An Alpha's Choice (Talon Pack #2)(57)

“You two need to heal a bit longer before you can finish your mating,” North said dryly. “I know the mating urge is strong between the two of you, but you need to hold off. You just died, Finn, and Brynn is still sore from the attack.”

Finn growled and quickly picked Brynn up, setting her on the table. “Your hip? You need to sleep. Let me get you a blanket.” He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. “Shit. My protective tendencies were always strong, but now with my wolf pushing, it’s even worse.”

Brynn smiled. She couldn’t help it. Her wolf was so f*cking happy. Finn’s wolf was strong. And theirs. She would wait until they were both healed enough to complete the mating. Now that she knew it would happen, she could breathe for the first time in what felt like forever.

“Welcome to the Pack,” Kade said softly. “And when you’re mated, we’ll do it more officially. Thank you for saving my son. And as for those who would hurt you? We will find out who was working with those two humans. Of that, have no doubt.”

He hugged his son, Melanie following suit, and then they left Brynn and Finn alone in the exam room with North.

The doctor smiled, his wolf in his eyes. “I need to check on you two. The other doctor, Noah, was outside in the waiting room with a lot of the Pack and Finn’s family. He will make sure Hannah, Mark, and Walker will be okay. But let me check you two out and then you need to sleep. Mating and retribution will come. For now, just thank the goddess you have each other.”

She leaned into her mate, knowing what North said was true. Her mate was wolf through and through. The damage the demon had done was gone.

Finally.

And soon, she’d have her bond, her mate, and her future.

Everything.





ADVANTAGE


Charles McMaster stared at the two dead bodies on the slab showing on the screen in front of him and held in a curse. The wolves had been stronger than he’d thought. According to his research, no wolf should have been able to break though those bindings. They would have to make them stronger for next time.

Because, of course, there would be a next time. This was merely one move in an elaborate chess game. He would not fail. He never did.

“Burn the bodies and make sure the ashes are spread apart. Make this building disappear, as well.” It wouldn’t do to have any connections to this. As it was, he was on a secure call, but again, he couldn’t be too careful.

“Of course, sir.” The soldier did as he was told and ended the call.

Charles ran a hand over his face and frowned. He’d wanted to know more about the two wolves who were from different Packs but seemed to be in a relationship. Brynn and Finn had become the face of the wolves, and humans were starting to side with them. That wouldn’t do.

He would have to use the violence against them to his advantage. After all, if it looked as if he were looking into the violent outbursts for the sake of their people, humans would begin to side with him. Only the humans didn’t know they would be doing so until it was too late.

Sheep.

The lot of them.

He’d just make sure the humans didn’t know the wolf in sheep’s clothing wasn’t a wolf at all.

He’d use anything he could to his advantage. And one day, the wolves would die and he would use their power for his own needs.

Advantage.

Perfection.





Chapter Fifteen


Finn was beyond ready. Beyond it. He rolled over on his back and threw his arm over his eyes. It had been four days since he’d died and come back stronger and more connected to his wolf. Charlotte had moved out of the house quietly, leaving him and Brynn to be together. He hadn’t asked for that. In fact, he had planned to find a new home on his own. But Charlotte had been her normal self and smiled before slapping the back of his head, saying that she could do it quickly and find a new place, that he’d need time alone with Brynn. His cousin knew him better than most.

He was fully healed—as was the woman sleeping next to him. The fact that he was merely sleeping next to Brynn in his bed rather than completing the mating made him edgy as hell. It was funny, they’d made love before so this wouldn’t be a new thing, and yet he was freaking nervous.

What if he wasn’t truly fixed?

What if he could feel the potential bond, but couldn’t complete the mating?

Of course, as soon as he thought that, he felt like an *. The past four days had not only been about healing, but finding who had kidnapped them. The two who had come at them were dead, but there were more. There would always be more.

Finn was beyond weary, as well.

“Stop thinking so hard,” Brynn murmured from his side.

He rolled over and put his head in his hand so he could watch her wake up. She smiled at him, her eyelashes fluttering awake.

“Good morning, mate.”

She licked her lips. “Good morning, mate.”

He groaned as she reached between them, cupping him through his boxer briefs. They’d been sleeping next to one another in their underwear for four days. Some would call it temptation; Finn called it another kind of agony.

“Are you feeling better today?” he asked, his fingers trailing along her skin. He couldn’t stop touching her. His wolf pushed at him, a new feeling that settled him more than he thought it would. Damn, he’d missed so much of his life by not being able to hear his wolf fully. He knew going in that he’d take in every aspect of this newfound connection to his wolf and the woman in front of him and never take them for granted.