Dawn Unearthed by Carrie Ann Ryan

Author:Carrie Ann Ryan [Ryan, Carrie Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carrie Ann Ryan

Chapter

Twelve

ROME

“You haven’t claimed her,” Trace said, and I shook my head.

“No, I haven’t.” My bear grumbled at that, and I swallowed hard. “And please stop reminding my bear that I haven’t. He’s already in a fucked-up mood.”

Trace snorted. “It’s because you’re a gentleman bear.”

That made me laugh. “A gentleman bear? Like that’s an actual thing?”

“You’re making it so.”

Alden came in from the kitchen, beer in his hand. “I’m glad you’re not mated to her yet.”

I raised a brow. “You’re glad that my cock is so hard I can barely think, and I feel like crap? Thank you for that.”

My brother shook his head. “That’s not what I meant.”

“Then why don’t you tell me?” I growled the words, and Trace gave me a look, telling me to calm down. I loved my brothers, I did, but the fact that Sage was so close, and I couldn’t do anything about it pissed me off to no end. It didn’t help that I felt as if I were missing something in the grand scheme of things. Something was going on within my pack and in the town. It felt like we were all waiting for something disastrous to happen.

“You can walk away. You don’t need to follow your base instincts,” Alden said.

“You want him to be unhappy?” Trace asked, shaking his head. “That’s not very kind.”

“I’m not saying he should be unhappy,” Alden growled. “I’m saying that mating a witch when our pack needs focus with the dark forces coming isn’t a good idea.”

My bear pushed at me, but I reined him in, knowing I needed to focus. “You’re going to need to stop telling me I shouldn’t mate with Sage. We’ve had witches and humans and fae and others in our pack. Sage wouldn’t be the first witch.”

“She would be the first witch as an alpha’s mate; therefore, an alpha in her own right.” Alden shook his head. “You know the elders won’t like that.”

I sighed. “Father doesn’t mind. And since he is our Alpha, I don’t give a shit what the old bastards think. They’re so stuck in the past with their heads up their asses, they don’t realize what’s changed over time.”

“Maybe some change isn’t good,” Alden said.

Trace cursed under his breath. “What change? The fact that our pack is strong and healthy?”

“How can it be healthy when the town wards are dying? The witches aren’t doing their jobs. They don’t have the same power they used to. Yet they’re still the ones ruling the town? How is that fair?”

I froze, trying to understand what Alden was saying. “The witches have given their lives to protect our den and this town. Without their power, we wouldn’t be as populated as we are. You know we’re one of the largest dens in North America.”

“There are larger ones,” Alden said.

“Out in the forests and terrain that is nearly inhospitable to humans. Nothing near towns or in large cities. Everyone needs to hide who they are. Ravenwood is special.”

“There are other places. Like

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