Page 35 of Unbelievable Faith
His friend didn’t look happy but again, he nodded, “Agreed. I don’t want to put my sisters in any more danger. They’ve been through enough. I’ll take charge of the Crescents and clean up the mess Maddox left and then we can reconvene about their safety and theirhousing.”
“It’s a solid plan.” Michael lowered his voice, “And it will give you some time to work things out with himtoo.”
Leo shot a glance at the door and scowled again. Michael tried not to laugh. It wasn’t funny. Not really, but he could hear Darius muttering and cursing on the other side thanks to his wolf hearing. Leo must have heard it too and he rolled his eyes atMichael.
“Who the hell is he fighting withnow?”
Michael smirked and raised his voice, “Darius! Let himin.”
The door opened almost instantly and Rafe stuck his head in, “Hey.”
“What’swrong?”
“Oh, nothing I just…” Rafe cleared his throat and smirked, “You should come out here and see foryourself.”
Michael frowned but stood. With the door open, he could hear the rest of the lodge and the normal soft murmurings were amplified. Something was happening in the common room. There were too many voices for him to make out but one of them rose above therest.
He marched around his desk and shot his brother a look, “What has your mate donenow?”
His brother shrugged but moved out of his way. Darius glared at him as Michael swept the hallway with his gaze. His friend inclined his head to the side, indicating the direction he should go and Michael gave him a nod before sweeping past him. Yeah, his friend was pissed but he was still his bestEnforcer.
Michael shot down the hallway and felt his men fall in step behind him. Darius on his right. Rafe on his left. Leo bringing up the rear. The four of them must have made one hell of a sight because as soon as they reached the doorway the members of the pack that had crowded the room split like the redsea.
He stopped as soon as he caught sight of them. Zoey. He’d known she was in the middle of whatever trouble was brewing. She’d always done whatever she wanted and now that she was mated to Rafe, she was uncontrollable. He loved her. God he loved her. He’d always loved her fire and her passion for life. But he also kinda wanted to strangle her because she’d known he wanted to keep Luna to himself for a while longer and yet, there his mate was right in the midst of the commotion as her sisters and Zoey played a round of doubles at the billiards table and half the pack cheered themalong.
It wasn’t just him being selfish. He’d wanted to keep Luna locked up in his room, sure, but it was about more than just that. He’d wanted to keep her safe, away from the pack, for as long as he could. Out here, in the middle of them, they’d be able to sense her wolf. The others would figure out that she wasn’t an Alpha and they might try to challengeher.
But even knowing that she shouldn’t be in the open like this, not yet, not without his protection, he couldn’t help but smile at the sight in front ofhim.
She was gorgeous. Smiling and laughing, she lit up the whole room. Her hair was in wild curls around her face. When she leaned over the pool table and bit her lip, focusing on her shot he couldn’t keep himself from moving towards her a momentlonger.
She looked so at home here, in his pack, surrounded by his family and friends. This was where she belonged. She was happy and for the first time in a really long time, his life felt perfect. Felt like his own. Felt like it was exactly right. And it was all thanks toher.
Luna sank her shot and rose up with a triumphant whoop. She saw him then and her grin nearly split her face. Michael didn’t stop, didn’t pause. He walked straight through the crowd, dragged her into his arms and kissed hersoundly.
The group of onlookers whistled and laughed but he ignored them. For once in his life, this wasn’t about them. Wasn’t about the pack. This was about him and the woman that made himwhole.
The woman he could scarcely believe he was already falling in lovewith.
