Page 35 of Peacemaker

I sighed and relaxed in his muscled arms, wishing for a moment that I could lead him to my bedroom, close the door, and forget the world. “What are you going to do?”

His voice was a deep, low rumble. “Leo and I will help keep the way station and the town safe.”

Rhys and Jade were the first line of defense, but if humans slipped through, Angus and Leo would be waiting.

“If all the rifters come…” I started.

“We will fight together,” he finished.

I inhaled deeply, pulling his scent into my lungs, into my heart, before I stepped out of his embrace. But he wasn’t quite ready to let me go.

He slid his hand to the nape of my neck, squeezing gently as he lowered his mouth to mine. And there was my forgetfulness, my moment of swirling heat as I shut the door of my mind, locking the two of us inside. I lost myself in the promise of his lips.

Finally, he broke the kiss and leaned his forehead against mine. “Soon, sweetheart.”

And it was time to go. Time to go back to the city to try to keep the humans safe. The same humans who persecuted the hell out of the supernaturals.

I figured convincing Mayor Delaney of anything was going to be next to impossible. Red Valley humans had made sure they were served—ruled—by anti-supernatural authority.

They had no desire to make life easier for the supernats.

But sheer terror had a way of changing people’s minds. If Mayor Delaney believed he was in danger, and if he got scared enough, he would change the rules.

The rifters were about to make sure he got scared enough.