Shadow Wolf (Wolves of Willow Bend Book 10) by Heather Long

Author:Heather Long [Long, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780997073287
Publisher: Heather Long
Published: 2017-01-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

It only took her a few more minutes to get everything simmering, and she turned the heat down way low. As hungry as she was, it was better to let it slow cook and maximize their flavor. Particularly because the only thing she could smell at the moment besides Mitch’s delightful combination of woods and masculinity, was that god-awful canned stew he fed her. If she had her druthers, she would’ve already thrown it out, but she didn’t want to offend him much more than she already had. Claiming her coffee cup, she carried it into the living room where Mitch stood next to the popping and snapping of the fire. He’d stepped it up and added fresh wood. The hints of smoke intermingled with pine.

“Did you add pinecones?”

“Pine is a good refresher for the sense of smell. As you may have noticed, a keener sense of smell means a keener awareness of more unpleasant scents, like onions which are too strong.” Just a shade of criticism echoed beneath his words.

“But once they blend into the rest of the food, you’ll be able to taste them but they won’t overwhelm… Right?” A flash of uncertainty took root. Had she made a critical error, trusting what she thought smelled good versus what really did? Yes, her sense of smell had grown sharper, and wolves seem to be able to taste all the ingredients or elements in a meal, which she’d been able to judge as a human from feedback.

“It’s fine, Amelia. It’s just close quarters in here and letting in the cold air help to wash out some of the stronger scents. The pine will also help. Drink your coffee.”

Absent any real sense of command, his last few words echoed with more of a suggestion than an order. Still, the coffee smelled fantastic—far stronger than she would’ve expected to like, but then maybe it has something to do with her changes.

“Don’t think I’ve forgotten you said you would tell me about you.”

“I haven’t.” He sounded amused but then turned and sat on the stone hearth. The chair he pulled over for her the night before remained and, though she kind of wanted to go sit next to him, she thought it best to keep her distance. He was an enforcer, after all, and might still be trying to decide her fate. He’d said a lot of pretty words to her, and she appreciated every single one, but she had been wrong about knowing him and not knowing his history. Much could be made of a person when you understood where they came from—what they knew and where they were going.

“I can almost hear you thinking from over here.” Not that it sounded like it bothered him. “Amelia, I can only tell you you’re safe so many times before I have to accept that you just don’t believe me.”

“It’s not that I don’t believe you.” Now she felt like she owed him the explanation. “I meant what I said in there…I don’t know you.

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