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And yet, I don’t like being ignored. I don’t like that the shadow beasts simply left when I asked such an important question. It’s not just rude. It feels like I’m being treated like a child.
So, I stand and creep to the edge of the cave, flatten myself against the wall, and hold my breath.
“She’s our mate,” They’re just outside the cave, and I can hear them distinctly, as if they’re close and speaking to me, but Phantom’s words hold an unexpected edge.
Mate? Hell. Who could possibly be a mate to these three massive men?
I hear a sigh, and then Onyx speaks. “The creatures from the Void will come for her. It was foolish to bring her here.” There’s a note of reproach in his voice, an I-told-you-so inflection that means he might’ve spent a bit of time observing humans also.
But I’m busy dissecting the words for meaning.Creatures from the Void?I don’t know about any creatures, or what the hell a Void is. Not sure I want to, either.
“Yes. They will come.” Their cadence is the same. It’s as if when Phantom is speaking he’s almost answering himself. There’s little difference, other than the fact that Onyx has a slightly gruffer note to his voice. “But leaving her would not have protected her. They would have found a way to reach her, and we wouldn’t be around to keep her safe.”
I peek around the opening to see them, to watch their body language. I’m also too far away to be able to tell the dark-haired ones apart, but the blond is speaking without the benefit of sound, and I can only tell because of the attention the others are paying him and the slight movements of his arms against his body.
A gentle rain falls through the trees, and every once in a while, a droplet glistens on the blond’s back, the bigger dark-haired beast’s shoulder, the smaller one’s chest. I can’t see much more without giving myself away.
“I don’t want her in danger, either, Onyx, but we can protect her.” He nods at the blond, atOnyx. “Wewillprotect her.”
The emphasis is comforting, but I don’t understand what’s going on. I’m about to move away when Phantom looks to where I’m standing, his gaze hot, assessing, his tone vibrant when he speaks. “We know what she is, but now it’s time we find outwhoshe is.” My body flushes with heat.
He nods to me and the others turn, and now three gazes land on me. Another burst of heat blooms through me.
Instead of inviting me out, they stalk toward me, hulking, muscles bulging, eyes dark.
“The creatures will come for you.” Phantom looks me up and down, closer, and I think maybe they already are.
And then another thought hits me.Were they talking about me the whole time? Hell, do these guys thinkI’mtheir mate?
Oh, fuck. Of course they were talking about me!I smack myself in the forehead, then lean back against the cave wall, trying to catch my breath.Their mate!
