things…some things that I did for him
that I’m not proud of. More than…I’ll get you the file as soon as I get back to
my house. But if you have to…if you have to take him out, I never want to know
how. Just…just know that while he’s the worst person I know, he’s also my
brother.” He told her he understood. “Will you tell the rest of them as well?
Your brothers?”
He told her he would and watched her walk
back to the house after she told him she didn’t want to know what they did
either. Mason had things to finish here and when she was out of sight, he
reached for his brother to keep an eye on her. When Jace said that he would,
Mason closed the connection and got back to work. It was going to be a long
day.
Chapter 7
Emma was just sitting there staring into
space. Holly had tried twice now to get her attention but nothing was working.
When Georgie came into the room, she told her what was going on with the other
woman.
“Maybe she’s mad at Mason. He’s been acting
really weird lately too. I heard him whistling yesterday morning.” Holly had
heard that too. It was as if he’d been turned into a pod person and this guy
was always in a good mood. “I even tried to tell him we were having liver and
onions for dinner, and all he did was smile and kiss me on the forehead. Perhaps
they have some sort of bug.”
“We’re not sick.” Holly grinned and looked at
Emma when she finally spoke. “And for the record, I love liver and onions. But
we’re not sick. He told me…I guess if I didn’t want to know, then I shouldn’t
have asked.”
“Asked what?” They were in her house and
Holly got up to get them all some cookies and tea. When they were younger, Emma
would only eat chocolate chips, and Holly wondered if she’d broadened her taste
buds since then. Holly was feeling much better. Whatever was in that brew that
she’d been given to make her feel better, she was going to get the ingredients
so she could have it around. “You want hot or cold tea?”
“Cold; and I asked him about my brother. He
told me that if he hurt any of us, he’d kill him. Well, I asked him if he would
and he said he would. I guessed really. I asked him and he answered me, so—”
“Emma.” Her mouth snapped closed when she
looked at Georgie. That was something else, Emma never babbled, but she was
doing that a lot lately too. Georgie smiled at her and continued. “Now, take a
deep breath and tell us what you’re talking about. We understand that Mason is
going to protect you, but why did you ask if you didn’t want to know?”
“I did want to know. I do now still.” She got
up to pace, and Holly handed her a glass of iced tea. “I get this protection
thing. I looked it up last night about cougars. I guess…you know, there is
nothing on the Internet about them…shifters, I mean? Well, there is a little—lore
they called it—but Christ, you’d think they changed into these monsters and
made these god-awful messes when they did it.”
“Yes, and we would like to keep it that way.”
Georgie asked Emma to have a seat and when she was seated, Georgie handed her
the same book she’d been given when she’d been converted. “Guard this with your
life. It’s everything you might want to know or information you might need
being mated to a shifter. When you’ve read it and get a grip on what is going
on, then give it back please. I have other nephews that might need it.”
Emma stared at the book as she spoke. “He
told me that he wants to protect me, but that I’m smarter than him. And he said
that while he didn’t love me yet, he would fall in love with me much faster
because of what he is.” Emma looked up at them both. “What if he’s wrong about
me? What if…what if he really just wanted sex really badly and I was there and
willing?”
“He is your mate. I’m sure that you’re
overwhelmed at the moment. It’s a lot to take in, along with your brother and
the mess he’s
that I’m not proud of. More than…I’ll get you the file as soon as I get back to
my house. But if you have to…if you have to take him out, I never want to know
how. Just…just know that while he’s the worst person I know, he’s also my
brother.” He told her he understood. “Will you tell the rest of them as well?
Your brothers?”
He told her he would and watched her walk
back to the house after she told him she didn’t want to know what they did
either. Mason had things to finish here and when she was out of sight, he
reached for his brother to keep an eye on her. When Jace said that he would,
Mason closed the connection and got back to work. It was going to be a long
day.
Chapter 7
Emma was just sitting there staring into
space. Holly had tried twice now to get her attention but nothing was working.
When Georgie came into the room, she told her what was going on with the other
woman.
“Maybe she’s mad at Mason. He’s been acting
really weird lately too. I heard him whistling yesterday morning.” Holly had
heard that too. It was as if he’d been turned into a pod person and this guy
was always in a good mood. “I even tried to tell him we were having liver and
onions for dinner, and all he did was smile and kiss me on the forehead. Perhaps
they have some sort of bug.”
“We’re not sick.” Holly grinned and looked at
Emma when she finally spoke. “And for the record, I love liver and onions. But
we’re not sick. He told me…I guess if I didn’t want to know, then I shouldn’t
have asked.”
“Asked what?” They were in her house and
Holly got up to get them all some cookies and tea. When they were younger, Emma
would only eat chocolate chips, and Holly wondered if she’d broadened her taste
buds since then. Holly was feeling much better. Whatever was in that brew that
she’d been given to make her feel better, she was going to get the ingredients
so she could have it around. “You want hot or cold tea?”
“Cold; and I asked him about my brother. He
told me that if he hurt any of us, he’d kill him. Well, I asked him if he would
and he said he would. I guessed really. I asked him and he answered me, so—”
“Emma.” Her mouth snapped closed when she
looked at Georgie. That was something else, Emma never babbled, but she was
doing that a lot lately too. Georgie smiled at her and continued. “Now, take a
deep breath and tell us what you’re talking about. We understand that Mason is
going to protect you, but why did you ask if you didn’t want to know?”
“I did want to know. I do now still.” She got
up to pace, and Holly handed her a glass of iced tea. “I get this protection
thing. I looked it up last night about cougars. I guess…you know, there is
nothing on the Internet about them…shifters, I mean? Well, there is a little—lore
they called it—but Christ, you’d think they changed into these monsters and
made these god-awful messes when they did it.”
“Yes, and we would like to keep it that way.”
Georgie asked Emma to have a seat and when she was seated, Georgie handed her
the same book she’d been given when she’d been converted. “Guard this with your
life. It’s everything you might want to know or information you might need
being mated to a shifter. When you’ve read it and get a grip on what is going
on, then give it back please. I have other nephews that might need it.”
Emma stared at the book as she spoke. “He
told me that he wants to protect me, but that I’m smarter than him. And he said
that while he didn’t love me yet, he would fall in love with me much faster
because of what he is.” Emma looked up at them both. “What if he’s wrong about
me? What if…what if he really just wanted sex really badly and I was there and
willing?”
“He is your mate. I’m sure that you’re
overwhelmed at the moment. It’s a lot to take in, along with your brother and
the mess he’s
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