Daughter on the Run by Holley Trent

Author:Holley Trent [Trent, Holley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alpha wolf, alpha shifter, fated mates, valentine's day, fallen angels, magic
Publisher: Holley Trent
Published: 2020-01-17T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Frustrated, Julia worried the collar of her borrowed flannel overshirt and stared at the computer screen.

Two weeks on the job, she couldn’t keep avoiding the frustrating machine.

The first time Calvin had tried to introduce her to the device, she’d accidentally uninstalled his security camera software. The second time, she’d tried to use a web browser and had put in some benign search phrase, only to end up in an endless loop of pornographic pop-ups.

Mortified, she’d called out to Calvin for help, and he’d entered the home office, leaned onto the back of the chair, and muttered, “Lord have mercy, she’s flexible, isn’t she?” He’d laughed, and after getting rid of all the windows, he’d teased, “Doing research?”

Her face had burned so hotly that her ears popped.

Fortunately, he’d disappeared for a few days after that, and she didn’t have to keep reliving the humiliation every time he looked at her.

She didn’t know where he went. He’d marched solemnly to the door with his mouth set in a grimace. His breathing was sharp and erratic like he was itching to start a fight. All he’d said was, “I’ll be back.”

During the first couple of days, she was fine. She got to know his house a little without worrying about him watching her explore. And she managed to finally shake off that niggling anxiety that by escaping the compound, she was destroying any chance for her mother and remaining siblings to thrive.

But she’d decided that above all, they’d want her to be safe and happy. She wasn’t going to feel guilty anymore about having decided to change her circumstances.

After a couple of days of Calvin’s absence, however, she’d started to worry he wouldn’t return and that she wouldn’t be able to stay.

On the fourth day, she’d gotten panicked enough about his unknown whereabouts and all the mysterious and creaky sounds his lofty cabin was making that she’d been prepared to make a run for it or to try to call some of those “only for emergencies” phone numbers her brothers had given to her. As an extra layer of protection, they’d told her to avoid making any internet or telephone record links between her and them. They wanted her to be as invisible as possible out in the real world.

She’d had on her shoes and had her bag strapped to her back when Calvin finally returned in the same wrinkled sweat clothes he’d left in.

He’d given her a confused look like he didn’t know who she was or why she was there. After a minute, he’d recovered and muttered about needing a shower.

Mostly he avoided her.

And mostly, she carried on like she knew what she was doing when in truth, she didn’t. Not with the work, and certainly not with Calvin.

She’d whined to Charles about that when she’d managed to reach him on his cell phone one eerie night when the sounds of the woods were starting to play tricks on her mind. She’d told Charles everything—about the squabbling, Calvin’s snapping at her, and his mysterious retreat.

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