[Pack 01.0] Defying Pack Law by Eve Langlais

Author:Eve Langlais [Langlais, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781988328072
Google: Rt_fCwAAQBAJ
Amazon: B01DS74R96
Barnesnoble: B01DS74R96
Goodreads: 34881049
Publisher: Eve Langlais
Published: 2011-05-06T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

John hadn’t slept much, his mind too consumed with thoughts of Dana. He’d heard Dana’s fight with Nathan the previous night. How could he not with his enhanced werewolf hearing? He’d waited with bated breath to see if Nathan’s plan to seduce her would work, but Dana prevailed and, with her plea to give her time and a choice, broke his heart.

John heard the hurt in her tone, the confusion as she struggled to sort through her emotions. He didn’t consider it self-centered to admit he knew he played a part in her turmoil. It was evident to anyone with half a brain. Dana struggled with what her body and wolf wanted and what she, the woman, needed. Raised in a dysfunctional household, how could she not fight what they proposed?

The true wonder to John was the fact that she even contemplated it.

The gentlemanly thing to do would involve walking away and allowing her to make a choice without influence. That, however, required a selflessness that John discovered he didn’t possess. He wanted Dana, and while he wouldn’t force her, he also wouldn’t just step aside and allow her to forget his interest. And with Nathan striking out with his heavy-handed tactics and scaring her in the process, he needed to step his seduction up a bit to show her a better alternative to flight. John didn’t kid himself. He could see it in her eyes—Dana still hadn’t decided if she should stay or go.

Given her probable angst this morning, John decided not to wait for a moment or for fate to intervene. He created his opportunity and snuck into her room, which wasn’t as simple as it sounded. Nathan had spent the night on the floor in front of her door after she kicked him out while Kody had bunked down in the bushes outside her window. With her two exits covered, it was John who had resigned himself to a good night’s sleep the evening previous—not that his plan to rest worked with his mind working overtime. He’d tried, though, knowing he’d require all his wits about him to deal with not only her but his pack brothers. The situation called for a delicate dance through emotions and jealousy where one misstep could signal disaster.

John bided his time. When Nathan staggered off with stretching and creaking limbs to the bathroom, John used the opportunity to slide into her room. He still didn’t know what he would do or say as he approached the bed on silent feet, the lump in the middle not moving—at all. With only that as his warning, he managed to brace himself when his feet ended up swept out from under him.

He hit the floor hands-first and scissored his legs around to catch her before she could flee. It took some fast moving, but he maneuvered himself to act as a landing pad for her. She crashed into his body with a startled squeak. For good measure, John wrapped his arms tight around her and then grinned.

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