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Angel made a face and then smiled. “I hope I meet my heart-match. I just hope I don’t have to kill someone first.”
“We can all hope for that,” Teresa said.
By the time he and China had eaten their fill, and Angel had scarfed down the grilled steak, it was time for them to shift back. Angel had run to Oz’s house and grabbed clothes for them.
China followed Oz into one of the spare bedrooms and they changed back to human. The moment that they were back on two legs, they were kissing and holding each other.
“Are you okay?” she asked in between kisses.
“You saved my life, babe, I’m fan-fucking-tastic. Are you okay?” He dragged his lips across hers with a groan and pulled away. He looked down at her lush body, scanning for injuries and trying not to get sidetracked by how sexy she was.
“I’m good,” she said.
“You’re great,” he amended. “I shouldn’t have let you go anywhere alone.”
“How could you possibly know they’d come after me like that?”
“Because I’m your mate. Your safety is paramount to me.”
She smiled and nodded. “Yours is to me too. Can you believe that the elders were in on it? It’s crazy.”
“It is. I wish I’d known that Craig was related to Benecio. I guess he didn’t tell anyone because they didn’t like each other.”
“The elders are bastards, and so are the ones who abducted me. I’m glad they’re going to be imprisoned. Where’s the jail, anyway?”
“It’s in a small concrete building a few yards from the alpha’s mansion. I can’t remember the last time a tribunal was held for such a serious matter.”
She turned and picked up the clothes Angel had left for them, handing Oz his.
“I’m glad it’s all over,” she said. She stood and buttoned up her shirt. “You and I are safe, and we get to go to Kedrick, which is what we wanted anyway. I will miss Teresa though.”
“Me too. Angel—not so much.”
She snorted a laugh.
When they were finished dressing and kissing on each other, he gave her a long, quiet look. “Thank you for coming for me.”
“That’s what mates do.”
“I’m positively crazy about you. I wanted to tell you how I really felt, and I was going to as soon as you got back from Teresa’s, and then it was too late. I love you, China. I’m so glad you’re mine.”
She smiled broadly, her eyes shining with happiness. “I love you too, Oz. You might not be interim alpha anymore, but you’re the alpha of my heart.”
Chapter Twelve
China and Oz were called to the alpha’s mansion an hour after they’d changed back to human. They’d left Teresa’s home and gone to Oz’s to pack up. Angel had offered to make the drive with them so they could use his truck to haul more things. Most likely they would have to make another trip to get all of Oz’s work stuff. She didn’t mind; it would mean another visit with Teresa.
They walked into the alpha mansion and found Craig in the office. He’d replaced the large, imposing wood desk with a modern-looking glass and metal one and had taken down the curtains and wall hangings. “Come on in, have a seat,” he said. “You both all healed up?”
“We are. Thanks,” Oz said.
Craig folded his hands on the desk. “I wish I could make the change to the laws about you being exiled, but if I do that, I’d be unraveling every other law we have.”
“I don’t mind it,” Oz said. “I’m happy to be joining up with China’s pride.”
Craig nodded. “I spoke to Duke earlier and he’s fully briefed on what happened. He’s also looking forward to you joining their ranks.”
Oz was glad to hear that. While he’d assumed that Duke would welcome him into the pride as China’s mate, membership was entirely at the discretion of the alpha and he could refuse him entrance if he wanted.
