Chapter 84

Scott stared at the river several days later. He’d spent every night sleeping next to his mate but not doing anything other than holding her in his arms. Darcy, Nathan, and Lewis were preparing for the other creatures to come to Grace Hill. Along with the planned visit, humans had wandered into their town. They were currently staying inside the only hotel available for them. He didn’t like them being in his town or near his mate. One of them from the group was paying a lot of interest in Lilly. She didn’t encourage him, but she didn’t shoot the other man down either.

With the other sectors arriving every chance he’d tried to talk with Darcy ended up being interrupted. The meeting took precedence over his human mate, and even as he thought the words they irritated him. Lilly was human, but she was his mate. Lori was on his case, and he’d given her far too many warnings.

You’re being light on her because she was a regular fuck until your mate came along.

What mate? She was human.

“Why a