*Keera*Breathe, just breathe.I let my eyelids drift shut as I tried to mentally count to ten. Nope. Nothing was working. "With who?" I finally repeated, extremely proud when my voice came out sounding way calmer than I felt. Grayson dug his hands into his pockets, looking like he was waiting for a child to get over their tantrum. "What do you mean I'm staying upstairs with you?" I asked again, my voice sounding even calmer.There was no way I was giving him the reaction he was expecting. Thankfully, Elena had the sense to excuse us, saying that she had to get home and get a few things done. I managed to murmur my thanks to her amidst my growing annoyance. As Grayson walked her to the door I wondered if this was going to be a constant emotion for as long as I was here. This anger and irritation. The door closed with a soft click and soon enough Grayson was in my line of sight. He stalked across the room calmly, all six and half muscled inches of him. I crossed my arms over my ches
*Grayson*I turned again, like I'd been doing for the past four hours, this time lying on my right side. It was no wonder that sleep had eluded me. Having my pack members killed off like chickens and not being able to do anything about it was beginning to mess with my head, my wolf and my sleep. And then there was the fact that I'd finally found the one person that was supposed to help me get through my rough days, and she happened to be the most insufferable human being I had ever met. Literally. Who was currently sleeping just a few feet away from me.I let out an irritated sigh and turned, facing the other side. I'd let my curiosity get the better of me today when I'd walked downstairs and into the kitchen pretending to get something to eat. There was a kitchen on this floor, smaller than the one downstairs, but a kitchen nonetheless. I hadn't let Keera know about it because I hadn't been prepared for her to invade that part of the house yet. Which I somehow knew was exactly what
*Keera*"Gotta admit," Lexi said in awe as we looked around the lab. She turned to face me, an impressed look on her face. "They did a pretty good job." I waved my hand dismissively even though I silently agreed with her. The lab was definitely more than what I'd been expecting. I took a look around as we stepped further inside. I was certain that they'd gotten almost every equipment that we'd asked for. I touched the counters with my forefinger, feeling for dust and discovering none.Okay, I was really impressed.Lexi turned on the lights, illuminating the room even more than it already had been. I walked around the room, noting that they had provided the swabs, lab coats, head rest, autopsy table and blades that we'd asked for. I walked around the counter to where Lexi stood in front of a small cupboard. We pulled out the drawers and found goggles, dissection kits, gloves, specimen and evidence jars, envelopes, packets and a bunch of other stuff. There were lab coats hanging on a me
*Grayson*"She was a complete mess when we first found her," Nyx stated as we entered the house. Ria and I had been on patrol with a few of the pack warriors when we'd gotten a call that there was some kind of situation down at Tala's house. It turned out that her mother had almost driven a wooden stake through her heart and killed herself. I frowned as Nyx closed the door behind us before coming to walk us to where the woman sat on the couch, tears streaming down her eyes.I felt my heart drop to the pit of my stomach as my wolf howled inside of me.It was just like I was reliving that morning all over again. We'd gone to inform her that we'd discovered her daughter in an alley and that she was no longer with us. Sarah and Will had been so distraught that morning and I could vividly remember that Sarah had been thrashing and screaming for almost the entire day. Ginny had stayed with her for a few days before she'd calmed down.I pulled a seat close and sat down directly across from S
*Keera*I should have been scared. Any human in their right senses would have been scared, especially when his eyes had outrightly flashed gold, his wolf threatening to take over. Luckily, I wasn't any human. Grayson had another thing coming if he thought he could make me bend to his every will. I was more than ready to face his wolf if I absolutely had to. He had no right dishing out orders like I was some lowly member of his pack he could command. "Why are you so bent on acting stubborn?" He asked, sounding a lot like he really wanted to know. I twisted in his grip, trying to free myself from him. Rather than let go of me, he raised my other arm above my head with his free hand and held my wrists even more firmly. "What on earth gives you that much courage?" I barely stopped myself from cursing at him.I took a calming breath for the thousandth time since I met this insufferable man. There was no use struggling and trying to get out of his grip on my own. Even I knew that I was no
*Grayson*"Where's your mother?" I asked the pup currently clutching my legs. I looked around, trying to see if anyone was coming after him. When no one appeared in sight, I furrowed my eyebrows, lifting the little boy and holding him in my arms. Keera's words from earlier about ensuring that the pack was more aware of their families echoes in my mind. I hadn't admitted then and I still wasn't ready to admit it now, but she had been right. Everyone was so used to the pack being safe that they were finding it difficult being extra cautious.Even with their pups apparently.I was about to ask Ria if she knew who the pup's mother was when a talk blonde came running towards me. She glared at the pup in my hand, and then stood with her head bowed, not meeting my eyes. I shook my head disappointedly, leaning forward so I could transfer the little boy to her arms. "You might not find him so easily next time." I said simply, moving to continue my walk with Ria. Even the goddess knew that I was
*Keera*I didn't think it was possible to be in my line of work and not develop a few people skills. Like the ability to read people for example. It was something I had really gotten good at over time. Which was why despite the fact that Grayson tried to hide it, I knew from the second he pulled open the door that he wasn't happy to see me. I just didn't know why it pissed me off so much. I bit down on my lower lip, reminding myself that I'd promised myself on my way here that we weren't going to another one of our infamous arguments. I was determined to keep that promise. He gripped the side frame of the door with one hand, the other one still holding on to the door knob. I watched as his eyes dropped to the home made food in my hands. His features displayed his surprise. I held the food tighter, studying him. It had devastated everyone when we found another body. Even more painful was the fact that it had been someone Ginny had been close to.She'd been a bit unsteady after discov
*Grayson*"I'm thinking of calling for reinforcement." I said to Ryan and Jax. We were seated in my office and my hands were folded on the desk as I tried to explain why I had come up with the idea in the first place. I'd already placed a call to the Alpha of one of the packs nearby and he'd assured me that he was going to do whatever he could to help. Ryan and Jax met each other's gaze for a spell before turning to me. "We've lost a total of fifteen people now." I reminded them, pinching the bridge of my nose. "I want the killer found and apprehended immediately." Ryan leaned forward in his seat, shooting me a concerned look. "We want the same thing," He said calmly. "Of course we do." He seemed to be contemplating his next words carefully. "But I'm not sure what you hope to achieve by calling in reinforcement from some other pack." Jax echoed that he felt the same way. I groaned, wishing that they would understand.Didn't they get it?I tapped my knuckles on the desk a little impat