My Cat Burglar by Shelley Munro

Author:Shelley Munro [Munro, Shelley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal romance, small town romance
Publisher: Shelley Munro
Published: 2016-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

This time Laura drove, heading to the Mitchell homestead, even though she was a cop and knew they should bypass Saber and go straight to jail. Not a single light shone from the house when she pulled up outside.

“Wake them,” Jonno said. “Bang on the door. Walk inside if the door’s open and shout for Saber. Tell Emily to ring for the vet.”

Charlie leapt from the car and ran to the front door, thumping on it. Laura watched him try the handle and step inside, disappearing from sight.

“Won’t they get upset with Charlie—a human—barging into their house?”

“Not Saber. He’s calm under pressure, which makes him a great leader. He’ll gather facts before he acts, except with Emily, then things are different,” Jonno said. “He’s protective.”

“What are you going to do with us?” The sullen voice from the rear of the car jerked Laura back to professional.

“What were you doing in the Fitzroys’ house?” Laura speared the girl—Terry—with the intent gaze she reserved for interrogation. “What were you after?”

Terry’s bottom lip jutted out in a sullen glower, making Laura wonder why she’d ever thought the girl a male. The pout was pure female and combined with an indignant sniff. “We were hungry. We haven’t eaten today.”

Laura could believe it. She’d heard the empty rattle of the girl’s stomach and seen her slight body. “How old are you?”

Terry’s chin shot upward. “Eighteen.”

“Try again, kiddo,” Jonno said. “The truth this time.”

Terry slumped into the seat. “Fourteen.”

“And your brother?” Laura asked, glancing at the prone Ramsay. The kid—leopard—looked in even worse shape than his sister, all skin and bones.

“Eighteen. Okay, seventeen,” she said as Jonno raised his brows in disbelief. “All right! Sixteen.”

“What’s up?” Saber asked, appearing beside the car.

Laura started, holding her girly shriek back to a harsh intake of breath.

“Gunshot,” Jonno said, taking over. “Has Emily called for Gavin?”

“Gavin is on his way.” Saber took in the panting leopard and his clear distress. “Let me help you.” He bent to take Ramsay from Jonno.

“Don’t hurt my brother! He hasn’t done nothin’. We were hungry.”

“My wife will give you food. How about coming inside while we get Gavin to tend your brother’s wound? He’ll give him something to help with the pain. Has he shifted since being shot?”

“Once,” Jonno said. “He had little control, so I told him to shift back to feline.”

With long strides, Saber carried him into the house. Terry darted from the car, following closely, as if she didn’t believe Saber wouldn’t hurt her brother.

A car pulled up and a man not much older than Jonno climbed out carrying a black bag.

“Your patient is inside, Gavin,” Jonno said.

With a nod, the new arrival hurried into the Mitchell house.

“Why a vet?” Laura rounded the car to meet Jonno on the other side.

“They’re shifters,” Jonno said, as if that should explain everything. It didn’t, just raised further questions. “Come on. We should supervise Charlie.”

“Good point.” She’d had longer to assimilate the existence of feline shifters. There was no telling how Charlie might react.

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