Assembly (The Feral Souls Trilogy - Book 2) by Erica Woods

Assembly (The Feral Souls Trilogy - Book 2) by Erica Woods

Author:Erica Woods [Woods, Erica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9788293735014
Publisher: Wildland Books
Published: 2021-02-03T18:30:00+00:00


34

Ash

The day after the full moon was usually easier than the day before. Calmer. But not this time. I felt the moon’s pull as keenly as the days leading up to its peak. Violence would mar the games this year if other packs were similarly affected.

And yet . . .

With my beast pushing against its restraints and Samuel so near I could taste his power on the wind, I should have been engaged in a fierce battle with my wolf. But standing this close to Hope, her scent comforting me with her nearness, the heat from her body reassuring me she was alive and well, there was no need to battle.

Her presence soothed both man and beast, and my only concern was keeping her safe.

“Are you alright, banajaanh?” I gently extracted her from Ruarc’s hold and dropped to my haunches in front of her. I did not care how it looked to others—I was unwilling to tower over her when tension lined the corners of her eyes and her gaze remained fixed on the ground.

Her head jerked up. “What . . .” Small hands curled around my wrists and tugged. “Get up.”

“I am fine right here.”

“W-why?”

I reached out and cupped her chin, marveling in her trust when she leaned into my touch, eyes fluttering shut. “You were staring at the ground.” I felt my lips curve, wishing she would understand the joy she had brought into our lives. “I rather prefer you look at me and felt my chances were better here.”

Her eyes flew open. “I will, just . . . Please stand.”

Watching me lowered before her bothered my sweet human.

Strange.

I got to my feet, drawing her close with a hand between her shoulder blades, the other tipping her chin up. “You do not need to be afraid.” Command infused my tone, and her small body shuddered.

“I’m okay.”

A roar from somewhere in the crowd gave lie to her claim. She jumped closer, human fingers finding their way to the nape of my neck, entangling in my hair. Had she been lycan, had she been anyone else, I would have had her on her back with her belly bared and her throat exposed.

But she was Hope, and hers was the one touch I would never deny.

I brushed my cheek over her temple, breathing in her scent and willing mine to surround her, claim her, warn the world what would happen should she come to harm. “We will eat, observe, and then we will return to the cabin.” I had noticed she did better when she knew what to expect. There were many reasons a person would develop that particular need, but the reason growing in my mind like dark clouds ready to spit thunder was as chilling as it was sinister. It fit with what else I knew of her, of her scars and her behavior . . . And it all came back to the horrors she had faced in her past. After all, a person who had lived their



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