Bear Protection: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance (Pleasant Valley Shifters) by Marlie Monroe

Author:Marlie Monroe [Monroe, Marlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-01-10T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“Turn right here.” Sophie directed Rick onto her street from the passenger seat of his SUV. “My house is the third one on the right.”

As much as she’d appreciated being lent clothes, she wanted her own things before she braved the police station and spilled her guts about what had happened the night before. To that end, she’d convinced Rick to swing by her house before they did anything else so she could change and make herself presentable. She also needed to call work and let them know she wouldn’t be in, which would probably go over like a lead balloon considering the fact that she was already skating on thin ice after the complaints that were lodged against her.

On the bright side, at least now she had a pretty good idea who’d called in the phony grievance. The rat bastard.

“This one?” Rick asked, flicking on his turn signal.

“Yep. This is me.”

The tiny cottage was barely eight hundred square feet, but it had beautiful hardwood floors, came fully furnished, and the rent was well within her price range. More importantly, the cottage was the first home that belonged to her and her alone. She didn’t have to share her space with roommates or boyfriends. When she came home, she could truly relax in her own private sanctuary.

Rick pulled into the driveway and parked. “Do you want me to wait out here?”

Sophie looked at the house. Nothing looked disturbed. Everything looked exactly the same as she’d left it. Even so, it never hurt to err on the side of caution. “Come in with me, please. There’s no sense in you sitting out here by yourself.” She opened the door and hopped down out of the SUV. She met Rick in front of the vehicle and led the way up to the front door. Only then did she remember her lack of keys. “Damn. I’m locked out.”

“That lock looks pretty old. I might be able to jimmy it open,” Rick offered.

“You can do that?” She glanced over at him.

He shrugged. “Toby has locked us out of the house more than once.”

“All right. Give it a shot.” She moved out of the way.

He tested the knob and the door popped open like magic.

“What on earth…” she exclaimed in surprise.

“Stay here.” Rick pushed on the door and it swung inward. He stepped over the threshold and disappeared within.

One heartbeat passed, and then another. She shifted her weight from one foot to the other. To hell with waiting around like some damsel in distress. She rushed into the house and gasped at the carnage inside her normally tidy home. The furniture was turned over, the couch gutted of stuffing. What few knickknacks she’d purchased since the move lay in shards upon the floor. She moved through the living room into the kitchen and found the cabinets hanging open, their contents dumped onto the floor and broken.

“I’m sorry,” Rick said from behind her.

“I feel so stupid.” She shook her head. “I should have expected this. I mean, leaving my purse behind was just asking for trouble.

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