Stolen by Stacey Espino

Author:Stacey Espino
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, paranormal, short story, series, shapeshifters, shifters, alpha
Publisher: Evernight Publishing

Chapter Five

He did as promised, dropping Caroline off at work first thing in the morning. As soon as she’d fallen asleep in the next room, he left the cabin, shifted, and ran for miles. He had a lot of pent-up energy to burn off. The entire day had been a whirlwind for his emotions. Issues with his pack, finding his mate, and returning to the cabin he’d been avoiding for almost a lifetime.

It was time to move forward, regardless of how difficult. Denying himself happiness and hiding from life was so deeply engrained into who he was. He worked days and lived the rest of his time as close to feral as he could. His wolven form mercifully dulled his emotions. But he was a werewolf, and needed to embrace his other half.

When his parents had been killed, his entire world crashed down around him. He was young, inexperienced, and forced to survive with the little training his parents had given him. It had been easier to live in his fur. He could hunt, blend into his surroundings, and survive the cold winter months. When he returned to his human skin, the rush of loneliness crippled him. It wasn’t until he began forming a pack that things improved in his life.

Jacob had gotten him a job at the local mine, and Rhaina and Zeke taught him human customs. Even back in his twenties, he didn’t know how to read or write. He’d come a long way since those days.

Now his life had reached a new level, one far beyond survival mode. Caroline changed everything.

“Where the fuck have you been?” asked Zeke.

He crashed down on the den floor, stretching out his body. “You’re not my keeper,” he said.

“You always sleep in the den. Did you actually stay at the cabin?”

They all knew what the cabin signified, but he wasn’t in the mood for another trip down memory lane. The pity in Zeke’s voice made his skin crawl. He darted out of the den and shifted into his human form.

Rhaina appeared from the forest, casually walking toward him.

“I see you’re in one piece,” he said. “Maybe next time listen when I tell you something. You never should have gotten that fucking close to the campsites.”

She frowned.

“Leave her alone,” said Zeke, joining them in the small clearing. “She’s been through enough the past couple nights.”

He wanted to ask about Caroline’s involvement but he was afraid of the answer.

“Where’s the human female?” she asked. “Did you kill her?”

“No, I never touched her.”

Rhaina scoffed. “I can smell her all over you. You don’t lie very well.”

He didn’t want to deal with his personal life right now. It wasn’t his pack’s business anyway. “Who captured you?”

“The new park recruit. He actually tried to feed me poisoned hamburger.”

“Anyone else involved?”

She smirked. “He had a partner in crime. Seems your little blue-eyed human wanted me dead just as much as him. Maybe more.”

He grit his teeth, then took a cleansing breath before speaking. “How do you know that?”

“I was in my fur, not dead.

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