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But that didn’t mean he wouldn’t stop thinking about her. “So… war.”
“It’s what they want.”
They meaning the Shadowed Stars and Red Nightwalkers.
“What they had in mind was more massacre.”
Her grin was almost savage. “We have a rude surprise for them.”
“They’ll never expect an alliance with the Wild Shades.”
Her feral smile dimmed. “As long as they don’t track us here.”
“We took every precaution,” he assured her.
“I know, but it would be foolish to assume they might not have thought of us seeking out allies.”
“True. Our fathers are ruthless, and with ruthlessness comes a certain measure of intelligence and cunning and precautions.”
She was walking at a slower pace now. Prolonging their time together? He really had to stop overthinking things. He was normally a doer, not a thinker, but he couldn’t claim her like he wanted—hell, he couldn’t even kiss her again even though she looked so beautiful now, with those flowers in her hair, and a tint of red to her lips—so all that left him was thoughts and desires.
Unfulfilled desires.
More than a little uncomfortable, Anders adjusted himself as she opened the door to the alpha’s quarters. Her slight smirk told him she saw his growing bulge. He almost hoped Talon would notice and come after him. No way would he lose to the likes of him. He’d wipe the floor with his ass… and lose their alliance and their lives.
Okay, so he definitely needed to lose his erection and fast.
“You are such a guy,” Misti said.
“I’ll take that as a compliment.”
“If you want to.”
“I do.”
She stopped suddenly and stared at him. “Please, behave during the war council.”
“Of course.” Hurt pulsated deep within his chest. “I know how important this is. I’m not a fool.”
“I’m not insulting you. You just have a tendency to crack jokes or be sarcastic, and it’s possible some people might not appreciate that.”
“Are you that concerned for me? Or do you think I’m that stupid that I would try to sabotage our goals.”
Misti sighed and rubbed her forehead. “I know that. I’m sorry. I just… I don’t want to die.”
“You won’t. I will never let that happen. I’ll die first.”
“I don’t want you to die either,” she said softly.
Tia, a small werewolf who seemed to be almost like a secretary for Kastner, approached. “There you are. Everyone else has already gathered. Come with me.”
Misti seemed careful not to look at Anders as they fell behind Tia.
Your life means more to me than my own, he thought as Tia opened the double doors to the right. Nothing will happen to you while I’m alive.
