Claimed and Bred By The Wolf 2: Pack Initiation (Shapeshifter Erotic Romance) by Elixa Everett Page A
Authors: Elixa Everett
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wasn't like Ian, even if it had only been a part of her, she was anxious to learn more. Maybe she still had family out there - somewhere. Maybe...
Chapter 6
"I'll get it, just stay put."
"I'm fine, Ian," Adrianna insisted rolling her eyes at Ian as he leapt from his spot on the sofa next to her and dashed across the living room to answer the front door.
Ian ignored her protest. He could still remember his first turn in vivid detail, despite it being well over a decade ago, and knew the aches that came with it. Pulling the door open he was confronted with the pack leader Grant, accompanied by his brother Garratt.
He opened the door wider and ushered the two men in.
"Ian." Grant gave Ian a nod and his eyes focused on Adrianna. "Addy."
She gave Grant a timid smile and nodded. "Hey Grant. Garratt."
Garratt and Grant took chairs on either side of the sofa as Ian sat next to her, taking her hand in his and squeezing it reassuringly. Even though he'd assured her everything would be fine with the pack, he still had his doubts. It wasn't until he heard the words of reassurance from the mouth of Grant that he would be able to feel at ease.
"I won't keep you two, so I'll get to the point." He turned his dark gaze to Addy and Ian felt her stiffen beside him. Ian gave her hand another reassuring squeeze. Regardless of Grant's decision she was his and would continue to be his, even if it meant he turn his back on the pack. Ian shifted his gaze to Garratt and they shared a look of understanding.
No matter what Garratt would back up his decision.
"There are two issues we need to resolve, the first a little easier than the second."
"Okay." Adrianna nodded. Ian could sense her eagerness to please, to do whatever it took to make things right.
"The first is the pack." Grants mood softened and he gave Adrianna a rare smile.
"Honey, I know all this is new to you so you need to understand that there has been animosity between your kind and ours for a long, long time; for generations, long before mine. It isn't a well known fact, but this land was once run by a pride of cougar shifters.
Our ancestors took it from them, which is why we are so insistent on keeping cougars out of the area."
Ian watched her expression and fought the urge to pull her into his arms. The look of worry in her eyes was heart-wrenching.
"So, when we realized you were a cougar shifter, the primal instincts to protect the land we've claimed as ours came out. I apologize for that. All I can say is that it wasn't personal."
Ian's blood began to boil, how dare Grant tell her trying to kill her was nothing personal? "The pack could have killed her! And she was performing a ritual that the pack demanded of her."
"Ian..." Garratt's warning to simmer down prompted him to take a deep breath in and slowly release it. Garratt was right; it didn’t make sense to pick a fight with Grant until he knew what Grant had to say.
Grant ignored Ian's outburst and continued. "By the way Adrianna, you did a number on Jeff. He's back at the cabin licking his wounds and pride as we speak."
"Did that fucker attack her! When I get my hands on that son-of-a-bitch!" Ian had never been a fan of the overzealous and hot-headed Jeff; this only intensified his distaste for the man. He made a mental note to have words with Jeff when he next saw him.
Chuckling Grant held a hand up, dismissing Ian's outburst. "Forget about it Ian, Adrianna did enough damage to him."
*****
Adrianna gasped. "Oh-my-God, the blood! It was Jeff's!"
"That's right. He caught up to you and there was a fight. He came back to the cabin bleeding all over. You're quite a little scrapper Adrianna."
"I'm so sorry. I assumed it was a rabbit, or... I just don't remember..." She'd been trying all day to try and remember the events after turning and couldn't come up with an explanation other than chasing down a small animal.
"You don't have to apologize, Addy. The fucker chased you down. His own damned fault," Ian
Chapter 6
"I'll get it, just stay put."
"I'm fine, Ian," Adrianna insisted rolling her eyes at Ian as he leapt from his spot on the sofa next to her and dashed across the living room to answer the front door.
Ian ignored her protest. He could still remember his first turn in vivid detail, despite it being well over a decade ago, and knew the aches that came with it. Pulling the door open he was confronted with the pack leader Grant, accompanied by his brother Garratt.
He opened the door wider and ushered the two men in.
"Ian." Grant gave Ian a nod and his eyes focused on Adrianna. "Addy."
She gave Grant a timid smile and nodded. "Hey Grant. Garratt."
Garratt and Grant took chairs on either side of the sofa as Ian sat next to her, taking her hand in his and squeezing it reassuringly. Even though he'd assured her everything would be fine with the pack, he still had his doubts. It wasn't until he heard the words of reassurance from the mouth of Grant that he would be able to feel at ease.
"I won't keep you two, so I'll get to the point." He turned his dark gaze to Addy and Ian felt her stiffen beside him. Ian gave her hand another reassuring squeeze. Regardless of Grant's decision she was his and would continue to be his, even if it meant he turn his back on the pack. Ian shifted his gaze to Garratt and they shared a look of understanding.
No matter what Garratt would back up his decision.
"There are two issues we need to resolve, the first a little easier than the second."
"Okay." Adrianna nodded. Ian could sense her eagerness to please, to do whatever it took to make things right.
"The first is the pack." Grants mood softened and he gave Adrianna a rare smile.
"Honey, I know all this is new to you so you need to understand that there has been animosity between your kind and ours for a long, long time; for generations, long before mine. It isn't a well known fact, but this land was once run by a pride of cougar shifters.
Our ancestors took it from them, which is why we are so insistent on keeping cougars out of the area."
Ian watched her expression and fought the urge to pull her into his arms. The look of worry in her eyes was heart-wrenching.
"So, when we realized you were a cougar shifter, the primal instincts to protect the land we've claimed as ours came out. I apologize for that. All I can say is that it wasn't personal."
Ian's blood began to boil, how dare Grant tell her trying to kill her was nothing personal? "The pack could have killed her! And she was performing a ritual that the pack demanded of her."
"Ian..." Garratt's warning to simmer down prompted him to take a deep breath in and slowly release it. Garratt was right; it didn’t make sense to pick a fight with Grant until he knew what Grant had to say.
Grant ignored Ian's outburst and continued. "By the way Adrianna, you did a number on Jeff. He's back at the cabin licking his wounds and pride as we speak."
"Did that fucker attack her! When I get my hands on that son-of-a-bitch!" Ian had never been a fan of the overzealous and hot-headed Jeff; this only intensified his distaste for the man. He made a mental note to have words with Jeff when he next saw him.
Chuckling Grant held a hand up, dismissing Ian's outburst. "Forget about it Ian, Adrianna did enough damage to him."
*****
Adrianna gasped. "Oh-my-God, the blood! It was Jeff's!"
"That's right. He caught up to you and there was a fight. He came back to the cabin bleeding all over. You're quite a little scrapper Adrianna."
"I'm so sorry. I assumed it was a rabbit, or... I just don't remember..." She'd been trying all day to try and remember the events after turning and couldn't come up with an explanation other than chasing down a small animal.
"You don't have to apologize, Addy. The fucker chased you down. His own damned fault," Ian
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