Claimed by the Assassins (An Academy of Assassins Novel Book 3) by Stacey Brutger

Author:Stacey Brutger [Brutger, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-05T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Ascher ignored the scenery as it flew past the window, conscious only of the woman who was snuggled up against his chest, sound asleep. Despite the stench of the fish people, her own intoxicating scent of warm wildflowers that reminded him of home wafted around him, and he couldn’t resist leaning down to sniff her hair.

He tightened his arm around her, pleased when she snuggled deeper into his arms, and he slowly upped his body temperature, his heart skipping a beat when she tightened her hold on him instead of turning away.

The hellhound raised his massive head, huffing in exasperation over Ascher’s concern that his beast form would scare her away. She was stronger than any of them.

And she had no idea how precious she really was to them.

He was afraid that if she ever discovered it, the knowledge would scare her away. According to her, she didn’t do commitment, she didn’t have friends, and he had to smile at the way she so diligently tried to avoid drawing any kind of attention.

And failed miserably just by breathing.

She’d reluctantly opened herself up to the team, mostly against her will, and became their whole world. She was strong—stronger than any of them—and she could survive without them, but the group would shatter without her to keep them together. They would continue hunting, but the heart of them would be gone.

And they’d come too close to losing her today. They were so busy trying to protect her that they nearly lost her by treating her as something less than an elite hunter. And if he had to guess, that bitch queen of Draven’s wouldn’t stop until Morgan was dead, Wild Hunt or not.

He stifled a growl of denial, unwilling to disturb Morgan’s much-needed sleep. They would all die before letting anything happen to her, but he was afraid it very well could come to pass before the hunt was over. They’d barely survived one night, and they had two more to go.

Morgan shifted in his arms, tightening her hold around his waist, and he stilled when the beast quieted and settled down as meekly as a kitten. He was afraid to move, completely shocked at how deeply and powerfully she affected him. It had taken him years of practice to keep the beast from spilling out of his skin at the tiniest sign of any emotions, and even more years to gain mastery over the volatile creature and not set fire to anything he touched.

All Morgan had to do was touch him or look at him with those stunning bluish-violet eyes, and his beast would obey her every command.

Hell, who was he kidding?

So would he.

As they drove up the road to the Academy, he was able to feel her slipping away even while he held her. The world was changing faster than they could protect her. She was too stubborn to listen to what was best for her, not when she only thought of keeping them safe.

The team was her whole world.

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