Desert Wolf by Linda Thomas-Sundstrom

Author:Linda Thomas-Sundstrom
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Nocturne
Published: 2017-09-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

It was a hell of a time to prove to Paxton the hard way that he had not been lying. Ready to jump out of her skin before his shift, she was now as white as a sheet.

And although Grant felt for her about learning of her heritage in this manner, he had other things to worry about—the damn Lycan interloper being foremost on that list.

That roar hadn’t come from far off, which meant the slippery beast had penetrated Desperado’s perimeter, somehow managing to slither past Ben and two of their best guards, or else finding another route inside. Moreover, it had to have been close to Paxton again, near that downed tree.

Anger crowded his thoughts.

His vision darkened.

The pack was already on the move. No one could afford to ignore that son of a bitch’s challenging howl. By now, every Were here would know this sucker might be related to their species, if not exactly like them.

His desert pack was made up of strong, confident Weres who would protect their secrets with their lives if they had to. Grant hoped none of them would be pushed that far. This confrontation was going to end up being one lone rogue against another Lycan and fourteen desert Weres used to dealing with half-crazed newcomers. Surely the sucker out there would calculate the odds and either give up or go away.

Paxton was dead silent as she stared at him, and he had no way to appease her. No voice with which to comfort her. It was sink or swim time for Andrew Hall’s daughter, and not in any way Grant would have planned for her big awakening.

When they got to Desperado, he jumped from the truck to join the others massing in the street. Everyone was concerned, keyed up and ready to rumble. But as he had explained to Paxton, without the presence of a full moon, his packmates were stuck in human form.

Although they all possessed superhuman strength, these Weres didn’t have the extra punch of power embedded into Grant’s DNA that allowed the full extent of his abilities to be at his beck and call. Tonight, in a standoff with a creature with similar abilities, he’d have to be the front man. Everyone here was aware of this.

“Bring it on, you filthy bastard.”

Shirleen took his place in the truck as the temporary guardian for the female frozen there. Ben, still at the gate, would get the message and respond if he hadn’t heard the cheeky trespasser’s yowl.

The rest of the pack was scattering to take their places. One or two of them would search along the fence near where he had found Paxton. If the bastard had been there, the atmosphere would still be disturbed in a way that would be easy for other Weres to pick up on. Grant hadn’t had the chance to investigate, since getting Paxton away from danger had been a priority at the time.

Two or three packmates would position themselves near the end of the main street, while others had designated areas to watch over.

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