Touch of the Wolf by Karen Whiddon

Author:Karen Whiddon
Language: sr
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-09-09T09:52:27+00:00

Chapter 7

That wasn’t good news. Frowning, Luc crossed his arms. “How’d he find out about her?”

Jewel shrugged. “I don’t know. Probably the same way the Texas Pack did. You know how gossip works. One person tells another, etc. With e-mail, rumors can crisscross the country in hours.”

“Have you looked for him?”

“No.” She and her husband shared another long glance. “My mate and I just got back. Actually, I was hoping you wouldn’t mind taking a look around. Maybe you can sniff him out.”

Luc cocked his head, considering. “I can do that,” he finally said, glancing at Colton. The human watched the conversation with interest, seemingly unfazed by all this talk of Packs and healers.

“I’ve adapted,” Colton said, not the least bit apologetic.

Jewel reached for her mate’s hand. The movement seemed unconscious, as though she craved his touch without deliberate thought.

Luc envied her that.

Something must have shown in his face. Watching him closely, Jewel made a tsking sound. “You aren’t married, are you?”

He shook his head, then asked the question he most wanted answered. “How’d you know?” He looked from one to the other. “When you first met, did you both instantly realize the other was meant for you?”

Both Jewel and Colton laughed. “Not hardly,” the man drawled. “But something drew me to her. I couldn’t seem to stay away.”

Intrigued, Luc leaned across the table. “What happened when you learned she could shift? Were you prepared? Or did it just come as one big shock?”

“You’re in love with a human?” Disarmingly perceptive, Jewel gave him a sympathetic look.

“Not exactly.” No way was he going to explain and let her report back to her Pack that he thought the healer was his mate. Not only would that complicate things, but his claim would supersede any they might make, making the healer’s home Pack the one in New York.

Just thinking about this made him scowl. Politics like this he didn’t want to get involved in. Ever.

The waitress came and took their orders. All three ordered the largest steaks available, cooked rare. Once she departed, both Colton and Jewel stared at Luc expectantly, waiting for his answer.

Instead, he steered the conversation back to the reason they’d met. The healer.

“Do either of you know her?”

Jewel shook her head. “I’m just getting to know people here. I had a rocky start.”

“That’s the understatement of the year.” Colton chuckled. “I know her, and I can’t believe y’ all are talking about Sam Warren. I’ve known her ever since I moved to town. Nice lady. But she’s just a regular woman—a librarian, for Pete’s sake—not some mystical healer. Maybe you’ve gotten her mixed up with Patricia Lelane, the vet. Now she’s a healer if I ever saw one.”

When neither Luc nor Jewel laughed, Colton raised his hands. “Fine. Assuming you know what you’re doing, I’ll stay out of it.”

The steaks arrived and they all dug in. Luc and Jewel ran a close race, devouring theirs before Colton had eaten half of his.

“You’re not wolves, you’re pigs,” he snorted.

Luc grinned and checked his watch.

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