Ninety Eight

Common sense told James that Tala wouldn't attempt to sneak away with Sansa because that would mean leaving without her mate and pack members. Common sense also told him that Tala was too brazen to do "sneaky"; she'd do it right in front of him and expect him to deal with it. But he couldn't help being anxious. It was one thing for the two females to talk where he could see them. It was another for him to wait inside. But as he looked down into gray-blue eyes that were begging for the same trust she was trying to give him, there was no way he could object.

Dropping his arm, James nodded. Tasha's beaming smile was reward enough for him. "Don't leave the yard unless you want our little followers to hear your conversation." As Sansa nodded and then went to the Alpha female, he caught the blonde's eye and held her gaze. "Try to take my mate from me, and I'll take yours from you."