Greyson - Part 3: An Alpha Billionaire Shifter Romance (The Silver Moon Pack) by Cali MacKay Page A
Authors: Cali MacKay
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body stiffened in his arms, as her eyes darted toward the front door. “What about the bears? And what if Flint or his people show up? I can’t go through that again.”
“We’ll stay deep in our pack’s territory. And you have my word, I won’t let anything happen to you. As for Flint, he’s likely long gone, off to lick his wounds, and I got a call from Thayer. He still wants you to be linked to Broken Ash, so he’s willing to do all he can to keep you safe. He’s already taken care of any member of his pack who was involved with Flint, and he’s sending the rest of his pack a clear message—he won’t tolerate anyone helping Flint. They know they’ll pay dearly for it if they do, and that will have them thinking twice.” It was the only way when dealing with a pack.
An alpha had to rule with complete authority and respect from the pack, and couldn’t tolerate anyone undermining them. If a wolf had a problem with that, they could always leave the pack and go rogue—or they could overthrow them as alpha. But no one would be allowed to stir up trouble and not pay the consequences when it could affect the whole pack. That said, Greyson didn’t want to think of what ulterior motives Thayer might have.
She looked away from him, worry lining her brow. “Does it matter that I was changed by a wolf from a different pack, rather than by you or someone else from Silver Moon?”
It did matter—though Juno’s circumstances were unique. Flint may have been rogue, but he still had the blood of the Broken Ash pack coursing through his veins, and that meant that they could claim Juno as one of their own—except that she hadn’t been a willing participant. “After what Flint did to you? It doesn’t matter one bit—and Thayer damn well knows it.”
“So it does matter, but you don’t care.” She looked up at him, chewing her lip nervously. “And Thayer would have a say, because Flint was Broken Ash?”
“He has no say—not after all you went through. And not when you’re my wife.” Cupping the back of her neck, he pulled her close and pressed a kiss to her lips.
“I know—and you know I love you. But…Thayer’s the one person who might know how being a shifter will be different for me—and at this point, I need all the information I can get my hands on. I’m not saying I want to be a part of his pack, but I can’t burn any bridges either.” She looked up at him, her eyes pleading with him, though he didn’t know what she was expecting him to do, when letting Thayer into their lives would do nothing but complicate things.
“I get that you need answers, but the last thing we need is to involve him in our business right now. Dealing with him can wait until later—especially when he doesn’t know anything more about this.” Greyson knew that the moment Thayer laid eyes on Juno once more, he’d be back to trying to manipulate her into joining his pack, and they had enough things to deal with without adding to their list. “Because if you think he’s not going to stir up trouble, you can guess again.”
“I’m just tired of not knowing what’s going to happen to me next.”
Chapter 9
Juno tried to rein in her frustration, knowing that Greyson only wanted to keep her safe, and he was, in all likelihood, right about Thayer. She had no doubt if they involved Thayer in any way, he’d want to push the limits of what she—and Greyson, especially—were comfortable with.
She let out a weary sigh and slipped her arms around his waist, resting her head against his chest, feeling a lot less panicky than she had earlier. It seemed to come and go in waves, though after all Flint put her through, it’s not as though she could expect her healing process to be anything logical. And Greyson…he’d been nothing but patient and caring, even if it killed her to see him feeling guilty about what happened to her.
But no matter what she’d been through, it was clear that things were now different
“We’ll stay deep in our pack’s territory. And you have my word, I won’t let anything happen to you. As for Flint, he’s likely long gone, off to lick his wounds, and I got a call from Thayer. He still wants you to be linked to Broken Ash, so he’s willing to do all he can to keep you safe. He’s already taken care of any member of his pack who was involved with Flint, and he’s sending the rest of his pack a clear message—he won’t tolerate anyone helping Flint. They know they’ll pay dearly for it if they do, and that will have them thinking twice.” It was the only way when dealing with a pack.
An alpha had to rule with complete authority and respect from the pack, and couldn’t tolerate anyone undermining them. If a wolf had a problem with that, they could always leave the pack and go rogue—or they could overthrow them as alpha. But no one would be allowed to stir up trouble and not pay the consequences when it could affect the whole pack. That said, Greyson didn’t want to think of what ulterior motives Thayer might have.
She looked away from him, worry lining her brow. “Does it matter that I was changed by a wolf from a different pack, rather than by you or someone else from Silver Moon?”
It did matter—though Juno’s circumstances were unique. Flint may have been rogue, but he still had the blood of the Broken Ash pack coursing through his veins, and that meant that they could claim Juno as one of their own—except that she hadn’t been a willing participant. “After what Flint did to you? It doesn’t matter one bit—and Thayer damn well knows it.”
“So it does matter, but you don’t care.” She looked up at him, chewing her lip nervously. “And Thayer would have a say, because Flint was Broken Ash?”
“He has no say—not after all you went through. And not when you’re my wife.” Cupping the back of her neck, he pulled her close and pressed a kiss to her lips.
“I know—and you know I love you. But…Thayer’s the one person who might know how being a shifter will be different for me—and at this point, I need all the information I can get my hands on. I’m not saying I want to be a part of his pack, but I can’t burn any bridges either.” She looked up at him, her eyes pleading with him, though he didn’t know what she was expecting him to do, when letting Thayer into their lives would do nothing but complicate things.
“I get that you need answers, but the last thing we need is to involve him in our business right now. Dealing with him can wait until later—especially when he doesn’t know anything more about this.” Greyson knew that the moment Thayer laid eyes on Juno once more, he’d be back to trying to manipulate her into joining his pack, and they had enough things to deal with without adding to their list. “Because if you think he’s not going to stir up trouble, you can guess again.”
“I’m just tired of not knowing what’s going to happen to me next.”
Chapter 9
Juno tried to rein in her frustration, knowing that Greyson only wanted to keep her safe, and he was, in all likelihood, right about Thayer. She had no doubt if they involved Thayer in any way, he’d want to push the limits of what she—and Greyson, especially—were comfortable with.
She let out a weary sigh and slipped her arms around his waist, resting her head against his chest, feeling a lot less panicky than she had earlier. It seemed to come and go in waves, though after all Flint put her through, it’s not as though she could expect her healing process to be anything logical. And Greyson…he’d been nothing but patient and caring, even if it killed her to see him feeling guilty about what happened to her.
But no matter what she’d been through, it was clear that things were now different
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