Claimed by the Grizzly by Lacey Thorn

Author:Lacey Thorn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Halloways
Publisher: Resplendence Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Sidia was playful and charming and stole Koby’s heart from the moment he’d first encountered her. She’d accepted him, fully and without question, even knowing what had happened with her sister. Sidia Blackstone was his perfect mate. Koby wanted to keep her to himself all day, spending the hours exploring her body and sating the desire they both had for one another. Instead, they headed upstairs for food and to figure out the next step against the threat surrounding their pack.

Sometimes, life was a real bitch.

“I remember my mom telling us about coming here once, when she was younger,” Sidia said as they crossed through the large dining room. “She said this room was decorated like something out of a fairytale.” She glanced up at him. “It was when your dad mated your mom.”

“Laramie will have the same when he takes a mate,” Koby said.

It was a ritual expected of the alpha. He was the head of the pack, and when he mated, his mate would become an extension of him. The entire pack would gather to witness the woman he chose and to welcome her. Yet another reason for Koby to celebrate not being the one born with their father’s Kodiak gene dominating. His mating with Sidia wouldn’t be put on display for others.

“He should formally proclaim his status as alpha first,” Sidia murmured. “Soon. Before the rumblings among the elders crescendo over the entire pack.”

“So your mate thinks to chastise me already?” Laramie asked, stepping from the kitchen to stand before them. “You’ve not even been mated a day.”

“I’ve been a member of this pack since I was born,” Sidia said, stepping in front of Koby to face his brother. “I remember when your father was killed. The entire pack mourned. I remember my father waiting for the official word to come down. For all the families to be called to gather for his farewell and the change of command to you. A call that never came. My father said to be patient. You were young and in mourning. That we should understand your grief and give you the time you needed. Then we were attacked, and my father was killed.”

“You blame me for his death?” Laramie snapped out the question, the growl spilling around it.

Koby stepped forward. A growl rumbled from his chest and had Laramie’s gaze jerking to him instead of his mate.

“Stop,” Sidia said, placing a hand on Koby’s chest. She spared him a quick glance before facing his brother again. “No, I’m not blaming you. I understand what it is to lose a father, a mother. I know the weight of that grief.”

Koby wrapped his arms around her and tugged her back against his chest, offering comfort as he felt Sidia’s anguish through their developing bond. “My mate lost both of her parents, as well as her younger sister. Then she was ripped from her remaining siblings and forced to live in fear, while the elders decided what to do. The weight of her grief is far greater than ours.

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