Legend: A Nate Temple Supernatural Thriller Book 11 (The Temple Chronicles) by Shayne Silvers

Author:Shayne Silvers [Silvers, Shayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Argento Publishing
Published: 2018-12-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Gunnar stepped up beside me, and I pretended not to notice the golden ribbons woven into the back of his head. Maybe he was unaware, which would make me appreciate Alice even more. “Things got nasty last night. I knocked you out, end of story. Drop it,” I told him, not wanting to deal with his pity party. I was dancing in one of my own.

He was silent for a time. “It’s not that,” he finally said. “Hanging out with Alice on the walk here…well, I think I really needed it. She kept messing with my fur and peppering me with questions. She’s a never-ending stream of commentary, pointing out trees she thought were pretty, a shiny rock, she stubbed her toe this morning—”

He caught my frown and laughed. “Exactly. Everything is a wondrous event to her because it’s all new. And she wanted to share every single second of it with someone. She has no filter and…it was refreshing. I don’t think I thought about Mordred or anything stressful even once on the way over here.” How great for him. “Only after she hopped off my back and I saw a storm cloud,” he said, shooting me a significant look. I grunted. He sighed with a shrug. “It’s like the world got heavier after she climbed off my shoulders, which makes no sense, physically speaking. I just wanted to let you know that I feel better already, and we only just got here. I want to go home and tell Ashley all about that piggyback ride…” he trailed off, grinning like an idiot. “You should try it.”

I narrowed my eyes at him. “If you don’t want to give her another piggyback ride, just admit it. You don’t need to oversell it to the next sucker.” Then I smiled to let him know I was teasing.

He scoffed, shaking his head. “You’re hopeless,” he muttered, smiling over at Alice thoughtfully.

For the record, you would only know a werewolf was smiling if you spent a considerable amount of time around werewolves. To newbies, it probably looked like a death sentence.

“I’m glad she helped calm you down. Maybe being a dad won’t be so bad. Your kids will love you, man. You’re like a superhero. You even have those Underdog undies, remember?”

He smiled crookedly. Then he let out a long breath. “I know. I’m just used to being in control, and kids are the opposite of control and order. They’re chaos. I want to make sure I bring them up safely. It’s pretty much a dad’s biggest job. Give them what they need to succeed.”

I nodded, biting my tongue. Yeah. That.

“So…Bifröst,” Gunnar muttered, shaking his head. “That…could have gone better.”

I grunted my agreement. “The strangest part is that Odin—Dean—sent Grimm to protect us from Thor. Dean knows how Grimm feels about rainbows. Which means Dean either forgot, or he set it all up. I don’t know what is scarier,” I admitted.

“And Dean lied to you for decades already.”

My eyes drifted to Mallory up ahead.

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