Page 61 of King of Inferno

“She’s with Violet and Nika. I appreciate all you have done for my mate. I know she will love it.”

“Will you propose, or have you chickened out?” Ace asks.

“I don’t know yet. I thought I’d let the weekend play out.”

Nik snorts. “He chickened out.”

“As the oldest being in this room, I’m going to warn you to watch your mouth. Reel all that shit in, brother,” I say with no real bite and a smile on my lips that tells him I’m ribbing him.

“My wolf has never been afraid of a little fire, and it’s been a while since I’ve had a good spar.”

“Keep talking and you’ll get your wish.”

“Your old lady has arrived. Nika says they are in the foyer,” Ace says, interrupting our banter.

“Good, I’ve been dying to meet her,” Dyson says.

“I just hope we don’t scare the little thing off. She can be quite shy at times,” Dom says.

“You all have made her feel welcome at the clubhouse. I think she’ll be fine,” I say.

“We will all meet you over on the holy land,” Dyson says.

I nod and turn to head for my little mate. The packs are like my second family. It will please me greatly if she feels welcome here this weekend. However, the moment I start for the foyer, I can feel her nerves.

They are much greater than they had been when we arrived on pack grounds. I wonder what has changed. I move more quickly to get to her.

Once I find her with Violet and Nika, I tug her into my arms. She wraps her arms around me, and her body relaxes. I love that I can soothe her with just my touch.

“Are you okay? What’s wrong, little one?”

“I’m fine. Just a little overwhelmed,” she replies.

“Did you find your gifts?”

“Yes, thank you.”

“We are with family, Taylor. I am here with you. You can relax,” I say.

“Okay. Can I freshen up? Is our room here?”

“Yes, I will take you up. We’ll be staying in the former alpha’s apartments here,” I say.

“We’ll wait down here for you,” Nika says.

“Have you seen Bree?”

“Not yet, Alpha Ace. She said she would meet up with us later,” Violet says.

“Did she say why she took off like that?” he asks.

“Not to me.”

“I think it has something to do with our guest,” Nika says with a little smirk.

“Fine, we are done here. Violet, let’s head over to the holy land to see if there’s anything we can do down there,” he says.

“Yes, Alpha.”

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