Night's Bride (Ragoru Origins Book 3) by SJ Sanders

Author:SJ Sanders [Sanders, SJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2025-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Thirteen

CHAPTER 13

Vrel crouched low as he secretly regarded the alpha. He was not altogether certain that Nash did not know he was there, but if he did, he chose to ignore his presence. The male paced through the heavy snow, the falling flakes clinging persistently to his fur. The pelt along his shoulders, back, upper arms and legs, in addition to his long mane, kept the snow far enough from his body heat that he appeared coated in the dust of crystals.

His ears tipped toward Nash uncertainly and he glanced back toward the doorway. Vikt was inside assisting Emily with her bath. Vrel normally would be there as well, except he was distracted by the alpha’s odd behavior. Nash truly wished to stand outside in the snow for such a long time. He enjoyed snow as much as the next Ragoru but with the snow whipping around the cold, cutting air, he did not understand the appeal.

“You may join me,” Nash rumbled, his deep voice breaking the silence of the night.

Vrel’s ears flattened slightly with indecision. Join him… without Vikt? It was unthinkable. While Vikt often hunted with the other males within the clan, Vrel had never spent company with another Ragoru without his twin as a buffer.

“Or not,” Nash continued with a wry chuff. “I forget sometimes.”

Bouncing uncertainly for a moment, Vrel finally stepped toward the other male, his ears lowering instinctively at the brush of falling snow. “What do you forget?”

Nash swung around, his head craning over his shoulder as he grinned at Vrel. “How it is with twins.” He cocked his head. “Have you ever done anything without Vikt?”

Vrel swallowed but shook his head, his ears flattening completely against his skull at the line of questioning. “Only Emily.”

Nash’s brow arched, the pale snow clinging to him emphasizing his expression. “You have mounted your mate without him? That is bold. Even among triads, the interest in sharing is strong enough to discourage that. Males who are comfortable not sharing often are males who cannot truly share and seldom find a mate.”

“Not that,” Vrel hastened to reassure the male, embarrassment rolling through him. He was no deviant rogue to be worried about. “I meant to say that I spend time… alone… with Emily. Just no one else.”

He fidgeted in place, his paws scuffing the snow beneath him. “I am not a very good hunter,” he admitted. “Males who tolerate Vikt’s company think that I am useless.”

Nash frowned back at him, his concern evident on his face. “And Vikt allows them to speak in such a fashion about you?”

A smile split Vrel’s muzzle at the thought, and he shook his head with a chortle of amusement as he crept closer to Nash. “No. My brother is smaller than they are and does not enjoy violence, but he always gets in one good blow before they trounce him.”

A hard look crossed Nash’s face, and Vrel’s smile fell. He regretted saying anything now.

“They trounce him,” Nash repeated, his voice cool.

Vrel lifted his upper arms helplessly.

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