Page 99 of Touched By Moonlight

Nicolas swept me into his arms and delivered an intense kiss that drew my breath away. Stephan slid up behind me and hugged me from the back. I felt enveloped in such love and concern that my throattightened.

Grayson might be my lover, but these boys were equallymine.

When both stepped back, Grayson put a hand on the small of my back. He whipped off his mirrored sunglasses and placed them in the pocket of hisjacket.

“Sienna is here under ourprotection.”

I pulled away. “Oh? Remember how your people reacted to the news I’m FionnFae?”

He growled. “After what happened in Cheyenne, we’re not takingchances.”

Hard to argue with that logic. But now that we were safe on land heavily warded against intruder magick, and patrolled by vigilant werewolves, I neededanswers.

I fisted my hands in Grayson’s jacket. “Inside, now. We need totalk.”

Nicolas and Stephan followed us into the living room. Too restless to sit, and my ass hurt from riding from Cheyenne, I paced before the elegant marblefireplace.

I pointed at his beta wolves. “Do they know what youare?”

Grayson considered. “What amI?”

In no mood for games, I scowled. “Judging from what I saw, you have powers beyond those of ashifter.”

His expression tightened. “Perhaps. Or perhaps I absorbed those powers from you when we made love.” He stared at me, unblinking. “And so did my men. You’re unique and extraordinary, Sienna. Butvulnerable.”

“You led me to believe you were an ordinary shifter!” I drew a deep breath. Getting upset wouldn’t solveanything.

“I am ashifter.”

“Who happens to have halted Kallan.Twice.”

“I channeled your powers and directed them at Kallan. It’s the same concept I apply with other members of my pack – the witches, for example.Teamwork.”

“Too bad your explanation doesn’t make sense because I wasn’t there the first time you stopped him. What are you,Grayson?”

He braced his forearms on his knees, and regarded me, his blue gaze steady. No quarter given from this alpha. “In due time, you’ll know. Know this now. We need you, and you need us. This can be your home, permanently. No more running, or looking over your shoulder. We share a bond that cannot be broken. As for my pack, they will do as Iask.”

Now I did shout. “We had a lovely week together, the four of us. That’s all itwas.”

“You’rewrong.”

This from Stephan, who plopped onto the gray sofa. “It was much more, Sienna and you felt it as well. The four of us now share a strongbond.”

“A connection,” Leaning against the doorway, Nicolas regarded me with a hard look. “There’s no denying it. We talked after you left and Stephan and I agreed to help Grayson convince the rest of the pack to acceptyou.”

Laughter gurgled up from my throat, but there was no humor in it. “I’m Fae. You’re wolves. How could I live here among wolves? The rest of your people don’t likeme.”

“I know what you are.” Grayson stood and paced, restless as his wolf. “Who you are, Sienna. They will learn to accept you. For now, I promise you will be safe here. We have a connection that ties us together,lass.”

“We aren’t connected,” I protested. Connection meant ties I could not break, and I could not prevent others from beinghurt.

“We will always be connected,” Grayson saidsoftly.

My chest constricted because I knew he was right. Whether I liked it or not, Grayson and I were tied together. His mind had entered mine as powerfully as his cock had thrust into mybody.

No matter where I fled, how far I wandered, I could never forgethim.

He touched my cheek, his caress tender, but in his eyes I knew the truth. I was his, and had been since the first time our thoughts had touched all those years ago. His skills as a lover made me crave him like a drug, want his hard, naked body atop me… I saw us tangled together in passion as he grunted and strained, thrusting inside me, stroking me to heights of pleasure I’d experienced only here in his pack. Desire whipsawed through me, and the empty space between my legs pulsed withneed.