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“That we were that good?” Theo guessed.
“That it could feel like that?” Sai tried.
“That you could orgasm that many times in a row?” Theo ran his fingertips over my thighs. Another tremble went through my body.
“Yes.” All of those.
Sai slid off the bed as Theo moved to lie by my side.
He returned with a warm, wet washcloth and gently cleaned me up before laying on my other side. Sandwiched between them, I drifted asleep, completely sated.
Kaden
The cool black of the night gave me cover as I soared over the compound, following the edge of the border. From my vantage point, I noted how many wolves were on patrol and where the guards were stationed.
There were more out than normal, so at least the Alpha kept his word so far. The only problem was whether any of them would do anything to stop another attack. Were we just hearing the worst of it? Or does the majority not want us here?
Would those people bother to stop anyone who came for Saige and the rest of us? Or would they turn a blind eye? I wasn’t sure, and I needed to find out.
Perching at the top of a fir tree, I tried not to knock the snow down and attract attention as I listened to the two guards below me. I'd done the past four nights since the attack and grouped people into three categories: supportive of us, against us, or just plain scared.
The first few nights had been easy to figure out who fit where. For the past few nights, though, it seemed they'd gone back to a more normal routine, rather than fixating on Saige, which was both a blessing and a curse. If they were thinking about us less, then the anger might be dwindling. They might either be accepting the inevitability of our presence or returning to a place of not caring one way or the other.
Thirteen people were injured in the attack, all adults and all members of the patrol. None of the injuries were serious, and all healed on their own and were back to full health, which was the best we can hope for. Saige had been grateful nothing more serious happened, and people seem to be moving on.
I needed to know the truth, though.
When these two didn't mention the attack or the other pack, I took flight along the border to the next station.
“I don't think we made the right decision.”
I circled over the two guards and landed carefully on the limb of another tree.
“How can you possibly say that? He did the best with what he had.”
“How could you possibly say that?” his partner countered. “He didn't use any of his defense. Not to their full capabilities.
“Did you see the last goal? It was humiliating.”
It took another moment to realize they weren't discussing the attack, but a soccer match. They clearly had moved on to more important matters.
Maybe the information I gathered was as much as I was going to get. From what I put together of my sample, sixty percent of the people were supportive of us, thirty percent were scared, and only ten percent seem to be against the idea of us living here.
So, it was one of those cases where the complainers were the loudest. It freaked us out because they were the ones screaming in front of our house. That didn't mean they were even close to a majority.
Saige underestimated the loyalty people felt to her father. As Rainer said, she might not remember visiting here, but most people did. They loved her father and her mother and her as one of their own. To them, loyalty was everything. Not just because she was the Alpha’s granddaughter, but because she was pack, even if she didn’t grow up here.
The thought reassured me immensely. We might stay here rather than having to move somewhere on a whim. We had more time than we thought, especially since we had nowhere else to go. With a price on our heads, that was something we couldn't disregard. Just because people here were supportive didn't mean we would find sanctuary anywhere else.
Not everyone was motivated by money but enough people were that we'd be putting ourselves in great danger by leaving the compound. I wouldn't let us go until the proper precautions are in place. I refused to put us in unnecessary danger.
Saige and the guys might be more confident in our abilities to protect ourselves, but I didn't want to chance it, even if it meant taking a hit to our egos. Our lives were at risk.
I'd be the first to admit I wasn't ready to take on the Council or a group of assassins or bounty hunters. We might get lucky and use our combined powers in the heat of a moment, but I didn't want to risk our lives. Saige was too important to me. The rest of the guys were too important to me.
What nagged at me was how to reach out to our family and friends. I knew there was a way, but I would need help. I wasn't so sure Niall will be supportive of the idea. I flew back to our house and landed on the porch, shifting back into my human form and pulling on my clothes before heading inside, joining Niall in the living room where he sat with a book.
He looked it up as I walked in. “Any updates?”
