Shift (Southern Werewolves Book 1) by Heather MacKinnon

Author:Heather MacKinnon [MacKinnon, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Thankfully, Abraham had cleared out his cab, so I didn’t have to squeeze in the middle again. I was still given shotgun, however.

“You can have the front, Evey,” I offered.

She shook her head with a mischievous smile. “Oh no, that’s fine. I need to talk to Callie, anyway. You take the front seat.”

And, so here I was, once again standing outside his truck, wondering how I would get in while maintaining my dignity.

“I’ve got you,” Abraham said from close behind. His large hands wrapped around my waist, almost overlapping in the middle, and I grabbed his wrists.

“No, really, that’s not necessary,” I insisted.

He leaned over until his mouth was next to my ear. “If I don’t help you in this truck, how do you think you’re getting in it? You gonna’ jump?” His voice held a note of amusement I didn’t appreciate.

I huffed. “No, I’m not going to jump.”

“Then let me help you.”

“I don’t need help,” I answered instinctively.

He sighed, ruffling my hair, his minty breath making my heart race. “It’s just me, El. You can let me in. You can let me help.”

I froze.

Could I let him in?

Could I let him help?

Was I brave enough to let down my walls? Would I be strong enough to

withstand the fallout when things went south with him? Because they would go south. They always did.

“Let’s go! We’re gonna’ be late,” Evey called from the cab of the truck.

I sighed and loosened my grip on his wrists. “Okay, you can help me up.”

His hands tightened on my waist. “It’d be my pleasure.” His deep voice rumbled through the small space between us.

Without warning, he lifted me several feet in the air with ease, and sat me on the passenger seat. Abraham’s heated eyes landed on my bare thighs, and I pulled the dress down as far as it would go. He shook his head and shut my door before climbing in on his side.

As Abraham drove down their long driveway, I realized we were missing a sibling. “Does Bea not go to Del’s shows?”

Abraham shook his head. “We all go. She and Del are already there.”

Great. Something else to look forward to tonight.

“How far away is this place?”

“Not too far, maybe twenty minutes at most.”

I nodded, and fell silent, watching shadows of thick trees fly past the dark windows.

“Are you excited?” he asked me a while later.

“I don’t know,” I confessed. “A little nervous I guess. I’m not used to going to places like this. I don’t know what to expect or if I’ll fit in or anything.”

He took a long glance at me out of the corner of his eye and shook his head. “You have nothing to be nervous about. You look beautiful.”

My cheeks heated, and I looked out the window again. “You said that already,” I reminded him.

“And I’ll probably say it again tonight.”

I shook my head, but couldn’t get the smile off my face.

A few minutes later we pulled up to a dark building with bright red letters proclaiming it was a “BAR”.

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