As always, Lance made sure to stick close to her, as if trying to remind her of his presence. To the three others, however, it felt no different from a fly buzzing persistently around their mate—annoying and intrusive.
The two Alphas, in particular, had to work hard to hold their tempers. Normally, either one of them would have already exploded, but knowing how pressed for time Addison was and how focused she needed to be on planning their next move, they swallowed their irritation.
Even they were surprised at how much restraint they could show for her sake. In truth, if this had been before, they would have already caused havoc, especially with Lance so openly testing their patience and making his disdain toward them clear while shamelessly clinging where he didn't belong.
