A Brighter Yellow (3 Colors Trilogy) by Bethany Maines

Author:Bethany Maines [Maines, Bethany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal romance, romantic suspense, Shifter, wolf, Fae, Fantasy
Publisher: Blue Zephyr Press
Published: 2022-04-26T16:00:00+00:00

Episode 16

Outside the Trailer

Ochre

Ochre tried to channel his inner Fae as he squirmed on the thin padding of his well-used sleeping bag. His elven ancestors had been as one with the Earth and blah blah blah. Surely, they had some sort of magic spell for making camping spots flat and rock-free? He didn’t see why that couldn’t have been one of the things they wrote down for posterity. He twisted and then used a teeny bit of power to shove a tree root down into the ground a few inches. At least he wouldn’t get cold. Scarlet’s personal global warming spell would keep him warm through the night and have the benefit of using up the greenhouse gases in twenty-foot radius by morning.

He put his hands behind his head and looked up at the stars. The sky was clearish, which wasn’t bad for being near a town. He thought about going back into the trailer. This was ridiculous. He shouldn’t have to sleep outside. She was the one who had picked a fight. He ought to go back inside and commandeer the bed. He tried to picture how that would go and instinctively shook his head. That was not an option. He didn’t understand what the hell was going on with that woman. She was like riding with a brand-new driver—gas pedal all the way down, then slamming on the brakes, possibly at the same time.

There was a very soft sound of exhalation, and he jerked in surprise to find Anna only a few feet away. How had she snuck up on him? She was wearing a tank top, a pair of the tiniest shorts he’d ever seen, and her boots, unlaced around her ankles. She’d snuck up on him in clumpy boots. That didn’t help prove he knew what he was doing.

“I was worried you were cold,” she said and held up a blanket. Then she stepped back and he felt her cross the barrier of his spell. She made a sour expression and crossed back inside where it was at least twenty degrees warmer. “Obviously, that isn’t a problem.”

Her face was probably too dark to read for most humans, but his night vision was better than that. He could see that she looked annoyed. She’d brought him a blanket, and now she was annoyed.

He settled back into his former position. “Yes, I can take care of myself,” he said. “I may not be a wolf, but I’m not an incompetent moron.”

Anna shifted in place. “I didn’t say that.”

“Kind of sounded like it,” said Ochre.

Anna whined. Not metaphorically. An actual wolf whine of distress, and the sound cut right through him. He reached out a hand to her before he’d even thought about it. She dropped the blanket, grabbed his hand, and flung herself down on top of him.

He let out a grunt as she landed but soon found he had air for nothing else as she planted her lips on his.

“Anna,” he said, trying to get words out between kisses.

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