the door. “You’ll need much more than an exchange.”
As Monroe, Conn, and King filed into the room Conn and King noted that their angels, who typically gravitated to their husbands anytime they shared a room, were now taking a stance by refusing to come to their Walkers. Instead, the three women circled more tightly around Shy. It spoke volumes.
Annoyed, Monroe circled the women taking his place in front of his desk to address the room while Conn and King stayed by the door. King’s eyes flicked affectionately over Lilly.
“We can’t give her asylum. She’s not a Walker, ” Monroe announced.
“She’s an ally Monroe and we will give her asylum, or I will give her asylum.”
Monroe’s eyes darkened dangerously as he eyed his personal assistant, Lilly. “You think you have the power to protect her here?”
Lilly’s lips curved in challenge as her brows drew together, “Mr. StoneCrow, you assume I’d stay here?”
Pain , then fierce possession raged across King’s features as he uncrossed his arms and paced forward, taking a step closer to Lilly. “You will not leave StoneCrow!” It wasn’t a request and it wasn’t a challenge, the statement was made as a fact.
Lilly’s smile vanished as she took a meaningful step away from King. “I’ll not stay where women aren’t protected, especially human women.”
“You are protected,” King growled menacingly.
Lilly’s eyes slid from his to touch on Shy’s bowed head. “ All women.”
King’s hands curled into tight fists at his side. Damn Leto! “And how do you suggest I explain to our Walkers why we are protecting an admitted Megalya?”
Shy gasped and shot an accusatory look at Aries.
“She is no Megalya,” Aries argued before shrugging and sending an apologetic look at Shy. “They had to know the truth.”
“And she is no Walker either,” Monroe countered. “I have no authority to welcome her here.”
Lilly turned and pointed at Shy’s belly, “She carries a Walker child Monroe. She must be protected!”
Shy felt the room spin violently. Not even ten seconds earlier, they’d agreed to keep the child a secret, now three more people knew!
Monroe and the other two men turned to stare at Shy. Monroe pulled his eyes away to look back at Lilly. “Why would Leto harm a female that carries his child?” His face darkened dangerously.
“He…,” Lilly looked at Aries then Shy before dropping her eyes to the floor, “he doesn’t know.”
“How can he not know?” King challenged.
Jenny stepped forward shrugging a shoulder, “They were kept in separate cells King. It wouldn’t be difficult to keep it from him. Especially considering that she can’t be that far along.”
“So tell him,” King urged, his brows spearing down in disapproval. “It’ll solve everything.”
“No, actually it won’t,” Aries opened her mouth to speak, but stopped when Shy jerked away from Lilly.
“Stop!” Shy’s cheeks were flaming, “This is none of your business.” She turned to frown at Monroe, then King, then Conn. “This is none of any of your business. If me staying here means you can all pry into my personal life then I’d like to leave…now!”
The room was silent as all eyes turned to Monroe. He watched Shy for several tense moments before turning to Lilly, “And if the child has no skill? If it is not a Walker?”
Lilly shook her head then, disbelief tightening her features and constricting her throat. Not all children that were born to human women mated to Walkers carried the Skin Walker traits. “What of me and King? Are you saying that if our Mahkya possess no ability, is not a true Walker that she and I have no place here?”
King growled and took a challenging step forward daring Monroe to denounce his angel or his child.
Monroe raked a hand through his hair angrily, “Of course that’s not what I’m saying.” His blue eyes slid to Shy, “I’m
As Monroe, Conn, and King filed into the room Conn and King noted that their angels, who typically gravitated to their husbands anytime they shared a room, were now taking a stance by refusing to come to their Walkers. Instead, the three women circled more tightly around Shy. It spoke volumes.
Annoyed, Monroe circled the women taking his place in front of his desk to address the room while Conn and King stayed by the door. King’s eyes flicked affectionately over Lilly.
“We can’t give her asylum. She’s not a Walker, ” Monroe announced.
“She’s an ally Monroe and we will give her asylum, or I will give her asylum.”
Monroe’s eyes darkened dangerously as he eyed his personal assistant, Lilly. “You think you have the power to protect her here?”
Lilly’s lips curved in challenge as her brows drew together, “Mr. StoneCrow, you assume I’d stay here?”
Pain , then fierce possession raged across King’s features as he uncrossed his arms and paced forward, taking a step closer to Lilly. “You will not leave StoneCrow!” It wasn’t a request and it wasn’t a challenge, the statement was made as a fact.
Lilly’s smile vanished as she took a meaningful step away from King. “I’ll not stay where women aren’t protected, especially human women.”
“You are protected,” King growled menacingly.
Lilly’s eyes slid from his to touch on Shy’s bowed head. “ All women.”
King’s hands curled into tight fists at his side. Damn Leto! “And how do you suggest I explain to our Walkers why we are protecting an admitted Megalya?”
Shy gasped and shot an accusatory look at Aries.
“She is no Megalya,” Aries argued before shrugging and sending an apologetic look at Shy. “They had to know the truth.”
“And she is no Walker either,” Monroe countered. “I have no authority to welcome her here.”
Lilly turned and pointed at Shy’s belly, “She carries a Walker child Monroe. She must be protected!”
Shy felt the room spin violently. Not even ten seconds earlier, they’d agreed to keep the child a secret, now three more people knew!
Monroe and the other two men turned to stare at Shy. Monroe pulled his eyes away to look back at Lilly. “Why would Leto harm a female that carries his child?” His face darkened dangerously.
“He…,” Lilly looked at Aries then Shy before dropping her eyes to the floor, “he doesn’t know.”
“How can he not know?” King challenged.
Jenny stepped forward shrugging a shoulder, “They were kept in separate cells King. It wouldn’t be difficult to keep it from him. Especially considering that she can’t be that far along.”
“So tell him,” King urged, his brows spearing down in disapproval. “It’ll solve everything.”
“No, actually it won’t,” Aries opened her mouth to speak, but stopped when Shy jerked away from Lilly.
“Stop!” Shy’s cheeks were flaming, “This is none of your business.” She turned to frown at Monroe, then King, then Conn. “This is none of any of your business. If me staying here means you can all pry into my personal life then I’d like to leave…now!”
The room was silent as all eyes turned to Monroe. He watched Shy for several tense moments before turning to Lilly, “And if the child has no skill? If it is not a Walker?”
Lilly shook her head then, disbelief tightening her features and constricting her throat. Not all children that were born to human women mated to Walkers carried the Skin Walker traits. “What of me and King? Are you saying that if our Mahkya possess no ability, is not a true Walker that she and I have no place here?”
King growled and took a challenging step forward daring Monroe to denounce his angel or his child.
Monroe raked a hand through his hair angrily, “Of course that’s not what I’m saying.” His blue eyes slid to Shy, “I’m
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