Hidden (Shifters Unlimited: Clan Black Book 1) by KH LeMoyne

Author:KH LeMoyne [LeMoyne, KH]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Digital Crystal Press
Published: 2014-04-27T23:00:00+00:00

7

Chisholm waited twenty-four hours, then left a phone message, relieved to hear her voice on the answering message. “An intelligent decision means giving us a chance, Dani.”

That balm only lasted several hours until the dominant side of his nature clamored for control—the side screaming for him to take charge and fix this. Only Dani didn’t need fixing. She was perfect for him the way she was.

Reaching the two day mark, he glanced at the clock every half hour. The beast wanted to find her and drag her to his bed. The man waited on Dani for a decision. She’d been consistent in avoiding an intimate relationship, but he’d scented her desire. It was only a matter of time. Passion lurked just beneath her reserved persona, waiting with a brilliance he’d caught fleeting glimpses of in her eyes.

She would come to him if for no other reason than closure. He just needed patience. Despite his shifter existence and her shock at his claim on her, Dani prided herself on compassion and rational thinking. She wouldn’t leave him hanging. Without even embracing the shifter concept of bonding with one person at a level that defied logic or need or even faith, she at least understood it meant everything to him.

Still, her silence left him searching for any mundane task to fill his time. Any task to keep him moving and avoid brainpower sufficed. Heaven help him if he stopped and thought about her too much. So, laundry—done. House—cleaned. Groceries—stocked for the next month. The kids’ summer clothes sorted and boxed. Winter clothes out—finished. Hell, he even had three chickens ready for dinner.

The local freight company had picked up his latest commissioned works: a heavy carved cherrywood bed, a matching hope chest, and the sculpture, for their circuitous journey. Seven warehouse locations and seven different freight companies would deliver the signature pieces to his art broker. He hated the subterfuge, but even after a ten-year relationship contracting for all his furniture, sculptures, and paintings, he couldn’t afford loose ends that left his family vulnerable.

Now he searched for something new. Anything that didn’t require creativity or thought. Otherwise, he’d end up with a dozen paintings of Dani and a line of carved statues, all naked. After their meeting in the park, his projects turned into pitiful replacements for the woman who drove him to distraction and left him with an unrelieved hard-on.

He patted his pockets for his buzzing cell phone as Maggie dodged past him and grabbed the waiting lunches. She tossed one bag to each of her brothers and turned, frozen in place, waiting for details of the call. No, she mouthed. We are not moving. You promised. She pointed her forefinger at him with a laugh and hustled her siblings into the car to wait for him.

A swift kick of regret punched through him. He hadn’t promised and he never lied to his kids, but control of their options was out of his hands. And Maggie knew the realities of their existence. Their days in Garrison were numbered.

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