Familiar Desires: 5 (Protective Affairs) by Rebecca Airies

Author:Rebecca Airies [Airies, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-06-04T02:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Alana frowned when the phone rang. It was in the afternoon, but they weren’t expecting anyone. After lunch, she’d talked with more of the victims’ families. Although there hadn’t been any large breakthroughs from the interviews, the mother of one of the shifter victims had given her something. The mother told Alana that the young woman had felt as if someone were watching her.

Michael and Kane had talked about having a quiet night at home. That she didn’t mind. She could use a little time to think. She had a feeling any trip into town could mean a run-in with Gina or her friends. The cat within Alana saw the intimidation tactics as an attack on her claim and that made it harder to delay the bite. If there were many more incidents, Michael and Kane would probably be lucky if she could manage to wait until they got home. More likely, it would be a convenient room with a locking door.

She watched Michael answer the phone. The smile on his face froze and then died. Alana straightened away from the back of the couch and a chill crawled up her spine. By his expression, she knew this wasn’t going to be good. Kane’s hand settled on her shoulder, giving it a little squeeze.

She turned and grinned. The way he’d come up to her and put his hand on her shoulder sent a little thrill through her. She liked the reassuring gesture. They were doing things like that all the time. Although the intimacy and meaning behind the often possessive looks should scare her, she couldn’t work up anything but a warm burst of pleasure. The small signs of caring reassured her that she wasn’t the only one with growing feelings.

Michael put his phone in his pocket and took a deep breath. He looked around the room as if to find something to say other than what he’d just been told.

“What’s wrong, Michael?” she asked bluntly. If it was anything close to what she expected, she didn’t want to delay getting there.

“There’s been an incident in the city and we need to get down there.” Michael grimaced. “Mark’s on his way down there to get a look at it himself.”

Alana’s mouth dried. She’d known it could happen. Someone could be kidnapped while they were trying to find more information. She’d hoped they’d find some clue about the motive or perpetrators before it did though. Now, they had to hope they could find something useful at this kidnapping or they’d be back in the same position they were now.

Pushing to her feet, she gathered her thoughts and focused. She grabbed her weapon and her purse. Her gut churned. The kidnappings were news and everyone knew about them. At least, she didn’t have to hide the truth and hope to avoid panic as she hunted. Women knew to take precautions.

Although she knew more information was necessary, she hated that it might come at some other person’s expense. Anger and agitation boiled within her.

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