Page 175 of Moon Claimed

Sascha scooped me into his arms, and I had nothing in me to do anything but rely on him.

“She is to leave within two hours,” Rhona’s voice shot across the gap.

Oh…apparently, Icouldhurt more.

A savage snarl left Sascha’s mouth. “She is no longer yours to command.”

“That’s Head Steward to you, Luther.”

Sascha’s laughter rattled me. “No one believes that, young Thana. Not even yourself.”

With that, he turned from her, carrying me away from my sister and tribe.

And I surrendered to the darkness.

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A warm body curled behind mine. Scalding hands splayed across my lower belly. His knee was between mine.

I forced my eyes open and took in Sascha’s bungalow.

How long was I out?I asked my wolf.

She yawned.It’s the next day. Nap time.

The sun was at its highest. Her nap time, not mine.

“I thought it best to keep close overnight—you know, with the healing thing,” Sascha said in my ear.

I shivered. “Is that right? This was for medicinal reasons?”

He hummed against my shoulder and I shivered again. “I’m not sure medicinal is the right word. How do you feel?”

Fantastic.“Far better than expected.”

It’s because we’re with him,my wolf said breathlessly.

I rolled my eyes. “Yes, it’s because we’re with him.”

“Yes, it’s because you’re with me.”

Dammit.“I was speaking to someone else.”

His shoulders shook. “Does she like me?”

My eyes narrowed in response to my wolf’s exuberantyes.“She has a crush on you. I can’t see the appeal.”

His hand swept down the curve of my waist and hip, coming to rest on my thigh. I resumed breathing a beat too late.

“I have a strong feeling, little bird, that you can see the appeal.”

I rolled onto my back. It should be illegal to be this close to Sascha Greyson. How the heck was a person meant to think straight? “I don’t think I’m head steward anymore.”

He didn’t laugh as I’d intended, perhaps because he could smell exactly how I felt.

Discarded.

Mostly, I just felt like it was justified.