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Did that mean he was watching us? Had he caught a glimpse of Lavender?
I followed Detective Rouche as he walked off the property, glaring at him as he got in his car and drove away. The fucking idiot thought it was okay to invade our home? Because he had a hunch? He was just looking for something to pin on us.
Once I was certain he had left, I stalked back inside checking my phone. Theo had messaged me saying they had taken Lavender to the basement so she was safely hidden.
The whole pack were all sitting around the table in the basement with Lavender when I arrived. She was absent mindedly chewing on her thumbnail.
“Is he gone?” Kane asked as he saw me enter, his voice low and dangerous.
“Yeah, he had no real reason to snoop, he claimed he heard someone in distress and it was his right as a police officer to investigate.”
Archer snorted. “What a crock of shit, he clearly still has it out for us.”
“Yeah,” I agreed.
“She was in the sunroom,” Kane said, tilting his head towards Lavender. “Did he get anywhere near there?”
“He was looking through windows in the back east, nowhere near the sunroom. If I hadn’t grabbed him when I did he may have seen something.” I sighed, relieved he had been nowhere near Lavender, but simply being on the property was far too close for my liking.
“So he didn’t see me?” Lavender asked softly, getting up and padding over to me, gently wrapping her arm around my waist. Pulling her into me, I inhaled the sweet scent clinging to her hair, letting it relax and reassure me.
“No,” I confirmed.
“He’s a twat for even coming near us! Coming near her, that fucking beta should be strung up,” Kane snarled, his face turning red with anger. Lavender jumped back at the vitriol in his voice. Kane was physically shaking with rage.
Then, to my shock she walked right up to Kane, hugging him round the middle, nestling her head into his chest. Kane looked down, surprised as a delicious, relaxing hum filled the air that made us all feel completely boneless. Lavender was purring to calm Kane down!
The effects of the hum quickly took effect, the tension visibly seeping out of Kane’s body, and he gently hugged Lavender back.
“He didn’t see me,” Lavender insisted. “That’s what matters.” She smiled up at Kane. “I’ll stay out of the sunroom from now on… just to be safe.”
“But you love that room,” Archer frowned.
“Yeah, but I also love my nest and at least when I’m there, you aren’t at risk of getting in trouble by a federal peeping tom.” Lavender started picking up various papers, poking around. “I don’t want you guys getting in trouble,” she mumbled in a low voice.
“You’re too good to be around us,” Kane whispered, kissing her on the forehead. My heart stuttered at the sight, Kane was getting very touchy with Lavender—was that a good thing?
“I know, I’m awesome,” Lavender joked, pulling away from Kane with a smile. “So awesome, that Theo is going to get take out pizza tonight?” She smiled at Theo questioningly.
“I’ll go place the order.” Theo smiled at her warmly, and left to make the call.
“Oooh! I’ll ask him to make more cinnamon buns for dessert!” Lavender decided, pulling away from Kane and scampering after Theo up the stairs, calling his name.
“She’s got him wrapped around her finger, hasn’t she?” Archer laughed.
“She’s got all of us wrapped around her finger,” Kane said, looking at the stairs where Lavender had been mere moments before, with a frown.
ChapterTwenty-Nine
Theo
That night, once Lavender was curled up and I’d extracted myself, I made my way to Gage’s office where the entire pack was assembled. I hated leaving her side, the moment I did everything just felt less relaxed, like I was that much closer to snapping.
I had given Lavender only the basics on who Detective Rouche was, then diverted her with my fingers—much to my pleasure—and soon enough she was one sleepy, blissed out omega.
I ensured I scrubbed my hands before leaving, because the others would have smelled Lavender’s slick from a mile away and given this new threat.s I didn’t want to distract everyone.
“What’s the plan?” I asked, striding into the room, plastering a fake grin on my face.
