“The number of disappearances has been decreasing a bit, but…” Dewey and Penelope exchanged an anguished look “What your squad helped us find only deepened our fears.”
“What do you mean?” Corrine asked, with her enthusiasm running cold in the same instant.
“Although your wolves’ guerrilla techniques are quite antiquated and almost barbaric… They can also be useful, on rare occasions.” Dewet cleared his throat, looking as rusty as an old nail when it came to praise “It was thanks to their advice that we were able to revise our search strategy for the invaders and… Even though we didn’t find those damn things…” his expression went from furious to regretfully “We found the corpse of one of the swans that had been missing for a few months. It had a huge impact
Months ago, before he was a married man and had a ring in his fourth digit that never let him forget his tigress, Hunter used to worry about the unexpected, about the pitfalls the future might hold. With everything he was unable to predict and could end all his plans. But now, for the first time in his life, what was taking his sleep and disturbing his mind was something he knew, with certainty, would happen, sooner or later.Corinne's Departure.Hell, he'd brought her to his pack waiting for the day it would happen, but… Two days ago, when she'd put it into words and allowed him to hear her say she was waiting for the time to let him come soon… Hunter had felt stabbed. Not for her, not for the fate and not for the situation, because, fuck, again, he should have known that day would come. He no longer thought of Corinne as a dangerous troublemaker
Corinne didn't have fond memories of the last time she'd been surrounded by a pack of unknown shifters in that forest, but the moment she'd realized there were invaders trying to get to the pack once again, the last thing she imagined was that Hunter wouldn't let her fight.She had just sunk her claws into the throat of one of the wolves and prepared to turn and attack the other who was about to bite her shoulder, when Hunter jumped in his bestial form upon her opponent, not only knocking him off her, but also attacking him with a savagery that, although it was an invasion, was somewhat disproportionate. So much so that, even after she managed to knock out one of the men, Hunter was still jumping from enemy to enemy, tearing them apart with pure fury.“You have to leave at least some of them alive.” she snorted, using a piece of her torn clothing to
“Get your hands off me, you disgusting bastard! I’ll rip your eyes out if you don’t let me pass!” Jennifer's shrill scream cut the air and the eardrums of everyone nearby, but even so, Hunter didn't turn in the direction of where Aiden was restraining her and preventing her from getting closer.“If you do, then I'll have just one more reason to consider you a threat to this pack and expel you from more places than my house, Jennifer.” he grunted, as he ran his eyes over that day's harvest reports, while several wolves continued to put everything in the barn and the grain tower, but not before stopping to mutter something among themselves in light of that scandal “Now, I suggest you get out of here before Felix arrives to give you punishment for disturbing the peace.”“Stop being so cold to me, Hunter!”
“Greg!” Corinne repeated that nickname several times, full of emotion in her almost choked voice, as she and the newcomer shared the tightest hug Hunter had ever seen in all his life.Well, his hands would certainly have a tighter grip when he placed them around the neck of that son of a bitch who had dared to lay his hands on Corinne.“I miss you so much, Cory!” the bastard said, full of enthusiasm, entwining himself with Corinne to the point of lifting her feet off the ground as he pulled her closer.Hunter, in turn, just wondered if his arms were really as easy to rip off as they looked, so he could use them to beat that damn tiger until he never thought about approaching Calibur's Luna again.“It's so good to see you…” Corin
“And this is the courtyard.” Corinne introduced, with Gregory walking by her side, seeming more interested in her than in her tour itself “I wish you could have arrived a few days earlier. They throw really good parties here…”“Yeah, it's a shame someone didn't even bother to invite his wife's family to a celebration in her honor…” her friend muttered acidly, and, unlike Corinne, who had struggled all morning to ignore it, Gregory raised his head and shamelessly returned the piercing gaze of Hunter, who was in his office, several feet above them, but still staring at them through the window as if he could see their every movement and hear their every word.Corinne knew she shouldn't be taking his behavior personally, as Hunter had already made it clear several times that he still didn't trust other tigers beside
“Your only reason for wanting to keep this alliance and this marriage is to keep the pack safe… Or have you become more attached to the wolves and their Alpha than you should have?” Gregory's eyebrows furrowed until they almost came together, but, as always, instead of judgment or contempt, all that Corinne could feel coming from her friend was a sincere concern.“I… I never forgot my reason for being here.” She swallowed hard, hoping he couldn't tell that it was, in part, a lie "I can't be a hypocrite and say I didn't get attached to this place and most of these wolves, but... I couldn't forget my people or the fact that I am a tigress.” Corinne stated, hoping those words were powerful enough to convince herself, too “So, don't worry. I guarantee that I can maintain my loyalty to our clan and continue the friendships I have gained here… Even when I
“What…?” Corinne took a step back in shock “What are you talking about, Greg? I can't…"“Of course you can!” he insisted, holding her by the shoulders with a sad look “Please, Corinne. For once in your life, think about what you want and not what you think will make you accepted by the pack or what will make people forget it was Seraphina who gave birth to you. I understand you may have tried to see your time here as something positive, to make reality less bitter, but the truth is that you are a hostage to these wolves, Corinne. A part of the Alpha's family that was brought here so they could have someone to torture and even kill if they thought we were plotting against them. Believe me, it has happened other times, with tigers in the past who took the risk of trying to make an alliance with these savages, like us. You receiving the title of wife was nothi
“And that’s a mince pie with potatoes and carrots. It’s one of our traditional dishes!” Cindy introduced proudly, as she placed the glass dish on the table in the garden, in front of Gregory “I hope you like it!”“Sounds delicious, that’s for sure.” Gregory smiled, with a mixture of surprise and delight “You really shouldn't have gone to so much trouble for my house, but I'm very grateful.”“Oh, don’t say that. It's great to have someone from our Luna's family... I mean, our Alpha's wife visiting us. Plus, Corinne said you wanted to try some wolf cuisine, so of course I had to help with that.” she lifted her chin “Besides, the women in my family have been considered some of the best cooks in the pack for generations, you know? It would be absurd if I didn't offer to cook f