Chapter 97 : This is All About Food
I tried to sit up in bed but Soren held me tightly.
“It is just more rocks, Mila, you've got to try and sleep," he murmured.
I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down, and closed my eyes again.
“You murderers!"
I groaned and put a pillow over my head, trying to muffle out the shouts and the sounds of rock throwing.
Every time it died down, I started to drift off, and then another rock hit the house, waking me up again.
“You thieves!"
“Monsters, get the hell out of here!"
“Soren, how could you sleep through this?" I muttered, my arm over my eyes.
“The patrol won't let them cause any damage or harm to the pack house. We're safe and our temporary base is safe. Don't worry about them."
“It's not the building I'm worried about. They're attacking my hearing, though. With all the banging and the cursing…"
“You killed our Alpha!"
“You don't belong here!"
“Greed turned you all into monsters and murders!"
Soren sighed and nuzzled my cheek with his nose.
“If you close your eyes and relax, you can shut it out, I promise."
I let out an exasperated breath, but I tried again. I closed my eyes and took some deep breaths.
“You hideous bloodsuckers!"
“Curse you. Curse you and your families!"
“Bastards, you killed my husband!"
“Okay, that's enough," I said. I sat up.
Soren sat up too. He looked tired, with bags under his eyes, but he didn't seem angry.
“Do you want me to scare them away again?" he asked.
I shook my head. “They wouldn't buy it."
Soren's men didn't chase after them or hurt them. Once they realized Soren wasn't really going to attack them, they would come back again.
“Well, I get cranky and scary when I'm tired."
I rolled my eyes and swallowed my giggle.
“But you're right, they're only being this bold because they don't think I'll hurt them," Soren said.
“You shouldn't hurt them. They are so broken and… desperate."
“Alright, then you and I will have to try to ignore them again," Soren smirked. “Payne and Thomas will scare them off again if they get too close."
sighed, “Let's keep things as low-key as possible. I don't want to draw more
down and held an arm out to me. I laid my head on his arm and snuggled closer to him. He sighed, “As long as you're okay with
women, children, and elderly. I didn't want Soren or his men to fight them. They had the obvious advantage and it wouldn't
their mates, children had lost their fathers, and mothers had lost their sons. It wasn't right to pick on them or
us, you cunt!" one woman screamed. “We know your
“What?" I frowned.
time when I sat up, Soren did too, a scowl on his
again. “You're a terrible jinx. You made us lose everything and now you're hiding in there like a coward! You don't even dare to
red and he clenched
now they've done
off the bed and ran to the window before I could stop
“Soren!"
is about me or my warriors. I'm
the window frame and stared out at everyone. “I normally don't hit women, but leave Mila out of this. That's the
calm but the power he emanated as Alpha made everyone on
beside him, reaching out, I touched his
a moment. I could see the fear and terror in
ice. I'd seen many people cower under that look
name stepped forward. At least, I assumed it
him to act or trying
are just telling
“That's right."
what
backed the woman up but they were
you out to threaten us…
“Yeah."
“What's that about?"
is willing to do something so shameful against us?
a frown
You should
“No…"
is!
“You stupid w***e!"
are you, to send
accusations. They hadn't seen me by the window
most of their curses were whispered this
me handle
“Mila—"
have the right to face me.
what you really want to do." He reached out and
me to
Soren nodded. He stepped away from the window and
and spoke loud enough for the crowd below to
Mila Hathaway. I heard you call my name, and everything else… I'm here to answer your accusations. Call me all the names you want but it won't change the
she
“She dares blame us?"
“She is responsible for…"
“Lying bitch."
or speaking directly to me now. It was like they were hesitant to shout right back at me now that we were
myself and the group that travels with me. You can shout at us all you want but we have the right to tell you the truth.
“Lies!"
true. We saw
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