Moonrise by Ines Johnson

Author:Ines Johnson [Johnson, Ines]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heartspell Media, LLC
Published: 2016-08-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Jackson turned his gaze up towards the sky. It was early in the night. The Moon peeked out from the horizon. Its full, rounded tip arched over the city like a watchman. Jackson felt the beams of the Full Moon's rays shine on his hand, on the fingers that entwined with his brother's mate.

The gesture was one of kindness and support; he told himself while his wolf purred in his head. There was construction in the parking lot and he didn't want her to trip over any loose gravel, he insisted while his wolf licked its chops.

If Lucia was at all uncomfortable, she would've pulled away. She should have pulled away. Not because she was claimed by his brother. Because she was a witch. And not just a normal witch, a coven witch.

Even city witches eschewed many of the inbred acts of chivalry wolves, elves, and most human males subscribed to. But Lucia didn't pull away from his grip. She hadn't reprimanded him when he'd opened the car door for her, either. She wasn't reacting in any way he'd been led to believe a coven witch would behave towards a man's courtesy.

Jackson wasn't being gallant. He was reacting the way a courting wolf intent on staking a claim would behave.

He handed her onto the sidewalk and released her hand. His attention was pulled to a thread as he walked a tightrope of keeping the chokehold on his wolf, who growled at the disconnection of what it claimed was his, and keeping a facade of cool on his face.

He wasn't the first male to have his wolf lust after a woman who was already taken. It was a common enough occurrence. He was an intelligent, civilized man. He would back off. He would get this under control.

It was just that back at the hospital the other night, and just now in the car, it was as though Lucia had seen right through him. Seen past his carefully constructed facade to the heart of him. You can't live your life to please others, she'd said. If you try, you're living their life, and you'll never do it right.

He wanted to admit to her that he thought she was right. He wanted to tell her about his law degree, his plans to move from law enforcement to policy maker. But as they neared the precinct building, he clammed up.

They approached the building and Lucia cowered into his side. His wolf growled low, eyes flashing to discover the threat. A delivery drone hovered overhead, a wrapped parcel hanging from its belly.

Looking down at Lucia, Jackson saw her hazel eyes glint silver in defense. He knew he should look away lest he be caught in her spell. But it was already too late for him. He was caught in the depths of her eyes when they were their natural hazel.

"It's how we deliver the mail," he said gently. "It won't hurt you."

She blinked, and the silver faded. "We don't have very many mechanicals were I come from.

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