Chapter 153 – Late Night Comfort
Ella
“Won’t you come to bed?” I inquire, leaning over Sinclair’s back and wrapping my arms around his neck. ‘You need to rest.”
My mate is sitting at his computer drafting emails and marching orders, secret correspondences to his allies and spies across the continent. He’s been trying to figure out some way to get a message to the people of the united packs, to let them know we’re alive and will not forsake them. So far the best plan we’ve come up with are for willing rebels to post bulletins and spray paint messages throughout the various cities, as well as antiauthoritarian propaganda. No one likes the idea of civilians endangering themselves in order to get the word out, but we don’t have much choice. This is a whole new world we’re living in.
“In a while.” Sinclair murmurs, rubbing his scruffy jaw against my cheek before turning to kiss me. My wolf is reaching out to his, trying to get a sense of his emotions, but she just keeps coming up against a brick wall.” You go get some sleep, baby.” “But I want to sleep with you.” I complain, not even caring that I’m whining. I know I can’t help Sinclair unless he lets me, and I’ll stoop to any low in order to convince him.
“I know, trouble. I’ll be there soon.” He replies, kissing me again. “I just want to finish a few things up first.”
sumptuous bed – my new nest – and climb inside. It doesn’t feel right without my mate, and I realize that I associate Sinclair with safety the same way he does with me. Our wolves don’t feel content unless they’re together. I decide to try to call him to me in
the clock, seeing that it’s almost three in the morning – four hours since I went to bed. I climb out of my
I follow his gaze and see a very grainy video playing, of the Royal Army pouring through the streets of Moon Valley, forcing people out of their homes for interrogations and tests of allegiance to the former Prince… now Emperor. It doesn’t look like high quality news footage, and I slowly understand that this video has been
going on?” I
and snuggling in. “He’s setting up his own state run news agency to spread his propaganda, and the people are risking their lives to get the word out.” As we watch, the shifter taking the
this development. My wolf howls with the knowledge that these are members of our own pack, suffering terrible abuses and without anyone to protect
stony face. “I know you’re hurting and I want to help. Don’t
isn’t anything to be done. This isn’t going to get better until I find a way to make things
onto you as well.” “But your problems are my problems.” I argue. “We’re in this together.”
anxiously, not liking the dark
never met you I would be back there.” I inform him sternly, pointing at the computer screen. “I would be bankrupt, heartbroken, thinking I was barren, with a trapped wolf and nothing but an abusive employer and deadbeat
only home you’ve ever known.” He counters severely, his jaw clenched with self-fury. “You wouldn’t
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