Blood Runners 04 - Dark Wolf Rising by Rhyannon Byrd

Author:Rhyannon Byrd [Byrd, Rhyannon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-09-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

After Eric left, Chelsea spent the morning worrying about him while she dealt with her laundry, since she was down to the last of her clean clothes. She’d just put her things into the dryer when Jillian and another pretty blonde who introduced herself as Carla Reyes stopped by to check on her. When Jillian found out that she still hadn’t eaten breakfast, she ran back to her cabin for some pastries, while Chelsea put on some coffee and talked to Carla, who was a riot. She listened, fascinated, as Carla explained how she was the only female Runner for the Silvercrest pack, her partner a man named Wyatt Pallaton. When Jillian came back, they sat around the kitchen table with their pastries and coffee, spending the time just getting to know each other.

“How are things going with Eric?” Jillian finally asked, before taking a bite of her cinnamon roll.

“Um...complicated.”

“I’m not surprised,” Carla drawled. “I’ve always thought he’d be a handful. He’s got so much alpha in him, I’m surprised he doesn’t...” She suddenly jumped in her seat, a startled expression on her face as her words trailed off. Though neither woman said anything, Chelsea would have bet money that Jillian had just kicked Carla to shut her up.

Wondering what that was all about, she leaned back in her chair and said, “Cian mentioned something this morning about Eric belonging to some kind of werewolf royalty. What did he mean by that?”

It was Jillian who answered. “Just that Eric’s bloodline is one of the purest in the pack.”

“That’s it? From the way Eric was glaring at the guy, I thought it was going to be something...bad.”

“Only if you think power is bad,” Jillian said, watching her carefully. “Eric’s still feeling the burn of his father’s betrayal. So he’s a little biased against himself at the moment.”

Betrayal? She wanted to ask for an explanation, for more information about his father, but it didn’t feel right. The answers to her questions should be coming from Eric, not his friends. If he wanted to tell her, he would. If he didn’t, then it wasn’t any of her business.

Resting her chin in her hand, Jillian gave her a knowing smile. “You’ve decided to hear the rest from him, haven’t you?”

Chelsea laughed. “Did you read my mind?”

“I don’t need to. It’s obvious you care about him.”

“As a...friend,” she murmured. “He risked his life to save me. Helped me when I needed it. And now he’s trying to find Perry for me. He deserves my respect.”

“He does,” Jillian agreed. “But he wants more than that. And I think you do, too.”

Shaking her head, she said, “I’m not looking for a relationship. And I don’t want an affair.” In truth, she didn’t actually know what she wanted, except to get this crazy need for him out of her system.

Jillian reached across the table and patted her hand. “I understand your fears, Chelsea. God knows I had my share of them when things started to heat up with Jeremy.

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