Free Kianna and Her Three Alpha Wolves [Featherstone Pack] (Siren Publishing Ménage and More) by Debbie Bailey

chair and leaned forward, resting her head in her hands.
    “You know you can’t stay here, don’t you, sweetheart?” Teaghen said quietly, hoping that she wasn’t going to fight them on this. “If Ray is the one doing all this shit, then he’s too close, and you aren’t safe here.”
    Looking up at him, unshed tears in her eyes, she understood now why she always ran to them when she was a girl. They would do anything to protect her and make her feel safe.
    “I know. As much as I’d like to stay here just to show that little prick I’m not afraid of him, I don’t think he’s just trying to scare me off. He’s trying to get rid of me permanently, and my life is not something that I’m willing to let him take from me.” Turning back toward the men, shoulders back, she said, “I’ll find a room in town to stay in until Jack finds out who’s doing this.”
    “No!” all three men said at once.
    “You’re coming to stay at the compound so that we can protect you, Kia. Staying in town is still too close to Ray. Do you think a few townsfolk are going to stop him if he really wants you out of the way?”
    Duncan didn’t want to panic her, but he also didn’t want her to be at risk, and the only way he could guarantee her safety was with him and his brothers on Featherstone land.
    “Ray wouldn’t dare set foot on our land, baby. He knows, if he does, he goes back to prison for another two years.”
    “What do you mean, he goes back to prison?” Kianna questioned him.
    “Part of the deal he made was that he never set foot on Featherstone land without permission again,” he told her. “If he’s caught on our land, he goes back to prison for at least two more years, and then, once he’s finished with that sentence, he’s subject to tribal law.”

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    Duncan went on to explain what had happened with Ray to get him that deal.
    Two years earlier, during the Deacons’ trials, Ray’s lawyer had sought to cut a deal for him. He would plead guilty if he got a lighter sentence. When the Crown had come to them telling them of the Ray’s lawyer’s deal, at first they all balked at the idea of any of the Deacons being cut a deal. But the lawyer for the Crown said that he’d make a stipulation that, if Ray set foot on Featherstone land again, he’d not only be subject to finishing a full sentence, but he’d also face the tribe’s judgment as well. After speaking with the elders and the rest of the pack, they all agreed that keeping the Deacons off their land for good outweighed their desire for vengeance. Sean was the one who killed Steve, and he would pay for it. As long as Ray stayed away, they would go along.
    Duncan stood in front of her and gently ran his hands up and down her arms as if trying to warm her. She was starting to shake a little now that all the adrenaline was out of her system, and her body was going into meltdown.
    “We need to get you back home and into a hot bath. You’re starting to feel the effects from the day, and you need to get some rest. We can talk more about everything after you’ve had some time to come to grips with it all. You’ve only just come home, and someone is trying to scare you away from us, and we’re not going to let that happen.” He pulled her against his chest and brought his lips down hard on hers. She wrapped her arms around his neck as best she could as she stood on tiptoes.
    Duncan moved in behind her and kissed her neck, and she reached behind herself to caress his face.
    Teaghen could see Alex watching from his position in the doorway as he and Duncan kissed and cuddled their mate. He just didn’t understand why Alex was holding back.
    “We need to know that you’re safe, Kianna. Please, come with us so that we can protect you,” Teaghen whispered as he placed kisses along her jaw.
    “All right,” she breathed out heavily, her heart beating a mile a minute from their kisses alone.
    “I’ll come with you, but I want my own room, and our