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her shifter form Linn was a white Siberian tiger, one of
the largest and rarest in the cat family. That alone should impress
Asher, but not much did.
    He considered her pale complexion and the way she
wore her white-blonde hair swept back from her face to reveal a
flawless complexion. Most men would believe Linn to be a remarkable
example of a woman. Asher, however, did not. He had grown to accept
Linn’s presence but that didn’t mean he liked being put in the
position of having to talk to her. He wrinkled his brow, thinking.
“Well, not all of us can be so blessed.”
    Shifting self-consciously Linn pulled the sweater she
was wearing tighter over her full bosom, as though she wasn’t quite
sure if his comment was directed toward her or in envy of Ari.
Asher was content to leave her wondering. And yet, whether he liked
it or not, the male side of him never failed to notice the
magnetism of her eyes. He saw them, not Linn’s eyes of course but
eyes just like hers in his dreams on a nightly basis—although
significantly more blue.
    “Besides Linn, regardless of my brother’s
indiscretions, I am not my brother’s keeper. Well, technically I am
a Keeper in title, but I think you know what I mean. Ari is old
enough to take care of himself. With the land lines down my cell
would have come in handy. You know I could have had it back by
now.”
    “As well as tearing up the entire second
floor in your foolish attempt to do so,” Linn grumbled. “Besides,
if that is the case and you truly have misplaced your phone—”
    “ I didn’ t misplace my phone!” Asher
stated angrily, and then biting his tongue shook his head. “I see
there’s no point in talking to you. I’ll hire someone tomorrow to
repair the drywall. Does that satisfy you?”
    “For heaven’s sake Asher there’s a storm on
the way and I’m not referring to the one raging outside, and we’re
sitting here discussing phones?”
    “Actually we were discussing rats, drywall
and my missing brother.”
    Again her eyes narrowed on him. “The Pillar
Council meeting was prearranged three weeks ago. I traveled from
India to discuss important matters with you in regard to the Union,
and you have done nothing but evade me since my arrival. I’m
beginning to think that you planned this, for Arimus to be late, so
you would have no choice but to postpone the meeting.”
    “Ari please, he hates being called by his
given name. He says it sounds like an air freshener.”
    “Asher,” Linn rebuked him with another sigh.
“Surely, you must understand the importance of my presence
here?”
    “Look, I know why you’re here so let’s just get this
out in the open. You don’t like the way I’m running things
but—”
    “I’m the least of your problems! There are
more than a dozen who question your leadership as Keeper. That is
nothing I intended to hide from you.”
    Asher had wanted to catch Linn by surprise,
desiring above all anger and not concern from her. Even though this
news was interesting in its own light, he outwardly remained
undaunted.
    “Half a dozen you say?” He pretended to
contemplate. “Then I am far better off than I suspected. I thought
the numbers would be considerably higher given the lousy job I’ve
done as leader.”
    “Those two unexpected guest ,” she
emphasized with a disgusted grunt, “were two of three Watches that
have come to dispute your leadership. You do remember what a Watch
is, Keeper?” she asked and felt compelled to explain when Asher
chose to ignore her. “They are those put in charge of a district of
the Union under your pretend supervision.”
    “I pretend nothing but interest in
this conversation.”
    Linn’s face reddened at the sight of Asher’s
stare and again she chose to look anywhere but straight into his
strange eyes. He was born with the unusual blue color that
according to Ari’s dippy stereotypical blonde secretary resembled
the color of some neon blue aquarium fish.
    However, the black rings