Moon Pack 7 Getting Gabe

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army. I talked to Anthony this morning when he gave me the
letter. He said some of the mutants have already tried to
cause trouble between the packs. If they can get the packs
to kill each other off, then they can take over the city even
with smaller numbers. However, after Silver informed the
other packs, they are all on the lookout for deception and it
won't be so easy for the mutants now."
"That is troubling news," Viell agreed. "We will make
our case to the king. Maybe he'll be willing to increase the
hunt for the scientist if we tell him we are all in danger."
"I hope so."
An hour later they were walking through the front
gates. Guards on either side saluted the twins who returned
the greeting. Other than a few curious glances, Gabe
received no comment.
He followed the twins through a series of long,
winding, white marble passages. When Gabe first entered
the castle he thought the architecture amazing. Now after
passage number three he was sick of white marble and
would sell his soul for the sight of actual wood. Even the
furniture was either marble or some translucent material
that looked surprisingly like plastic.
Considering the marvelous forests outside he
wondered why they didn't use any natural materials. Finally
he couldn't stand it any more and asked.
"The light fae king can manipulate wood," Viell said.
"So?"
"In the last battle between King Linell and King Sein,
the light fae king, Sein used the castle against him and
imprisoned Linell in a cage of wood. He stayed there three
years before he agreed to surrender and was finally
released. Now he prohibits any wood at all." Viell turned the
corner in perfect synch with his brother. Gabe watched the
hot movement of their asses and contemplated taking Vien
next time.
"Huh." The idea of being imprisoned in a cage for
three years made his wolf itch.
"Many think that is when the king started to change,"
Viel continued.
The fae stopped talking as they reached the end of
the corridor and a wide archway. Three guards blocked the
entrance.
The twins approached with no sign of stopping.
"We have news for the king," Vien's icy voice held
little of the warmth Gabe usually heard in his lover's voice.
The guards stepped aside without further comment
until Gabe tried to pass. The guards stepped forward to
block him.
"Not the wolf." One of the guards sneered.
Vien kicked the guard in the side of the head with a
move worthy of a ninja, watching with cool eyes as the
guard toppled to the floor. "Anyone else want to challenge
my guest?"
The other two soldiers stepped way back as if Gabe
were suddenly contaminated.
As he walked past the guards the twins flanked him,
giving him a sense of protection as they entered the
cavernous chamber.
Dozens of people milled around the vast space but
the voices were quiet, almost hushed, as if the speakers
were afraid to draw attention to themselves. Gabe's
hackles rose and he had to fight back the growl rising in his
throat. Since the fae already had a poor opinion of shifters,
he didn't want to reinforce their beliefs.
"My boys!" A jovial voice broke through the crowd.
If he thought his men were strung tight before it was
nothing compared to now. Gabe could almost hear their
nerves snap.
Be strong Gabe!
He didn't know which twin sent him the message but
he felt the outpouring of love from his mates and was
determined not to screw this up.
Gabe would think of the king as another high-strung,
high-powered client and treat him accordingly.
The man sitting on the throne looked a lot like his
lovers. He had the same lean physique and dark hair,
except instead of kind hazel eyes, the king's were a cold
icy-blue that bored into Gabe like a chilling wind.
With difficulty, Gabe subdued a full body shiver.
"What have you brought my dear nephews? My very
own wolf?" The man frowned at Viell.
Gabe clenched his fists against the urge to grab his
mates and run like hell.
"We brought you word from Silver and a note from
Anthony," Vien said.
The king waved his hand as if to bat away an
annoyance. "What interest do I have with words from a
wolf?" Linnel's eyes warmed to a deeper blue. "Give me my
note from the beautiful Anthony."
Vien held out his hand to Gabe who almost refused
to give it to him. He wasn't sure he wanted his mate any
closer to the crazy guy than necessary.
Give it to me!
Sighing, Gabe handed it over. His inner wolf
snapped at him in annoyance.
Great, now even he didn't like himself.
He watched the king carefully as he snatched the
letter from Vien, like a kid getting a new toy. Linnel held the
letter up to his nose and inhaled it. The scent of arousal
wafted from the king.
He'd have to warn Anthony that rumors were right
about the king's infatuation.
about the king's infatuation.
The king read the letter, looked at Gabe, read the
letter again. "It looks like my sweet Anthony is concerned
about his little wolves." He tapped the letter against his chin
in contemplation. "Dlan, how is our hunt for the scientist
coming?"
A scent so foul Gabe almost choked on it drifted
towards him. A lean, red-haired fae with brown eyes
stepped up to the king's side. "He hasn't been found yet,
your highness."
The man looked straight at Gabe when he spoke. In
unison the twins stepped in front of Gabe blocking Dlan's
view. Gabe let out a sigh of relief. Dlan creeped him the hell
out.
We will protect you. To Gabe's surprise it was Viell's
voice he heard in his head. The gentler twin apparently lost
some of his gentility when his lover was at risk.
He smells of corruption. I wouldn't be surprised if he
were helping the scientist.
It was challenging to put an idea into his lovers'
minds. He knew they heard him when he felt soothing
pulses sent his way.
"I think we should keep the wolf as an exchange with
Anthony. He will make a nice pet," Linnel mused.
"I'm afraid that won't be possible, your highness," the
oily voice of Dlan reached his ears. "He's bonded with your
nephews."
"What do you mean bonded?"
"He means we're mated with the werewolf," Vien
said, his voice firm.
"Nonsense!" the king's voice thundered across the
room. "No relative of mine will mate with one of those foul
animals. Guards, kill him!"
The twins pulled out their knives and surrounded
Gabe on both sides. Gabe saw Dlan give an evil smirk. He
returned it with a toothy one of his own. Reaching into his
pocket he grabbed the medallion Anthony gave him when
he handed over the letter.
"Grab me."
Without question Vien and Viell each grabbed one
of Gabe's arms.
"Anthony!" Gabe shouted.
Thunder shook the room, a brilliant flash of lightning
blinded him and then he was falling. He landed with a hard
thud on soft carpet with his mates landing beside him.
"I guess it went pretty much like I expected,"
Anthony's dry voice commented.
Gabe blinked until his vision cleared. Picking
himself up off the floor he helped the twins to their feet.
"What happened?" Silver demanded.
"The king has a real hard-on for your mate," Gabe
told the alpha. "He wanted to keep me as a pet. I think as [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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