#Chapter 222 - Summit begins

3rd Person

James froze, staring at Isabel in shock and amazement. "Are you serious?" He inquired, not wanting to get his hopes up in case it was all a jest, or some strange test.

Isabel only flushed, starting to backtrack. "I... well, I just thought... I mean She stammered, looking anywhere but at him. "I’m sorry, it was a silly

idea. You’re just so fond of her, I don’t know what I was think-"

"Of course I want to." James interrupted, wanting to hold her so badly it hurt, but settling for a firm hand on her shoulder. "Goddess Isabel, I'd love nothing more."

"Really?" Isabel squeaked, a tremulous smile stretching across her features.

"With all my heart." James confirmed, pinning her with a fierce gaze. "But I do have to warn you."

"About what?" She asked, going still.

"I'm not going to settle for Sadie alone." James informed her sternly. "I want you both. I was prepared to wait -to fight for you - but you need to understand that letting me bond with her this way will change things. There will be no getting rid of me now.”

Isabel trembled slightly, peeking up at him from beneath her lashes. Her expression was somewhere between sullen and amused, "Was that ever an option?"

"No," He chuckled, "but now that I know you realize it, I'm afraid I’m going to make things very difficult for you."

Isabel flashed her fangs, but light sparkled in her eyes as she issued her own challenge. "Right back at you. It's not going to be easy to win me, James."

his arms. She didn't come quietly, but once she was there she melted into him -

for her shift in the medical tent when she heard a few of the Vanaran nurses

was personal. Besides, as Ella's eyes and ears in the camp, part of her job was getting a sense for the climate among local staffers and refugees alike. The others only saw her as a medical trainee, but the Luna had realized the value of having her sister on staff here early

that?" The second nurse inquired, unpacking

pleased to be in the know. "My friend in aviation saw

handsome one?" The second

interested in the woman’s

already lost, I can't believe the Alpha would risk sending his brother without a damned good reason. Especially not with the summit kicking off

four forty five, and if she remembered correctly, the first flights departed at five. She raced out of the tent without a second thought, knowing she was probably

not thinking about what she was doing or why. She acted on pure instinct, driven forward by the relentless pounding of her heart. When Cora reached

off at a run, and when she was within shouting distance, she called out to Roger. He turned immediately, genuinely

the arms before she could barrel straight into him, "Cora!" He

running for any distance, Cora bent double, trying to catch her breath. Roger leaned over her rubbing her back, "Easy

frustrated with her inability to handle the brief exercise,

Roger relaxed slightly, taking full advantage of the

accused breathlessly, pointing a finger at him. "You're... flying back...

to the rolling

managed to demand, her

security concerns and I can't very well address them if I don’t see them for myself." Roger replied, still not understanding her panic,

sighed in exasperation, unable to comprehend her own irrational reaction. "Nothing, I just... it's

be perfectly safe. However, before he got the chance, the pieces of this sudden puzzle clicked together in his mind. He realized that Cora was here

as he took her cheek in his large hand. "Cora?" He prompted slyly,

She trailed off

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