Haunted Wolves by Moira Rogers

Author:Moira Rogers [Rogers, Moira]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Paranormal
ISBN: 9781619214439
Google: BOnh6nJVkqMC
Amazon: B00BUKRAIE
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Published: 2013-07-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Confession wasn’t a possibility anymore. It was a priority.

Even fresh from the shower, Colin could smell Lorelei on his skin. Just a hint, along with the lingering memory of her naked skin pressed to his as they groaned and writhed toward the brink of release only to stop frustratingly short. Hugs and soothing and the trip to Memphis might serve as explanation for the scent for a few more days, but Jay and Eden weren’t stupid. And Eden—Eden, with the unpredictable temper of a newly turned wolf and the protective instincts of an alpha three times her age—

If the alphas decided Colin had taken advantage of Lorelei, Jay wouldn’t hesitate to administer a calm, collected beat down. Eden might just grab the nearest sharp object and shiv him.

The house was eerily quiet when Colin stepped from his room. Shane was already gone, having undertaken the long trip to the nearest airport to fetch the visitors from Red Rock, and the women had been in the barn all morning, arranging supplies on the new storage shelves.

All except for Stella, who had suffered a hard blow to her confidence. The apprentice witch had been making herself scarce, her rare appearances plagued with such guilt that Colin was having a hard time holding on to his anger at her.

Colin started for the back porch, intending to check on Lorelei one more time before submitting himself to Jay’s judgment, but the rumble of low voices coming from the kitchen slowed his pace. Two more steps, and the sound resolved into Fletcher and Jay engaged in a disagreement.

“—know I don’t have anything against witches on principle,” Fletcher was saying, his voice intent. “Hell, my mother’s one. But the more outside magic you bring into the pack dynamic, the more unbalanced it gets.”

Jay sighed. “Even if I were inclined to agree with you, these aren’t normal circumstances. Like it or not, there’s magic here, and we need magic to fight it.”

“At the expense of our own kind?” Fletcher demanded. “Tammy and her son are the only ones left at the little house. I failed them, Jay. I couldn’t make the others feel safe—not when a witch killed one of their pack and they heard another was on the way.”

Colin tensed. There had been two other wolves from Memphis—Terrance and Cash, mid-rank wolves from Christian Peters’ pack who had snatched at the chance to flee to a newly created sanctuary. Both had been abused by their alpha—but both had stood by in silence while Christian rampaged through Memphis, unwilling to risk themselves by fighting back.

Understandable, perhaps, but hardly sympathetic on a farm full of Christian’s victims. The regret Colin should have felt was hard to summon. Even Mae—submissive, soft Mae—had risked herself to protect those she loved. Lorelei and Kaley had damn near walked through fire, and had the burns to prove it.

Fletcher was wrong, and Jay told him as much. “I find it hard to care about their petty fears when they spent months refusing to stand up to Peters.

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