GRAY Wolf Mate by Dianna Love

Author:Dianna Love [Love, Dianna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: nyt bestseller, young adult romance, sci-fi-fantasy, bestselling series
Publisher: Silver Hawk Press LLC
Published: 2017-10-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Cole hadn’t been gone from Tess five minutes when Justin and Rory fell into step on either side of him.

Rory kept his voice down when he said, “What’s going on, Cole?”

Damn. Leave it to the curious cat in their group to figure out what Cole had been hiding. Cole said, “What do you mean?”

Justin leaned forward to look at Rory. “Are we talking about this?”

“Yes.”

“What is it we’re talking about?” Cole hedged, hoping he was wrong.

“Is that woman your mate?” Justin asked.

“No.”

“See? I told you his head is up his ass,” Justin said, leaning over to talk to Rory.

Cole gave Justin a quelling look, which had no influence on him whatsoever. These men had been through some hairy times on missions with Cole. They both knew he would step in front of a mortar blast six feet away and take the hit for them.

Rory eased his gaze over to Cole. “You’re too young to be suffering the curse, but so is Sammy. Just tell us so we can help.”

Cole should be angry, but he actually felt relief at no longer having to hide it from the people closest to him. He also couldn’t accomplish what he needed to with the time he had left ... at least not without their help.

Giving in, he said, “There’s something I want to tell you, but you can’t share it with anyone.” Just to make sure they knew what he meant, he said, “That includes the Guardian.”

As expected, Justin said, “You know we got your back. If you say it stays between us, then it does.”

Rory remained silent, a contemplative look on his face. He had always been the thoughtful one who gave balance to Justin, who never hesitated to go all in on whatever crazy plan Cole came up with to defeat an enemy.

Cole told Justin, “I appreciate your support, but to be honest, I’d rather not tell you two something that would put you in a bad position with the Guardian.”

Before Justin could jump back in, Rory said in his quiet voice, “We can hold your confidence no matter what it is. What’s up?”

That was the extent of what had to be said.

Cole trusted these two with his life, which he didn’t expect to have for much longer. “My mating curse has started.”

“Shit, that’s what we guessed, but I was sure you were going to tell us we were wrong,” Justin said. “Has to be some way to fix this.”

Cole knew that would be their next thought, so he explained about meeting Tess in college and planning to ask her to marry him the night he was taken to the Guardian.

“Shit, man, that sucks,” Justin said, frowning.

“Yes, it did and still does, but it wasn’t anyone’s fault.”

Cole could admit that out loud now when he couldn’t before. He’d been angry with everyone, including Gray Wolf, for the first two years. The difficult relationship with his animal was as much Cole’s fault for not wanting to be a shifter as Gray Wolf’s for being an impossible beast to manage.

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