Stripped (Wolves of Mule Creet Book 2) by Katharine Sadler

Author:Katharine Sadler [Sadler, Katharine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Wolves of Mule Creek
Published: 2018-07-29T16:00:00+00:00

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My stomach growled me awake from a nightmare about Leopold, a giant pineapple, and a vampire bat. Or was it a fruit bat? I don't know, but I was glad to be awake. I stretched and looked around. I was in a bed and it was comfy, but I had about ten blankets on top of me and I was sweating. I shoved the blankets off and climbed out of bed. My head spun, but I felt better than I'd felt the day before.

Sunlight streamed into the room from under a heavy drape and birds chirped outside. I was in Zane's master bedroom, still in the yoga pants and t-shirt I'd put on after my shower. Man, I was glad I'd been sleepy when we were shopping and had bought all those comfy clothes. My toiletries were in Zane's bathroom, set out like I lived there. I brushed my teeth, put my hair up in a bun, sniffed my pits, and deemed myself fit for company.

Zane's kitchen was at the front end of his house, so I headed that way, hoping to find some food.

“I'm not going to wake her up for this,” Zane said.

I considered pausing in the hallway to eavesdrop, but my stomach growled again and Zane popped into the hall. “Hey, sweetheart,” he said. “How are you feeling?”

He was by my side, one arm wrapped around my waist before he'd finished speaking. “Much better,” I said. “I'm just starving.”

“That's a good sign.”

He walked with me to the kitchen. I considered telling him I was fine to walk on my own, but I liked him touching me, liked his arm around me.

In the kitchen, the three burly guys and one very pregnant woman seated at his kitchen table all spun to look at me.

“Leave her alone,” Zane said. “She needs to eat.”

I rolled my eyes, meeting the gaze of the pregnant woman, who smiled sympathetically. “You're Julie Jacobs,” I said, like an idiot.

Her smile didn't falter. “I am. You must be Abby. It's good to meet you.”

Axel, who was sitting next to Julie, stood. “Have my seat, Abs. I'll stand.”

I took his seat and told myself it wasn't at all weird that I'd slept with him and was now sitting next to his wife.

“What do you want to eat?” Zane said. “Toast would probably be safe.”

“That sounds perfect.” Everyone at the table was staring at me. “If you're waiting for me to dance, I have to tell you, I don't have the energy today.”

Julie laughed. “Sorry. We don't mean to stare. Well, I do, because Axel told me he used to have a thing with you and—”

“Jules,” Axel said, his voice gruff.

Julie rolled her eyes. “He didn't want me to mention it, because he thought it would be weird, but if you ask me it's way weirder not to mention it.”

This was not the reaction I was expecting. “It was casual,” I said. “We both figured out pretty quickly we don't work as a couple, but he's been a good friend to me.

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