A Fang in the Sass: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance (Sassy Ever After Book 6) by Milly Taiden Page B
Authors: Milly Taiden
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blissful content, spooned against each other. Aria rolled onto her back and looked at him. “What aren’t you telling me? And don’t deny it. I know there’s something hanging over us and I want it gone. Is it about the dart?”
He ran fingers through his hair. “There is so much that happened before that.”
“I don’t understand. We met only a couple months back,” she said.
“Yes and no. I’ve known about you for a long time. I’ve spent half my life looking for you.”
“W-why?”
He rolled her back onto her side, and with his arm pulled her as close to him as he could. “Aria, obviously neither of us want to admit we are mates. I knew the moment I held you in my arms that night at the club.” He paused to give her time to say something.
She took the bait. “Yes, I realized that later when I had time to think. That’s why you ran through my burning nightclub to get to me.”
He chuckled. Yeah, he did that. And would again and again. He peeked at her. “And that’s why you ripped the head off of anyone who got near me the night of the Wolfe/Rahound challenge.”
Her cheeks blushed. “I didn’t know you knew I was there.”
“Oh yeah, baby. I knew you were there. You gave me strength to keep fighting, reminding me I had something better to fight for—” Fuck. Did he just say that out loud?
“What were you fighting for previous to that?” she asked. Oh hell. This was it. Could he say it? Fuck. He had to! He held her tightly to him. He wasn’t sure how she’d react.
“Aria, your grandfather killed my entire pack, my entire family.”
FOURTEEN
Aria shoved away from the man she was starting to fall for. The sheets on the bed tangled her legs, making her more irate. “How dare you accuse my grandpa of something so horrible. He was a kind soul and great leader until the day he died. I miss him still.”
Trevan raised his hands in his defense. “I’m sure what you knew of him was rosy and good—”
“Everything about him was rosy and good. He never would have done anything like you say. I don’t even know how you can say that. What proof do you have?”
He remained quiet for a moment. “There was little or no blood in or on the bodies. Several had the sides of their necks torn up. Nothing on the earth at that time was powerful enough to take out an entire pack, Aria.”
“Granted, there’s always been a general dislike between vampires and wolves, but not enough to just slaughter a pack, unless the wolves did something to them first.” That was probably closer to the truth. What was he not telling her?
“Look, Aria—”
“No, tell me. Why would he have done that?” The thought of so much senseless death was making her ill.
“The only reason I could figure was to get us out of the direct path to the humans in the city on the far side of our territory.”
She had him on this. “That would never be the case. My grandfather and father, like me, didn’t allow drinking from humans. It has always been forbidden.” Something Trevan said clicked in her mind. Her heart ramped. Fangs dropped. “So, you spent your life looking for me? To take your revenge? To kill me?” She slid off her side of the bed, preparing for fight or flight, she wasn’t sure. She had fallen for this wolf. Let him take her heart as he took her body.
He threw off the covers and stood on his side. His wolf flashed in his eyes. Was he ready to fight now?
“Chill the fuck out, woman. If I wanted you dead, you would have been hours ago and not here in a friend’s home.” He had a point. So what was his game?
“You’re the reason my parents and I had to go into hiding, aren’t you?” By the shock on his face, he wasn’t aware of that tidbit. “My father took Mom and me to Spain after we found out my grandfather was killed. We were told whoever killed him was looking for us. If we didn’t keep low, we could be killed, too.”
“I don’t know anything about you going into hiding,
He ran fingers through his hair. “There is so much that happened before that.”
“I don’t understand. We met only a couple months back,” she said.
“Yes and no. I’ve known about you for a long time. I’ve spent half my life looking for you.”
“W-why?”
He rolled her back onto her side, and with his arm pulled her as close to him as he could. “Aria, obviously neither of us want to admit we are mates. I knew the moment I held you in my arms that night at the club.” He paused to give her time to say something.
She took the bait. “Yes, I realized that later when I had time to think. That’s why you ran through my burning nightclub to get to me.”
He chuckled. Yeah, he did that. And would again and again. He peeked at her. “And that’s why you ripped the head off of anyone who got near me the night of the Wolfe/Rahound challenge.”
Her cheeks blushed. “I didn’t know you knew I was there.”
“Oh yeah, baby. I knew you were there. You gave me strength to keep fighting, reminding me I had something better to fight for—” Fuck. Did he just say that out loud?
“What were you fighting for previous to that?” she asked. Oh hell. This was it. Could he say it? Fuck. He had to! He held her tightly to him. He wasn’t sure how she’d react.
“Aria, your grandfather killed my entire pack, my entire family.”
FOURTEEN
Aria shoved away from the man she was starting to fall for. The sheets on the bed tangled her legs, making her more irate. “How dare you accuse my grandpa of something so horrible. He was a kind soul and great leader until the day he died. I miss him still.”
Trevan raised his hands in his defense. “I’m sure what you knew of him was rosy and good—”
“Everything about him was rosy and good. He never would have done anything like you say. I don’t even know how you can say that. What proof do you have?”
He remained quiet for a moment. “There was little or no blood in or on the bodies. Several had the sides of their necks torn up. Nothing on the earth at that time was powerful enough to take out an entire pack, Aria.”
“Granted, there’s always been a general dislike between vampires and wolves, but not enough to just slaughter a pack, unless the wolves did something to them first.” That was probably closer to the truth. What was he not telling her?
“Look, Aria—”
“No, tell me. Why would he have done that?” The thought of so much senseless death was making her ill.
“The only reason I could figure was to get us out of the direct path to the humans in the city on the far side of our territory.”
She had him on this. “That would never be the case. My grandfather and father, like me, didn’t allow drinking from humans. It has always been forbidden.” Something Trevan said clicked in her mind. Her heart ramped. Fangs dropped. “So, you spent your life looking for me? To take your revenge? To kill me?” She slid off her side of the bed, preparing for fight or flight, she wasn’t sure. She had fallen for this wolf. Let him take her heart as he took her body.
He threw off the covers and stood on his side. His wolf flashed in his eyes. Was he ready to fight now?
“Chill the fuck out, woman. If I wanted you dead, you would have been hours ago and not here in a friend’s home.” He had a point. So what was his game?
“You’re the reason my parents and I had to go into hiding, aren’t you?” By the shock on his face, he wasn’t aware of that tidbit. “My father took Mom and me to Spain after we found out my grandfather was killed. We were told whoever killed him was looking for us. If we didn’t keep low, we could be killed, too.”
“I don’t know anything about you going into hiding,
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