The Questions III

Tensel snarled and leapt at Gary, landing inches from him. “I do not give orders to my fellow hunters.”

Gary didn’t flinch. “You have no choice in this matter. None. Look around you. Long before Mikhail sent me, you already had those ancients following where you led. Mikhail recognized your abilities just as everyone at this table has.”

Tensel snarled again, whirled around and paced across the room. The Ancient had wide shoulders, but already, Damonq could see weight settling there.

“I am here to protect you. Mikhail sent you a healer to keep you alive. I will do so whether you wish it or not.”

Damonq’s head went up. “I was there, Gary. In the monastery. Surely you told the prince that your lifemate was in Paris.”

Gary sent him a quelling look. “She is no more than an infant. When there is time, I will search, but there are many years between now and then. As Valentine knows, it is not easy to have a child for a lifemate. It can be a special kind of hell. I know when she was born, and