jeep to assist Shy out of the vehicle, she dropped her head and slid to the opposite seat . Ignoring Conn and his offered hand, Shy climbed quickly out of the jeep to stand close to Aries.
Aries led her to where the two women were standing. “ Shy, this is Dr. Jenny Arkinson and Lilly Mulholland. Our Walker mates along with two other Walkers comprise the Board.”
Lilly’s aq ua blue eyes and dishwater blonde hair made her seem less severe than the raven-haired doctor standing beside her. Shy nodded to both women, noting their beauty and the power they seemed to exude. None of the three women before her appeared in the slightest to be intimidated by their surroundings or the fact that a superhuman race roamed freely among them. In fact it appeared to be the opposite. The women seemed content and happy to have been drawn to their Walker mates.
Shy shivered at the thought of being drawn to Leto. He was stunningly handsome, but his sheer disgust and mistrust of her overrode any intention or even mere thought of a relationship where the Walker was concerned.
The dark haired doctor nodded to Aries misinterpreting Shy’s tremor. “She’s cold, let’s get her inside.”
Conn spoke from the back of the pack as the women moved. He followed them up the stone front steps and into StoneCrow manor. “Where are Monroe and King?”
As the doors to the elevator slid open, Jenny stepped in and walked to the back wall before turning, her lips pursed in disapproval, “Escorting your savage to the infirmary.”
Conn’s brows shot up in amusement as he stopped outside the elevator doors. “Why is he my savage?”
Lilly chimed in then her tone reproachful, “You Walker men are all the same. Attempting to force submission when it would most likely be given willingly if you’d simply ask.”
Conn threw up his hands before winking playfully at Aries. “I think I’ll join the other savage s in the infirmary. I know hostile territory when I see it.”
Aries grinned apologetically at her husband as the doors to the elevator slid closed.
Shy hardly got a word in edge-wise as the women all began chatting at once to devise a plan to keep her at StoneCrow and safe from Leto. She had suggested leaving, but it was quickly decided that the Megalya, knowing they’d successfully impregnated her, would be hunting her in full force.
Once it was decided that she’d stay, she interjected her terms. “No one else can know about the baby…especially Leto.”
Lilly’s expression saddened, “Are you sure Shy? Maybe once he calms down…”
Aries snorted as the trio stepped out of the elevator and crossed a cream carpeted hallway to enter a large empty office closing the door behind them. “You didn’t see him Lilly. He’s beyond depraved. He’s certain she’s Megalya and that she’s done something to him.” Aries turned to stare at Jenny, “Monroe needs to explain the affliction to him. I’m certain Leto hasn’t been told.”
“Affliction?” Shy lifted a hand to her belly in horror, “What is Leto afflicted with?”
Aries smiled, “Nothing,” she eyed the other women knowingly over Shy's head, “it’s just a term we use to describe…uh… erratic behavior in male Walkers.”
Jenny reined in her smile as she cleared her throat, “Okay, no one can know about the baby and we give you asylum.” She shook her head, “They’ll find out eventually Shy.”
Shy’s eyes turned pleadingly on the woman, “Can’t we cross that bridge when we come to it?”
Jenny stared at the other women for a few brief seconds. “Fine, but it’s not enough.”
Shy tensed, “What do you mean?”
Jenny looked from Aries to Lilly. “Without telling him of the child, we need another reason, an exchange of sorts. Monroe won’t just grant her asylum. She’s not one of us. We need something in exchange for the risk.”
Monroe’s voice had Shy and the other women turning to
Aries led her to where the two women were standing. “ Shy, this is Dr. Jenny Arkinson and Lilly Mulholland. Our Walker mates along with two other Walkers comprise the Board.”
Lilly’s aq ua blue eyes and dishwater blonde hair made her seem less severe than the raven-haired doctor standing beside her. Shy nodded to both women, noting their beauty and the power they seemed to exude. None of the three women before her appeared in the slightest to be intimidated by their surroundings or the fact that a superhuman race roamed freely among them. In fact it appeared to be the opposite. The women seemed content and happy to have been drawn to their Walker mates.
Shy shivered at the thought of being drawn to Leto. He was stunningly handsome, but his sheer disgust and mistrust of her overrode any intention or even mere thought of a relationship where the Walker was concerned.
The dark haired doctor nodded to Aries misinterpreting Shy’s tremor. “She’s cold, let’s get her inside.”
Conn spoke from the back of the pack as the women moved. He followed them up the stone front steps and into StoneCrow manor. “Where are Monroe and King?”
As the doors to the elevator slid open, Jenny stepped in and walked to the back wall before turning, her lips pursed in disapproval, “Escorting your savage to the infirmary.”
Conn’s brows shot up in amusement as he stopped outside the elevator doors. “Why is he my savage?”
Lilly chimed in then her tone reproachful, “You Walker men are all the same. Attempting to force submission when it would most likely be given willingly if you’d simply ask.”
Conn threw up his hands before winking playfully at Aries. “I think I’ll join the other savage s in the infirmary. I know hostile territory when I see it.”
Aries grinned apologetically at her husband as the doors to the elevator slid closed.
Shy hardly got a word in edge-wise as the women all began chatting at once to devise a plan to keep her at StoneCrow and safe from Leto. She had suggested leaving, but it was quickly decided that the Megalya, knowing they’d successfully impregnated her, would be hunting her in full force.
Once it was decided that she’d stay, she interjected her terms. “No one else can know about the baby…especially Leto.”
Lilly’s expression saddened, “Are you sure Shy? Maybe once he calms down…”
Aries snorted as the trio stepped out of the elevator and crossed a cream carpeted hallway to enter a large empty office closing the door behind them. “You didn’t see him Lilly. He’s beyond depraved. He’s certain she’s Megalya and that she’s done something to him.” Aries turned to stare at Jenny, “Monroe needs to explain the affliction to him. I’m certain Leto hasn’t been told.”
“Affliction?” Shy lifted a hand to her belly in horror, “What is Leto afflicted with?”
Aries smiled, “Nothing,” she eyed the other women knowingly over Shy's head, “it’s just a term we use to describe…uh… erratic behavior in male Walkers.”
Jenny reined in her smile as she cleared her throat, “Okay, no one can know about the baby and we give you asylum.” She shook her head, “They’ll find out eventually Shy.”
Shy’s eyes turned pleadingly on the woman, “Can’t we cross that bridge when we come to it?”
Jenny stared at the other women for a few brief seconds. “Fine, but it’s not enough.”
Shy tensed, “What do you mean?”
Jenny looked from Aries to Lilly. “Without telling him of the child, we need another reason, an exchange of sorts. Monroe won’t just grant her asylum. She’s not one of us. We need something in exchange for the risk.”
Monroe’s voice had Shy and the other women turning to
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