Claimed For Their Pleasure (Omega Prey Book 6) by L.V. Lane

Author:L.V. Lane [Lane, L.V.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Three Spires
Published: 2021-08-01T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Jessa

AS MY MOTHER and I treat Hazel’s injuries, Brandon paces restlessly in wolf form near the bedding chamber entrance. He does not like to be separated so soon after the harrowing events. I do not want to be separated either, but I take comfort in him being there.

I am exhausted, but I will not rest easy until I see Hazel has been treated.

My focus is on the wickedness done by Nola, but my heart is with Brandon as he paces by the door.

Hazel’s right foot is cut, and dirt has been ground into the wound. After bathing it, we apply a salve and carefully wrap it in a bandage.

“You should not walk until it has a chance to heal,” my mother says as she gathers the supplies before wrapping an arm around me.

“That won’t be a problem,” Jack says from the entrance to the chamber. “Our mate will be busy for the next few days while we tend to her.”

I smile. It feels like I have not smiled in a long while. Leaning in, I press a gentle kiss to Hazel’s forehead. “May the Goddess bless you with a child,” I whisper before leaving with my mother.

Brandon stops his pacing seeing me approach. The moment I near, he comes at me, nearly bowling me over. Is he… herding me?

My mother chuckles. “Ah, lass, it feels good to chuckle at his nonsense. Happen he doesn’t trust himself to shift afore he has gotten you home.”

“Home?” I cannot bear the thought of being parted from Brandon. I run my fingers through his thick coat. Goddess, he is so soft. I don’t remember ever touching him in wolf form before.

“Let him take you, lass,” she says with a wink. “Happen he knows where to go, and we will talk on the morrow.” She hugs me swiftly before letting me go.

Brandon, taking this as a queue, all but knocks me over again.

“Goddess!” I mutter. “I am coming. Show me the way.”

I don’t think wolves can understand human words, but he lets me know what he wants, nudging me out of the great hall. I follow him all the way down the lane to a part of the village I don’t visit often. Here, he comes to a stop outside a rickety gate.

I blink a few times in confusion. This is the old Bennets’ place. It looks different… like someone has been in here. The ramshackle cottage is covered in Jasmine and creeping ivy. A picket fence, weather-worn and broken in places, surrounds the property and garden.

Before I can turn and demand answers from the wolf, the air crackles behind me. Strong arms surround me, one slipping under my legs and lifting me up.

“I believe it is tradition to carry the bride over the threshold,” he says, a huge grin on his handsome face.

“Brandon! What is going on?”

Ignoring me, he pushes the gate open and carries me along the little brick path someone has cleared of weeds. At the door, he pauses. “This is our home, Jessa,” he says.

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