Giada nodded. “I remember,” she said softly as she relaxed back into his arms. “I remember you were talking to me while I lay in your bed.”
“I did.”
“And you know what else I remember?” she asked.
“What’s that?” he asked.
“I remember the most beautiful tawny colored Wolf racing toward me, but I wasn’t afraid. Somehow I knew that Wolf was coming to save me. I knew it was you.”
Ronan smiled down at her and kissed her again.
“Your soul recognized mine. That’s how you knew,” he said.
“And there was a Bear there, too, running behind you, following you.”
Ronan nodded.
“Who was that?” she asked.
“Brandt. He’s our Alpha.”
“The leader.”
“Yes.”
“And Havoc?” she asked. “He’s a Wolf shifter like you said he was, and Analise is a Fox. You were laying it all out before me.”
“I was telling you the truth.”
“And I’m a Wolf, just like Ronan,” Maverik said.
“Not exactly,” Valerie said. “Ronan has my Lion in him, too. He’s a Wolf shifter, but he’s got my coloring and some of my mannerisms. I’m a Lion shifter.”
Giada was exceedingly calm as she sipped from her coffee cup, then leaned her head against Ronan’s arm. “So everything you told me wasn’t just to amuse me. You were serious.”
“Every word I said was true. When I realized you thought I was teasing you, I just kept telling you about all of us so when it all came to light, you’ll already know the connections and details.”
“Not all of our clan are shifters. One in particular is something else entirely.”
“Tempest,” Giada said.
“Yes! You met her, huh?”
“Not exactly. But I saw her when I was asleep. And she told me that she was healing me, and that I had no more reason to fear. She showed me… well, let’s just say she showed me a little of what happened in Chicago while you were all saving us here.”
“She’s a good friend to have,” Maverik said. “I met her when she was a child, a little child, a very long time ago, and she came looking for me a couple of years ago and found not only me, butBrandt and all the rest of us. I love that girl. She’s something special.”
“Yes, she is,” Valerie said.
“I look forward to meeting her in person, while I’m awake this time. All of them, really — the only ones I know are Havoc and Analise. I’ve seen a few of the others coming and going, but haven’t really met them.”
“They all know about you, and are looking forward to meeting you,” Ronan assured her.
“Really?” she asked, surprised that she would garner that much attention.
“You’re mine. That’s all that matters. That makes you family. And then when they heard just a little of what you were up against, the protective instincts in all of them came out,” Ronan said. “Emmalyn especially wanted to jump into the middle of it and protect you.”
“She’s across the street from Havoc and Analise, right? Didn’t you say she’s Analise’s sister?” Giada asked.
