The Wolf's Choice by Inge Saunders

Author:Inge Saunders [Saunders, Inge]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Rebecca hadn’t been to her childhood home since the first day she had set foot in town. Her father hadn’t been accommodating. She’d planned ahead and hadn’t needed to stay with him anyway.

If anything, her father had taught her to be resourceful.

Rebecca slammed the car door, taking out her frustration on it. She would have to tone down her anger. Raising her voice wouldn’t get her anywhere with him.

The three-bedroom cabin hadn’t changed, and she imagined she smelled cedar as she approached the porch. She ran a hand through her hair, some of the curls bouncing to her forehead. She’d taken out the rest of the pins and left her locks to flow down to her shoulders.

Rebecca reached to turn the handle but decided against it and knocked. Heavy footfalls came from the hallway.

“Drew told you.” Dad gestured for her to come in.

“You can’t go ahead with this.”

Rebecca stepped into the living room, the interior neat, everything in its place. Even the worn wine-colored leather sofa appeared pristine. A matching chair and ottoman stood near the fireplace. No frills of any kind, not even pictures.

“You left me with no choice.”

“You would kill him because you don’t want me to be part of the pack?” She voiced the destructive revelation.

“Yes.”

“Why?” She couldn’t beg anymore; she demanded to know the answer.

“What if I told you by becoming his mate you would be ending your own life?”

She shook her head. “I don’t understand.”

He strode to the fireplace, not appearing his normal put-together self. His shirt hung out of his pants, and his hair hadn’t seen a comb in days. She’d been so distracted by resentment she hadn’t picked up on the tension rolling off him in waves.

He had dark circles under his eyes, a stark contrast to his waxy complexion. He didn’t look tired; he seemed stressed.

“Is it worth killing my mate?” There, she said it. The knowledge had settled in but hadn’t brought on the level of guilt she had thought it would.

She could forgive herself for not loving Conrad the way he loved her.

His head whipped around. “He will be the death of you.”

“What are you saying?”

“Your mother died because of me.” Pain marred his face.

“You killed her?”

“Becoming my mate and transitioning into a wolf killed her.”

“You said she died while giving birth to me.”

“I lied.”

The comprehension of what he said slammed into her.

“Giving birth to you was the final…. I left the Blue Wolves Territory in Mexico because my brother, the alpha of the pack, found out I’d started a relationship with a human with latent were-genes. I told him your mother was my mate, I couldn’t let go of her. But it was pack law. There had been instances in the past.” His jaw tightened. “Mating had led to mental instability. Some with the latent genes, according to the stories, can’t handle the duality of being a werewolf. They reject the wolf. I didn’t want to believe them.”

Her heart broke into a million pieces. Rebecca didn’t want to hear the rest, but she had to.

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