A Shifter's Bodyguard (Pale Moonlight Book 5) by Marie Johnston

Author:Marie Johnston [Johnston, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LE Publishing
Published: 2019-12-29T18:30:00+00:00

Sylva shifted her position. She stood post over Nala in her wolf form so that when the cat woke up, she’d be ready.

It had been twenty-four hours since the attack. Nala had woken up, lapped some broth, and slept. She’d kept that routine into the night, but she’d also started moving her limbs and adjusting her body. In another day, she might get up and walk around.

Before she shifted, she’d washed Nala’s tawny coat, removing blood and grit from the fight. After receiving a tense smile and a goodnight from Malcolm after the obvious fight with Harrison, she’d brought out a fresh batch of broth.

The bits of angry words she’d heard had filled in part of the story.

She thought back to Harrison when she’d first been broken out of prison and then thrust into serving on the Synod. He’d been competent, doing his job and ignoring her. Hadn’t that made her feel like nothing had changed. Another male who thought she was merely a weak shifter. And sons of a former member of the Lycan Council to boot, the leaders who had enabled shifters like the Raymores to abuse their power. That had been the biggest strike against them. So she’d guarded herself against them.

But their father had gladly walked away from his leadership position. From what she understood, he’d been phoning in most of his duties anyway. Did the twins have anything to do with him? Or their mother?

She mulled over the memory of her own parents. Roman had effectively cut her off, restricting and shortening visits until she had to beg for weeks. After Mother helped her kill him, they hadn’t seen each other again. Sylva couldn’t bring herself to check on her. Mother might’ve gotten her access to the gun and the bullets, but she’d also let her own daughter get mated off like a not-so-prized horse.

Soft steps caught her ear. Harrison’s heady scent teased her nose. He smelled like sweat, fresh air, and pine trees—all male. It should be enough to send her running, but she wanted to breathe harder, to suck it all in.

Harrison’s scent was so unlike her mate’s. There was no deception, no lingering smells of others’ pain, and definitely not the scent of the brothers. Always the brothers. John Todd, Rafe, and Clayton had been a constant in her life. That they hadn’t been living under the same roof as her was a shock. But Roman wouldn’t have allowed it. He had better control living on his own with a mate he could lord over them.

Harrison was hovering outside the open garage door. She couldn’t call out and tell him it was okay to come inside. Mind-speak, maybe, but she hadn’t made that much progress. Once she’d gotten Roman’s ugly, hurtful voice out of her head, she’d had no interest in inviting another back in.

He finally entered the garage, still in wolf form, and settled on his haunches next to her. They both watched the cat’s chest rise and fall.

If he were in his human form, she could imagine what he’d say.

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