Courtney Breazile [Immortal Council 04] Mating Call (pdf)

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Ever walk out alone?
Perhaps we should just go check and see if she
made it home alright, just peek in? We won t let
her know we re around, Lillian suggested as she
speared another piece of sweet strawberry.
Henry was through his second steak and
working on a massive amount of mashed potatoes.
He paused and looked at her with an annoyingly
knowing gaze. I think that is a good idea. We will
all rest easier knowing she is home and safe. But
first you need to eat, I don t think you get nearly
enough food, Lillian, and I can t allow you to not
take care of yourself.
This was exactly the type of thing she didn t
want, couldn t stand and thanks to him, she was
reminded of all the things she had been fuming
about in the shower. Now you listen to me,
Henry. I may have admitted to being your mate
and I may have decided I accept the idea, but that
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does not give you the right to tell me what to do,
ever! Do you understand that? I don t want and I
don t need you to watch over me and watch out
for me. I can take care of myself. I am an equal to
you, Henry, not someone you can rule over.
Lillian realized she was stabbing her fork in his
direction, punctuating her aggressive words. She
let her hand fall into her lap and waited for Henry
to speak.
Do you realize you just said we are equal?
Henry grinned. You think we are equals. Oh,
Lillian, that must have been a hell of a thing to
admit. Since you did, I will give you the benefit of
a little information. Henry leaned forward, his
brown eyes rimmed with yellow.
Lillian noticed. He may be speaking with calm,
joking words, but he was intense on the inside and
that is where it mattered.
I am your guardian, and more importantly, I
am your mate. I am a werewolf and I will take care
of you whether you like it or not. I don t think you
are less than me. I think you are the world I live
and breathe in. I will keep you alive. I will keep
you safe and if it doesn t make you happy, well I
don t really give a shit because I will protect you
for your own good. Deal with it, mate.
You& you& oh screw you, Henry! Lillian
shouted and ran from the room, slamming the
door behind her. Of course, she knew he would
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come tearing after her and she didn t really want
to try and deal with that. Her glamour was not
standing up under her current distress anyway.
Lillian went back into the room quickly, head held
high.
Henry was standing, but hadn t yet moved
toward the door.
His eyes were a bright yellow now and she
knew he was close, so very close to merging. She
knew she shouldn t push him, but she just
couldn t seem to make that thought take over her
brain that was so very mad at him. Henry, I am
going to calm down, and then I am going to flash
myself out of here. I
An intense growl ripped through the room and
a split second later, a werewolf was standing
there. Fear rippled through her, closing her throat.
The beast leaped toward her and she had a
thought of this is how it ends, then everything was
gone. Well everything wasn t gone, it was more
that she was gone, flashed away, and not of her
own accord.
* * * *
Ever walked swiftly down the hall toward the
room she knew was Lillian and Henry s. Wraith
was close behind. She had a bad feeling and
couldn t explain it, but something was making her
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steps increase to a near run and she didn t
question it. Wraith followed her lead, hurrying
behind her.
A cry ripped through the air as they rounded a
corner and sighted the door, a horrible pained
howl. Seconds later, a dark brown werewolf
crashed through the door. Ever recognized Henry,
her Animal Elf senses felt his desolation, his blind
rage and killing instincts. Is Henry in there
somewhere? This is not good, she whispered to
Wraith as she stepped slowly toward the growling
animal. Stay where you are while I try and
reason with him.
Ever tried to ignore the sense that she was
walking into a pit of hungry lions with a steak tied
around her neck, but the thought wouldn t leave
her completely. Henry was huge, he was vicious
and he did not seem to be thinking clearly, but she
had to get through to him. Only one thing would
make him act like this, Lillian was in danger.
Ever s chest tightened and her hold on what
Henry was feeling flickered as thoughts of her
mother, just recently discovered, already being
taken away. She shook her head and pushed those
thoughts and feelings down in the pit of herself,
the dark lonely place where she kept things
unpleasant.
Henry, it s me, Ever. She spoke with a calm
quiet voice and approached with hands held out
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in front of her, the universal signal for I come in
peace.
His back was arched, his hair standing on end
and his teeth were bared in a low growl. His eyes
were glowing yellow and darting about,
completely unfocused on Ever. There was no way
he was going to recognize her as a non-threat if he
didn t focus a bit.
Henry, look at me. Her voice was soft, but
firm and she hoped some part of her Animal Elf
instincts would come into play here. Tap into his
animal and make him calm the fuck down. Go back in
the room and split. We can help if we talk and
know what is going on. He was looking at her
now, but was he understanding her? She couldn t
tell.
Do you want me to incapacitate him? Wraith
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