Page 24 of Rescued By Her Guardian

Maverick and Chase had been enforcers before they moved to Northernmost, so they stuck around the alpha’s house.

“Let’s do a quick tour,” Knox said, pulling Ivy to her feet. “Then we can meet with the enforcers.”

“Then what?”

She gave him a curious look, and he caught the subtle hint of her arousal.

“Then we’ll take a break and see where the day leads us.”

“I like that idea,” she whispered.

They left Maverick and Chase in the office, and he took her around the home. “This home is over one hundred years old. The alpha has always lived here. I almost didn’t move into it because it’s a big place, but now that I have you in my life, I’m thankful that I’m here.” They took the stairs to the second floor. The four bedrooms were minimally furnished with a twin or full bed and dresser in each one, and had been furnished from before he took over. He opened the door to the master suite and flicked on the overhead light to reveal the king-sized bed and dresser with matching side tables.

She walked over to the windows and opened the blinds. “What a great view,” she said as she looked out over the woods. Turning to face him, she said, “What will I do while you’re out hunting? And how often do you all get together to hunt? I know…not a whole lot about shifters.”

“I’ll teach you everything you need to know, I promise.” He joined her at the window and looked out at the snow-covered trees and the sunlight that made the snow look like glittering diamonds. “We generally hunt on the full moon, which I think is pretty typical for most shifters. We get together here as a leap and head out. If someone doesn’t want to go out or can’t—such as an elderly shifter who doesn’t shift anymore due to age or injury, or a pregnant female, or young who haven’t shifted yet—they stay in their homes.”

“I’d stay here?”

“I would like it if you walked around with me at least the first time I shift. I don’t have to hunt, I can just be in my shift.”

Her face lit up. “I’d like that. I can’t wait to see you in your shift.”

“I’m looking forward to it too. We can come here for the full moon and have someone fill in for me with the Guardians.”

Although it was tempting to start something sexy with his female, he knew that the enforcers would show up soon and he didn’t want to be interrupted. He took her hand and led her from the room, taking her back down to the first-floor office where he held meetings. She did need her own space, because she would meet with females from time to time if there were problems or issues she needed to deal with.

“I’d love to have you here with me,” he said, sitting at the desk and pulling her into his lap. “But you need your own space. We can convert the living room to an office for you since it’s never used.”

“Sounds good to me.” She nuzzled his neck with a soft hum that made his cock thicken.

He groaned and threaded his fingers through her hair. “Sweetheart,” he groaned, then kissed her. “You’re a vixen and addictive, but we have people coming here.”

“You’re addictive too,” she whispered against his lips.

He heard a sharp knock at the front door and snarled.

“I’ll still be addictive later,” he promised.

“Me too.”

There were ten enforcers in the leap who patrolled the territory, led by Calix. There was one female enforcer, and that was who he wanted to speak with after the meeting.

Chairs were brought in from the other rooms, and once everyone was seated, Knox introduced Ivy and explained that the laws were in the process of being changed by the elders andthe official announcement would be made to the leap at six p.m. that night in the meeting hall.

“From today onward,” he said, as Ivy stood by his side in front of the desk, “any leap member can mate who they wish: leopard, other shifter type, a magical person, or a human, and not only will that leopardnotface exile, but once they are officially mated, their mate will become a member of the leap.”

The room was silent, all eyes on them.

One male stood slowly, his eyes amber. “No.”

Knox growled at Julius for the angry tone. “You are mistaken if you believe I’m asking for permission. The laws are being changed as we speak, and my word is law.”

“You can’t do this, not after enforcing the laws for so long,” the male said. He was visibly shaking, his eyes flickering back to blue and then to amber again.

“If you’d like to speak with me after the meeting, you can,” Knox said. “But you will watch your tone with me. I’m your alpha.”

Julius snorted. “You are no alpha of mine.”

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