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“Done.”
Getting to my feet, I nodded to my wolves. “I need a shower.”
What I really needed was a few moments alone to calm my wolf, who was convinced Evie and Kyla shouldn’t have gone to Finvarra alone. Evie had been so low on her power, and Kyla was a recently injured, starving wolf who had been mostly feral not all that long ago.
They could handle themselves. In fact, together, they made one hell of a team. Still, I couldn’t help but listen for every car that drove near my territory, hoping one of them would be Liam’s.
Ten
Evie
The sun had already set by the time I drove into wolf territory. Kyla waved at me when I turned off. She’d said she wanted to go straight to sleep, and I couldn’t blame her.
Pulling up to Nathaniel’s house, I sat for a moment, attempting to motivate myself to get out of the car.
Nathaniel’s door opened. That was all I needed. I got out of the car, practically sleepwalking up to his front door.
Nathaniel gave me a long, searching look.
“I’m okay,” I assured him. “Just tired.”
“And hungry, I bet,” Tobias called. “Come eat, Evie.”
I smiled. Food was Tobias’s love language. I stepped into the warmth and brushed past the Alpha. Nathaniel had showered, and he smelled fresh and clean…likehome.
I wanted to burrow into him, but I also didn’t want to dirty him up again. Unless we were talking in a sexy way, of course, because I was down for—
“Where did you go?” Nathaniel had stepped in front of me.
“Sorry. Just tired. Mind wandering.”
He pushed a hunk of my hair behind my ear. It was covered in blood, yellow goo, and various other substances, but he didn’t seem to mind. He gently lowered his head, brushing his lips against mine.
“Now that I have you in my home, where you belong, and you’ve agreed to be my mate, all I want to do is take you upstairs and prove you’re mine.”
My body flushed hot, and I elbowed him, giving a nod toward the kitchen where Tobias had gone silent. He’d definitely heard everything Nathaniel had said.
Nathaniel just laughed, wrapped his arm around my shoulders, and led me into the kitchen.
My face flamed. Naomi smirked at me, while Ryker, Hunter, and Xander kept their eyes on their plates. Smart men.
Tobias took one look at me up close and gaped. I hesitated. “I can go clean up first,” I said.
“No,” Nathaniel said as my stomach chose that moment to let out a howl. “I want you to eat.”
Tobias gestured for me to take a seat, and Ryker immediately scooted over so Nathaniel could sit next to me.
“I was just telling everyone about what happened below the seelie castle. And our plan for HFE,” Nathaniel said.
“I still don’t see why we have to be involved in Evie’s war,” Naomi muttered.
Nathaniel went still, his head cocked in a way that didn’t bode well for Naomi’s health. I’d never seen him turn that kind of look on her before, and I elbowed him to draw his attention. “Can you pass the butter?”
I didn’t need the butter. His wry look told me he knew that. But he was focused on me. Naomi’s mouth twisted in a way that made it clear she was grateful for the distraction and hated that I’d been the one to make it happen.
Tobias had made spaghetti and meatballs with fresh garlic bread. I took a bite and let out a contented sigh.
Nathaniel grinned at me, and it was clear both he and his wolf were pleased that I was eating.
