Justice by E.L. Thorne

Author:E.L. Thorne [Thorne, E.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ELTH

Chapter Fifteen

Maisie

In the cab of the beat-up, old red Dodge pickup, I watched Judd talking to a mountain of a man.

Judd Walker was not small, not by a long shot, but this man, in his duster, hat drawn low, wide shoulders, and scary demeanor, he’d have made Paul Bunyan look little.

Cash-wolf-pup squirmed in my arms. “Settle down, would ya?” I squared his shoulders, putting him in sitting position, facing me. “What’s the deal with you and Judd? Why’d you leave me to go hang with him?”

I remembered when Cash-wolf-pup had shifted earlier. I’d been sure I’d seen some fangs on Judd when he’d snarled at Cash-wolf-pup. And I thought of Bruiser’s statement about not being the only wolf I’d slept with. I bit my lip as I thought through the impossible, which right now was looking very damned possible. Bruiser had been a wolf shifter. That was where Cash got that from. Judd was a wolf shifter.

“Is that why you cuddle up with him?” I asked Cash-pup. “Is it because he’s your own kind?” Was the wolf pup thinking this was his daddy? Sure, as a baby, Cash wouldn’t think of that, but a pup, would it know? I knew so little about wolves. I’d have to learn so much.

“And who’s going to teach you how to be what you are? How to—” Tears came, unbidden and unexpected. It was overwhelming. How was I supposed to raise a child that could turn into a wolf at will?

I felt eyes on me and noticed the big man in the duster and Judd were both watching me and Cash-pup. They were clearly in the midst of a serious conversation. Suddenly, a part of me felt like I should be out there. I should be involved in conversations about matters which concerned me and Cash.

I pulled on the handle and stepped out of the pickup, Cash-pup in hand. Well, really, in both hands. He was more than a handful, this one.

I walked toward them.

Judd wore a disapproving expression. “You just don’t listen, do you? Not ever.” But his eyes were soft and liquid silver as he watched me approach. They grew even softer when they focused on Cash.

“Excuse the hell out of me, Judd Walker. I have a right to be around when someone’s discussing my wellbeing. As well as my son’s.”

The big guy laughed.

That touched something off. I whirled on him. I’d barely slept in days. I was a bundle of raw nerves and a heap of pissed off at my situation. And I was well beside myself that my best friend and her whole family had been brutally murdered. “What the hell are you laughing at?”

I stepped closer to him and caught a glimpse of the face the hat had hidden, until I’d gotten so close I could look up into that fierce countenance. I stepped back, swagger completely washed out.

“This is Maisie Malone,” Judd said, introducing me to the giant.

Said giant inclined his head and touched two fingers to his hat.

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