Page 41 of Rising Luna
I rumbled in enjoyment seeing these two battle it out. Hunter certainly stepped up to the plate as my protector, and Jackson was always the one to make me laugh, and it seemed that when Hunter was being protective, Jackson being his goofy self hadbecome my new favorite thing. I just hated it when they joined forces against me. That shit wasn't fair.
Hunter opened up Talia's door and threw Noah into a chair. I pulled onto the magic to shift back, and Jackson handed me new clothes for me to change into. When I had them on, I heard something being smacked. Turning toward Noah and Hunter, my mate was slapping Noah in the face to wake him up.
Noah came to andlooked dazed. It was almost comical to see him struggling to get his vision to clear as Hunter continued to smack him. When it did, his eyes landed on me and I did a little finger wave at him.
"Hi, asshole. You fucked with the wrong people."
He growled, but Hunter's hands hit his shoulders and kept him from moving. "What the fuck am I doing here?" He sniffed around the office. "I'm in an angel's office?" He looked around the room. "Is my mate here?"
I growled at him. "No, because she isn't your fucking mate. Get a grip."
He snarled at me, and it almost looked like he was foaming at the mouth as I felt his anger flood the room. Noah didn't see reason for anything I said, and I doubted anything we said right now would sink in.
But I had something he needed to answer.
"Where is my mate, Noah?"
He looked at me, and a sickening smile spread across his face. It almost looked like the one Cole gave me, but I could still see the humanity in his eyes.Thank the Moon.
"I'm pretty sure I watched him chase after a pretty red head toward the werewolf dorm. If he is your mate, why is he chasing after another female?"
His words caused more pain than I thought they would. I paid attention to his heartbeat, and it didn't change to indicatea lie. Then I sniffed the air and his perspiration didn't change either. He wasn't lying.
Silas ran off with another female?
After spending an entire day and night together?
That didn't make much sense. Silas had been pleading for a chance to make things right with me. He wouldn't throw it all away right after I gave it to him, right? Silas may have tossed me aside after learning I was a Shadowborn, but he confessed about meeting the Great Moon. That alone had to show he wouldn't throw me aside just because he got sex. He stood in front of Hunter and Jackson, pleading his case for them to accept him. He wouldn't have done that if he wanted to throw all that progress away on someone else.
Right?
Hunter snarled and slapped Noah across the face. "You lie."
My face fell at Hunter's actions. Even though he hated Silas right now, he still defended him. That was surprising.
"Why lie? He ran off as soon as this pretty redhead came up to him. He looked mesmerized and then ran off with her like a man being promised his dick would get sucked." Noah looked at me. "Looks like he upgraded. A mate who doesn't want him to someone who does. I'd jump on that ship, too."
I snarled and slapped him before I could stop myself. "How would you know? You're chasing after an angel who wants you dead. Why do you think we delivered you here?"
His eyes widened, but a smile spread across his face. "My mate is coming? When? I must see her. I must mark her and make her mine."
Noah's eyes flashed gold, and I knew talking to him was done. The only thing he would want to talk about was Arabella, and I wouldn't be the one to acknowledge that. I crossed to the other side of the room and reached out to the bond I shared withArabella. With that tug, I knew the angel would feel it and would be here soon enough.
Now we had to wait.
I wanted to tug on the bond I shared with Silas, but it was severed. The chord between us looked like frayed rope to me, but still looked healthy. It must have been from us connecting last night, but not completing the bond. Part of me hoped I would feel something and the chord looking like it was forming again gave me a hope I could reach out to Silas.
But it remained frayed and broken.
Maybe it was a mistake to put my faith back in Silas. I should have known better. The man didn't want me when he rejected me. Not even the Great Moon could make him see we were destined for each other. If that wasn't enough for him...
Then it shouldn't be enough for me.
Chapter Fourteen: Dylan
We waited until nightfall to bring Noah through the school so we wouldn't get noticed by anyone as we were dragging an unconscious guard through the halls. If I wanted to paint a bigger target on my back, I would, but my life was more complicated than I could handle right now as it was. It was bad enough we stayed out in the woods while we had Noah tied up with a rope laced with wolfsbane, but I also felt more starved than ever. If I shifted and hunted, it would satiate my wolf more than me.
No. I wanted a big ass pile of pancakes right now. Smothered in syrup with an equal sized pile of sausages. That's what I needed in my life.
