Rainbow Snippet 3/20/2021: From Hollow Moon

 

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More than six, I know, but book two is steadily churning along and this moment was one of the most powerful ones in the book thus far. The 'stupid lines' being referred to here are the beginnings of a bond mark. 

"You can keep your apology and your feelings and those stupid lines on your arm, because I don’t need them, and I don’t need you. Pretty sure you’re five minutes are up now too.”

Grinning, Sloan rubbed his hands together, shoving away from the couch while Rand was still focused on digesting Luka’s words. “Oh yeah, he actually went three seconds over. Are you ready for him to go?”

“Please.”

“You heard the wolf,” Sloan replied, advancing on Rand so fast he was being dragged towards the door before he realized he’d been grabbed.

“The vehicle is unlocked,” Doc called after them as Sloan saw Rand back out into the cold.

“Consider yourself lucky he doesn’t like violence, because me, I love it, and nothing would make me happier than hurting you as badly as you hurt him,” Sloan growled

The vehemence in his voice, his posture, coupled with the tender looks Sloan had been giving Luka inside the cabin spoke of a truth that damn near crippled Rand’s wolf.

“You’re our other mate,” Rand whispered.

“Correction,” Sloan snarled. “I’m his mate and you are nothing to either of us. Don’t ever come back here or you won’t leave in such pristine shape.”

And while Rand was trying to digest the latest revelation, Sloan shut the door firmly in his face, a clump of snow, like an exclamation point, sliding off the roof onto Rand’s head.