Page 6 of Veil of Shadows

Sometimes, at least.

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DOMINIC

Ronyn,Voss growled in groupthink,you get those fucking patrols out in those woods. We don’t let up on 24-hour surveillance until we can figure out what the fuck we’re doing.

On it,Ronyn snarled.

And Merida?he asked.

Yes, Alpha?

Get Bexley in a bath,Voss said as he stormed off in the direction of the woods with Ronyn’s troops.She needs to settle her ass down a bit.

My gaze scanned the crowd as everyone dispersed. The ground seemed to rumble with our troops as they shifted and made their way into the forest around us. The smell of the dead hung heavily in the air, chasing mothers and fathers alike back into their deodorized homes with their children. I stood on my tiptoes and looked toward the bath house. I watched Merida’s red hair flouncing about as she guided my mate toward the wooden structure at the other end of the compound.

I didn’t like the fact that Voss wanted her in a bath at a time like this. We had shit to do. We had a compound to reinforce. We had children to watch after. And Bexley needed protection.

A fuckton of it, if we were going to keep Delilah away from her.

Dom?Voss asked as he reached out.

I started toward the bath house, fighting the onslaught of shifters from our pack as they shoved me in the other direction.

What’s up?I asked as I slipped through the crowd.

Give Bexley some time. She needs to breathe.

I continued my journey toward the bath house.What she needs is protection. Delilah is coming after her.

She’s coming after all of us,Ronyn snarled.

I kept onward toward my final destination as I watched Merida and Bexley slip through the front door of the bath house.No, Delilah threatened her, specifically. And I’m not letting her out of my fucking sight until?—.

Dom, leave her the fuck alone,Voss snarled.There’s a reason why I put Merida on her case.

I stopped just shy of the bath house’s door.That a command from my Alpha?

When he didn’t respond, I blocked off my thoughts and silenced my footsteps. Fine. If Bexley really needed privacy with another woman, I’d give it to her. But, I sure as fuck wouldn’t let her out of earshot. If I couldn’t keep my eyes on her, I’d keep my ears open for her, and I perched beneath the window of the bath house as it steamed up.

Then, their voices floated above the wind that kicked up.

“There we go,” Merida said softly, “this should help you relax.”

Hearing Bexley sniffle broke my fucking soul. “Thanks.”

“Need it to be any hotter?”

“No, it’s great. Thank you.”

“Are you sure? Because I can?—”

“Merida,” Bexley said with a heavy sigh.

“All right, all right,” Merida said cautiously. “But, let me know if you need anything changed about the bath. You can stay in it as long as you’d like.”

I leaned against the wooden façade of the bath house and kept my senses peeled for any sign of danger or threats around us.

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