Free Greyson - Part 3: An Alpha Billionaire Shifter Romance (The Silver Moon Pack) by Cali MacKay Page B

happened, but…I think if you just give it time, you’ll find that being a shifter is pretty fucking fantastic.”
    “Except that when I tried to shift earlier today, it was… not good.” She couldn’t remember much of what happened when she’d been in wolf form, but she remembered exactly what happened afterwards. How could she forget blasting Greyson with her energy, his face contorting with pain? It sent an uncontrollable shudder through her body as she nestled in deeper against his side and he held her tightly in his arms. “It’s not that I don’t find shifters amazing, but…none of this has been easy. I had moved to the mountains so I could get away from people and live a quiet life. And it’s been anything but.”
    “Things will quiet down, love.” Greyson kissed the top of her head, each gentle touch erasing a little more of what had been done to her. “And the more you shift, the more your body will get used to it. We’ll sort out the issues you’re having—which brings us to why you’re here, Thayer. We need more information on the Laighir , and how it might affect Juno, now that she’s a shifter.”
    Thayer leaned back with a shrug, taking a slow sip from his glass before giving them a smile that didn’t bode well for how this conversation was going to go. “I’d love to help. But to be honest, I’m not the one with the knowledge. We do, however, have a few elders who would know a whole lot more. Juno…why don’t you come by for a visit tomorrow?”
    “That would be great.” Finally. She might get some answers to her questions. Except that she may have been too quick to answer, since Greyson stiffened at her side. “Unless, of course, we have plans tomorrow.”
    “You’ve been through a whole lot as of late, and I don’t want you having to deal with things that might upset you further.” Greyson’s brow furrowed, leaving her to wonder if it was just because of Thayer or if there was something more to it. “I’m not saying not to go, but it wouldn’t hurt to give it a few days.”
    “Years won’t make one bit of a difference after what was done to me, let alone days. There’s no point in waiting—and what’s going to upset me is not having answers.” She knew Greyson only wanted to protect her, but she was finally so close to getting the answers she needed, and she wasn’t going to back away from this opportunity—nor could she let him stop her. “You know I love you, but if you’re not comfortable joining me, I can go on my own. I’m sure Thayer won’t let anything happen to me.”
    “ You’re not going without me . No fucking way, Juno. Or have you forgotten that Flint and the men who attacked you were from Broken Ash?” Greyson glared at Thayer, as if this was all somehow his fault.
    “And whoever was involved has been dealt with. You know that.” Thayer leaned forward, putting his glass down on the table before propping his elbows on his knees, though he looked like he could leap out of his seat to attack in just a fraction of a second. “So if you think I’d let anything at all happen to Juno, you can guess again. And it’s not exactly like you’ve kept her safe.”
    Greyson lunged for Thayer before she’d even had a chance to stop him—and Thayer was waiting for him, the two of them rolling and crashing to the floor as she screamed at them to stop. She swore, she’d blast the two of them if they didn’t stop. But as she screamed herself raw and they continued to pummel each other, she realized that they needed to do this. They’d needed to get this out of their systems since she first met Thayer. But she also realized that she couldn’t stop them without running the risk of killing them both—and at this point, she just couldn’t deal with it anymore.
    She was exhausted and fed up, battered and broken. If they wanted to kill themselves, then they could have at it. She was done . Wiping her tears away, she shook her head in disgust and walked off,