All Chapters of Ruling The Pack (Mated To The Night Book 3) : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

He was listening, but he still seemed hesitant. He said something under his breath, something that sounded like, “Even if it’s me?”“What?” I asked.“Nothing. Forget it.” He stared at the floor, then finally looked back at me. “I think you’re right. I’m not sure when I’ll tell her, but I promise it’ll be really soon.”“Then it’s a deal.” I held my hand out. “Let’s shake on it.”He looked from my face to my hand and back again. “Fine.” He stepped forward and clasped my hand with his. We shook once, twice, then let go. The agreement was official. I just hoped that Lance actually planned on following through.Lance left for the night just before Bryn got home.“Hey,” she said, wrapping her arms around my shoulders. “Did you make progress today?”I kissed her deeply, then said, “We found a few coordinates. They might give us some insight into what happened to those missing pups. Dom and Tavi are on it.”Her steely blue eyes lit up. Looking into them, I realized they were a similar shade o

The stiffness in his shoulders slowly eased. “I’m sorry, too. I know in the past, I haven’t made it easy for you to be open with me. I can’t really blame you for being so quick to react.”From the moment we met, Night and I were both quick to argue, but it had been months. We’d both made strides to be more open with each other.“Still…I can’t react like you’re the person you used to be,” I said. “How can we move forward in our relationship if I’m holding on to that baggage?” I wrapped my arms around him from behind, pressing my cheek to his back. “I don’t want to stay in one place. I want to make the same sort of progress that we’re making with the packs. I love you, Night, and I don’t ever want you to think that I don’t.”He turned in my arms and hugged me properly. “I know you do, baby. I love you, too.”I let out a small, contented sigh and let him go. “I’m glad we’ve reached the point where we can be honest with each other about our feelings,” I said. “I know we’re not perfect, bu

It yelped as it bounced off the trunks. My wolf didn’t let up—she bore down on it, going for the throat, wanting to end this quickly. But the feral hopped to its paws just in time. It was much bigger than I’d thought, towering over my wolf form. It might have been as big as Night’s wolf or even larger. Teeth coated in saliva and flashing white in the sun went for my flank. I tried to hop away, but it was too fast, too desperate. It got hold of fur and muscle and bit down, ripping out a chunk of fur.I felt my wolf’s rage as powerfully as I felt my own. She rushed again, tackling it. It gnashed its jaws, blood and saliva splattering across my fur. My wolf kept it on its back and avoided those teeth, and when there was an opening, she dived down with deadly intent. Taking hold of the feral’s throat, I bit hard at its windpipe.The feral held out for a little while, kicking at me, but the fight quickly drained from it as the air left its lungs. In seconds, it lay still. I was more in con

A few more tense moments passed, and then Oakley let out a tight breath. “My daughter is in prison.”“What?” I demanded. “Why?”He raised his chin. “Because in defending this nursery, she defied our most sacred rules.”“What the hell are you saying? Didn’t she keep the children safe? Didn’t she help—”“At the cost of many young women’s lives,” Oakley snapped. “Some had pups, others were unwed. Losing some of our men is one thing, but our women?” He shook his head. “It is against our way to risk such a valuable resource.”My eyes narrowed at him.“A valuable resource?” Dom repeated, incredulous. Even he couldn’t let something like that slide. “Every life is valuable.”“We treasure our women,” Birchen snapped. “We’re not so eager to put them on the frontlines as you lot.”“So they should have abandoned the pups?” I demanded. “What other options did they have?”“Of course not!” Oakley snapped. “They should have tried to escape with them.”“Escape?” I could hardly believe what I was heari

“You seem nervous,” I said. Thanks to the water, my throat was less scratchy.He forced a laugh. “Ah, maybe a little. Night will probably kill me if he finds out you’re awake and I didn’t tell him immediately.”“That’s funny.”He blinked. “It is?”“Yeah. You should be worried about the threat sitting right next to you.” I leveled a glare at him, and he had the decency to duck his head. “I’ll probably kill you both the minute I can get up from this bed. You lied to me.” I sighed and leaned back against my pillow. “And so did Night. But what else is new?”“Hold on.” He leaned toward me. “You shouldn’t blame Night. He was innocent in this.”I raised a brow. Lance defending my mate was the last thing I’d expected, given their history. “How exactly is he innocent? He helped you keep the secret, didn’t he?”He paused, but only for about a second. “Okay—yes, he did. But he did that because I made him. He asked me multiple times to tell you the truth, but I refused because I was sure it would