A Baby for the Viking Wolf: Howls Romance (A Howls Viking Romance Book 2) by Gwen Knight

Author:Gwen Knight [Knight, Gwen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

“Lucy, we need to—oh.”

I broke from the kiss and blinked open my eyes to find Reagan hovering in front of the door, arms crossed and her alpha stare in full swing. The sight tickled me pink—as though she were some mama bear about to defend her cub. The thought was downright hilarious, and I burst out laughing.

Wiping tears from my eyes, I gestured toward her. “Leif, meet Reagan. My best friend. Reagan, this is Leif.”

She didn’t budge from the door. Instead, she trained her unflinching gaze on him. “I thought you were supposed to be talking. I hate to rush you, but we have places we need to be.”

Heat rushed through my cheeks. “Right. Sorry. Shall we go inside, then?”

She shook her head. “Gabriel just called. He needs Jerrik and me at the scene immediately. The police have finished, and the coroner is waiting for us now. I’m afraid the reunion will need to wait for another night.”

“Probably for the best,” I commented. Who knew how Leif and Jerrik would react to seeing each other again. It certainly didn’t seem like the sort of situation that would blow over in a few minutes.

“What scene?” Leif demanded.

Reagan lifted her chin. “Not your concern. Lucy, you’re coming with us.”

“What?” A murder scene was the last place I wanted to go.

“We don’t know anything about him.” She waved a hand toward Leif. “We know he’s here to find Jerrik, but not why. And we don’t know how you fit into all this. No way in hell I’m leaving you alone with him.”

I snorted. “You think he’d hurt me? After what you just walked in on?”

“I don’t know what to think. That’s the point. We don’t know him.”

“Reagan.” I rubbed the back of my hand against my brow. “I’m not a child. I can take care of myself.”

Her fiery glare turned to me. “I know you’re not a child. But—”

“And I’m certainly not going to follow you to a murder scene. What good would I be?”

“A murder scene?” Leif’s gaze danced between us.

“Lucy, I’m not leaving you here alone with this guy! And I can’t stay here. Gabriel wants us to try and track these vamps down tonight, so—”

“Exactly! I would only get in the way!”

A deep growl scraped past Reagan’s lips. “Stop being so stubborn.”

“I’m not the one being stubborn here!”

“Whoa! Time out.” Leif stepped between us, hands raised. He shot Reagan a glance. “Did you say vampires?”

“Back off,” Reagan snarled. “This has nothing to do with you.”

“Unfortunately, it has everything to do with him,” Jerrik’s deep voice interjected.

Everyone froze. Then, slowly, Leif turned, his hands clenched into fists. I shot Reagan a panicked stare. No way this would end well. And an all-out brawl in front of my neighbors was the last thing we needed, especially when a crime scene awaited us. My neighbors knew I was a werewolf, but I fought hard to keep my dark side hidden from them. A battle of the alphas would destroy the peace I’d worked so hard to cultivate.

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