Malakai (Stone Society #13) - Faith Gibson Page 0,61

acted as advisors.

“Are you sure you want to be mated to me?” Kai asked. He had never felt so vulnerable. If it were just him, he’d be the first one out the door going after Drago.

“For better or worse. Isn’t that what is declared in wedding vows? I know we aren’t married, but we might as well be.” Josie played with Kai’s hair, settling his fears. “It won’t always be like this.”

“How can you be sure? You’ve only been part of our world a few days.”

“I don’t think any of you would bring children into your world if you didn’t believe there were good days ahead or if you thought you couldn’t ensure their safety. War has been going on since the beginning of time, and if children had been left out of the equation due to danger, the population wouldn’t have grown to be what it is today. If parents are worried about bringing kids into a less-than-perfect existence, there’s no one else to carry on the fight.”

“Have I told you lately how perfect you are?”

Josie caressed his neck. “Yes, but I’ll never get tired of hearing it. Maybe one day I’ll even believe it.” He would make sure she did.

Julian was inspecting the security box when they arrived. If Rafael’s home was compromised, that didn’t bode well for the rest of the Clan. Kai parked next to Gregor’s and Tessa’s bikes. The couple was there to help unload the vehicles, and Tessa whistled when she saw Josie’s dress.

“Now that’s a sexy dress. I might have to get me one of those,” she said, eying Josie up and down. “What do you think, Stone?” she asked Gregor.

“I think you’d cause a wreck if you wore that while riding, Red.”

“I would, wouldn’t I?” Tessa flipped her long braid over her shoulder.

Josie grinned at the redhead. “I’ll make a deal with you. If you teach me how to braid my hair, I’ll let you borrow my dresses anytime you like.”

“Dresses? As in more than one?”

“I have many. This one is fairly conservative, so if you want something a little spicier, I can hook you up.”

“You got yourself a deal.” Tessa looped her arm through Josie’s and led her away from the males. Kai smiled and shook his head, but he was happy Tessa had taken a liking to his mate. He and Gregor followed their females into the house. Tessa was introducing Josie to Priscilla who was gushing over how pretty Josie was.

Rafael and Kaya were there, welcoming Josie both to their home as well as to the Clan. When Josie asked to hold Sebastian, Kaya handed her son over without hesitation. Something in Kai settled seeing his mate holding a baby. It was a natural look for Josie, and Kai couldn’t wait for the day they were blessed with their own child.

Tessa rubbed her hands together. “Okay, you badasses go have your meeting, and we’ll get everything ready to grill when you’re finished.”

“I would like the mates to join us this time,” Rafael countered. “This concerns all of us, and I would like your input. Let’s go to the game room. Priscilla, if you would please watch over Sebastian?”

Priscilla beamed with pride. “Come, my darling Prince. Let’s go read you a story.” Josie placed a kiss on Sebastian’s head before transferring the infant to Pricilla’s waiting arms.

Rafael offered everyone a drink while they waited on the others. Tessa sauntered up to Josie and clanked their beer bottles together. The two females couldn’t look more different, but they had formed a fast friendship. Gregor stood next to Kai. “Is it my imagination, or do we have trouble on our hands with these two?”

“All I’m going to say is if you ever run out of money, send them into a pool hall, and they’ll come out loaded because as good as Tessa is? Mine’s a hustler.”

Julian ran into the room with Nikolas and their mates right behind them. “We have trouble. I don’t know how he did it without my alerts going off, but somehow Hagen managed to bypass the voice activation on all our gates. Not only that, but he managed to install a tracker that allows him to copy the numeric codes. I need to get back to the lab.”

“How do you know who it is?” Rafael asked.

“I caught him on your security feed. He’s doing this shit in broad daylight too. We need to get to the armory, and Rafe, I know you’re King, but might I suggest you