Compelled by Love (Kendawyn Paranormal Regency) by Amanda A. Allen

Author:Amanda A. Allen [Allen, Amanda A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Raining Ink Publishing
Published: 2015-02-04T00:00:00+00:00

“Your little kitten is angry with you,” Rhys told Hugh.

The group of cousins laughed.

“You have your hands full,” Oliver declared, crossing his legs and pulling out a cigar. He tossed one to Hugh, who shook his head and passed it to Rhys.

“Clearly,” Luke agreed, “if she weren’t a minx, we’d be down a cousin.”

“Down a cousin and unable to prove that the Maxwells are moving against the Wolfemuirs.”

“The prince won’t believe us without proof,” Rhys said. He leaned back and placed his feet on his desk. “The Maxwells are too powerful and too tightly linked with the prince.”

“The St. Claires would believe,” George, the slender cousin, said. “Devlin made it clear to his uncle, and they’ve had enough issues with the Maxwells to be unsurprised.”

“I am astounded,” Liam added, “that they’d move against your life.” He was the prettiest of them, with long lashes and deep, brilliantly blue eyes. But they were all cut from the same cloth and interchangeable.

Alice wasn’t sure she wanted to differentiate them. The more time she spent among these privileged wolves, the more she felt that she did not belong. Liam paced as he spoke, and Alice’s feet itched to echo his movements.

“And furious,” Henry said. Alice noticed his wolf had been close to the surface since he’d realized how close he’d come to losing his only brother.

“You don’t want the title, Brother?” Hugh asked. But the hand he placed on Henry’s shoulder proved the truth of the feelings between the brothers.

“Don’t say such a be-damned thing,” Henry growled.

The fingers Hugh pressed into Henry’s shoulder. Was it comfort that Hugh was giving? Assurance that he was yet here and living?

Hugh continued, “I saw the exchange between John Maxwell and that cur, Bellingham. There is no question that John Maxwell was handing off the missing signet ring to him. And the only reason to do that is to cause more trouble.”

“Whatever do they plan?” George wondered. He sat elegantly, seeming to be more man than wolf than the others, but his eyes flared yellow.

“What matters,” Rhys said, “is that they moved against Wolfemuir. We trap ourselves in these social strictures and standards to keep our beasts at bay. We must maintain that standard but crush the Maxwells at the same time. George, will the St. Claires stand with us?”

“The vampire prince is cagey,” George said. “All I can say for sure is that Devlin will.”

“I think we’re taking this too far,” Liam said carefully. “We’re talking about a minor Maxwell who dared to attack Hugh when no one was looking.”

“What are you saying?” Rhys asked.

“I am saying that we aren’t talking about a conspiracy. I know John Maxwell. He is working alone. He always works alone.” Liam still paced, ever moving. Was his wolf near the surface? She knew it often was for some werewolves.

“You don’t think that the marquis is involved?”

“I know he isn’t,” Liam said. “You know that I’ve become friends with the marquis’s heir. Charles Maxwell is careful and kind. He isn’t his father, and he has his father well in hand.

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