Healing Christmas by Bethany Shaw

Author:Bethany Shaw
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: werewolf and shifters, werewolves and shifters, werewolves, romance, paranormal romance, holiday romance, short stories, novellas, romantic suspense
Publisher: Bethany Shaw
Published: 2015-12-14T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Amy brushed her snarled blonde locks as she stared at herself in the mirror. It was late, so late it was nearly morning. Dark circles hovered beneath her eyes, yet she couldn’t sleep. Her thoughts kept going to Cooper. He’d seemed so distant earlier—so lost. She hadn’t known what to say to him. There was nothing that would make things better. Instead, she just left. Probably not the best thing in retrospect.

After her abduction and rescue, she’d relied heavily on Celia and the other women to get her through, and she’d walked off like a careless bitch. Maybe if she were around people more often, she wouldn’t be so dysfunctional. She didn’t know how to connect with people.

Soft steps on the floorboards outside her door drew her from her thoughts. Whoever it was stopped in front of her doorway and seemed to be lingering. Was it Cooper? Anyone else would knock—or just barge in.

She gnawed at her lower lip, set her brush down, and walked to the door. Her fingers trembled as she tugged it open and peered out into the hallway. Cooper’s eyes widened and he stumbled backwards, clearly surprised to see her.

“I’m sorry I didn’t mean to bother you,” he said with a frown.

“It’s fine. I wasn’t sleeping.” She opened the door. “Do you want to come in?” she offered without thinking. Cooper cleared his throat and glanced around the hallway as if he was checking to see if anyone else was up. Heat crept along her cheeks and over her ears as she realized the implication. Did he think she was offering him in for sex? Or was she overreacting? She really needed to get some people skills. “I thought you might like to talk,” she added stupidly.

“Sure. Mahalo.” He slid around her as she hesitantly closed the door. His eyes roamed over her large room before stopping at her queen size bed. The flowered comforter was ruffled and unmade and Amy flustered at the sight. She was usually so meticulous with her cleaning.

“How are you doing?” she asked, breaking the deafening silence between them.

“Still in a state of shock, I think. I’ll feel better when I can talk to Caleb.” He raked a hand through his hair. “I was hoping maybe you could help me with that.”

Oh. Is that the only reason he’s here? Why else would he be here? He’s probably not interested in me. Wait. Am I interested in him? Her heart sped up at the thought.

Cooper cleared his throat and she grimaced realizing she hadn’t said anything. “We’re just being cautious. If his story checks out and we don’t uncover any other wolves on the island we’ll ease up and let him go,” she assured. That’s what Mason had said and he wouldn’t lie.

“I don’t understand why he’s being held to begin with,” Cooper said. “I feel like I’m only being told half the story. You’ve been the most helpful thus far and you don’t look like you want to kill me so.

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