Chapter 293: Revelation on the road...

Lyla

I shifted in Ramsey's lap, my lips never leaving his as his hands gripped my waist. The leather seats of the car creaked beneath us with each movement. After the events at Golden Gates—the healing, the ferals, the revelations—we'd fallen into this strange, intense connection that neither of us could resist.

"We should be there in about two hours," Lenny called from the driver's seat, his voice deliberately loud.

We ignored him. I tangled my fingers in Ramsey's hair as he trailed kisses down my neck. The ring on my finger caught the sunlight streaming through the window, sending tiny rainbow prisms dancing across the car's interior.

His hand grabbed my breast, smoothening my peeking nipples with his thumb. I moan and move against him, loving how his tent was pressing hotly underneath me. Our lips met again, tangling in desperation as we suckled on each other as if there was nectar.

From the front seat came another, low, irritated growl.

Ramsey and I reluctantly broke apart, both breathing heavily. I glanced toward the front, meeting Lenny's annoyed gaze in the rearview mirror.

"What's wrong?" Ramsey asked, his voice still husky.

Lenny's eyes narrowed. "What both of you are doing is very gross. Can you not?" He gripped the steering wheel tighter. "At least with me in the car."

Heat flushed my cheeks, and I shifted away from Ramsey, smoothing my rumpled blouse. "I'm so sorry, Lenny."

Ramsey cleared his throat, adjusting his position to something more dignified befitting a Lycan Leader. "You're just jealous."

"I'm trying to drive without crashing," Lenny muttered.

A slightly awkward silence fell over the car. Ramsey reached for my hand, interlacing our fingers, a compromise between the intimacy we craved and the modesty Lenny demanded.

"You were supposed to pick us up yesterday," Ramsey said, changing the subject. "What held you up?"

Lenny sighed heavily, his broad shoulders tensing under his leather jacket. "The White Mountain Region has been getting an unusual number of visitors since yesterday. Since you weren't around, I had to handle things."

"Visitors?" Ramsey and I echoed simultaneously.

"Is it ferals?" Ramsey asked, instantly alert. "Did they attack again?"

my body tense, remembering the ferals at the Temple. Though Templenaged to control them, the memory of their savagery before I'd intervened still haunted me. I left them at the Temple to protect

shook his head, eyes fixed on the

you mean then?" Ramsey's voice had taken on the

white. "Yesterday, Nathan killed the Five Core Alphas of the South. Their deaths caused panic

I exclaimed in

from my face. "All five Alphas?

the Dark One and refused to attack Golden Gates. Apparently, he transformed into something that was not entirely wolf or human and tore them apart. At least, that is what I

cold blood... he couldn't have devised all the thoughts himself.

I whispered. "It

hand. "Tell us everything, Lenny. Don't

on Golden Gates, saying it violated ancient codes. Nathan—or whatever is controlling him—flew into a rage and killed all five of them. Alpha Renwick's son arrived with about thirty

Ramsey murmured, his expression grim. "He

son Damien said Renwick was the first to stand against Nathan," Lenny

accompanied the mental image. "What about the other Southern Packs? The ones not under the five Core

to Nathan out of fear," Lenny replied. "Others are in

no neutral anymore," Ramsey said bitterly. "Nathan's made sure

window at the passing landscape, trying to process this new development. The forests of Golden Gates had given way to the rockier terrain

Cassidy?" I asked suddenly, remembering Ramsey's almost-engagement. "And

Ramsey exchanged a

sent scouts, but they haven't returned. It seems Elder Thorne is annoyed. The thing is, a lot of elders support the union, and that's why he's flexing disobedience. Plus, since you had them released from their confinement, those old elders are beginning to influence these new ones. I'm really

mentioned wanting Ramsey to marry Cassidy to unlock some power of the White Moon.

about Nathan – it was Xander,

after a Lycan Pack single-handedly?" Lenny

said, though uncertainty tinged his voice. "And Cassidy is no helpless princess. She's been trained as a warrior since

were the Five Core Alphas," I pointed out

again, heavier this time with the weight of

after a moment, his voice lower. "Damien Renwick brought something with him. A

snapped up. "For me? From

of

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