Nash, Layla - [City Shifters- The Pride 04] - Cut to the Chase by Layla Nash

Author:Layla Nash [Nash, Layla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-10-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Sitting at his desk for the rest of the afternoon seemed more tortuous than normal. He barely made it through lunch with Edgar and Benedict before Edgar told him to go check on business at Natalia's restaurant. He was in the back office at the restaurant when Ruby called, and her husky voice sent shivers all the way through him. He also felt like a kid, hiding in the storeroom so no one would overhear, in case he sounded like a love-struck idiot. And then the anticipation of seeing her that evening, being with her in public, distracted him for the rest of the day.

He remembered to call Edgar to verify whether his older brother was behind the flowers and candy, and Edgar just laughed. Apparently Logan failed at figuring out how to send flowers, so Edgar took over and added a bit just to complicate Carter's life as well. But Carter knew he owed Edgar one.

Carter managed to put together a few recommendations for Ruby's business plan, and changed into jeans and a sweater at the office before heading to the bar around seven. They all kept wardrobes at every possible place they would stop in the city, mostly because shifting ruined a lot of clothes. And with the long hours at the office when the business world woke up in Tokyo and London, variety in clothing choices made all the difference. So he was at least wearing comfortable clothes as he drove to O'Shea's.

When he walked in, Ruby stood behind the bar, leaning on her elbows as she talked to some strange dude. The lion immediately wanted to kill the guy. Or at least roar enough to scare him off. But Carter only gripped the business portfolio containing his notes until his nails punched through the leather. Rafe waved at him but Carter barely noticed, making a beeline to the bar.

She straightened as he approached, and a smile slid across her face. It made him think of breakfast in her kitchen. Syrup. They could try syrup next time. Get sticky in all the right places. Ruby's head tilted and her cheeks grew pink. Maybe she could read his mind.

Carter took a stool farther down the bar, nodding at her. "Beer, if you don't mind."

"Sure." She pulled a pint glass, but gave him an odd look. "Why are you all scowly?"

He frowned, about to argue, but she put a coaster on the bar, tossed salt across it, and put the beer in front of him. Her eyes sparked gold, and her head tilted just slightly enough to indicate the skinny dude at the other end of the bar. "Don't tell me it was our friend the jackal?"

Carter concentrated on the beer, draining the pint glass before setting the empty in front of her. "Of course not. One more, please."

Half her mouth curled in a smile. "Come on, Chase. Admit it. You're jealous."

He killed the second beer before he opened the portfolio, but kept his voice low, in case the jackal had prying ears.

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