17Aedan pushed down his feelings of apprehension as the car approached Nina’s apartment. She had agreed to stay with them; that fact made it impossible for them to deny her the freedom to gather her things—at least those things she particularly wanted—from her place. He could understand her desire to want her own clothes, even if he and Soren had privately decided between themselves that they would encourage her to be naked as often as humanly possible. When she had proposed the trip, suggesting that she could go by herself, Soren had given Aedan a look; he had scented Elise’s pheromones at the perimeter of the yard, around the house. It was reasonable to assume that the Pride members who had risen against Soren were watching them. If they let Nina leave alone, she might be attacked. The l
