Maggie's Wolves, Part Four: A BBW Shifter Romance (Red Mountain Pack Book 4) by Cara Morgan

Author:Cara Morgan [Morgan, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-04-24T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Everyone looked up as Maggie entered the room. Carson was leaning over the pool table to take his shot. Jack froze with a tumbler of alcohol half-lifted to his lips. Declan stood on the opposite side of the pool table, his legs braced and his arms crossed as if he’d only been waiting for her and Case to return. One step into the room and she stopped walking. She might have turned tail and scampered off like a rabbit if Case hadn’t been standing right behind her.

Knowing Case, he’d probably blocked her escape route on purpose. She took a step forward, and the tableau was broken. Carson took his shot. Two balls cracked together and the seven ball sank into the side pocket. Jack took a sip of his drink and turned away. Only Declan continued to stare, raking his gaze over her from head to toe and back again.

Her wolf bristled, and Maggie had to swallow back the growl that rose in her throat. She forced a smile. Case placed a hand on her back and moved to her side. Declan’s gaze shifted to his alpha’s, and he arched a single eyebrow. Whatever Case communicated to him in that look caused Declan to incline his head and walk to the bar.

Maggie let out a deep breath. She accepted Case’s offer of a drink and moved toward the window. Taking a seat on the stool beside Jack, she watched Carson sink another shot.

This room was downstairs, facing the back of the house. The sloping ground made it a walk-out. French doors looked out onto a snow-covered patio. There were two round tables against the wall surrounded by simple stools. A padded bench for extra seating and a bar in the corner. The pool table dominated the room and looked to have been specially made to fit the house. The legs were roughly carved logs, the sides sanded and sealed. The lamps above were plain, black metal. Simple. A little rough. Masculine but comfortable, just like the rest of their home.

“Do you play?”

She glanced over at Jack and shook her head. She didn’t want to play pool with him. What she wanted was to drag him outside and yell at him for not warning her about Carson. But she also didn’t want to start another fight. It didn’t seem like the kind of conversation she’d be able to keep from the others, so she stewed, wishing Case would hurry up with her drink.

Jack set his elbows on the table and leaned closer. Lowering his voice, he said, “I didn’t know he’d react to the news that way.”

She looked at him. His blue eyes were unexpectedly solemn. There was a crease in his brow that reminded her very much of Case. “You should have told me.”

“I didn’t think there was anything to tell. We’re close friends. Pack mates. It’s never been more than that.”

“You knew he wanted more.”

His mouth twisted. “Did I? Apparently everyone else was clear on that. It might have been nice if they’d told me about it.

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