I knew what she thought—the brothers in Colorado. I wondered whether or not then was the time to tell her about the dream I had of her with three men. Since I had just gotten through telling her to be honest with me, it would only be right for me to do the same.
“Sera—”
“I don’t want to talk about this anymore.” She huffed and shook her shoulders. “I’m not anyone’s mate, so it doesn’t matter. He saved our lives, and I want to make sure he’s alright,” she insisted.
“Okay.” I held up my hands, knowing when to let something drop. But I knew from my dreams that this was far from over.
“There is something else I wanted to ask you, though.”
She stared straight ahead but remained silent. I took that as her letting me continue with what I wanted to ask.
“You were tied up, and your bow and arrows were taken away from you. A wolf was coming at you. I mean, I would’ve thought… why didn’t you shift?”
She turned to me, allowing me to see the shame in her eyes. Sera didn’t answer out loud, but she didn’t need to. Her expression spoke volumes.
“You can’t.”
Her lips parted, but again, nothing came out. She shook her head instead.
“You’re a shifter, though.”
She shrugged. “I was…I’ve only shifted once. But that was so long ago.” Her voice was so small, choked by shame or regret, maybe both.
“Is that why you always have your bow and arrow?”
She nodded.
That made sense. While others had their wolf to protect them, how did one exist or prove themselves useful if they couldn’t shift? Silver arrows.
“I’m sorry, I let you down,” she whispered.
“What?” I squawked. “How could you think you let me down?”
“I put us in danger by not telling you about me. You thought you were safe with me. And then I froze with the bow in my hands. I never freeze, but when they threatened our lives, I choked.”
“No.” I clasped her hands in mine. “You killed one of those wolves.” I squeezed her hands. “And you were startled by Montgomery. Like I was.”
“But I should’ve known better. I’m a Nightwolf. I should’ve taken all three of those shifters out.”
“That’s nonsense.” I shook my head. “You did what you needed to. And we’re all fine.”
“Thanks to him.” She nudged her head toward the bed. “And you. You were the badass in that basement.”
“We both were.” I waved her off. “Anyway, when he wakes up, we’ll have the opportunity to thank him,” I replied. I squeezed her hand into mine before a loud noise in the lobby startled both of us.
“Where is she?” a familiar voice demanded.
Sera and I looked toward one another.
“Ronan?” we said at the same time.
* * *
Chael
It took much willpower, but I let Reese up for air. I watched as she and Henry made their way to the clinic to check on Sera and Montgomery. I was to meet Chance at Christophe’s. My eldest brother had gone back to Pines’s home and was able to gather some critical information.
I took the shortest route to my youngest brother’s house. They both were waiting outside when I arrived.
