Page 93 of Shifter Situations

“I’ll give him a call.”

She exhaled loudly, shifting her legs around. “Right. Who am I to say no? Just let me know when I need to be ready.”

“Listen. You can say no, but will you meet him first? If you don’t like him, then tell me no. We can figure something else out. No hard feelings.”

She reluctantly accepted, and I decided that she probably needed a little space. From me, at least.

I left Briggs with her and Baylor, hoping they could catch up or help her work through some of the things she didn’t want to talk about in front of me.

As soon as I was out of the cabin, I held my hand out, calling hellfire into my palm with my intentions focused on Dolyn Drake. His face was visible after a moment, and he looked seriously aggravated.

“I’m on Earth, in public. Call me on my fucking cell phone,” he hissed.

The flames in my hand burned out immediately. I stomped into our cabin, going straight to the kitchen to grab my phone from the counter. I might have dialed his number with more force than necessary.

“Why didn’t you say you were here? Stone said something to me earlier, but I totally forgot.”

“Franklin called me to take care of a fae that was lurking around your house. You didn’t know?”

I shook my head, knowing he couldn’t see me. “No. I trust Franklin with everything. He doesn’t call me when he makes decisions like that.”

“Well, I took care of it. You’re welcome,” he sarcastically stated.

“Thank you,” I quipped.

“We still need to dispose of the leftovers, but—doesn’t matter. What did you need?”

That made me curious. “Who is we?”

“Arwen and Ozlo.”

“Yes, right. I knew that. I need a favor. It’s... Important.”

“And?” he prompted.

“And I need you to protect someone for me.”

Dolyn chuckled. “For you or from you?”

“Ass. I need you to make sure nothing happens to her.”

“Easy. Done. Send her to Stars.”

“I need you to come to West Virginia and meet her first. She’s not so sure that she wants to go.”

He sighed. “Fine. Are you near the Alpha’s lodge? Because that’s the only place I know how to get to.”

“Thanks, D. I’ll owe you one.”

“You still owe me a pizza.”

I grinned at his sass. “You never forget anything, do you?”

“Nope,” he popped back before saying something to the people he was with. “When we finish what we’re doing, we’ll head your way. She’ll have a full security detail when we pick her up.”

“She’s a stressed-out shifter, Dolyn. She’s been through some shit, and I don’t know what else she’s running from.”

“She’ll be safe in Stars, Lo. I’ll take care of her. Maybe it’ll give her some away time from her personal demons.”