Alpha Bear Protector (Awakened Shifters Book 1) by Keri Hudson

Author:Keri Hudson [Hudson, Keri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal & Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Adult Themes, The Shifters Mate, Supernatural Fantasy, Protection & Safety, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Multicultural & Interspecies Relationships, Romantic Schemes, Dangerous & Deadly, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Mythical Creatures, Action & Adventure, Violence & Crime Story, SciFi Fantasy Romance, Hearts Desire, Futuristic, Awakened Shifters Series
Publisher: Keri Hudson
Published: 2019-11-04T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Sheriff Le Croix made himself comfortable on the couch. “I’m sorry fer just stoppin’ by like this.” Marcus glanced at Sabrina, neither of them saying anything. So the sheriff went on, “I know you had a… a special relationship to the case.”

“I don’t see it as the same case at all,” Marcus said with a casual shrug.

“The woman was torn to pieces,” Sheriff Le Croix said, “just like the injuries to some of the men at the farmhouse, where you… you stepped in to help the lady in need here.”

Sabrina thrust out her chin. “I’ll thank you not to be snide.”

“I’ll thank you not to be vague! Now I’ve got a sudden slew of gruesome killings, with you two at the very center of it all. And all you can tell me is that you’ve no idea.”

“We can account for each other’s whereabouts,” Sabrina said, “so we’ve each got an alibi.”

“How convenient,” Sheriff Le Croix said.

“And factual,” Marcus stated. “So, if there isn’t anything else?”

Sabrina asked, “Sheriff, how do you know it wasn’t gators who killed that woman, tore her apart like that?”

“Gators eat their prey, Miss Parks.”

Marcus said, “Then it sounds like you’ve got a real crime spree on your hands, sheriff.”

Sheriff Le Croix sighed and looked around the little apartment. “Either of you… superstitious?”

Marcus turned his head to hear where the sheriff was going next, already able to guess. “Not me,” Sabrina said.

“Well, lotta folks round’ here, they’re real superstitious. And ‘round here we got one particular superstition… well, lore, really, about a… a sort of monster in the area. Locals call it Le dieu des marais, means the god of the swamps. You ain’t never heard this story?”

“Sounds familiar,” Sabrina said, completely straight-faced.

Marcus said to the sheriff, “You’re not telling us you think some swamp god killed that poor woman?”

“You tell me.” A long, suspicious silence passed before Sheriff Le Croix said, “You may not be superstitious, but I am, Mr. Reilly.” The sheriff looked Marcus straight in the eye, his voice low and cold. “And god or not, I’m gonna find out who tore that man apart. And that person, god or gator or what have you, will face justice.”

After the sheriff left, Sabrina poured them each a cup of tea, soothing for her nerves and pleasant to his taste.

Sabrina asked him, “What do you make of that?”

Marcus shook his head. “Not sure. He knows something about shifters, or he suspects. But it’s not the kind of thing most people just accept, least of all a law man like Le Croix.”

Sabrina shrugged. “Tell you the truth, I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes.”

“Because you’re an intelligent person, and not some schoolgirl who needs to be frightened into saying her prayers at night.”

They sat in a knowing silence. “But it’s not just a story to frighten kids with, is it?”

“But those stories, they’re about the lupine shifters too. I’ve only been here about ten years.”

Sabrina seemed to give that some thought.

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