Prey (Blackwater Pack, #2)

by Hannah McBride

“Skye, honey, I love you like a sister, but I’m about to literally slap some sense into you.”

I choose you. I love you.”

“Safe isn’t a place, Remy. It’s not this school, or in Blackwater, or any other place. Safe is you.”

“Don’t let a memory trick you into forgetting who you are,” Katy said fiercely, “or how far you’ve come.”

“I’m yours,” I said softly, pressing a hand over his heart. “I want to be yours in every way.”

“I choose you, Remy. Now, yesterday, tomorrow, and every single day I’m alive.”

The only world I want to discover is the one that you’re in with me.”

“Forcibly?” I echoed, tilted my head to the side. “I can assure you that I was a willing participant all,” I pretended to count on my fingers, “five times.” A ripple of nervous laughter swept the room, and Linden actually flushed. Remy’s massive shoulders shook as he tried holding in his own chuckles.

“Anything worth everything requires a fight.”

“You’re worth a million wars. I’ll fight for you every day for the rest of our lives.”

“Get your ass back here,” Remy ordered. I glanced at Daniel beside me before I dropped my voice, unable to resist teasing him. “Just my ass?” Remy chuckled. “I mean, it’s my favorite part.” I pressed my lips together and ducked my head so Daniel wouldn’t see my cheeks turning bright pink. “But I’m pretty attached to all of you,” he added, the heat in his voice making me shiver. “I’ll make you a list when you get back.” “I’m on my way.”

Gabe grinned at me, pulling me in for a sideways hug. “That’s why she’s my favorite kid.” “Right here, Dad,” Remy muttered, shaking his head. Gabe looked over my shoulder. “I don’t remember you figuring out a way to free Luke and save Tate.” “I recorded the message!” Remy said with a laugh, shaking his head. “It’s not a competition, son,” Gabe told him with a dismissive frown. Remy threw his hands in the air as we all laughed. But judging by the grin on his face, he wasn’t too upset.

“You’re ours,” he whispered, joy suffused in his grin. “You’re Blackwater. No one can take you away.”

Brick by brick, memory by memory, I had sacrificed and bared chipped pieces of my soul until I was stripped bare. I had survived, but I was one small breeze away from shattering.

“Don’t forget you have a lot of people who love you, honey,” he told me quietly, rubbing my back in soothing circles. “I don’t care how or why you came to our pack. You’re one of us now. And you’re part of my family. I love you.”