Shade didn't wait for them to move. Six enforcers showed up. Weapons sheathed at their hips. He pointed to his mother and Brooke. "Escort them to the guest cottage. They don't leave that perimeter."
His mother started to speak, but the look he gave her froze her mid-breath.
They walked in silence. I stayed close. Not close enough to get in the way, but close enough that he could sense me. I was the only thing keeping him calm, and I wasn't about to let that thread snap.
I was beginning to understand what it meant to be a Luna. Not just the title. Not just the mate. The balance. The other side of the coin. He flew too fast and burned too hot, and I was the thing keeping him from going up in flames. That thread tethering him to real control wasn't just instinct. It was me.
It made me won
