Page 104 of A World Enough

“The one who helped you run the moon?” Brogan asked.

“Yes. We were the only two survivors after the Abnobians obliterated our world,” Ziggy said.

“Ziggy and Rayne are so important to our cause,” Margot said. “Tell them, Ziggy.”

“You know that I was a friend to the rebellion and hid you and others on the moon, but it’s been a bigger operation than you know about, Camber.”

Camber took Brogan’s hand for support. “Tell me.”

“After the staff are paid, most of the profit goes to funding the rebellion. I also go on missions. I’m fully trained in combat, and my ability to shift to most of the animal kingdom is really useful,” Ziggy said.

“It really is,” Margot said.

“Where does Rayne come into it?” Camber said.

“She stays behind and switches to me, and there are times like these, where it goes over well that I have sided with the Abnobians. The business keeps running, making us money and being a place of shelter, while the empire leaves us alone, apart from using the facilities. They think we are cooperating. What Rayne did helped us enormously. No one knows Ziggy is right here and helped you get out of there, and we keep our staff in jobs,” Ziggy said.

“How do we know it’s you, the correct Ziggy?” Brogan asked.

“Years of experience, isn’t it, Margot?”

Margot nodded. “Their personalities differ entirely. Camber, you know Ziggy’s excitable, the life and soul of the party, the perfect host. Rayne is quiet, more suited to the background job of running the moon.”

“We have shifters on Earth. I don’t know if they are like you…”

“Maybe some of my kind found safety there, off world,” Ziggy said, “but as far as I know, there are just me and Rayne in this realm.”

“Ziggy where did I meet you?” Camber asked.

“At the edge of nowhere.”

Camber broke free from Brogan’s handhold and ran across the med room to jump into Ziggy’s arms.

“You broke my heart, you idiot,” Camber said.

“I’m sorry. It had to be done this way. I hated you thinking that of me.”

Brogan watched the woman her wolf wanted as her mate up in Ziggy’s arms and felt anger rush through her body. She tensed her fists, and her lip rose into a snarl.

Ziggy looked at her and saw immediately. She put Camber down and put some distance between her and Camber. Camber clearly felt the change in atmosphere. She turned around and caught the look but didn’t look pleased about it.

“Shall we go, Ziggy?” Margot said.

“Yes. Let’s.”

Once they left, Camber said, “What was that about?”

“What?”

“That look and snarly face to Ziggy?”

“Oh, you mean when you were up in her arms, throwing your arms around her neck? That time?” Brogan said angrily.

“She’s like my big sister, what do you care anyway?”

“I care because no one should touch another wolf’s…”

“Another wolf’s what? What am I?” Camber asked.