Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble by H.P. Mallory

Author:H.P. Mallory
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-08-21T16:51:03+00:00

THIRTEEN

It sounded like a brigade of soldiers was pounding on my front door. So much for sleeping in.

“Damn it,” I snapped and smiled apologetically at Trent who lounged in my bed. “I’ll be right back.”

“I’m counting on it.”

I threw my pink robe over my Victoria’s Secret pjs and hurried into the living room. It could be one of two people, Christa or Rand. Dear God, please let it be Christa. Flipping on the outside light, I found Rand standing on my doorstep, rain trailing down the harsh planes of his face.

He was the last person I wanted to see. I pulled the robe closer around myself and wished I’d closed my bedroom door, not wanting to draw any attention to the half-naked man currently lying on my bed. Cracking the front door open, I poked my head out, wondering what in the hell could be the matter. Before I could say a word, he took the liberty of pushing the door wide and stepped over my feet.

“What the bloody hell happened to you, Jolie? I took a walk through the grounds and found this.” He held up a piece of tattered blouse. It was the one I’d been wearing before turning into my animal form had shredded it to bits.

I didn’t get a chance to wonder why Rand had decided to take a walk on my side of the woods, which was at least two miles from his property and in the pouring rain, no less.

“I got into a little trouble and had to call on my fox.”

If I could’ve paid someone five hundred dollars to clear Rand out of my living room, I would’ve gladly paid it. Crap, I would’ve paid a thousand. And in pounds…

“What sort of trouble?” he asked with raised brow and narrowed eyes.

“Werewolf trouble,” Trent answered, strolling toward us, still dressed only in his pants.

My stomach dropped at the sight of him. Why couldn’t he have stayed in my bedroom and mindeis own damned business? I shook my head and faced Rand again, noting the surprise that registered in his eyes.

Even though Rand had a good four inches or more on him, Trent seemed just as dangerous. Rand’s nostrils flared slightly and his hands curled into fists. He looked so incredibly angry, it wouldn’t have surprised me if steam had come out of his ears. Angry or not, he was quickly deducing what had just gone on—with Trent standing half-naked and me in my pjs and robe, it wasn’t difficult to guess. His aura began to tinge with purple.

I wanted to tell him that nothing had happened, that we’d just slept in the same bed, but I knew I couldn’t. Besides, my love life was none of his concern. Let him think Trent and I had had sex, maybe it might even be the impetus we both needed to truly consider one another as only employee and employer.

“I see,” he said, clearing his throat. “I didn’t realize you had company.”

I hazarded a glance at Trent and he wore his smugness as if it were the newest in men’s cologne.

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