raised the bottle in a silent toast before taking another swallow.
He would never have even known about all the evil things his uncle had
done if he hadn't met his Emma. With another reason to be grateful for her in his
life he walked up the front steps to his porch. Hearing his oldest friend in the
world laughing with his mate eased his soul a little. They were finding a way pastthe pain together, like family was supposed to. Let this be the good that came out
of all the shit stirred up tonight. Emma had a family she never even knew about.
Kian knew exactly how great it was to have Lex. He would do anything in the
world for the people he loved, and Emma was one of his people now.
Lex was telling her about the time their dumbasses had jumped from the
end of the pier. He left out that nobody was supposed to go into the water that
day. There had been red flag signs posted all over the beach. Or that the current
along the structure dragged people out further from shore. Lake Michigan was
the deadliest of all the Great Lakes, and she had taken them down a peg that
day. The cocksure shifter boys who thought themselves invincible. Letting them
have their moment he stood there buck naked on his porch in awe of the way
fate worked.
When their laughter quieted he walked in. Emma immediately jumped up
and ran into his arms. Wrapping his arms around her rocking them back and forth
a bit. This wasn't going to ruin what they found in each other. Neither one of them
would let it. Words weren't necessary, Emma didn't have to tell him her feelings
hadn't changed, he could feel her love weaving around him through the bond.
Taking a breath he nodded his head. Kian was going to fix this, avenge his mates
parents. If there was evil in his family, his pack it was on him to eradicated it.
Lex got up from his spot on the couch to leave. Head down, eyes on the
floor. That was not right. Still holding onto Emma he reached out, laying a hand
on his friend's shoulder. "Lex, shit, I didn't handle that well. Its not on you thoughman. You're my best friend, my brother. Thank you for telling us, and for helping
my mate when I didn't."
Raising her head to look into his eyes, "Kian, we both needed space to absorb
that blow. I felt you whole time, you didn't really leave me." Emma said reaching
a hand out to Lex linking the three of them. "You have always been his, now
you're mine too."
"OK." Giving Emma's hand a squeeze, "I don't know what is going to happen
next, but I've got your back Deck. It fucking killed me to tell you."
"I know man. We need to figure out where the bastard is hiding." Kian said.
"I'm all over that. I will know as soon as that piece of shit moves." Lex said his
voice gone cold. "I should go, my shift starts soon."
Lex walked out of the house as the sky was lightening toward dawn. Kian
turned toward Emma, she was his whole world. But just being in his life had put
her in danger. He knew that made him selfish, but every man had his limit. Her
golden green eyes were rimmed red and puffy from crying, but he had never
seen anyone more beautiful. Cupping the back of her neck he leaned down and
rested his forehead on hers. "Nobody but you."
"Nobody but you Kian."
Chapter 15
Kian's forehead still resting on hers Emma knew he wasn't going to like
what she had to say. But it needed to be said none the less. "I need your bite.
We have to try and turn me."
Pulling away from her far enough to stare into her eyes Kian shook his head. "We
can't. There are no guarantees it will work. And I'm not going to do something
that could kill you."
Getting frustrated with him, "I was born a shifter. Your bite won't kill me. I just
know it won't."
Kian didn't say anything. Just walked up the stairs. Emma got distracted a
moment at the sight of her beautiful mate. There was nothing hiding his
deliciously scuplted muscles. Emma had the sudden urge to sink her teeth into
the globe of one perfect ass cheek. Her man really was hot, like on a scale of 1
to 10 he was at least a 12. The fact that he didn't seem to notice his beauty only
made it more appealing. Reminding her hormones to chill, she strided with
stubborn purpose up after him.
"Kian! Don't walk away from me! I'm serious. You need to bite me."
Closing the bathroom door on her he said "Nope." Emma crossed her arms at the sound of the shower turning on. It would be easier if she could just
bite him and turn. That wouldn't work though. It would just bleed him. She
understood why he didn't want to. It wasn't about not wanting to give her a wolf. It
was that not everyone survived the turn. He was scared. Once he bit her there
was nothing he could do if it started going wrong. That was probably why her
parents hadn't done it when they figured out she didn't have a wolf inside. They
had wanted her alive more than they needed her to be like them.
Kian walked back out of the bathroom, a white towel wrapped around him,
hanging low on his waist. Water still running down from his dark blonde hair. "I
won't be able to keep myself safe without your bite Kian. Please don't leave me
so vulnerable. Your uncle is going to come for me. We can't keep me hidden
here forever. Eventually I have to go back to work. I can help you guys."
Dropping the towel and openning the dresser drawer Kian said, "I love you
Emma. More than anything else in this world. Even if I bit you, and it didn't
immediately kill you, and you got your wolf, that doesn't mean the danger passes.
He got to both of your parents Emma, and they had wolves. Clearly my uncle has
no fucking honor. That isn't our way. We don't fill in this
