wild desperation in his voice—a maddening urgency to destroy what disturbed his peace and confidence.
“What would you have done if you had known? Keep me under lock and key?”
“ Yes. For starters,” he retorted, a sharp exhale accenting his answer. “I know you hate that; and heaven knows I don’t like the idea of heavily controlling your every move, but at least it would’ve been something. I would’ve been prepared. I could’ve watched, and had a plan in motion, for if and when the guy surfaced. I know this morning wouldn’t have been such a surprise.”
“It would’ve been for me, though,” I reminded him.
“I just couldn’t think straight once I heard him tell you. All those times you’ve gone out alone or I haven’t been as vigilant with your security. It showed me how lax I’ve been in my care of you.”
I placed my finger of his lips, softly shushing him. “You have done an amazing job.” He went to argue but I shook my head. “Yes, I know things have happened recently, but here I am, in your arms , as your wife. We’re together and I’m in one piece—perfectly happy and content. It’s not your job to be my guard and jailer, Mason. It’s your job to love me. Plain and simple.”
“I do love you, Darcy. More than I ever thought possible. It’s everything I can do to contain the fury I feel that someone out there wants to take you from me.”
“We’ll deal with it like we always do , with the help of our friends and the Pack. We’ll handle it one step at a time, with cool heads, and faith in each other. That’s all we can do and it’ll be enough. I plan on growing old with you, giving you lots of babies, and driving you crazy with all my adorable quirks. Yes, Julian is a threat; but taking your frustration out on Devlin isn’t going to make it go away. Even if it felt good.”
“I felt like I was doing something about it.”
“I know. But, again, the real enemy isn’t Devlin. It’s Julian.” Dropping a washcloth into the cooling water, I squeezed it out before wiping away the left over shaving cream. Mason was back to his handsome self, his cheeks smooth and whisker-free.
“You always were the smarter one .” He chuckled, accepting the towel to dry his face. “You’re right. I know it. I just needed to get it out of my system.”
“And is it?”
“Yes; and when we meet up with the others, I’ll make sure Devlin knows it, too.” Mason helped me down off the counter and emptied the sink. “So, how does it feel to know you’re married to a man who isn’t always level headed and lets his emotions get the better of him?”
“So , I’m married to someone who is as human as everyone else? Hmmm, let me think.” I wrapped my arms around his neck and rose up on my tiptoes. “I love you, Mason O’Connor. All of you. Total acceptance and no judgment.”
“What did I do to deserve you?” He buried his face into my neck, breathing in the scent from my freshly cleaned hair.
“We deserve each other. Never forget that. It’s you and me, always.”
He squeezed me tightly before raising his gaze. “Forever.”
“Forever.”
Stretching upward, I let our kiss seal the deal.
Chapter 6
Our smiles faded the moment we entered Mason’s office and found Devlin and Daniel waiting for us, serious expressions on their faces. I didn’t have to ask if Daniel knew everything, the concern creasing his forehead into a hard frown was evidence enough.
“So, you know?” Mason asked, noticing the same thing.
“Yeah. Can I just say what the hell?” Daniel groaned, shaking his head. “That’s one heck of a bombshell to just drop on someone. Hey, I’m your uncle ; and by the way, some maniac warlock wants to rip your soul out so he can live forever. Breakfast, anyone?”
Devlin stood quietly at the window, peering out through the curtains, his body taut and rigid. “Am I going to have to apologize for the rest of my life?” There was no sarcasm in
“What would you have done if you had known? Keep me under lock and key?”
“ Yes. For starters,” he retorted, a sharp exhale accenting his answer. “I know you hate that; and heaven knows I don’t like the idea of heavily controlling your every move, but at least it would’ve been something. I would’ve been prepared. I could’ve watched, and had a plan in motion, for if and when the guy surfaced. I know this morning wouldn’t have been such a surprise.”
“It would’ve been for me, though,” I reminded him.
“I just couldn’t think straight once I heard him tell you. All those times you’ve gone out alone or I haven’t been as vigilant with your security. It showed me how lax I’ve been in my care of you.”
I placed my finger of his lips, softly shushing him. “You have done an amazing job.” He went to argue but I shook my head. “Yes, I know things have happened recently, but here I am, in your arms , as your wife. We’re together and I’m in one piece—perfectly happy and content. It’s not your job to be my guard and jailer, Mason. It’s your job to love me. Plain and simple.”
“I do love you, Darcy. More than I ever thought possible. It’s everything I can do to contain the fury I feel that someone out there wants to take you from me.”
“We’ll deal with it like we always do , with the help of our friends and the Pack. We’ll handle it one step at a time, with cool heads, and faith in each other. That’s all we can do and it’ll be enough. I plan on growing old with you, giving you lots of babies, and driving you crazy with all my adorable quirks. Yes, Julian is a threat; but taking your frustration out on Devlin isn’t going to make it go away. Even if it felt good.”
“I felt like I was doing something about it.”
“I know. But, again, the real enemy isn’t Devlin. It’s Julian.” Dropping a washcloth into the cooling water, I squeezed it out before wiping away the left over shaving cream. Mason was back to his handsome self, his cheeks smooth and whisker-free.
“You always were the smarter one .” He chuckled, accepting the towel to dry his face. “You’re right. I know it. I just needed to get it out of my system.”
“And is it?”
“Yes; and when we meet up with the others, I’ll make sure Devlin knows it, too.” Mason helped me down off the counter and emptied the sink. “So, how does it feel to know you’re married to a man who isn’t always level headed and lets his emotions get the better of him?”
“So , I’m married to someone who is as human as everyone else? Hmmm, let me think.” I wrapped my arms around his neck and rose up on my tiptoes. “I love you, Mason O’Connor. All of you. Total acceptance and no judgment.”
“What did I do to deserve you?” He buried his face into my neck, breathing in the scent from my freshly cleaned hair.
“We deserve each other. Never forget that. It’s you and me, always.”
He squeezed me tightly before raising his gaze. “Forever.”
“Forever.”
Stretching upward, I let our kiss seal the deal.
Chapter 6
Our smiles faded the moment we entered Mason’s office and found Devlin and Daniel waiting for us, serious expressions on their faces. I didn’t have to ask if Daniel knew everything, the concern creasing his forehead into a hard frown was evidence enough.
“So, you know?” Mason asked, noticing the same thing.
“Yeah. Can I just say what the hell?” Daniel groaned, shaking his head. “That’s one heck of a bombshell to just drop on someone. Hey, I’m your uncle ; and by the way, some maniac warlock wants to rip your soul out so he can live forever. Breakfast, anyone?”
Devlin stood quietly at the window, peering out through the curtains, his body taut and rigid. “Am I going to have to apologize for the rest of my life?” There was no sarcasm in
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