Alpha Wolf Need Not Apply by Terry Spear

Author:Terry Spear
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Published: 2016-02-24T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Eric took a shower in the guest bathroom, dried off, then started to shift, his muscles stretching and warmth filling every cell until his paws hit the floor. He headed out to the back deck and lay down beside the tub. For a long time, he just stared out at the woods, listening to the breeze ruffle the oak leaves and pine branches, searching for any sound that indicated wolves or humans might be moving about. Though he suspected that if Waldron and his people were around, they’d be running as wolves.

As a wolf, Eric was perfectly comfortable in his wolf coat during the cooler nighttime temperatures, and he’d rather be here like this, listening for sounds of trouble, than sleeping inside on Pepper’s guest bed, which would require her to change the sheets after he went home. He only wanted to be here to help, not make more work for her.

He didn’t get much sleep, because every sound made him raise his head to check it out. He took seven wolf runs during the night and was just coming in from the last one when he saw Pepper standing on the porch in jeans and a sweatshirt, her arms folded across her chest as she frowned at him.

“Did you get any sleep? You didn’t even use the guest bed last night. I didn’t mean for you to prowl the forest all night long. Come in and get dressed, and I’ll fix us some breakfast.” She turned on her heel and went back inside, leaving the door open for him.

Eric woofed at her in greeting, amused she’d scold him. He was glad he could help and hoped that because of it, she’d had a good night’s sleep. She looked tired though. He hoped she hadn’t come looking for him half the night and worried he’d gotten himself into trouble.

When he joined her in the kitchen, she was making waffles and sausages, the smell of pork and maple syrup scenting the room. “Do you like waffles? I should have asked first.”

“Anything is good. Thanks for making them. What can I do to help?”

“Nothing, really. Just sit down and relax. Thanks for taking care of things, but I really didn’t mean for you to run all night long.”

“Just checking out sounds.” He frowned at her as he took a seat at the kitchen counter. “I didn’t keep you up, did I?”

She pursed her mouth a bit.

“Sorry. I really had to check out anything I heard, or I wouldn’t have been doing my job.”

“Did you see any sign of Waldron or his wolves?”

“No. I can’t understand it either.”

“Maybe that’s his ploy.” Pepper served the waffles and sausages and brought over containers of maple syrup and butter.

“How so?”

“He’s backing off with me. Maybe focusing his attention on you. Or maybe he realizes that attacking you—through the arson business and whatnot—has pushed me into making friends with you and your pack for protection. So he sees his actions are backfiring. He probably didn’t realize you belong to a large pack and run a whole town.

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