His Moonsilver Mate (Abby and Kade) novel Chapter 26

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Chapter 26

Toby

“We need to talk.”

For a second, I didn’t move.

Sloane sat in the chair beside my window as if she belonged there.

My annoyance with Liam disappeared.

“What are you doing in my room?”

“I was waiting for you.”

“You could have waited outside.”

A faint smile touched her mouth, pulling slightly at the healing cut near her lip.

“You’ve been here less than a day and you’re already territorial.”

I looked at the door behind me.

Then back at her.

Kade’s warning came immediately to mind.

Something is wrong inside Moonhaven.

He didn’t want anyone knowing what had changed.

With Sloane.

With him.

With anything that might make someone behave differently.

So I kept my voice even.

“What do you want?”

Sloane stood carefully.

Her ribs were obviously still bothering her, though she tried not to show it.

For a moment, I remembered her leaving dinner.

The bruises.

The cut on her face.

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Everyone worrying about her.

Then she looked at me, and the sympathy disappeared.

“I wanted to see how you were settling in.”-

I stared at her.

“That required coming into my room?”

“You’ve had quite a week.”

Her voice was almost pleasant.

“Kidnapped. Rescued. Moved into the Alpha’s home.”

Something about the way she said it made me stiffen.

“I didn’t ask to move here.”

“No?”

My clothes.

My books.

dered around the room.

The family photograph.

“You seem comfortable enough.”

“I’ve been here a few hours.”

“And Cassie is already rearranging the house around you.”

“She brought flowers.”

“Of course she did.”

There it was.

That edge.

Soft enough that someone else might have missed it.

I didn’t.

Sloane touched one of the flowers on the dresser.

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She’s always had a soft spot for you.”

“She’s known me my whole life.”

“So have I.”

I said nothing.

“Everyone is very worried about you,” she continued, “Liam barely lets you breathe without checking whether you’re all right. Cassie is ready to redecorate an entire wing. Half the pack is guarding the building.”

Her eyes came back to mine.

“And Kade…”

She let the sentence trail off.

My pulse jumped.

“What about him?”

Sloane studied me.

Looking for something.

I gave her nothing.

“He seems particularly concerned.”

“He’s Alpha. I was kidnapped from his territory.”

“And that explains everything?”

I folded my arms.

“What exactly are you trying to say?”

She gave a quiet laugh.

“You know.”

“I really don’t.”

Her expression hardened.

“Don’t pretend with me, Abby.”

“I’m not.”

She stepped closer.

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4 talked to you at the clinic.”

“I remember.”

“I told you what needed to happen.”

“You told me to stay away from Kade.”

“Yes.”

I shrugged.

“I tried.”

Her eyes flashed.

“You tried.”

“He kissed me.”

The words were out before I could reconsider them.

Sloane’s mouth tightened.

“And you kissed him back.”

I said nothing.

She didn’t need an answer.

“And now you live in his house.”

“The packhouse.”

“His house.”

“With Liam.”

The distinction clearly meant nothing to her.

“I didn’t choose this,” I said. “They think it’s safer.”

“How convenient.”

“For who?”

“For you.”

I stared at her.

“Do you actually hear yourself?”

Her face changed.

“You think this is fumy?”

“No. I think you’re acting like I planned any of this.”

“You always wanted him.”

The accusation landed harder because it was true.

She knew that.

She had known for years.

“You used to follow him everywhere.”

“I was fifteen.”

“And now you’re eighteen.”

“So?”

“So maybe you’ve decided fate finally gave you what you always wanted.”

“You mean Kade.”

“I mean my future.”

There it was.

I almost told her.

Almost said that Kade had already ended whatever future she thought she had with him.

Then I remembered his warning.

So I only said, “You’re the one he introduced as his future Luna.”

Sloane watched me closely.

“That’s right.”

“I’m not trying to take anything from you.”

“You already have.”

“I didn’t ask him to kiss me.”

“But you didn’t stop him.”

My lace heated,

She noticed.

Of course she did.

“Do you want him?”

“That’s none of your business.”

Her expression went flat.

“It is very much my business.”

“No. Whatever happens between Kade and me is something you need to discuss with Kade.”

That was safer.

Barely.

Sloane’s eyes sharpened.

Then she laughed softly.

“There she is.”

I frowned.

“What?”

“The sweet little Abby routine was getting exhausting.”

My anger flared.

“There is no routine.”

“No?”

She came closer.

I didn’t move.

“You think because everyone is hovering around you now, you suddenly belong beside him?”

“I didn’t say that.”

“You don’t have to.”

“You’re the one obsessed with where I belong.”

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Her eyes flashed.

Be careful.’

Diana stirred instantly

Abby.

I felt it too.

The change in her voice.

Not jealousy anymore.

Something colder.

“What is that supposed to mean?”

Sloane’s expression smoothed.

“Exactly what I said.”

“No.”

I stepped toward her.

“You came into my room without permission. You’ve spent the last ten minutes warning me away from Kade. Now you’re telling me to be careful.”

“I’m trying to keep you from making another mistake.”

“Another?”

A beat passed.

Something flickered in her eyes.

Then it was gone.

She turned toward the window.

“You’ve already had more excitement than most people manage in a lifetime.”

My skin prickled.

“Sloane.”

“You should enjoy being home.”

She looked back at me.

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“Stay where people can protect-you. Stop wandering off. Stop putting yourself in situations you’re not equipped Latiandte.

The words hit harder than they should have.

The clinic.

The fake runner.

The western trail.

The cave.

My mouth went dry.

“What did you just say?”

Her eyebrows lifted.

“That you should be careful.”

“No. The rest.”

“I’m not sure what you think you heard.”

Diana was growling now.

Low.

Uneasy.

I stared at Sloane.

“You told me to stay away from Kade the morning I was taken.”

Her expression didn’t change.

“So?”

“A few hours later, someone came to the clinic specifically to get me away from Moonhaven.”

“And?”

“And now you’re standing in my room telling me I should have stayed where I was supposed to.”

Silence.

For the first time, Sloane didn’t answer immediately.

My heartbeat picked up.

“Sloane.”

She gave me a small smile.

“You’ve been through a lot, Abby.”

“That isn’t an answer.”

“No, it isn’t.”

The calmness of it chilled me more than anger would have.

I took another step toward her.

“Did you know someone was going to take me?”

Her eyes narrowed slightly.

“That’s a serious accusation.”

“I asked you a question.”

“And I think being kidnapped has made you suspicious of everyone.”

“Not everyone.”

That landed.

.

Her face cooled.

For a few seconds, neither of us moved.

Then she said, “You should be very careful about accusing people when you have nothing to prove it.”

My pulse thudded.

“That sounds almost like a threat.”

“It’s advice.”

“From you?”

“Yes.”

She walked toward the door.

I stepped into her path.

“Did you have something to do with what happened to me?”

Her gaze dropped briefly to where I stood between her and the door.

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Then returned to my face.

“No.”

The answer was simple.

Immediate.

Too easy.

I searched her expression.

Nothing.

No guilt.

No panic.

Only irritation.