The Rebel and the Wolf (The Shifter Games Book 2) by Sloane Meyers

Author:Sloane Meyers [Meyers, Sloane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

The snow crunched beneath Otto’s feet as he walked along one of the many paths that wound its way through the Severson estate grounds. The snow had been falling heavily for the last several hours, and it showed no signs of stopping. These paths would be cleared and salted within an hour of daybreak, but for now, the snow continued to pile up in the early morning darkness. That was fine with Otto. He liked the feeling of snow beneath his feet. It felt wilder and freer than a manicured path. And Otto was a fan of anything that helped him feel wild and free. Goodness knew there were too few things like that these days.

Otto had been walking for the better part of two hours. He hadn’t even bothered trying to fall asleep after the resistance meeting. He’d known that lying in bed would be pointless, with all the troubled thoughts running through his mind. And Kate dominated those troubled thoughts.

He closed his eyes for a moment, picturing her sitting at the front of the group of shifters that had been at the meeting tonight. She’d been nervous, he could tell that much. But she’d done a good job. He’d expected her to miss many more details than she did. She had all the makings of a great leader, but she still had a lot to learn about the agony of being held responsible for so many lives. It wasn’t easy to constantly feel that any misstep you made could cost the lives of those you cared about most. Otto considered the shifters of the resistance to be his brothers. He couldn’t bear the thought of losing even one of them.

Still, he shouldn’t have acted like such a jerk at the meeting tonight. He could have been nicer, and given his opinions with a little less venom. But he was finding it hard to act civil around her. How was someone supposed to act around a woman whom you suspected might be your lifemate, but who annoyed the crap out of you at the same time? A woman who irritated you by stomping all over your authority, but whose bravery you admired nonetheless.

Otto kicked at a large clump of snow and let out a growl. He was actually looking forward to training tomorrow. He needed a way to vent his frustration, and spending time working out and practicing his fighting skills sounded like the perfect activity right now.

“Couldn’t sleep?”

He froze at the sound of the familiar voice. Kate? Had she followed him out here? A mixture of euphoria and annoyance filled him, but he did his best to school his features into a disinterested expression before he turned around.

“I could ask you the same thing.” She was wearing a thick fur coat that looked ridiculously gaudy. It was made of wolf fur, but it had been adorned with diamonds all over. It glittered somehow, even though there wasn’t any light out here to speak of. Otto figured the coat must be an old fashion that had once belonged to one of the Gilt Hollow noblewoman.

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