The Alpha's Nanny - Sam Crescent Page 0,31
he felt the pressure in his chest ease. He didn’t like leaving them, but for now, their path for war wasn’t the right one.
He had no doubt Peter would be dead, and he needed to keep Winter and Daphne safe.
There was a safe house he intended to take them to. It was several miles away, off the grid, and as far away from his pack and civilization as possible.
Arriving at the hotel, he got there in time to see Winter and Daphne leaving the room. She looked completely swamped with all the baby stuff, and so adorable.
Climbing out of his truck, he took the bag from her.
“Get in the truck. I’ll be down in a minute.” He’d already settled the bill for the night. He grabbed the crib and a couple of the other bags he’d been able to bring, and headed back to the truck.
She was strapped in, holding Daphne in her arms.
He secured the crib in place, tossed the bags into the back, and climbed back into the front, behind the wheel.
“What’s going on?” she asked.
“I’m taking you to a safe place.” He pulled out of the parking lot and drove.
“What’s going on with the pack?”
“It’s nothing for you to worry about,” he said.
“Your pack was attacked tonight.”
“I know.”
“Why aren’t you helping them?” she asked.
“They don’t want my help.” He gritted his teeth, not liking how that hurt.
“Why not?”
“Because they don’t. They would rather rot away than accept my help,” he said, annoyed with them.
“Rot away? You’re not making any sense.” She frowned.
“I know.”
“What’s going on?” she asked.
“Simple. The pack believes that you two have made me weak. That you’ve in some way ruined my ability to think logically, especially when it comes to the matter of dealing in war with the humans.”
“But that’s nonsense,” she said.
“I know that.”
“I don’t understand.”
“There’s nothing for you to understand,” he said.
“How is there nothing for me to understand? You’re here with me rather than being with your pack.”
“I’m not going to argue with you.”
“Surely you know that’s wrong?” she asked.
“I know what I know.” He didn’t want to think about what happened. His pack, they had ruled against him. They’d cast him out in anger. They wanted to follow their own rules, and he was going to let them. “I’m going to take care of you. Keep you and Daphne out of the line of fire. It’s what you need.”
“Rocko, we would be fine.”
“And now you’re going to be more than fine. I’ll take care of you. I can protect you.” He gripped the steering wheel even tighter. He wasn’t going to let them down.
****
Two days later
The safe house Rocko had brought them to was a beautiful cabin in the middle of nowhere near a small lake, surrounded by trees. There was no electricity, but the supplies were all in place from gas lights to candles. The stove was heated by logs. There were two rooms. He’d put the crib in one room, and they’d slept in the other room.
She knew he was distracted.
She put Daphne down for her afternoon nap, pulled on a cardigan, and looked out to see Rocko with no shirt, once again, chopping wood. He spent most of his days chopping wood.
They didn’t need to worry about food as they had an abundant supply, and Rocko had also stopped off at a supermarket to get whatever else they needed for a prolonged stay. They’d barely spent any time together. Watching him now, she wondered what was going through his mind.
She made him a cup of coffee and made her way outside.
“You need to go back inside,” he said.
“You’ve been gathering wood and chopping logs for two days now. We’ve got enough. You need to rest.”
“I need to think.”
“You can’t do either of that while you don’t rest and you know I’m right.”
She held out the coffee.
“I failed them,” he said.
“No, you didn’t.”
“I should have realized it was a trap but I was more interested in getting to you.”
“Now you’re saying it’s my fault?”
“No.” He growled. He took the coffee from her and she watched him take a sip.
“You think I’m the cause of what happened?” she asked.
“I don’t.”
“If I was the person to distract you, then that is exactly what you’re saying.”
“You’re putting words in my mouth.”
“No, I’m not.”
“I don’t want to argue with you.”
“Good, let’s not argue.”
“Shouldn’t you be dealing with Daphne?” he asked.
“She’s down for the next couple of hours. She needs lots of—” She didn’t get to finish as within seconds, she was in