Rise to Seduction [Rise of the Changelings, Book 5] (Siren Publishing Epic Romance, ManLove) by Lynn Hagen

Author:Lynn Hagen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2013-02-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Rick sat on the steps leading up to the second floor of the motel, one leg resting on the step below, the other stretched out in front of him. He couldn’t sleep and he hadn’t wanted to wake Dorian with his restlessness.

There were so many things crowding in his mind that he didn’t get much sleep anymore. He hadn’t told Dorian. He didn’t want to worry his mate, but Rick was working off two to three hours of sleep most of the time.

How could he sleep? His species was dying out. The war was decimating the numbers of nonhumans. He felt like he was failing. There had to be a way to turn this war around in their favor, but Rick was having a hard time figuring out how to do that.

The Breed Hunters were growing in numbers. The soldiers were multiplying. The nonhumans were dwindling.

Rick tossed the small pebble he had been rolling around in his hand, wondering if he had been the wisest choice when the changelings chose him as their Rebellion leader. What the hell had he accomplished?

It was aggravating as fuck. It seemed like every time he turned around, someone was betraying him. Loki, the alpha of the weretigers, had really hit home. Rick realized that although there were many surrounding him, he was so fucking utterly alone.

“One of those nights?” Sasha asked as he walked out of his motel room and leaned against the railing.

Rick glanced up at the wereleopard alpha. “Funny how I find myself trusting my enemy when all hell breaks loose.”

“We were never enemies,” Sasha said as he pressed his hip into the railing. “Just competitive associates. I usually kill my enemies and burn the bodies.”

Rick chuckled as he glanced down at his feet. “Why do I find that refreshing?”

“Because,” Sasha said, “I’m familiar. I was there before all of this began. I remind you of what things were like before the war. People tend to cling to familiarity.”

Rick snorted. “Trust me. I’m not clinging to you.”

“Any word from Corrigan and Jordison?” Sasha asked.

Rick could hear the tension in the man’s voice. He really was scared for his daughter. Rick would be, too, if it were him. “Nothing yet. They’ll let us know what’s going on just as soon as they get her out of there.”

Rick moved up a step when Sasha took a seat. He could tell the man had something on his mind. Rick didn’t press him. It seemed the night for heavy thinking. He would give anything to be sitting at home right now in front of a roaring fire.

“It’s cold as shit out here,” Sasha said.

“Helps clear the mind.”

“So does sex,” Sasha teased. “If it’s good, I usually forget my name…or theirs.”

Rick grinned. “From the racket you three were making, I’m going to bet it was pretty damn good.”

Sasha grew serious, the smile slipping from his face. He turned back around, falling silent. Rick wasn’t sure what that was about, but right now he really didn’t want to add to his already overcrowded mind.

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