Page 8 of Back to You
“Whenever you’re free, then,” Vincent said.“Have fun.”
He didn’t give Peter time to try and stop him.He turned and quickly moved down the hallway, headed for the elevator.His stomach growled, and he swore when he realized that Lou would be eating his dinner.
He really fucking hated that asshole.
Chapter Two
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RONAN WASN’T SURE WHAThe was doing here.Well, he was carrying boxes inside a house, but how had he ended up helping Preston move in with Bryson?
He remembered that he’d been talking to Bryson as they trained in the gym.Both of them were guards, and they’d been spending a lot of time together on the job.Bryson had taken Ronan under his wing after Ronan had become a guard, and Ronan was glad for that.That was probably why he volunteered when Bryson had mentioned that they’d need help moving Preston in.
He wasn’t the only one helping today.It seemed like half the pack was here, moving furniture, emptying boxes, laughing, and talking.It showed Ronan how much they cared about each other, and it made him a little bit jealous.He was still an outsider.
Not for long.He’d never thought he’d have a pack, but he did now, and he was planning on doing everything he could to integrate.Rosewood would be his home until he died.Thepackwould be his home, and while he needed to give himself time, he couldn’t wait to feel like he was part of it.
Considering the number of people present, it didn’t take long to get everything inside the house.Ronan wasn’t surprised when the move turned into a party.Someone ordered pizza, and someone else grabbed beers from the fridge.Ronan was handed one, but he didn’t drink.He held it in his hand as he moved around the living room, trying to find a spot where he could stand and not be in people’s way.
He recognized a lot of people in the living room.Bryson and Preston were there, of course, but Reece was also present, talking with both of his boyfriends in a corner.He had his arm wrapped around Sage’s shoulders as he leaned forward and kissed Carey on the cheek, causing him to laugh.Cam and Toby were standing together and talking to Leslie and Griffith, Cam’s betas.More people had gathered in small groups and were having fun.
Ronan told himself to relax, but that went right out the window when he noticed Bryson talking to a guard by the living room door.Bryson was frowning while the guard looked confused and a little bit afraid.It wasn’t a look Ronan wanted to see on anyone, but especially not on someone who was supposed to protect the pack.From the uniform the guard was wearing, he was working right now, so there had to be a good reason for him to be here.
Ronan was even more convinced of that when Bryson turned away from the guard and looked around the room.His gaze caught on Cam, and when he moved toward the alpha, Ronan knew something had happened.
He didn’t reach them in time.They were already halfway out of the room by the time he got to Leslie and Griffith.“What happened?”he asked.
They glanced at each other.“Cam had something to take care of.”
“What?”
Griffith’s eyes narrowed.“I don’t think it’s any of your business.”
It probably wasn’t, but Ronan needed to know.Had someone found out he was here?Was he putting the pack in danger by staying with them?There were plenty of other rare shifters who lived here, but Ronan had been the last one to arrive.Even if they weren’t here for him, his job was to protect the pack and its members.It was to protect his alpha.He should be with Cam.
He nodded at the betas and walked away from them.The guard was still hovering by the living room entrance, looking like he wasn’t sure he should come in.He was younger than Ronan, and while Ronan hated to intimidate people, he wouldn’t hesitate to use his bulk to his advantage if it gave him what he wanted.
He strode toward the guard.The man jumped when his gaze stopped on Ronan, and Ronan tried to make himself a little less intimidating, but he knew what he looked like, just like he knew that, as a shifter, he was intimidating and rare enough that most shifters were afraid of him.It wasn’t every day that one talked to a wyvern shifter.
“Where did they go?”he asked the guard.
“Uh, who?”
“The alpha and the people who left with him.”
At least Cam wouldn’t be facing whatever was happening on his own.Bryson and Preston had gone with him.Bryson was Cam’s brother and a guard, and while Preston was a lawyer, his shifted form meant he’d be able to defend Cam from pretty much anyone.He also wouldn’t hesitate to kill if it meant protecting his alpha.
He’d shown that when he’d killed Fulton.
“The gates.There’s a guy saying he’s Fulton’s son there.”
Ronan sucked in a breath.“Fulton only had one son,” he murmured.
The guard blinked rapidly.“All right?I mean, I don’t know if the guy was lying or not, but he didn’t look intimidating.He smelled human, anyway.”
Ronan pushed past the guard and rushed out of the house.Cam hadn’t asked him to go with him, but he didn’t hesitate.He needed to know who was impersonating Fulton’s son.When he got his hands on the guy, he was going to give him a good shake.No one should impersonate someone who died.
No one should impersonate Ronan’s mate.
