Sanctuary (A Hunted Novel Book 1) by Shaw Bethany

Author:Shaw, Bethany [Shaw, Bethany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-02-21T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Nate cringed, holding his phone away from his ear. His mother’s shrill voice filled the van’s cabin, and he shrugged as everyone’s eyes fell on him. Great first impression. You’re doing a fantastic job of assuring them they’ll be welcome in Sanctuary.

“I thought you said we’d have a place to go,” Thea mumbled as she turned in her seat to glare at her sister.

Nate covered the mouthpiece with his hand. “It’s okay. My mom’s a little dramatic.” He’d tried to call his dad first, but he hadn’t answered. This would’ve gone over so much better with Charles.

“I hope so,” Thea whispered as her hand went to her stomach.

Tess reached forward and took her sister’s hand. “It’s going to be okay,” she promised.

“Wolves aren’t our friends,” Dustin warned, his eyes flicking to Nate’s as he looked into the rearview mirror.

Nate swallowed hard as his mother continued to squawk through the phone. This wasn’t going to be easy. But he’d made a promise to Tess, and he was going to see it through.

“Sanctuary is a home for all shifters,” Tess assured, squeezing Thea’s hand before turning to fix a glare on him as if she was silently pleading for him to agree.

Nate nodded as he waited for the shrieking to stop on the other end of the phone. When it finally did, he placed the phone back to his ear. “I’m sure we aren’t being followed. We’ll be there in fifteen.”

“Did you hear a word I just said?” his mother demanded.

“We have an injured woman who needs immediate medical attention. She can’t wait for the council to take their time discussing it,” he continued. “I expect a medical team to be waiting.”

“Nate,” his mother gasped.

“If we don’t help everyone who needs it, then we shouldn’t call ourselves a shifter sanctuary,” he reprimanded.

His mother huffed loudly. “I’ll send the team, but expect to talk the moment you get here. Your insubordination won’t be tolerated.”

The phone clicked and he let his cell fall to the metal floor of the van.

“Are you going to be in a lot of trouble?” one of the little girls asked him.

He forced a smile. “Nah. My mom just likes to blow smoke.”

The little girl leaned against Tess. The elder cat wrapped her arm around her, pulling the child into a tight hug. Tess smoothed her hand over the girls snarled blonde hair and placed a kiss to her forehead.

“Thank you,” Tess whispered, meeting his gaze.

“Yeah,” he nodded. He just hoped that he wasn’t in too much trouble when they got to Sanctuary. Patrice wasn’t a person you wanted against you in an argument.

***

Nate scrubbed a hand over his face as his mom prattled on about protocol and how dangerous his actions had been. After he’d told her his concerns about humans and hunters working together, she’d gone into full-blown lecture mood. He hoped she remembered to speak to the council about his theory after she finished her verbal assault. Her words fell on deaf ears, going in one ear and out the other.

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