Lisette fell asleep in the car. Shock over the break in and the damage done to her place must have overwhelmed her system, because she didn't wake even when they reached the compound. Torrin reached over and unlatched her belt, feeling her warm breath on his cheek. After he got out, he came around the car, and eased her out of her seat. Torrin carried her into the back of the compound, hoping to avoid as many pack members as possible. Niall was there and took Lisette's bag from Torrin as they reached the elevator. Niall reached to take Lisette from Torrin as well, but Torrin's growl stopped him short. Niall's eyebrows shot up, but he said nothing and turned to face the elevator. Unfortunately, when the elevator opened Brigid stepped out right in front of the threesome.
"Torrin! I've been waiting for you . . ." Brigid stopped short when she realized that Torrin was carrying the unconscious female in his arms. "Who the hell is that?"
"Brigid!"
Brigid bowed her head, "Forgive me, my lord. I was surprised to see you carrying a
human
," She said, sneering the last word. "When you dispose of her, come find me, I'd like to show you how much I've missed you," she purred, rubbing her hand up and down Torrin's thigh suggestively.
Torrin just stepped onto the elevator, without acknowledging her invitation. Torrin's head was beginning to pound with the stress of the night. He knew that Brigid was the worst person that they could have run into. The news of Lisette would be all over the compound before morning, and Torrin wasn't at all sure how he wanted to handle the entire situation.
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Lisette woke with a feeling of comfort and contentment. She stretched languidly, trying to remember the last time she felt this safe since her parents had died. She was wrapped in soft sheets and smooth warmth.
"Hello, are you feeling better?" Torrin chuckled to see her stretching like a contented feline.
Lisette, startled to find herself in bed with a man that she had just met yesterday, sat up with every intention of climbing out of that bed. She inhaled sharply however, when she felt the cool air on her bare skin. She knew before she looked down that she was undressed. Too embarrassed to stand up in front of him in her current state of undress, Lisette quickly laid back down and pulled the sheets up to her neck. She thought briefly about pulling them over her head, but she knew that hiding was not going to help. Besides what she might see with her head under those sheets probably wouldn't help to calm her racing pulse, anyway. She turned to glare at the handsome man beside her.
Torrin's arm snaked out to capture her waist and pull her in closer, "Whoa, easy. You're safe."
