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Surge turned back to Khloe. “I’m sorry. I will do my best to control those among my people who do not trust your intentions. Please know that if anyone threatens your species, I will personally come to warn you. You will know I’m coming.”
Khloe nodded. She couldn’t breathe.
Surge turned to the others. “As I’m sure you’re all aware, bears by nature do not live in close knit packs like wolves do. We have come to this territory as a group, but we tend to spread out and occupy a space that is beneficial to sustaining life. I realize that we have moved into an area too close to where your pack as well as other packs have lived for a great long time, and most among us do not wish to upset your way of life. However, there are some who believe it would be better to chase you off.”
“We would never allow that,” Ezra stated. “We are grateful to you for repeatedly coming to warn us of impending issues, but our numbers are strong. Alpha Protectors are abundant and living all around this mountain, protecting the valley below. It is the same among the other wolf packs you have encountered in this region. If any of your kind dares to attack us, we will do whatever is necessary to protect our own. Do not think for one moment that our smaller size will hinder us.”
Surge nodded. “Understood. Though Thorn and I are not the leaders of our clan, we are the declared messengers responsible for communication with your pack and others. It cannot be an accident that your new mate and I share a bond.”
Khloe could feel the tension wafting from her mate. He did not like Surge referring to the communication open between him and Khloe as a bond. When she glanced up at her Daddy, she found his nostrils flared and his teeth bared.
Surge flinched as he met Felix’s gaze. “Forgive me. Poor choice of words. Let’s call it an open line of communication.”
Khloe spoke up again. “I can’t control it. I can sense when your kind is present in the area, even from a great distance, but I can’t control the visions. I’m not sure they will always occur every time you approach.”
“I suspect they will, Little one. I can be no more certain than you because I, too, have only had a handful of experiences so far, but I suspect we will both have advanced warning when we’re being approached.” He stepped back and looked toward Thorn again. “We will take our leave. I’m sorry for the interruption and for the behavior of some of my kind.”
Ezra stepped forward. “Our elders will meet to discuss this. I cannot guarantee what they will decide, but I can assure you that the protection of our pack is our number one priority. Noone will be permitted to threaten us.”
Thorn nodded. “Understood.” He gave a slight bow before he and Surge turned, shifted, and bounded away.
Chapter Eighteen
Felix breathed out a sigh of relief, though he was not entirely sure he should let his guard down, and he hated knowing that the only one among them who could tell if the bears were going to return was his sweet Little mate.
Damon nodded in the direction of his home. “Our house is close. Let’s gather there.”
Felix thought that was a good idea. He turned Khloe around in his embrace and met her gaze. “Are they gone?”
She nodded. “They’re still moving away. They have not stopped.”
“Not even Drow and Firat? I didn’t like their attitude.”
“They’re still moving away, too, Daddy, I promise.”
Elias spoke next. “We need to give Olivia and Khloe some time to bump heads. It’s possible the two of them can combine their skills in some fashion that would be beneficial to the pack. In addition, we need to arm them with whatever information they need to be safe and effective.”
“I can tell you something I need,” Khloe stated.
“What’s that, Little one?” Felix asked.
“I need to meet everyone in the pack. Every Alpha Protector and mate. Once I’ve met someone, I know their scent and candetect when they’re approaching. Until then, all I know is that a wolf is going to arrive. It would be helpful if I could tell Daddy specifically who is coming.”
Ezra nodded. “She has a point.”
Elias held up his phone. “I’ll send out an alert when we get back to Damon’s. Any Alpha Protectors who are nearby will come to meet Khloe if at all possible. We might need to plan a time to take her around to some of the outlying Alphas—especially the elders.”
“Thank you,” Khloe responded.
Felix hated the idea of sharing his mate of only three weeks with every member of the Alpha Protectors and their mates. He wanted more time alone with her. The process would take days, but he acknowledged it was necessary and could prove crucial at some point. She needed to be able to tell him exactly who was on the move, not just four wolves.
“Let’s go, Little one,” he encouraged. “Stay with us until we reach Damon’s house.”
When Felix looked over his shoulder, he found Olivia already in wolf form. He knew she preferred to spend a great deal of time in her wolf skin because she was sighted when she was shifted and could trust her surroundings better. He knew even at home she tended to spend hours shifted. The problem with that was that she could not communicate with her mate in wolf form. They did not have a telepathic connection like she had with the bears. Damon felt separated from his Little mate when she was not in human form. It was frustrating but often necessary.
Felix hoped Khloe did not develop any skills that required her to spend time shifted without him. It would tear a piece of his heart if he couldn’t listen to her chattering, singing, or even arguing with him.
Everyone stared as Khloe shifted. Those who had seen her before were not as stunned, but even a second time wasshocking. Felix understood. He was somewhat stunned every time she shifted.