Chapter 36.-1
Nyx
Clam
Rhyson was gone the next morning when I woke, but I opened my door to find Duke standing there.
“Are you my guard?” I asked as I raked my hair back into a tie and shut the door behind me. I was
still trying to adjust to the fact that Rhyson had held me all night long. Not just for sex, but it was like he was seeking comfort.
I didn’t hate it, even though I should. Now that he had proof that I wasn’t lying, he wanted to be kind
and sweet? Fuck that. I needed him to believe me earlier. I needed him, more than anyone else, to
believe me over my father.
“Not a guard. One of the witches found me this morning on my run and asked to see you. I’m just
passing the message along.”
I raised an eyebrow. “So you’re not going to escort me?”
For a moment, he looked stumped, and then he grinned. “I’ve never seen magic. I thought it might
be fun to watch.”
Rolling my eyes, I snorted. So he was a guard, but Rhyson had apparently told him to not act like a guard. Unfortunately for Duke, he was likely straight out of the military. He probably acted like a guard on his summer vacation.
“I need food. I’m starving.” I held up the jar the fae had given me. “And I promised this to Kiana. I definitely need to deliver.”
His gaze moved to my stomach, and he shifted uncomfortably to another foot. “It was unwise to bargain away your morning sickness drug. What if you need it?”
“Why, Duke?” Teasing, I planted my hands on my hips. “Does a pregnant woman make you
nervous?”
His eyes narrowed. “Nothing makes me nervous. I think it’s just wise if you thought of yourself for
once.”
“Everything that got me in this position was me thinking of me,” I told him. “And I don’t regret any of it because I’m better off than I was. At least I have answers for what is wrong with me, even if I
don’t have a solution.”
“The wolf will always be part of you, even if you cannot bond with it.”
“It’s easy for you to say. You can communicate with your wolf,” I told him as I straightened. “Come
- Let’s eat and see if the witches have any answers. Do you know where Rhyson is?”
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Chapter 36 -1
“Strategizing with the alpha.”
“And Victor?” I hated the idea of the teenager wandering alone, but at least he had a clear head
now. “Where is he?”
Clam
“He took a liking to Saul. I believe he’ll spend most of the day in the infirmary with our healer and
theirs.”
“Good. That’s a safe place for him to be.” I nodded. “Lead the way.”
The kitchen wasn’t empty. There was a breakfast buffet set up, and wolves streamed in and out. From what I could tell, most of the wolves used the enormous dining hall on the property or cooked for themselves, but Troy had an open-door policy, so anyone who needed food was welcome to it. We got some curious looks but no one lingered.
Afterward, Duke grabbed a set of keys and grinned. “I was told I could drive one of the pack
vehicles.”
“And you miss driving?” It wasn’t like he wasn’t used to driving.
“I don’t get to drive ATVs in the city.”
It was electric blue with lightning painted down the side, and I blew out my breath. Two-seater at least, and it looked fun, but for Duke, it was like Christmas had come early. “I have walked to Irene’s cottage, and it’s a pretty smooth dirt road,” I told him cautiously. “So you’re not going to get all
crazy, are you?”
“Of course not.” He turned the vehicle on and grinned when it rumbled. “But I also don’t have to sit and wait for you. You can just call me when you’re done.”
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