When Darkness Reigns by Trina M Lee

Author:Trina M Lee [Lee, Trina M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Trina M. Lee
Published: 2019-09-20T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Two hours before sundown I got up from a restless sleep and slipped from the bed, leaving Arys and Shaz behind. I met Willow in the kitchen where we opened the patio door and shifted in the safe confines of the house. As wolves we bounded out into the setting sun.

There were no other hybrids quite like us. Vaewolf. Vampire and wolf together, able to walk in the sun. I would never stop being grateful for that one special allowance. As I ran beside Willow, watching the day’s last rays bounce off his furry face, I was happy I’d been able to share it with him.

We had no trouble getting to the church and retrieving the stone. While Willow stood watch I hurriedly dug the stone up, finding it right where I’d left it. Much of the anxiety I’d carried since burying it vanished once the stone dangled from its string in my tightly clenched jaws. Having it with me didn’t make it safer, but it did reassure me that nobody could get to it without my knowledge.

When we trotted back into the kitchen, leaving dirty paw prints in our wake, Arys waited in the living room, lounging on the couch in comfy sweatpants. Arms crossed over his bare chest, annoyance flickered over his face when he saw what I held.

“I knew that’s where you went when I woke up and you were gone,” he accused with an exasperated head shake. “What exactly are you planning to do with that? No, don’t tell me. I bet you’ve got some wild idea about using Shya against Lilah. Don’t even think about going back into that stone. Not happening. Not after everything he put you through.” This reaction had been anticipated, which is why I hadn’t told him up front.

From the kitchen where he stood in shorts and a t-shirt making coffee Shaz said, “You should’ve told me you were leaving. I would have come with you guys. The more people watching your back, the better.” Shaz’s differing opinion brought a scowl to Arys’s face.

I loved that they were so different, that their relationship hadn’t changed my white wolf’s ability to speak his truth. Very carefully I set the stone down and shifted. Once I had my hands back, I snatched the stone up and set it in a decorative dish on the kitchen table where it couldn’t roll away.

While Willow shifted and dressed, I slid back into my robe and turned to address Arys. “Since we already have Shya, we should find a way to make that work for us. Why must you argue every move I make?”

“Just destiny I guess,” Arys replied with an arrogant shrug. “Why do you insist on doing everything as recklessly as possible?”

“I like to keep it interesting for you. Wouldn’t want you getting bored now, would I?” I waggled my brows teasingly. When his hard expression didn’t soften, I tried a more serious approach. “Lilah is still out there. Every night she comes at us harder.

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