Chapter 34

Nathan

“We should pull out.”

Ronan sighed from where he sat lazily across the armchair, his legs dangling over one side. He put down his book and looked at me.

“Why would we pull out?”

“We’re you not just listening to me?” I cried in exasperation.

“Yes, I was listening,” he replied calmly, “but I didn’t hear anything that made me think we should pull out.”

“There was a human trespassing!” I shouted back, while I resumed my pacing.

Even as I said it, I knew I was overreacting. And I hated that. I, Nathan Blake, did not do over-reacting.

Ronan narrowed his eyes at me. “Are you sure there’s not something else you’re failing to tell me?”

I’d been Ronan’s Beta for nearly a year now, after his dad retired, and he knew this was not normal behaviour for me. I immediately felt myself tense up.

“No, of course not. You know how we like to keep humans out of our business. It’s just too risky.”

Ronan sighed again but stood up and walked over to me.

“I’m going to ignore the fact your hiding s