Page 115 of Shadow City: Silver Wolf

"Well, then. I guess I better go." Even though Dick’s face was smooth, there was a slight edge to his voice. "I’ll see you soon." He turned around and strolled toward the black Mercedes.

That was when I noticed there was someone in the driver’s seat—like a chauffeur.

Who the hell did this guy think he was? The president or something?Why does he have a driver?

No clue.Griffin chuckled.He’shad one for as long as I can remember.

But you don’t?You’d think out of the two of them, Griffin would be the one with that kind of luxury. I understood that the guy was on the council, but Griffin was the alpha heir.

God, no,he replied as we watched Dick’s car pull out and drive away.I like being behind the wheel. Dad was the same way, but from what I understood from Dad, Dick’swhole family is like that.

Dick had to be who my dad had sensed was still corrupt. The amount of negativity coming off him was enough to upset my stomach. There was a little badass in everyone, but I’d never encountered something that awful before. Even the people attacking us weren't that negative—though, granted, we’d learned that some of them weren’t doing it willingly.

Griffin opened the door, and I entered, brushing past him.

Killian remained on the couch, watching television. He paused the show. "So, what’d he want?"

Oh, this would be all me. "To inform Griffin that he thinks our fated mate bond is only lust and that Griffin belongs with Luna."

"Wow." Killian pursed his lips. "Took a long time for him to say those two things."

"He was long-winded." Griffin plopped onto the loveseat and patted the space beside him. "But don’t worry, Sterlyn put him in his place and had a semi-standoff with him."

"That he ended." At least the dumbass was smart enough to know when he couldn’t win. "Sierra, it’s safe to come out now."

The bedroom door opened, and she padded down the hallway toward us. "That didn’t take as long as I was afraid it would. Did he catch my scent?"

"He didn’t say anything." That was the one good thing about the entire situation. "He was too preoccupied trying to get Griffin to leave me forLuna." It angered me that I even had to say her name in the same sentence as my mate’s.

"And I always thought he was smart." Sierra shook her head. "But everyone can smell your scent on each other. He knows that you’re both claimed."

"Oh, he knew." I tried to pretend like I wasn’t watching Griffin’s reaction. "And he mentioned how I’d better not get involved with any council or city decisions."

"What?" Griffin’s face tensed as his jaw twitched. "Where was I?"

"Where do you think, dumbass?" Killian deadpanned and crossed his arms. "In here getting whatever paperwork he had drawn up for you to sign."

"Speaking of that." I had to ask. There was no way I couldn’t, especially now that Killian had brought it up. "Please tell me you read over the documents before signing."

"Of course, I did. It’s authorization for some of the Shadow City guards to get more training." Griffin waved off the concern as he turned his body toward me. "But he threatened you, and you didn’t use our link to tell me?"

"It wasn’t a big deal." Right now, Dick was the least of my concerns. Well, that was an exaggeration, but considering how few people could actually leave the city, I doubted that my attackers were Shadow City residents. "I can handle him. Dad prepared me to handle sexist wolves my entire life."

"Really?" Sierra sat on the other end of the couch from Killian, closest to me. "He’s kind of over the top. At work, he pretends that I don’t exist unless he has to talk to me. Of course, it’s usually to tell me to go clean the bathrooms or some other sort of ‘woman’s work.’"

Griffin’s brows furrowed. "That’s surprising. He never treats the women on the council that way."

"That’s because they aren’t wolves, and he needs something from them, man." Killian leaned back and placed his hands behind his head. His arms flexed, revealing how muscular he was. "Have you not noticed this before now?"

"No." Griffin ran a hand through his hair. "But it kind of makes sense. We were locked away, and our culture is archaic because of that."

"Shadow City isn’t the only place like that." I’d been prepped and warned. "Dad told me I’d experience that kind of sexism in the world, and honestly, there was some even in my own pack. But it doesn’t matter because, at the end of the day, I’m stronger than Dick, and there is absolutely nothing he can do about that."

"Girl, I knew I liked you from the get-go." Sierra leaned over the end of the couch and patted my arm. "Change is coming, and poor ol’ Dick will wind up a limp noodle before it’s all done."

"What?" Killian’s face smooshed in disgust. "Really? You two are like sisters to me, and you’re making sexual innuendos in front of me?"

"Would you rather we act them out?" Sierra gave me a huge smile, revealing both rows of her teeth.

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