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“We ran into Charlotte on the way through—just stopped by to check on she and Elijah,” he says. “She told us you were expecting.”
“I don’t want to speak too soon,” I say. “It’s still early…don’t jinx it.”
Javi puts a hand on my leg, his thumb grazing my knee. “I’m sure she’ll be okay,” he says.
She.
We’ll have to talk about that…especially since I already have a name in mind.
“I don’t want to trouble you more than I have to, since you’ve been through so much,” Reyes says, “but I did want to talk about what happens next.”
Javi’s grip tenses. I listen carefully, trying to soothe him through the bond. I know that Reyes would never kick him out…right?
Of course, he did steal a member of our pack…
“I want to offer you both a place with our pack, for helping us get Peaches back,” Reyes says. “I know you were responsible for taking her away in the first place, but my understanding was that Gideon was obfuscating the true reason for her departure from the Rig.”
“Well,thatis a million dollar word, preacher man,” Boyd chuckles. “But no…I’m not really the settling down type. Gotta get back on the sea at some point, and there’s no better time than the present—since I just brought down one of the most hated men in the Gulf.”
“His allies will be out there looking for you,” Javi says.
“Eh,” Boyd shrugs. “Life is more fun with a little danger in it.”
I bite my lip, glancing over at Javi.
“And you, Javi?” Reyes asks. “You’ll stay, won’t you?”
My mate smiles down at me. “I’m not going anywhere.”
I twine my fingers with his as Boyd chuckles.
“Never thought I’d see the day the big guy settled down, but you just keep surprising me,” he says. “Maybe I’ll come back by to visit. No kidnappings this time.”
I glare at him…and I think it might be better if he doesn’t come back at all.
“Well, that’s not all,” Reyes continues. “There’s also the matter of the Gulf Pack—and the fact that you managed to take out their Prime, but that someone else has stepped in to take his place.”
“Let me guess,” I say, unable to keep the venom out of my tone. “Abel.”
Javi growls under his breath, a low rumble that would strike fear into the hearts of any of our enemies.
“That’s right,” Reyes says. “And according to our intel, they’ve decided it’s time for a full-on war against us—with the help of the Heavenly Host.”
My eyes widen and I look over at Javi, but he doesn’t look surprised. “Did you know about this?” I ask.
“We haven’t had a chance to talk about it, but yeah,” he says. “Before they dosed me with kraken, they met with an Angel named Uriel. It was spooky as hell—and Gideon was talking a big game about coming after the Austin pack.”
“But why?” Arden cuts in, her British accent slicing through the warmth of the room. “They have resources, food, a whole pack out there. Why come after us?”
I gasp as the realization hits me. “Because they can’t have babies anymore. They’re dying. They want what we have here…family.”
Everyone goes silent for a moment, Tilda tapping her foot on the ground. She shakes her head as she considers what I’ve just said. “Well, shit…that means our omegas are going to be in more danger than ever.”
“Which is why we’re all going to learn how to fight,” I say.
Javi looks down at me, his brow furrowed.
“I can protect you,” he says.
