“I’m sure El will go see him tomorrow, and you’re welcome to tag along with her,” Ryan told her, hoping that by giving her something she wanted, it would ease over their questioning.
“Thank you!I would love that.”
“You’re welcome.If you need anything at all, please don’t hesitate to come ask myself or one of the other mates.I’m sure El will see you are taken care of, though.”
“There is one thing I’d like to ask.Is the healer named Claudia still here?”
“So, El told you about her, did she?”Ryan asked, with a small chuckle.
“She did, and I would like to meet this Claudia myself if that’s possible?”Willow continued her tone and demeanor remaining serious.
“Of course.You would have to go without El, though, as El doesn’t bode well in Claudia’s presence,” Ryan explained.
“That’s fine.The sooner I can see her, the better.”
“Is everything okay?”
“I will know when I see her.”
“Okay.Well, I guess I better let El know you’re here before she finds out on her own, and comes to yell at me,” Ryan said.
Willow giggled softly.
“Don’t worry, Ryan, I will always,always,do what is best for my Luna.I won’t betray her, and I won’t allow harm to come to her,” Willow promised.
“Thank you.”
As Ryan walked out of his office to find El, he couldn’t help but feel like Willow’s words were some kind of omen.
Chapter 20
El
El helpedWillow unpack most of the evening.El loved how natural her friendship with Willow felt.They laughed and talked the entire evening away until finally, El’s growling stomach reminded them it was well past dinnertime.
“We might be able to talk the guys into ordering pizza if that sounds good to you?”El said.
“I’d love that.”
“We’ll have to track them down,” El said, leading the way out of Willow’s room.
El had wanted Willow to stay in the same wing as her, but the men refused to budge on their stance.Willow was on the opposite side of the mansion.Trip had finally been the one to explain to El their reason for not wanting Willow on El’s wing.El blushed when he told her, but she couldn’t help but agree with their reasoning.El wasn’t a silent lover by any means, and none of them were particularly quiet.El didn’t want to do anything that might embarrass Willow.
Shawn was on the same wing as Willow, so El stopped by his room first, knowing at least one of her mates would have been nearby while they were unpacking.
“Hey, I figured I’d find you here,” El told Shawn when she popped her head in his room.
“I’m never far,” he said with a sexy wink.
“We’re starving, and I’m wanting to figure out if we can order pizza,” El told him.
“Pizza sounds good; wings sound better.”
El rolled her eyes.Shawn wasn’t much of a pizza man, but he could eat his body weight in wings.
“Let’s go find the rest of them,” she said.
Shawn led the way, checking Ryan’s study first, and was surprised to find it empty.Usually, at least Adam is in there working.Shawn shrugged, and they headed down to the kitchen, where usually Trip could be found eating, but it was empty too.
