I didn’t like it, and I wasn’t sure I liked him. Inner circle or no, if he didn’t stop hurting the females under my protection, I’d tear his throat out and piss on his corpse. That I could still do in wolf form, and at this rate, I’d enjoy it.
“Back off, Dirge. This doesn’t concern you,” Gael said hotly, meeting my gaze in a challenge.
I growled, but then dainty hands grabbed me by the ruff and pulled me back. Shay. “Stop it. Both of you,” she said, casting a disapproving look at Gael too, though she quickly ducked her head away from the other male.
That just made me want to leap at him more. But I didn’t. Her hands were tangled in my ruff, anchoring herself as much as me. So, I leaned into her thigh, soaking up the contact.
Reed stood from his chair, casting the two of us a glance I c
