Hunger Moon by Merryn Dexter

Author:Merryn Dexter
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: romantic suspense, werewolf, full moon, shape shifter, Erotic paranormal, Florida romance
Publisher: Decadent Publishing LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Bel darted through the trees, grateful for their shade as she tried to run off the worst of the tension squeezing around her heart. Troy had fallen into a deep sleep after his whispered confession, holding her tight enough for it to be uncomfortable. She hadn’t protested, though. If her mate needed something to cling onto to drive the bad memories away, she would endure without complaint. The pain he’d suffered as a child, combined with the survivor’s guilt of his adulthood, had left a deep bruise on his soul. She’d sensed it the moment she’d reached out to ease his distress, had almost buckled under the devastation of it.

A familiar scent touched her nose, and she raised her muzzle to track the owner. A large, black wolf stepped between two huge oaks, holding his ground until she turned and trotted in his direction. Bel raised her head offering her throat, showing respect and deference to her alpha. Derek pressed his snout into the thick fur at her neck for a moment then withdrew. His golden eyes stared hard at her, his scent a mix of anger and concern.

Where is Troy? Wolves could speak mind to mind, and she couldn’t help herself. He’d slipped from his bed early that morning, determined to present himself to Derek and explain everything. He’d refused to let her go with him. He would not let any affection the alpha held for Bel temper his response to what Troy had to say to him. She appreciated him not putting her in the position of being caught between mate and alpha, but the morning had passed in slow, creeping increments until she’d had to shift and go for a run.

He is with Rand. Troy is making a call to his father, after which we will hold another meeting to discuss what happens next.

The alpha wolf stepped forward, crowding into her space. I cannot give my support to this mating, Bel.

Do not force me to choose, Derek. It would break my heart to leave Moonlight, to leave our pack that I love so dearly.

The black wolf snarled, a deep warning rumble. You are still my wolf, Bel. I will not let you go without a fight.

Her heart sank. It appeared the alpha had rejected Troy’s plea for sanctuary for himself and Quinn within the Moonlight pack. Then don’t fight. Is there no way we can work together to defeat the threat from Brighton? Even as she sent the thought, her heart twisted at the selfishness of her request. They had faced so many threats in the past, had fled to Florida to escape the predations of another cruel and power-hungry alpha. She couldn’t ask Derek to put the pack at risk again. I’m sorry. Just let us go and Troy and I will run far from here. We’ll leave the area, the state if we have to.

It’s too late for that.

Realization struck, making her stagger as though from a physical blow. It didn’t matter whether Troy and she left, Clark would not give up his designs on conquering her friends and family.

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