” I laughed. “They’re in Brightsky. They can hate me if they want to, but they’re in our territory. Anyway, they should thank me. taken her If I had have their Lanie back.
Malachi lost you put his glass down and moved to me like quicksilver to touch my face. “I can’t believe I almost “Well,” I said gently, “you didn’t. And I’m back here now.”
I’d been taking my orders from Malachi for years without dreaming that we’d become more to each other. Sometimes, I still couldn’t believe it, not even with his mouth and hands on me. Part of me was always waiting for him to change his mind and return us to where we’d been before the first time we kissed.
His gaze traced my face before settling on my eyes.
His lip quirked up on one side. “You put your things in your rooms before you came here. I thought you were going to consider moving into my quarters.”
“I did think about it. But I wasn’t sure you’d still want me to,” I told him honestly.
“And you’re not sure you want to give up your independence from me. I understand. Malachi’s expression shadowed, but he nodded and stepped back. “You’re afraid others will think you’ve gained special privilege by being with me.”
“Haven’t I?” I set my glass on the table and moved forward to put my arms around his waist. “I mean, what’s the point, if I don’t get special treatment from the most Ancient of the masas dimas?”
His hands slipped to my waist to anchor me against him. “If the world was not in flames right now, I would take you right here and remind you of how special that treatment can be.”
I laughed h oars ely. “Hmm. I look forward to the reminder.”
His lips brushed mine before he stepped back and said crisply, “Charlotte has informed Lanie and her mates that they are in exile and being blamed for Orion’s murder. She’s called them to the meeting room. We should go there now, ourselves. There’s much ground to cover.”
Lanie–
We navigated our way up several floors to the meeting room where Charlotte had told us to meet her. My mind and heart both raced with everything she’d told us, and I couldn’t but be angry… at the High Council.
At the world. We’d finally found a place where it seemed as though we could settle in and have a breather, and here we were again, facing a fresh set of dangers.
“We will get through this, like we’ve gotten through everything else,” Mason thought to me right outside the door to the meeting room.
I paused long enough to give him a grateful kiss.
Then one for Xander and another for Zane. The four of us hugged in a circle for a few seconds, gathering strength from each other. I lifted my chin and pushed open the door, ready to hear what Charlotte had to tell US.
I was not ready to see Braden.
My jaw dropped, and I let out a startled squeal.
“Braden?”
He got to his feet at once when I spoke. His wide grin welcomed me, and I was across the room before I even knew it. I hugged him hard.
Braden had been a friend to me when I truly needed one. He’d saved my life. I’d saved his.
“I should’ve known you’d be here,” I told him with another strong hug before pulling away s good look at him. Something about him seemed a little different, but I guessed he probably co same about me.
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