Kiss of Fire_A Dystopian Shifter Romance by Nichole Wolfe

Author:Nichole Wolfe [Wolfe, Nichole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Direct Publishing
Published: 2019-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Something was off. Autumn could tell as soon as she opened the door to find Torin staring at her with a mixture of worry and anger. Which confused the shit out of her, but she said nothing. Because that’s what she always did. And it was beginning to get a little annoying, actually. Her questions always went unanswered because she didn’t actually ask them. Stupid vow of silence.

“Mind if I come in?” he asked, even though he was already stepping through the door.

Rolling her eyes, she nodded, but he wasn’t paying attention. Yeah, something felt very off. Most of the time his eyes were glued to her whenever he was around her. Which should have creeped her out, but she found it oddly comforting.

His head was shaking as he sighed to himself over and over. Clearly agitated about something. She put her hand on his arm, drawing his attention. Finally. Good gods, was she really that desperate for his attention? She gave him a concerned look.

Shaking his head, he muttered. “It’s nothing. I’m fine.” He pulled his face together, planting a smile on it. The fakest smile she’d ever seen on his face. “So, what are you painting tonight?”

She smiled at him, hoping it might bring him out of whatever funk he was in. Walking over to another canvas set up in front of the fireplace, she showed him her latest project. It was the Winter Solstice piece she’d started that morning. The children had been a slight distraction so she hadn’t finished it as early as she’d planned. She’d wanted to give it to him as a gift, but she hadn’t finished it in time.

His face brightened, his phony smile replaced with a real one. “Your talent still amazes me every time I see it.”

Blushing, she nodded in thanks.

As he’d done for the past few nights, he sat with her as she painted, chatting about his day. Only tonight, he kept pausing, stopping himself from finishing a sentence, and then quickly changing the subject. Eventually, she got up from her chair to stretch and headed for the door.

He planted himself in the doorway. “Where are you going? Do you need something?”

She furrowed her brows. What was his problem tonight? She mimed drinking, and he nodded, holding his palms up.

“Let me get it for you. I’ll bring us some hot tea. Just stay here and relax,” he threw her a hurried grin as he shut the door and she heard him scurry down the hallway. She blinked at the door, wondering what could have gotten him so worked up. She grabbed the doorknob, checking to see it if had been locked. It hadn’t. Of course. She had to stop being so paranoid.

Not really wanting to stay in the room by herself pacing, she moseyed down the hallway, intending to help Torin with the tea. Instead, she heard shouting from the bedroom at the other end of the hall. And she just couldn’t stop herself from being nosy.

“How dare you, Talon Delaney! How dare you make our son take that poor girl back there!”

“Now, Lauren.

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