Both warriors nodded in sync, almost as if choreographed.
Fane looked at the pair. “Do you know where the Canada pack mansion is located?”
“We know the location of all legitimate, recorded packs.” Tassi’s voice was matter of fact.
“I can’t decide if that’s comforting or not.” Crina cocked her head to the side and tapped her chin.
Aphid’s eyes shifted to the she-wolf. “We do not mean any Canis lupus harm.” His voice was firm though not unkind. “But it is our job to know.”
Crina pursed her lips. “Wolves like to keep the location of their den’s secret.”
“Then we probably shouldn’t live in big-ass mansions,” Jen suggested.
Jacque didn’t miss the slight upturn of Aphid’s lips. It was hard not to laugh at the crap that came out of her friend’s mouth.
Saffron looked at his soldiers. “If you require assistance after receiving your mission, let me know.”
Once again, the pair nodded in unison, and then they were gone.
Fane pointed to the maps on the tables. “Our pack will hunt vampires tonight. We were just going over the locations,” he told Saffron. “Let me fill you in, then we can all get some lunch. We won’t be leaving until dusk.”
“And that’s my cue.” Jen pulled out of Decebel’s arms and turned to look up at him. “Time for me to go give Titus some real lessons about becoming a Canis lupus, considering Gavril sucks at it.”
“And that”—Sally pointed at Jen—”is my cue, because I need to see Gavril’s reaction when Jen informs him of her opinion.”
Crina grinned. “I suddenly have the urge to hang out with the pups.”
Adam frowned. “You never hang out with the pups.”
She narrowed her eyes at him. “Don’t give me that look. I’m simply going for the entertainment.”
Adam frowned at his mate as he watched her follow Jen and Sally from the room.
The door closed behind the three females, and Jacque raised her eyebrows. “What was that about?”
Adam continued to frown at the door. “Crina thinks she doesn’t want kids.”
“Seriously?” Jacque’s voice rose in confusion. Knowing how rare it was for Canis lupus to get pregnant and then how precarious it was for them to carry to full term, Jacque assumed they would all want children. She never considered any of their kind, especially the women, wouldn’t desire to have pups.
Adam’s gaze turned to hers. “Crina doesn’t think it’s fair to bring a child into this world. She doesn’t judge anyone who has,” he quickly added. “But she decided long before she met me that children weren’t in her future.”
“How do you feel about that?” Concern laced Fane’s voice.
Adam’s lips turned up in his trademark smirk. “Not entirely thrilled. But I can be quite convincing when I want to be. I’ll wear her down.”
Rumbles of agreement rolled across the room.
Jacque just shook her head. Nothing seemed to deter the fae male, and she admired his persistence.
“Quit admiring Adam and focus on me.” Fane’s voice tenderly stroked across her mind.
She nudged him with her shoulder. “Insecure much?”
He snorted. “You’re utterly smitten with me, Luna. There’s nothing for me to be insecure about. That doesn’t mean I like you admiring other males.”
She couldn’t argue with him, even if it did annoy her that he was right. Jacque was smitten with him, and she knew that nothing would ever change that. There was no other male for her. Not just because Fane was her true mate, but because she chose him. And she would keep choosing him, no matter how difficult it got.
He turned his head slightly, so his bright blue eyes met hers. “And I will always choose you.”
