Destined Prey by Bailey Bradford

Author:Bailey Bradford
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: shifters, wild ones, bailey bradford, coywolves
Publisher: Beany Sparks

Chapter Fourteen

“Did… did you just let a fucking coywolf out of our house?”

Jack spun around before Rhett finished the first word. “I—”

“What the fuck!” Rhett shouted, glaring. He turned and ran into the office. “What the fuck!”

Jack couldn’t blame him for being stuck on repeat. Everything that had happened in the last couple of hours was unbelievable. Scratch that. In the last several days, because this weirdness started with that attack at night. Or earlier, according to Ben.

Jack’s internal dialogue screeched to a halt when Rhett came out carrying two rifles.

“Here.” Rhett thrust one at him. Rhett’s eyes were cold, hard, and Jack knew he was ready to kill—and it’d be Ben who’d be killed, not some wild animal.

“No.” Jack pushed Rhett’s hand away. “Listen to me.”

“I don’t know how the fuck you got that thing out of the house,” Rhett said. “I hope it was the same one that was trying to kill cattle earlier. I hope there’s not a whole fucking pack of them waiting around here.” Rhett tried to hand him the gun again. “Come on, it’s getting away!”

“Rhett, stop. I don’t want the gun. Put them both up and let me explain,” Jack pleaded, clutching at Rhett’s forearm as he tried to get past Jack. “Please, I’m begging you here.” He’d screwed things up with Ben, but didn’t think he could have avoided that. Too much had gone awry in his world, and he needed time to process it. He wouldn’t have a hope of reconciling with Ben—if that was what he decided to do—if Rhett killed him.

Rhett growled and grumbled something about Jack being off his rocker, but he stopped trying to get out the door.

Jack didn’t let go of him. “Come on. Put the rifles up.”

Rhett cut him a sideways glare. “Are there more wild animals in the house?”

“Just me.” Jack’s joke fell flat. He ignored Rhett’s groan. “Look, that coywolf wasn’t after the livestock.”

“Right,” Rhett drawled. “It was just hanging around, hoping to be adopted and domesticated.” He faced Jack fully. “Wolves, coyotes, coywolves, you know those things ain’t ever gonna be tamed. Have you forgotten everything you learned growing up out here?”

Jack rolled his eyes. “No, much as I tried, I’m still a country boy at heart. Ish. Or at the very least, the lessons we learned stuck. I’m not shooting anything, though. And right now, neither are you, because that wasn’t your average coywolf.” Oh shit. I’m gonna sound like I’ve totally lost my mind. I can’t even believe it, but I’m going to tell him that shifters exist?

“Jack? What’s going on? You look like you’re about to lose it.” Rhett nudged his arm. “Come on. Let’s sit down and you can tell me what’s going…” His eyes narrowed as his gaze dipped down from Jack’s. “On.”

Jack didn’t know what that look was about. He was just relieved that Rhett wasn’t going to kill Ben. This time. But what happens the next time Ben or his… pack? Whatever they are, what happens the next time they show up out here? What if traps are put out? Jack shuddered.

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