Grace of a Wolf by Lenaleia

Chapter 150: Lyre: Did You F#$% Her?

LYRE

The RV is parked where it should be, easing some of the stress from my shoulders.

Knowing she made it safely and seeing it for myself are two different things.

Sucking in a breath of cooler night air, I tell Aaron, "Take the boys to a motel for the night."

Aaron freezes as he steps out of the vehicle, his shoulders stiffening as he slams the door closed. The night air hangs heavy, charged with something more than just the sound of the generator running, and I look at him with a frown.

"I thought I was staying with you," he says with a sigh, leaning back against the SUV with his arms crossed.

I raise one eyebrow, almost scoffing. Really?

But then I notice it—the slight furrow between his brows, the barely-there flare of his aura shifting from confusion to irritation. He’s trying so hard not to show it, keeping his face neutral except for the one tiny tell.

He’s serious.

Seriously, give a man one orgasm...

"There’s no reason for you to stay with me." My reply is calm and measured. Better to keep things simple.

Maybe he won’t be a great toy after all. His wolfish instincts are already rising, trying to claim me. Possess me as his own.

Not happening.

A beat of silence stretches in the night. Owen’s awake, but doesn’t open the door; he can hear every word, and he seems to have the presence of mind to keep out of this awkward situation.

He already knows things have transpired between us. Angels aren’t nose-blind like other supernaturals in this world.

Aaron’s eyes flick toward the RV, then back to me. I watch his expression dim—just for a second, a flash of hurt crossing his face before it flattens into nothing.

Better to hurt him now, before he gets too serious.

he says finally. "Get them some rest,

that. No argument. No questions. Just acquiescence followed by

down the gravel road, leaving me alone with my arcana-charged camper and whatever mess

men bruised by my dismissal

Maybe I’m getting soft.

RV

King, his broad silhouette blocking most of the light from

I stiffen.

in arcana, and unmistakably intertwined with

kill this son

"Where is she?"

Caine replies, his tone clipped and emotionless. Aloof and unburdened by fear

This piece of shit.

I snark, "Is that what

transpired here while I was gone. This foolish animal king with

yourself for a single day?" I ask,

it. His tone remains flat, detached. "What happens between me and

at the fabric of reality and show this pup exactly what concern looks like. But I think of the blasted

I get slapped with another Plausibility Warning here, I might lose access to my power. Or

without the

know

and I stifle the urge to

air presses down—a pulse of dominance, primal and laced with challenge, rolls off him in waves meant to

I don’t flinch.

signature of my own—calm, cold, and infinitely older than his bloodline. The pressure disperses around me.

flare. His jaw tightens. A silent standoff between

dealing with your kind for far too fucking

far did you go?"

Lyre. Stay fucking

nothing, but his scent