Ella and the Beast (More Than Human Book 1) (26 page)

“Tell me,” Tracy demanded.

“I can’t,” Ella replied, shaking her head.

“Ella, the weather will only get worse and so will the hunt for them. If you tell me where they are, I’ll make sure they have enough supplies to make it through the winter and keep themselves safe,” Tracy murmured.

“I can’t tell you where they are, Tracy,” Ella insisted, glancing out the window. “What happens if other shifters find them?”

“They are guaranteed to find them if your people aren’t aware that they are being hunted,” Tracy pointed out.

Ella’s face turned stubborn. “They already know about Ty. They will be careful,” she said.

“The other humans aren’t ready for what is to come, Ella. They don’t understand the technology that we have. Now that word is out about your existence, there will be shifters combing the world for them,” Tracy insisted.

Ella’s lip trembled and she bowed her head. She jerked when she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist. Tilting her head back, she gazed up at Ty’s thunderous face. He looked like he was ready to kill his sister.

“Tracy,” Ty growled in a deceptively calm voice. “Today is my wedding day. I do not want my mate upset, ever, but especially today.”

“I’m sorry, Ty,” Tracy replied with a sigh and looked apologetically at Ella. “He’s right. Today wasn’t the day to bring it up.”

Ella glanced out the window. She could see a small group of men struggling to carry the man they had caught across the lawn. The snow was now coming down in fat, thick flakes. Her mind swirled with everything that had happened to her from the day she had first met Ty until today.

“The mountains that are in your painting,” Ella murmured, turning to look at Tracy. “They are in the mountains. Go to where Ty’s campsite was and start from there. Mitchell told me to go two days to the northwest. They will be at the foot of the tallest mountain. Just follow the river and you’ll find them. I’ll give you my lance to show that I sent you, but you must find Mitchell and Jayden. Mitchell is the leader of the clan. Jayden is a dear friend of mine who is more like a sister. They are the only ones who will give you a chance once you speak to them.”

“What if they think I stole the lance?” Tracy asked with a frown.

“Tracy, it is too dangerous. I learned the hard way just how resourceful they are,” Ty warned.

Tracy released a dry chuckle. “You don’t know half of the dangerous places I’ve been, little brother. Don’t worry about me, I’ll be fine,” she assured him.

“I will carve a message into the lance. Mitchell and Jayden will know that the message is from me,” Ella whispered. “I just ask one thing, Tracy.”

“Anything,” Tracy promised, reaching out to grip Ella’s hands in hers.

“Protect them,” Ella pleaded.

“I will. I swear I will. You won’t regret trusting me,” Tracy vowed, leaning forward and hugging Ella. “I promise I’ll protect them.”

“I know you will,” Ella replied with a tender smile. “Find Jayden and Mitchell. Make sure they don’t see you coming. If you are spotted before you have a chance to speak, my people will disappear.”

“Mitchell and Jayden,” Tracy excitedly repeated. “I love you, Ella. This is like a dream come true!”

Ella released a soft laugh. “You might not be so excited once you meet them,” she warned with a shake of her head. “You have to remember that they wanted to kill Ty.”

“They’ll love me,” Tracy retorted, biting her lip. “Everyone loves me.”

“No, generally everyone wants to strangle you,” Ty dryly interjected, pulling Ella back into his arms. “Now, can we forget about finding the rest of the humans for a few more hours and celebrate the one that has changed my life?”

Ella and Tracy burst into laughter at Ty’s rueful look. Their amusement soon drew the attention of the others. Ella’s heart swelled when she felt Ty’s hand move lower to protectively rest over her stomach. She laid her palm over his and squeezed it in reassurance.

“Are you okay?” He murmured in her ear.

Ella’s gaze swept the room, briefly touching on each person’s face. Was she okay? Her life was so different than it had been just six months before. She no longer saw a future that was bleak and frightening. Now, she saw one filled with love, hope, and a family. She believed Tracy when she said that she wanted to help the other humans. Perhaps, there was a place in this world for them. It might be hard at first, but they were used to a hard life.

“Yes. Yes, I am,” she finally said, turning in his arms and wrapping her arms around his neck. “I love you, Ty Bearclaw. I am proud to call you my husband.”

Ty glanced around the room before he bent his head to whisper in her ear again. “I won’t mind if you want to call me your beast,” he murmured. “I find it kind of sexy.”

Ella chuckled and shook her head. “You, beast, are a very, very strange man,” she softly retorted. “I’m glad you didn’t eat me that day.”

Ty’s lips curved and his eyes glittered with desire. “I’ve heard humans are pretty tasty,” he suggested.

“I guess you’ll just have to find out,” Ella retorted with a giggle.

Warmth flooded her when Ty bent and captured her lips. Her arms tightened around his neck and she held him like she would never let him go. The sounds of the others in the room faded as she and Ty became lost in their own world – a world where anything was possible, including a shifter finding an extinct human and falling in love with her.

To be continued…. Mitchell’s Untamed Mate

Mitchell discovers some beasts refuse to be tamed when Tracy Bearclaw comes searching for him and his clan in the wilds of the Olympic National Park.

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