Resisting the Moon: A Royal Shifters Novel (3 page)

Sebastian glared at him and grabbed my arm. “Maybe another time.”

Colin shook his head. “Now will do. You’re being summoned,” he said, pointing across the room at Bailey and his brother, Micah. “Apparently, they have something important to discuss with you.”

Squeezing my hand, Sebastian caught Bailey and Micah’s gaze from across the room. He swore under his breath, before he focused on me. “We’ll continue this later.” Glaring at Colin one more time, he took off across the room.

Colin watched him leave in a huff, then turned to me, smiling devilishly. “Nothing ever changes, does it? For as long as I’ve known him, he’s always been territorial. Now, how about that dance?” He held out his hand and I reluctantly took it.

I could feel the heat of Sebastian’s gaze on us as Colin twirled me around the dance floor and pulled me into his arms. He knew what he was doing. “Do you like pissing people off?” I asked.

“Only when they stand in the way of something I want. You don’t have feelings for him do you?” I shook my head, hoping like hell he couldn’t tell it was a lie. Smiling, he held me closer. “Good. He’s a little old for you.”

Laughing, I shook my head. “How old do you think I am?”

He studied me, narrowing his gaze in concentration as he looked into my eyes. “Well, I’ll be damned. You’re just as old as him, aren’t you?”

“Maybe not over a hundred, but I’m up there. It’s nice being able to look like I’m in my twenties. I’m not going to complain.”

His smile grew wider. “What can I say? I love older women.”

Sebastian’s eyes flashed at hearing this, but I paid him no mind. “What are you doing tomorrow night?” I asked.

“Hopefully, spending time with you,” he replied smoothly. “Do you have something in mind?”

I did, but it was going to piss a certain wolf off. Maybe then he’d know what it felt like to be in my position.

Sebastian

“W
hy in the fuck of all fucks did you have to call me over now?” I growled.

My brother tried to hide his chuckle, but Bailey slapped him on the arm and addressed me. “I knew what you were going to tell her and I don’t think it’s the right time. She’ll get angry.”

I threw my hands in the air. “Why?” Tyla needed to know everything was about to change, whether she liked it or not.

Bailey sighed. “Trust me, I’m a female and I know how Tyla’s going to take the news. Just leave her alone for tonight.”

All I could see was red as I watched Colin touch her and swing her around the dance floor. She had on a dress that showed off her long legs, and her blonde curls were pulled back away from her face. I’d wanted to wrap my hands in those curls for months. If Colin wasn’t Bailey’s brother, I’d have ripped off his hands by now.

“So I’m supposed to just let her go off with your brother and do whatever the hell she wants?” I snapped.

Shrugging, she glanced at them quickly and then back to me. “Colin likes her, Sebastian. At least he has enough sense to tell her. You can only blame yourself if she chooses him. Not to mention, she’s no young pup. You can’t just go in demanding shit and expect her to accept it.”

Clenching my teeth, I stood there, blood boiling. Colin was not her mate. “Out of all the females in this pack, why did he have to pick her?”

Micah slapped me on the arm. “Because we always want the ones we can’t have, brother. You don’t seem to have problems fucking any of the other women you come across.”

I hadn’t had sex with anyone since I’d come to Wyoming. I couldn’t help it everyone assumed I was fucking everyone under the sun. My guess was, Tyla thought the same thing as well. No wonder she didn’t want to have anything to do with me. “You all don’t know shit,” I said, shaking my head.

Tyla and Colin left to go outside and I took a step forward, determined to catch her before she left with him. There was no way in hell I was going to let them be alone.

“Seb, wait!” Micah called. I kept going and didn’t stop. What was it about her that drove me absolutely insane? I could feel my control slipping the more she was around. I didn’t get to the door in time before a set of arms wrapped around my waist from behind.

“Where you running off to so fast? You seem to have a habit of doing that.” Her name was Jana, a gray wolf from the Northwestern pack. She’d been trying to get me into bed with her for months, but I wasn’t interested. It’s a good thing she was great at playing poker, as it’s the only part of her company I enjoyed from time to time.

Grasping her wrists, I tried to pry her away without hurting her, but she latched on tight. “Let me go, Jana. I need to get out of here.”

“Why don’t I come with you? We could have some fun.” She was drunk, alcohol saturating her breath.

Tyla chose then to come marching back into the bar, stopping cold when she saw us, her fiery gaze staring at the woman’s arms around my waist. Jaw clenched, she turned and stormed out the door again.

“Goddammit!” I growled, my anger slicing through the room like a knife.

Jana immediately let go and backed away, scared. I could smell her fear. Sighing, I turned around and faced her. Her light brown hair was in one long braid down the side and her eyes tore right through me.

“Shit, I’m sorry, Jana. I don’t know what came over me.” It was a lie. I knew what my problem was.

She forced a smile and stepped back into Ian, alpha of her pack. Eyes narrowed, he studied me, recognition flashing in his gaze. “You okay, Sebastian?” Ian knew what it felt like to have the darkness inside of him. It was what us unmated males called ‘the rage,’ an unfortunate side effect of not being mated early on in life.

“I just need some air.” By now everyone was watching me. Turning on my heel, I stormed outside and took a deep breath. How
long was I going to be able to fight it?

“Looking for me?” Tyla called out, her anger focused right on me. She crossed her arms and leaned against the side of the building.

“Where’s Colin?”

“He left.” Luckily, it was without her. “Now what do you want?”

Bailey had warned me not to say anything tonight. As much as I wanted to protest, she was probably right. “I don’t think tonight’s the right time,” I said. “What are you doing tomorrow night?”

A mischievous smile spread across her face. “Colin and I have a date. I’m sure Jana will be more than happy to spend time with you if you’re lonely.”

I’d thought I had the rage inside of me tamped down, but I was wrong; it came back with a vengeance. “There’s nothing going on between me and Jana. Are you pissed because you saw her with me in there?” I nodded toward the bar.

She shrugged flippantly. “That’s your own business, Sebastian. I’m not your warden. I don’t give a flying fuck who you sleep with.”

I stalked toward her and she stood firm. “That’s a lie and you know it.”

She scoffed. “I swear, you and the other royals think the world revolves around you.”

“Is that what you truly think?”

Her gaze focused on something over my shoulder and her expression softened. Sighing, she stepped away from the wall, her steps slowly retreating. “No, not all of you, just certain ones. I’ve gotta go.” She took off down the street and I started to go after her, but a hand to my shoulder stopped me. I knew who it was.

“Leave me be, brother,” I warned.

Micah gripped harder. “Let her go, Seb. It’s not going to do you any good. Tyla’s extremely stubborn. You’re only pushing her away.”

“Then what the hell am I supposed to do?”

“First,” he said, circling around to face me, “how long have you been feeling the rage? It has some of the elders concerned. In fact, you had everyone on edge back there.”

I sighed. “I have it under control.”

“Didn’t look like it a few minutes ago. Besides, that’s not what I asked. How long?”

Clenching my teeth, I looked straight into his eyes. “Since I moved here.”

“And sleeping with women doesn’t help?”

“I haven’t slept with anyone since I’ve been here.”

His eyes went wide. “You mean to tell me you haven’t fucked a single woman in this city? How the hell is that possible?”

“Simple. I don’t put my dick in them.”

“That’s what you need though. It might not get rid of the rage, but it will help keep it to a simmer. Is it Tyla you want?” He didn’t know she was my true mate. No one knew, other than me and Tyla.

Averting my gaze, I focused on the street down which she disappeared. My body fought against me, desperate to track her down. “I can’t seem to think of anyone but her. I didn’t realize it was going to be like this.” Micah tried to hide his smile and failed. “What?” I growled.

“Why don’t you come over early in the morning? Tyla will be by to spar with me. If you’re up for it, I think I have a plan.”

Tyla

“I
want to try something new with you today,” Micah hollered from across the yard. “Just give me a sec.” He rushed inside, the screen door slamming shut behind him.

I bent down and stretched while I waited on him. Every morning before I went to work, Micah would help me train. I knew how to fight, but he had the skills of a warrior. I’d had the chance to fight alongside him before, and when he offered to help me, I couldn’t refuse. At the time, I’d hoped it’d be Sebastian asking me, but it never happened.

I had no clue what the hell his problem was. He only wanted me now because Colin wanted me too. Typical male bullshit.

Micah rushed out of his house and joined me in the pasture. “You ready, T?”