Becca Van by Vegetarian Mate

Author:Vegetarian Mate [Mate, Vegetarian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2012-09-10T23:00:00+00:00

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Jarrod stood in the living-room doorway, staring at his mate. When she smiled at him he gave her a wink and smiled back. As much as he wanted to walk into the living room, pick Rochelle up, and carry her upstairs, he couldn’t. With one last glance at Rochelle, he backed away and headed outside.

He went through the kitchen door and into the backyard, listening to the sounds of the others running and howling in wolf form. His own wolf wanted to be let out. Being close to Rochelle all week was testing the limits of his control. But he was still preoccupied with an incident at work earlier that week.

Harold James, a lone wolf, in his town. The man hadn’t done anything yet, nothing that they could prove, but ever since he’d come into Jarrod’s office, he’d been trying to figure out what the wolf wanted.

On the surface, James had come to request permission to work in town. It was a formality since James was in the Friess Pack’s territory. But he hadn’t acted like a humble young wolf seeking entry into a pack. In fact, he hadn’t asked about the pack at all…

“I promise I won’t cause any trouble in your pack, Sheriff Friess,” James had said. “All I’m asking is to stay in your town for a couple of weeks while I look for work.”

Jarrod had asked, “What sort of work are you looking for?”

“My main area of expertise is construction, but I’m willing to do anything to earn some much-needed cash.”

“Define ‘anything.’”

“Oh, nothing nefarious I assure you, Sheriff. I’m willing to work in the local bar. I’m down on money at the moment, so I can’t afford to be too choosy.”

“What pack did you say you belonged to?”

“I don’t belong to any pack, Sheriff. As I have already told you.”

Jarrod didn’t like it. The bastard was too smarmy for his liking. He wanted nothing more than to kick this lone wolf out of his town. He’d told James that he had to run it by his Alpha before deciding anything. Of course, Jonah had told him to follow his instinct, and his instincts were screaming at him to throw James out of town.

But if he refused the man’s request, James wouldn’t leave. Jarrod felt certain of that, just as he was sure that James was the lone wolf that had been causing problems around Aztec for weeks. He just needed proof.

Jarrod sighed and rubbed his eyes. It had been a long, trying week. There was nothing for it but to wait for Harold James to expose himself as a criminal. And in the meantime to make sure Rochelle kept out of his way. Jarrod didn’t want his woman anywhere near the bastard.

A soft, feminine voice pulled him out of his thoughts. Jarrod turned to find Rochelle standing in the doorway to the kitchen. The warm light caught the highlights in her hair. “Are you okay?” she asked.

“I’m fine.” When he turned back to the kitchen and approached, she backed up, out of his way.

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