Promising Peter (Bad Boy Alphas) (Shrew & Company Book 6) by Holley Trent

Author:Holley Trent [Trent, Holley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Multicultural, Paranormal, Werewolves & Shifters, Multicultural & Interracial, Alpha hero, Romantic Suspense, shapeshifter, fated mates, shapeshifter romance, bear shifter, bad boy, forbidden love
Amazon: B01BWFZ632
Published: 2016-04-25T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Dana leaned against the Shrew & Company hall wall the following day in her usual detective-chic ensemble of very nice black leather boots with heels, dark jeans, and a crisp, white button-up shirt that concealed a couple of weapon bulges at her hips. She bobbed her dark eyebrows at Drea and cleared her throat.

Oh, boy.

Drea knew that Dana wasn’t really going to yell at her for her temporary absence, but she was so used to expecting people to fly off the handle that sometimes, rational responses were almost a letdown.

Drea squirmed uncomfortably in her rolling chair and tried not to look away from her boss.

That look… She already knows too much.

“So,” Dana started.

Ohhhh, crap.

“Are you hungry?”

“Um…” Drea glanced at the clock on her computer. It was barely nine. “I had some coffee. I haven’t had time to go the grocery store. Tam and I got back into the area around dawn. I only had time to catch a quick nap. I figured I’d just have a big lunch.”

“Lunch is too far from now. I’ll order bagels. There’s a new New York bagel place down the street. I’m sure if I ask nicely enough, they’ll run them over.”

“Why would they do that?”

“The guy who owns the place is a transplant, new to Patrick’s group. A Cougar from Washington, I think.”

“A Cougar from Washington owns a New York-style bagel place? Can we even trust them?”

“I asked the same thing,” Tamara called from the inner bowels of Shrew & Company.

The office suite had a wide reception area at the front—where Drea’s desk was. A hallway beside her desk lead to the newly-enlarged conference room, the small staff kitchen, two tiny bathrooms, the supply closet, and then the five office spaces—Dana’s being at the end of the hall facing the front door. The other four Shrews shared two and two. They still hadn’t gotten used to having the space and didn’t see a reason to spread out yet. Dana had enlarged the office when the business behind them in the old warehouse building went kaput.

Dana shrugged. “He just owns the shop. His wife and sons do most of the cooking, from what I hear. His wife is the one with the street cred.”

“Oh,” Drea said. “Well, I could eat.” She shook her mouse to wake up her computer. “Is there a menu online? We could put together a list and I’ll call them.”

“I’ve got the menu. Hold on.” Dana retreated down the hall, and Sarah stepped up in her place with her baby, Gabrielle, slung across her chest. Sarah was the operations lady in Dana’s absence. She kept the lights on and made sure the payroll company didn’t mess up their checks. And she was an ex-Marine. She was one of Shrew & Company’s stronger field agents when she wasn’t on diaper duty.

“I thought you were still on maternity leave,” Drea said. “I hope you didn’t come in just because…”

Drea’s cheeks burned, and she turned away to look at nothing in particular on her computer screen.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.