The Alpha's Mail Order Mate: A Paranormal Shifter Romance by Jade White Read Free Book Online

chuckled. “I’m staking my claim. What could be lordlier than that? It’s not every day a lord chooses his lady.”
    "There is some truth is that, I suppose," she conceded. “Still, I think I might be better able to teach standing on my own two feet."
    “Your wish is my command,” he agreed, letting her up.
    “Thank you, my Lord," she said with relief.
    *
    Chastity still had a bit of pink in her cheeks as she began speaking to the men who had just witnessed the exchange between their lord and the newest girl in town. She imagined that since she wasn’t going anywhere, they would become used to her over time, but that didn’t make her feel better about the teasing light they had in their eyes now. At least none of them seemed to be interested in challenging Night over it. She didn’t think she would be well pleased if they did.
    Once again, she demonstrated the poultices and techniques for speeding up healing time for a werewolf injury. This time, there were seven men, including Night, and Tess. Having sat through the other classes, Tess proved to be invaluable during this one, once she realized just how frazzled Chastity had become when Night had teased her.
    “Yes, the most important thing, as I’ve heard Miss Chastity tell the others, is to keep your wound covered up,” she commented at one point. “We won’t die from infection, but that doesn’t mean that bacteria doesn’t slow down the healing process to some extent.”
    “That’s right, Tess,” said Chastity with a smile. “And of course, that becomes even more important when you are trying to regrow a limb. Thankfully, the process would be much quicker for me as a wolf-born, but I’m certain it would still hurt a bit along the way. I’d just as soon not find out, personally.”
    “Well, let us hope there’s never an occasion for losing limbs out in the middle of a huge forest,” Night commented dryly. “The only limbs I want to see anyone lose out here are some of the lower branches when we start building the tree houses.”
    “Yes, I quite agree,” Chastity said. “Now, one of the things we’ll probably see a lot more of once Julian sends more wolves our way is going to be childbirth. Of course, it’s not something you men should need to concern yourselves with as yet, so for the most part I think we’ve covered everything we needed to at this point.”
    “Julian is sending other wolves?” inquired Amos Little, with a shrewd gaze.
    “Oh, I don’t know if he is, but it was a possibility,” Night replied. “I think we could definitely use some new blood around here. I don’t know if you noticed, but there’s a decided lack of females.”
    “You seem to have found one, my Lord,” he replied.
    “So I have,” said Night with a smile. “And I intend to enjoy that fact very much.”
    Chastity blushed when Night reached out and gave her hand a little squeeze.
    “Well, anyway, I suppose you all may go now,” she said. “Since Night has told me the hunters should arrive soon.”
    Even as the class broke up, the hunters arrived. Chastity willingly joined Tess in dividing up the meat. The only thing she disliked about this was the fact that she had blood all over her hands, but did not know where she was meant to go to wash up. Tess solved the dilemma by ladling some water into a bucket and motioning for her to use it. Chastity did so, with a grateful nod.
    She wasn’t sure if Night expected her to eat with him tonight, since he’d so easily allowed her to join the women the previous evening. When he made no gesture at her following Tess over to sit with her children and two other women, she assumed he was not going to press the issue. However, before everyone was allowed to begin, Night stood up and looked over at her.
    “Chastity? I believe your place should be at my side.”
    Chastity willingly brought her food and joined him at the head of the table. All eyes were upon her now, and she was aware of exactly what Night had