Page 103 of Legion
“I told him everything,” she confirmed.
“Her secrets are safe with me, just as Naomi is,” Luka swore.“I’d never betray my mate.”
“Mate?”Jolene echoed, her voice overriding Tobe’s muffled curse.“I had the feeling that things were heading in this direction.It’s always nice to be right.”
“I too suspected it.”Tia eyed him closely.“After all, you’d be a fool not to have claimed my baby.And you don’t strike me as a fool.”
“I trust that you’ll take care of her,” Alfie said to him.“She’d allow nothing less anyway.”
“Am I the only one who has reservations here?”Tobe pinned a hard look on Luka.“You may not mean to ever hurt her, but let’s face it, you have a lot of enemies.”
“No harm will come to her,” Luka vowed, his expression solemn.
“Just because you say so?”Tobe snorted.“That isn’t how it works.And Iswearto you on all that’s unholy that if anything happens to her—”
“Youpromisedthat you wouldn’t threaten him,” Naomi reminded Tobe, jabbing her elbow into his ribs.
Tobe’s shoulders lifted and fell.“I’m an imp—my promises mean shit.”
Lord above.“Let this be an exception.”
“It’s better if he and I come to an understanding from the start,” Tobe insisted, all reasonable.
She flapped her arms.“What understanding?”
“That if you’re harmed, I kill him.Simple.”
“Kill a legion?Really?”Her demon snorted at the idea.He’d have more chance of baptizing a cat.
Luka slid closer to her.“Naomi, it’s fine.I threatened Ella’s mate many times.Most demons make such threats when it comes to their anchors.I wouldn’t expect any different.”
Tobe arched a brow at him.“So we have an understanding?”
“No,” Luka replied.“Warnings are one thing.Come at me, and you will suffer for it.Being Naomi’s anchor won’t save you.”
Tobe stared at him for an agonizingly long moment.“Good.”
She frowned, at a loss.“Why is that good?”
“Ruthlessness in a mate is a positive thing,” said Tobe.“It means there’s a better chance he’ll do whatever’s necessary to keep you safe.That works for me.”
Her entity rolled its eyes.“Well, so long as you’re happy,” Naomi deadpanned.
Her mother smiled, amused, and then turned back to Luka.“I didn’t formally introduce myself, did I?I’m Tia, Naomi’s mom.This is Alfie, my mate.”
Luka’s gaze danced from Tia to Alfie as he inclined his head.
“You have exceptionally strong mental shields,” Tia commented.
In other words, she couldn’t read his thoughts.That was a relief.
“I take it you all want the full story of what happened with the clerics tonight.”
“We do,” said Jolene, sinking into the armchair.“Tell us.”
So Naomi did.Naturally, her account was met with lots of cursing, angry outbursts, and promises that the clerics and Kushiel would meet a very painful death.
“That they would use bombs is far from holy,” Alfie commented.“They’re apparently prepared to step away from ‘the righteous path’ if it means protecting their monkhood.”
