you’re compassionate and risked your life for someone else. A brain in his head to tell the fucking difference between one of those brainwashed blonde bitches and you.”
She smiled at his harsh words and dabbed at her eyes. He sounded as put out by James’ actions as Tristan and Micah.
Tristan said, “Do you think there will be a problem with us being here?”
Holden’s brows rose. “I don’t know. There haven’t been any females in King since the pride split up.” His voice lowered, and she felt as though they were hearing a secret. “Thirty-two miles from here is a town called Twin Pines. There’s a small group of thirteen females who live there.”
Judging by the way Tristan and Micah stiffened, she guessed that it was a surprise to them. An unwelcome one.
“They’re not welcome here. The police force and remaining males are adamant about keeping King female-free. So asking if we believe that Melody will be welcome here, the simple truth is we don’t know.”
She shared with them how the females in Canada had monitored Ashland, and they decided to discreetly pass along a hint to the police chief — who was a pride member — that they should look into the traffic monitoring system to see if the females watched them.
Tristan said, “We need to check in with our dad. Would it be alright for Melody to go home with you guys and we’ll come over in a little while?”
“Of course. You know where our place is?” Jax asked.
Tristan nodded. Jax and Holden left them alone in the office.
She was feeling as though no one wanted her around. It was like hating someone because of the color of his or her skin. She couldn’t control that she’d been born a female. She and Micah stood, and he cupped her face, his light brown eyes sad. “They just don’t know you, sweetheart.” He chuckled. “I know what you’re thinking. I don’t care if I’ve known you less than a day. My cat knows you and my heart knows you.”
Her heart thudded. “That was really romantic, Micah.”
He shot a grin at Tristan who groaned. “No one-upping me in the romance department, bro.”
“I can’t help it if you don’t have my skills when it comes to our woman.”
She laughed and leaned into Micah, letting him fold her against his warmth. “Go home with your uncles, and we’ll come for you in a few hours.”
“Will you stay with me?”
Tristan snorted and cupped her hips with his hands. “Did you think you could get rid of us so quickly? We’ve just found you and we’re not about to spend a single night away from you.”
Her whole body warmed at the thought and her mind flipped through decadent images of the three of them together. Tristan leaned against her back and kissed her neck, inhaling slowly. His voice was deeper and laced with a growl. “You smell so good.”
She shivered and Micah groaned, nuzzling under her ear. She felt pleasurably assaulted on both sides and would have done something about all the clothes in the way of more pleasure if Tristan hadn’t nipped her neck and taken a step back.
He exhaled loudly. “We should get going.”
She squeezed herself against Micah a little tighter. “How can you think straight?”
Micah ran his hands up and down her back. “The first time we’re together shouldn’t be in a dirty office at the garage.”
She peeked at Tristan and he shrugged. “I can’t think straight when I’m touching you, baby, and my cat is snarling in my head to do more than kiss, but we can’t. Not here.”
She agreed.
They kissed her goodbye, and after Micah returned with her bag and kissed her once more, she was alone in the office. But not for long. Holden knocked and came in ten minutes later. Then he and Jax led her out the back of the garage, and she climbed into Jax’s F-250. Holden followed in his matching truck.
It had been heartbreaking to watch her uncles deal with her dad’s