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Nothing. And I’ve had contact with all the alphas. This is a real victory, Fergus. You and Mary have prevented an all-pack war.
Fergus released a heavy rush of air. At the same time, he experienced a lightening of spirit he hadn’t known for the past several days. The greater risk had always been that Savage would fall into a state of war.
Ryan’s approaching, Fergus said. I’ll make sure he updates you as the evening progresses. For now, I’ll be signing off.
r /> Fergus, you do whatever you need to do. Mary’s your priority right now and I’ve got my pack to tend to as well. I’ll catch up with you tomorrow night at the White Flame.
Sounds good.
When Ryan drew near, he signaled for five members of Fergus’s security force to create a protective array around them.
Fergus still held Mary close, her head cradled against his neck.
“Is she all right?” Ryan asked. He moved next to Fergus, levitating easily in the air beside him.
“She will be. But I’d like you to get the guest room set up with drug-flushing equipment and I want a nurse to be with Mary the entire time. She has amber flame in her system.”
“You got it.” As he flew a few yards away from Fergus, he whipped his cell from his pocket and started issuing orders.
The remainder of the Gordion detail levitated within a few feet of Fergus, their backs to him as they constantly surveyed the skies.
Knowing his wolves were protecting him, Fergus finally eased down and directed the team north toward the Gordion Compound. He kept the pace slow to have a good look at the land below and to gain a sense of Savage. Overall, he could feel that Sydon’s attempted takeover of the territory had failed.
It was time to go home.
Adrenaline had driven him for the past hour and his head pounded as a result. Not that he cared much. Mary was his primary concern now. He’d make sure she had good medical attention, then he’d ask her the really hard questions about their future.
He heard her moan softly, a wolfish sound he loved. She shifted in his arms so that he had to slow down and readjust his hold on her. She ended up with her face pressed against his neck this time.
Did she just sniff his skin?
Fergus, I’m feeling better already. The witch’s spell is completely gone.
Something about the sound of her voice in his head went straight to his groin. Was it the timbre? The Savage hoarseness? Then he felt guilty for having a purely sexual reaction to an injured female. You okay?
You smell so good. Her whole body writhed against his.
He remembered the effects amber flame could have on female wolves and wondered if her current reaction was as a result.
He was about to ask her if she’d experienced anything unusual because of the drug when she lifted her chin, then clamped her teeth around his throat. You’re mine, Fergus, and I’m not letting you get away from me. Not tonight, at least.
A full body shiver went through him.
Two images got stuck side-by-side. One was of the medical equipment in his guest room where he needed to take her. The other was his private den home with a soundproof room which happened to be closer to his current in-air position than the Gordion Compound.
The former, however, called strongly to his sense of duty.
But the latter...
He flew even slower as he wrestled with his conscience. He should get Mary clean of the amber flame drug, but his body rolled with his need and longing for her.
Her voice penetrated his head abruptly. Take me to your den home. Now.
His conscience won. Mary, this isn’t right. We need to get you free of the drug, first.
Actually, I don’t have it in my system anymore. The spell that rendered me so weak has just finished bleeding the effects of the flame drug out of my body.
Fergus was confused. Then what’s with your teeth on my neck? Are you saying this isn’t about amber flame?
