Tide Wolves (Complete Trilogy Books 1-3): A Fated Mates Shifter Romance by Robyn Herzman

Author:Robyn Herzman [Herzman, Robyn]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2022-12-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Killian

To celebrate the encounter with the Water wolves going right, and getting rid of Julian, Verron decided to throw a feast. The great, big man smiles gruffly down at us. It occurs to me I know nothing of his family, or even if he has one. He offers an awkward smile and shakes my hand. I can’t tell if he still doesn’t really like me, or he’s just not a people person. ‘Everything will be ready in a couple of hours,’ Verron rumbles. ‘We’ll host in the hall. You’ll sit beside me,’ he informs me, then turns and departs.

‘Oh, okay,’ I murmur. ‘Sure, I’d be delighted,’ I say to his retreating form.

Ella’s dark, piercing gaze is the first to find me. I sigh inwardly, preparing for the worst. When I first met her, she’d been looking after Katherine, and since then, she’s looked after all of us. I should have known I would incur her wrath sooner or later. I yelp in surprise when she wraps her arms around me—am I being attacked?—in a… a hug.

Her slim frame shakes with soft laughter. ‘Killian.’ She draws back. ‘Thank you.’

I pry myself away from her cautiously. ‘What was that?’

‘It was a hug,’ Katherine says, a little sharply. ‘Surely you’re familiar with the concept.’

Okay, so she’s still mad at me. Fair. I lower my gaze, guilt roaring in me again. ‘Right. I should just…’ Get lost, really. Maybe there’s something I can do to help with this feast. I’m sure there’s cooking to be done, place setting, the like.

Elijah catches my arm. ‘Hey. You did good back there, you know. That could’ve spilled into a war, easily, and you found a way to stop it.’

I meet his gaze, searching, but he’s not one to make fun of me. He means what he’s saying. ‘Thanks,’ I murmur. My gaze lands on Carter, who’s noticeably pale. I would be too if I found out I’d dated (and slept with) my cousin. ‘Sorry about that…’

Carter shakes his head slightly. ‘Not your fault.’

The air between us is brittle. I might have taken a good step today, but it wasn’t enough. I literally broke something between them, not to mention any notion of trust within this group. I’m far from forgiven. ‘I’ll leave, then.’ I don’t bother asking. Instead, I follow the hubbub of chatter and movement into the alpha estate. I don’t know where this hall is that Verron mentioned, but I’d rather be useful for the next couple of hours, helping to set up, than make people I care about suffer my unwelcome presence.

I wish I had the nerve to take Katherine aside and… and just ask her if we’re going to be okay. To tell her I love her, and I did a really stupid thing, but I didn’t mean to hurt her.

But I don’t. And I have a pretty good idea about how jerkish that would sound, anyway. Now, I’m left with no choice but to do what everyone has been telling me all along.

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