Weston sighed and lifted the binoculars to his eyes again.
Colton and his herd had set security cameras in strategic places around the farm to make a plan to take over.He knew there were weaknesses that he could exploit; he just needed time to make a good plan.
And then he saw it.
Or, rather, saw her.
A female he hadn’t seen on the farm before was with his cousin Avi, that traitor.
They were on the back porch of the farmhouse at a small table having an intimate meal.Even as far away as he was, he could see the sparks between the two.
His cousin had the nerve to find his mate?
While Colton and his herd were stuck in a piece of crap hovel, they were living it up on the sprawling farm with everything going for them.
While he had nothing but the grit and determination to take over the farm for himself and his herd, he needed a plan.
Grumbling internally at his cousin getting to find love despite being a traitor to the family and choosing Crew and his herd over Colton, he moved the binoculars around the farm to see what he might do.
And then he had an idea.
“Let’s go,” he whispered, lowering the binoculars and scooting backward until he was concealed by a tree before standing.
The males with him immediately complied, no one speaking until they reached the truck and pulled away from the farm’s territory.
“Someone find the closest sporting goods store,” Colton said.
“On it,” Asher said.
“Why?”Weston asked.
“We need a few supplies to enact my new plan.”He could feel his brother was going to ask for more details, but Colton was still in the planning phase, so he cut him off before he could say anything.“Just trust me.”
“All right.”
Eyes on the road ahead, Colton smiled to himself.This was going to be fun.
* * *
Avi pulled out the chair at the café table on the back porch of the farmhouse for Fallon and then gently pushed her in.He’d spent the afternoon planning a kickass first date, and although he was disappointed it wasn’t safe for them to leave the farm, he knew he could show her just how important she was to him.
After spending most of the day together, he felt like he’d known her forever, his sweet, funny, beautiful soulmate with a heart that was still healing from all she’d endured at the hands of her alpha and the worry for her family that still made her skittish at times.Sunny forwarded an email from her mom that said Otto had taken over the prowl and promised to bring his mate home, meaning Fallon.Her mom was planning to find a way to leave the prowl and come to New Jersey, and Avi hoped she’d be able to.While Fallon seemed to feel more at ease on the farm and with him, she was still worried about her mom, and for good reason.It appeared that Otto was a deranged maniac who thought nothing of harming others to get what he wanted.
But he wasn’t going to get Fallon.
She was Avi’s, and part of the Little River Herd simply because they were soulmates.
He’d do whatever it took to keep her safe.
Turning his attention to the date ahead, he lifted the covered tray from a nearby side table and brought over two plates.He’d ferreted out her favorite dishes as they’d talked while she helped him with his chores, and Tris helped him craft the perfect meal.
Lasagna with a tossed salad and fresh breadsticks.
“Oh, this smells so good!”she said, smiling at him across the small table.
“I would definitely have wanted to take you to an Italian restaurant if we left the farm, so this is the next best thing.”
“This place is magical,” she said as she cut into the layered pasta dish.
