Lunar Mates 4: Call of the Moon by Loribelle Hunt

Author:Loribelle Hunt [Hunt, Loribelle]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-01-06T07:10:45+00:00

Chapter Five

“Are you sure about this?” Billy asked, willing his fingers to loosen their grip on the steering wheel.

It was a risk taking her to dinner with everyone else. She would either realize how well she fit into his life, or she would bolt and run. Too soon for this, Billy.

Plus, he figured this Sunday evening would be his last peaceful one for a while, and he wasn’t sure he wanted to waste it in a crowd. The last two days had been as close to perfect as he had ever imagined. He and Chloe had reached a temporary cease-fire, the sex was phenomenal, and he was starting to draw her out about the rest of her life. They’d had one tense conversation about Wyatt that he knew would have to be repeated later, but in the meantime he thought it would be better to show her how he was different from her former mate rather than try to convince her with words.

She smiled, but her voice held an undercurrent of nerves. “Of course. It’s dinner. No big deal.”

“Right,” he answered, opening the door and stepping out into the balmy night air.

She joined him at the front of the car and he took her hand, leading her up the front steps of the house in which Jackson and Summer were staying. A fine tension strummed through her body and he paused before knocking on the door. Taking her face between his hands, he leaned down and kissed her. Softly. Slowly. Trying to communicate just how precious she was to him, and how much her bravery meant. When he broke the kiss, he straightened and smiled down into her eyes. She offered him a tentative smile in return.

“What was that for?” she whispered.

He shook his head, reached for the doorknocker and grinned. “Just ‘cause I can, baby.”

The door swung open so quickly, he suspected Jackson had been waiting on the other side. He waved them in, through the living room and out onto the back deck. Billy noted the porch’s occupants and kept a grip on Chloe’s hand. She was so skittish, he knew this crowd could easily become overwhelming for her. Jackson. Eric. Darius. Trey. The four of them had always been larger than life characters. Billy even felt a little awed.

Trey rose from where he leaned against a rail and extended his hand. He gripped Billy’s and grinned. “So are you keeping Jackson in line, Cagle?”

It was only years of practice that kept him from giving away his reaction to the question. Chloe must have felt it, as she squeezed his hand in silent support. His heart thumped in response. The other weres laughed, and Jackson pounded Trey on the back.

“Ignore him,” Jackson told Billy. “He doesn’t want to be in charge, but he thinks the rest of us need a babysitter.”

Billy arched an eyebrow. He couldn’t believe anyone would think Jackson needed a keeper, and he was pretty sure he didn’t want to be cast in that role.

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