Page 10 of Bunny Be Mine
Chapter Five
Arley
“Comeout,whittlebunny.I promise we won’t bite.” Awful laughter followed the sing-song words. “Well, not much.”
“Why won’t they leave?” Closing the small gap in my living room curtains, I turned and faced Fen. “What are we going to do?”
“They can still smell your heat. It’s only been a day since it started, so they can still sense it.” Fen pulled me into his body. They must have gone back to get the cars and drove here this morning. I really was hoping they would just give up. “Don’t worry, I won’t let them get to you.”
“What are we gonna do?” I burrowed my head into his chest, loving the way I felt in his arms. “We can’t just hide here indefinitely in the cabin.”
“That is exactly what we can do.” Fen kissed the top of my head. “Not indefinitely but for the next couple of days until your heat clears. We’re just gonna sit out here and wait them out.”
“Hopefully they will give up. But what if they don’t? I never saw Marcus and the others as quitters. What if they stay out there the whole time? What if they find a way in what if—”
Fen grabbed my chin and lifted it so we were eye to eye. “I will not let anything happen to you. Baby, you are mine. No one else is going to touch you.” The vehemence in his voice assuaged my panic for the moment.
Growls from outside grew louder and more violent. Some of the shifters with Marcus transformed into their wolves and spread out, surrounding my cabin.
“We know you’re in there, whittle bunny. Come on out,” Marcus taunted. The malevolence in his tone made me want to run and hide. “And if that traitor wolf is still in there with you, we’re gonna get to him too. You hear me, Fen. I’m going to rip your throat out for touching what should have been mine.”
“Well, I guess they know I’m in here too.” Fen laughed and hugged me closer. “Oh well. I’m not letting them near my mate.”
“Isn’t there anything we can do?” I grabbed my phone and pulled up my contacts. “There has to be someone we can call. Maybe the elders? They don’t know about this and what he’s doing. I’m positive of it.”
“I don’t think they do either. I’m going to call my dad. He will know who we should call to help get them away from us.” Fen dialed his father’s number and put the phone to his ear. “Dad. Marcus is causing trouble for my mate and I—”
“Mate. When did you find your mate?” I heard Fen’s father’s excitement over the line.
“It’s a long story, and I will tell you and Mom about it all later. Right now, though, we need your help. I’m over at Arley’s cabin on the north side of the woods. He’s in heat—”
“I know Arley.” Fen’s father was one of the regulars at the bakery. “Do you need me to bring you two some food. I know heats can make it hard to leave the house and if you don’t have enough groceries, I can go grab a few things for you and leave it at the front door.”
“No. Dad.” Fen’s lips tipped up into a smile. “That’s really appreciated but right now, we actually need help in a different way. Marcus and his guys scented him and they are now surrounding the cabin trying to take him away from me and threatening me.”
“What? That’s insane. What sort of men have those boys grown up to be? I need to inform the council right away. Give me a few minutes and I will get help right out to you.”
“Thanks, Dad. Love you.” Disconnecting the call, Fen placed his phone down on the table and gathered me back into his arms. “My father said he will handle it.”
The ruckus outside continued, but luckily, no attempts to get inside the cabin were made. After several minutes, a few more vehicles surrounded the cabin, and some elders that we were familiar with stepped out, including Elders Mitchell and Edwards.
“I really hope they can get Marcus and his men to leave and stay away from us.” Fen shook his head. “The council needs to finally do something if this is how Marcus and them are behaving. Maybe this will finally be enough proof.”
“I trust the elders.” I laid my head on Fen’s shoulder as we peeked out the window at the action. His presence was soothing, even if the scene outside was stressful. “They were friends with my parents and have watched over me my whole life. I know them well and believe they are decent men who will handle the situation for us.”
“I forgot that your parents interacted with the pack so much,” Fen said. “Most of the non-wolf shifters didn’t come around as often. I remember you and your parents though.”
“You remember me?” I remembered him too. Although I never expected this, I hadn’t seen him in years. Since we can’t scent our mate until we turn eighteen, I never imagined he’d be my mate. Even if I did have a crush on him. Fate worked in mysterious ways.
“Of course I remember you.” Fen lifted my chin up so our eyes met. “Are you blushing?” His lips curved up into a small grin. His eyes crinkling at the sides, love shining through them. I could stare into his eyes and get lost.
“Shut up.” I hid my face in his chest; the heat infusing my cheeks was too much to bear. “Let’s just eavesdrop on what the elders are saying to Marcus.” I turned my head slightly, still staying nestled in the warm embrace of my mate.
“Marcus.” Elder Mitchell approached the group harassing us. “What is the meaning of this?”
“Elder Mitchell.” Marcus greeted the man with most likely a charming sneer on his face. It was one I had seen numerous times before as he tried to save face. “We were just visiting an old friend.”
“That’s not what this looks like, young man.” Elder Edwards joined his fellow elders to surround Marcus. “We have been alerted to this disturbance and are here to find out what gave you the impression you have any right to harass anyone in our town.”
