Trusting A Tiger (Alaskan Tigers) (16 page)

Styx
nodded. “I’ll wait here until one has been assigned.”

“Very
well. Then you’re off for the evening unless something happens. Come on, mate.”
Felix steered her towards the door with Styx following a few steps behind her.

Stopping
a few inches from the door, she spun around to face him. “Thank you, Styx. I
owe you more than words for saving my life.”

“You
own me nothing. You are one of us, and we protect our own.” He gave her a
smile, his hand reaching hers to squeeze it slightly.

Even
though she could feel the honesty of his words, she still felt indebted to him.
For now she let it go, maybe one day she’d find a way to repay him. Or take away
the pain she saw in his eyes.

Felix
leaned against the counter watching Tabitha, Bethany, Robin and Harmony cook
dinner. Everything was once again calm. Even Daisy had caused no more problems
since Harmony’s visit. He was dealing with his grief and the loss of his twin.
Harmony was adjusting well to the clan and had quickly made friends with the
Elder mates.

Watching
them work with such ease, he was impressed with how well Harmony fit in, creating
a dinner for their mates while Shadow, Adam and Felix stood observing. Shadow
was the only unmated shifter attending the small friendly dinner, but it didn’t
seem to bother her. She was on duty anyways, so enjoying a dinner with her
charge was not out of the ordinary.

Shadow
propped up on the bar stood and tugged her laptop from the bag sitting on the
counter. She looked more like a college student with her tight boot-cut blue
jeans and grey and white sweater that hung off her shoulders. Her fingers flew
over the keyboard, doing heaven only knows what. All the time working side jobs
for Connor in the downtime from guarding Bethany had greatly increased her
computer knowledge.

“Shadow,
what does Connor have you looking into now?” Felix lowered himself to her as
well.

“Actually,
I’m looking over the blueprints of Manetka Resort. The hotel owned by Avery. Catering
to the shifters had some secrets of its own. There’s a number of secret
passages linking it to other buildings. If we could corner Avery outside of the
resort, it might be our best plan.” She turned the screen enough for Felix and
Adam to see it.

“Why
did he ask you?” Felix couldn’t keep the surprise out of his voice. Shadow was
an amazing guard—one of the best—that she was the only female guard in the clan
was high praise to her skills. It was also why she was the Captain of the
Guards for the Lieutenant’s mate, Bethany.

“Don’t
act so surprised. I speak Polish, and there’s a lot of Polish words on the map
and documents. For Connor to translate it, it would take time that we don’t
have, especially with Avery becoming more and more demanding. I offered to look
at it and see what I can decipher.”

Robin
slid the casserole dish back into the oven before looking over her shoulder to
Adam. “Manetka? I remember you were going to take me there when we were in
Texas.”

“Yes. Manetka—the
Polish word for shifter—was supposed to be safe haven for their kind. Hopefully
once we eliminate Avery, it can once again be that place.” Adam explained.

Felix
nodded, there were going to be major changes in Texas, and it would once again
be a safe place for shifters. “It will be. We need safe places like that around
the country. Korbin is thinking about using part of the grounds just to the south
of the Ohio compound that he inherited as a similar resort. There’s an old
warehouse there that, with some work, could be a safe place for shifters as
well as provide more space for his clan.”

“That
reminds me—I promised Tex I’d check on him after his shift. With my part of
dinner in the oven, mind if I slip off for a bit?” Harmony asked.

“Go
ahead. Take Felix with you. We’ll be fine.” Tabitha sliced the vegetables,
adding them to the pan before her.

“Come,
my mate.” Felix held his hand out to her. They had nearly an hour and half
before they had to be back for dinner. Maybe a few quiet minutes after their
visit with Tex wouldn’t be out of the question. He’d never get enough of his
mate’s body.

The
clan still had a number of uphill battles before them, putting them all at
danger. Every indication Tabitha’s magical book gave them said her reveal,
being the Queen of the Tigers was nearing. Now it was just a waiting game for
them all. The threat of Avery and rogues were looming as well, waiting for them
to deal with.

Leading
Harmony from Tabitha’s quarters, he vowed to make a few minutes with his mate
after the visit with Tex. After all, he had to enjoy the quiet time before
things got dangerous again.

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Learning to Live

Learning What Love Is

Her Cowboy’s Heart

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Unexpected Forever

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