Captured By The Wolf: Paranormal Romance (Shadow Shifters Book 0) by Mila Young

Author:Mila Young [Young, Mila]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

CONNELL

Anton’s voice streamed from his office, two down from mine. No secrets in this station where the walls did little to conceal conversations.

“Oh, okay, I see. Well, if you change your mind, I know a quaint little cafe open until midnight.”

Must be a smart girl dumping his sorry ass.

“Of course. All right then, speak to you later, Daciana. Maybe we can talk over coffee soon.”

I stiffened in my seat. The bastard was still trying his luck.

Anton strolled past my office door, hands in his pockets and shoulders curled forward. I should have kept my mouth shut, let it pass, but my ego had other intentions. “Rejection stings, hey?”

He backed up into my doorway and threw me a scowl. “Fuck you.”

I reclined in my seat as guilt struck. His reaction shouldn’t have had that effect on me. Hell, this buffoon deserved to experience the torment of losing someone. But then would I be any better than him?

“You’re twenty-nine, like me. Time to grow up. So unless being an asshole is your life’s intention, maybe rethink your approach.”

Anton’s glare twisted his features, and his narrowing gaze hooked into me. “She didn’t reject me but said now’s not the right time.” His voice dipped and morphed into a gravelly sound. “With the case going on, you know.”

I shook my head. “You were rejected, man. Listen, maybe if you stop behaving like a caveman, constantly tugging on your dick, you might get some respect at the precinct and with the ladies. We were friends once, and somewhere inside you, there’s the decent guy I once knew.”

His shoulders shot back, and his hands curled into fists. “Piss off, you and your perfect life, your British accent, your righteousness. Don’t pretend you know me at all.”

I pushed myself to my feet, walked around the desk, and closed the distance between us, lowering my voice to avoid the chief overhearing us. “I will never forget what you did to me. I have no more time for you.”

A blistering anger awoke inside me along with the memories I’d lost, the future I’d planned. That part of my life was over, Michaela had bailed, and while torturing Anton would bring me the greatest satisfaction, that wasn’t me or whom I wanted to become. At least I’d finally realized the type of woman Michaela was—with her demands for weekly gifts, pressure to move to a larger city, and her constant sulkiness. I must have had lust on the brain not to have seen through her.

And if she hadn’t gone with Anton, some other guy would have come along and pulled her away. What if it had happened after ten years of marriage, with kids? Maybe it was better off I discovered it when I did.

“Actually,” I said, “I wanted to thank you for showing me what sort of person Michaela was.”

Anton’s anger warped into a tangle of frown lines across his brow. He turned and stormed down the corridor.

Time to head home. But first I’d swing past Sam’s Tans.

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