“No way.My life has been a little boring up until now.I think I’m due a little excitement.And chaos.”

Kyllian growled again.“Keep talking like that, and we’ll never make it to Arkansas.”

Kayos

Kyllian couldn’t believehow happy he was.It was only a couple weeks ago that he felt like the loner in his family.He’d been mostly content with his life until Bonnie ended things with him.He hadn’t loved her, but she’d been a bright spot in his nights.Now Kyllian couldn’t imagine even looking at another female.He thanked Zeus again for Quinn.He would also thank his pop for insisting Kyllian be the one to watch over her.Had Sutton somehow known Quinn was the one for him?Stranger things had happened over the years.Not only did he have an amazing female, but they had a daughter too.Nikita might be almost grown, but he believed they would be the perfect family of three until they had a child together.

“Do you want more kids?”he asked.

“I wouldn’t be opposed to it, but not anytime soon.You and I just met, and I’d like to spend some time getting to know one another.Plus we’ll have Nikita to think about.”

“Where’d you come up with her name?It fits her.”

“Don’t laugh, but I watched a movie about this badass female assassin, and her name was Nikita.I always dreamed that’s what I’d name my daughter if I ever had one.”

“Not to bring up a sore subject, but Blake didn’t have an opinion on her name?”

“Oh, he did, but I told him when he carried a pup for three months and pushed it out, he could choose the name.”

There was so much Kyllian didn’t know about wolf shifters.Quinn had given him the Cliff’s Notes version when they first met.“This is going to sound stupid, but uh, do wolves give birth to babies or pups?”

“Babies, and that’s not stupid.Most kids don’t shift for the first time until they’re around five or six.Sometimes later, and sometime sooner.Depends on the pup.”Quinn sighed.“I missed that with Nikita.I missed her first words.Her first steps.Her first shift.I fucking hate Blake for it.I hate the whole pack.Maybe not Mercy since she kept up with where I was and came for me when Nikita needed me.”

“How do you want to play this?I can voice every single one of them, or I challenge Blake the way I did Dennis.Let you get your revenge.”

Quinn sighed again, her distress palpable.“I...I don’t want to kill him.I know I said I would rip his throat out, but as much as I hate him, I don’t think he deserves that.I already have one death on my hands, and it still haunts me.And Nikita might say she hates him, but he’s still her father.I won’t be the one to take him away from her.”

Kyllian lifted Quinn’s hand to his mouth and kissed it.He’d rather kiss her lips, but he couldn’t afford to get distracted any more than he was while driving.Because his mate was definitely distracting just sitting beside him.“I love your heart.You’ve been through some shit, yet you still take the high road.”Kyllian was falling hard and fast.Gryphons didn’t have fated mates, yet that’s what he was to Quinn.So why couldn’t she be that for him?He had never felt as complete as he did in her presence.Had never had the urge to tell someone he loved them outside his family.Until her, he was content – mostly – being a bachelor who had sex with whomever he pleased.Now the thought of being with anyone else made him nauseated.If that wasn’t love, he didn’t know what was.

“My heart was shattered all those years ago with Blake’s lies and betrayal.I never thought it would mend, but you did that.You made it whole again.I’m not perfect like you think.Unless I’m working, I get lost in my head.Being around others is going to take some getting used to.”

“I’ll be beside you every step of the way.I’m so fucking proud of you, Quinn.You stepped out of your sanctuary to go after Nikita.That took guts.My niece, Mac, she rarely leaves the house.Not because she’s a recluse, but she got an awful scar when one of the Ministry leaders sicced his dog on her.The mates are helping her come out of her shell more by taking her places.And her boyfriend, Elijah, he makes her feel beautiful regardless of the blemish on her face.”

“Wow, your family has been through a lot.”

“They have.But we Lazlos are fierce when it comes to loving.The mates are all special in their own ways, but I really think you and Natalia will hit it off being in the same field.She worked as an assassin for Nexus.Plus there’s Wynter.You’re both wolves, so there’s that.What I’m trying to say is you might be nervous at first, but our family will welcome you with open arms and do whatever it takes to help you.I have a feeling we won’t see Nikita much in the beginning.Rory is going to kidnap her newest granddaughter.”

“Do you think Rory will like me?She knows what it is I do for a living.”

“She’ll love you.And if she held your job against you, that would be hypocritical considering all her sons work for you.”

“That’s right!I’m your boss,” Quinn said with a whimsical giggle that hit Kyllian right in the solar plexus.He doubted she had much reason to laugh over the years, and he vowed to hear more of it.

“You can boss me all you want, Pretty Lady.In the bedroom and out.”

“Kyll,” she groaned.

“I know.I know.If we weren’t in a hurry to get to Arkansas, I’d find a spot to pull over and...Okay, change of subject.Quick.”Kyllian released her hand so he could adjust his dick.Quinn laughed again, and Kyllian scowled.His female laughed harder.

Kyllian turned on the satellite music app and told Quinn to find them a song.She switched stations until she found a rock channel.Yep, his mate was perfect.His singing voice was decent, but Quinn couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket.

When he encouraged her to sing louder, she complained, “No.Nope.Then you really will know I’m not perfect.”

“Do you like to sing?”he asked.

“Yes, but it doesn’t mean I do it well.”

Kyllian flipped on the turn signal and hit the next exit.“That doesn’t matter.If you enjoy something, you should do it.”

“I enjoy you,” she deadpanned.

“Woman, I swear you’re trying to kill me,” he muttered, but Quinn sat back in her seat with a satisfied grin.Kyllian loved that she was letting more of her true self shine through.“Are you hungry?We need fuel, so we can grab some snacks.”

Quinn shook her head.“No, I’m not sure I could eat, knowing where we’re going and who I’ll be facing.”

Kyllian wanted to go into whatever afterlife wolves believed in, find Stewart Aberdine, and kill him all over again.If he thought it wouldn’t upset Quinn, he would rip Blake apart as well.He kept those thoughts to himself as he found a gas station.

After filling the tank, Kyllian got them back on the interstate.The next hour was made with idle talk and lots of singing.Quinn finally found her voice, and even though her tone was nowhere close to the artist, it was a thing of beauty.Yes, Kyllian had it bad.When he noticed she’d stopped singing, Kyllian checked on his mate.She was slumped against the door, her eyes closed.He spent the rest of the drive with the radio off and the sounds of Quinn’s breathing as company.

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