Mending the Beast by Lacey Thorn

Author:Lacey Thorn [Thorn, Lacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal romance
Publisher: Lacey Thorn Publishing
Published: 2020-12-06T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

A week. They’d been following Talbot’s trail for a week. A week of having Ariel so close yet still, too far away. At least, Daniel had graduated from sleeping on the floor in front of their door to sharing the bed with her. She slept fully clothed on one side of the bed while he slept the same way on the other.

Or at least, they pretended to sleep. Both were seriously lacking in obtaining actual zzz’s, and it was definitely starting to take a physical toll on them. Ariel was like a walking zombie, and Daniel’s lion was so close to the surface, he wasn’t sure how much longer he could hold control from his animal side.

“Daniel!”

He turned to see his brother looking completely pissed with him. That was par for the course by now. He and Gabriel had been clashing all week. Gideon and Vic had gone back to Riverton after a long conversation with Ariel the night before, and Daniel wasn’t sure if either of them were coming back. Of course, they had a full house as it was. There was Aleksy and Lyra along with Tony. Then there was Gabriel and Kenzie. Mitch and Jonah had gone back with Quinn originally. Mitch had stayed with her, but Jonah was back with two new guys. With Daniel and Ariel, their traveling party was at ten. Not exactly inconspicuous.

“Are you even paying attention?” Gabriel thundered as he stomped to Daniel. Not for the first time, Daniel wondered what it would take to get Gabriel on the helicopter back home.

“What the hell do you want, Gabriel?”

“I—”

Ariel was between them in an instant, a growl spilling from her lips. One hand flattened against Daniel’s chest while the other fisted around Gabriel’s shirt.

“Enough!” she snarled, getting in Gabriel’s face. “Are you paying attention? Your brother’s one escalation with you away from shifting into his lion right here. Is that what you want?”

“I want him to go home until we figure out what’s going on with him,” Gabriel snarled, and the only thing that saved him was the fact he didn’t get in her face.

“Well, too fucking bad,” she snapped. “We’re here, and we’re not going anywhere. Deal with it.”

Gabriel growled, but Ariel merely leaned in and growled back.

“Problems, boys?” Kenzie asked as she and Tony joined them, but her gaze was squarely on her mate.

Gabriel blew out a breath and took a step back from Ariel. She immediately moved so she stood directly in front of Daniel, planting her feet wide as if she were going to protect him from anything else thrown at him. He dropped his hands to cup her hips and simply held onto her.

“Whatever the two of you are doing, do it faster,” Gabriel commanded. “Both of you look like the walking dead. And the rest of us are no good if we’re watching out for you all the time. Get your shit together or get out.”

With a growl, he reached for his mate then walked away.

“I’m still not sure if I like your brother or not,” Tony admitted.

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