Page 91 of Sergi
I gulped. He must have believed me dead after all this time. Then he finds me in a compromising position with a naked vampire. And whatever he thought was happening here…Well, in this case, it was exactly what was happening here. I stepped closer but stayed in the shadows near the wall.
The male standing next to my uncle was almost as tall as him but leaner. A handsome vampire. When I glanced at Sergi, his arms now folded across his chest, his expression was blank—the face he always wore for Gheata—but I caught the slight twitch of his lips.
This male had to be Devon Trelane. I could be wrong, but if my uncle was working with a vampire, it would be a House leader.
“Uncle.” I didn’t dare move into the light, and Sergi took a sidestep toward me. Both males would be able to see past the shadows, but that didn’t mean I had to step into the dwindling firelight to show off my naked body. It was one thing to be nakedafter a shift, but it was quite another when it was pretty obvious this was an intimate setting.
Sergi turned his unbelieving gaze to me. “Remus is your uncle?”
I shrugged.
He shook his head as his lips quirked. “Now, it all makes sense.” His eyes glittered with humor and a sudden heat that made my legs go weak.
He found this all amusing. Glad someone did.
“I take it my tracker is still working.” Sergi faced the males, his tone smooth and respectful.
“Perhaps it’s best if we give them time to get dressed.” Devon held a hand out to guide my uncle out of the cave.
He gave Sergi a searing look before turning and marching out.
Devon grinned. “Take your time. The shifters are safe.” Then he was gone.
Sergi held out his hand, but I remained where I was.
“I’m sorry I never mentioned my uncle by name. When you said your House leader would send another team, I had no idea my uncle would be part of it.”
“Come here.”
I took his hand, and he pulled me to him. “It doesn’t change what happened last night.” He breathed me in. “It doesn’t change anything since you walked into my cell. You saved me. That’s all that matters.”
I wasn’t sure what he meant. This had been a one-night thing. Comfort after a long incarceration. His kiss, slow and thorough, said something different. He held me tight for several minutes before he released me and jumped off the ledge. Instead of retrieving his clothes, he turned and gripped my waist. He slid my body over his as he lowered me.
If my uncle wasn’t waiting outside, I would have leaped into Sergi’s arms. I did the only thing I could think of to cool my hormones. I chuckled. We spent the rest of the time getting dressed, trying to hold back our laughter at the predicament we found ourselves in.
I followed Sergi toward the cave entrance, but he stopped me.
“Now that we don’t have to worry about those we left behind, let’s take the moment to say everything that needs to be said. You need time with Remus, and I have much to share with Devon.”
I glanced at the door, eager to see my uncle but unsure of his acceptance or, more likely, disappointment in me.
Sergi rubbed my arm. “It will be alright. He’s just had a bit of a shock.”
“That’s a bit of an understatement.”
He chuckled, kissed the top of my head, then strode out. I moved back to the fire and picked up the lab coat. When I heard the soft footsteps behind me, I turned and let the coat drop to the ground.
His eyes were filled with unshed tears, and I raced to him. He wrapped me in his arms, his voice filled with emotion.
“Oh, Alex. I didn’t think I’d ever see you again.”
I hugged him tight, remembering this feeling when I was just a pup, orphaned and alone. He was the first shifter who’d shown kindness after the loss of my parents. And with that one action in front of his entire pack, I’d been accepted as one of them.
It was silly. I knew I was going home the minute I followed Sergi out the back door and into this wilderness. But having my uncle here? The fact that my nightmare was truly over hit me like a semi truck crashing into me, and it was my turn to cry.
We sat on the shelf, my feet dangling as I kicked my heels against the rock platform.
I described the events since discovering a vampire had been captured and was being tortured. I left out the experiments, how I’d been captured, and my year of captivity. There would be more than enough time to discuss that once I was ready. And most of it would come out in drips and drabs after I had time to come to terms with it all.
