Chapter 79. Haughty Display

The sun had gone down several hours ago, signaling the end of one of the most stressful days of my life.

Shortly after Coal and I mated, the group decided to seek assistance from the vampires, and Langdon and I returned to the woods. My Wolf whined and fussed at having to leave her mate, but she understood our imminent danger. Every minute spent with Coal was a potential for disaster if Alpha found out. So, as much as we hated to be apart, it was safer to wait in the cave.

Although, the waiting was excruciating.

Coal and Ryder hadn’t been able to leave until Alpha checked in on Coal and debrief him at five o’clock that afternoon. Their meeting had gone surprisingly smoothly. Langdon relayed the details to me courtesy of his mindlink with Amber.

Lying in bed, carefully covered with a blanket to hide his completely healed body, Coal had relayed the events of his trip to Alpha Mason. Coal left out their interaction with the vampires, preferring