Undercover Wolf by Johnston Linda O

Author:Johnston, Linda O. [Johnston, Linda O.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Harlequin Nocturne, Paranormal, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, Alpha Force
ISBN: 9781460303931
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-02-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

What was Quinn doing? How was he doing?

From the car’s driver’s seat in the parking lot, surrounded by trees and the almost hidden walls of a couple of buildings, Kristine heard the howl of a wolf nearby. It had to be Quinn.

No responsive howls, though. Not that she had really expected to hear any, not even from any local coyotes or wild dogs. Even so, she was eager to see Quinn and make sure he was all right. And, as doubtful as it was, to hear if he had found any sign at all of Simon and Grace.

Kristine moved in her seat, peering out through the windshield. The parking lot near the Nature Center and other park visitor sites was illuminated only by the moon, which had begun to slip down below the top of the tree line. That meant she would be in darkness soon.

Of course she had come prepared for that—and more.

She was no fool. For one thing, she had kept fully alert as she sat in the car waiting for Quinn to return.

She kept the doors locked, too. Her cell phone was near her hand. Her Taser was still in her hotel room, this time.

But her military-issue weapon was right beneath her seat.

Sure, she could have let Quinn out of the vehicle, waited for him to shift, then driven off, planning to come back at daybreak for him.

That was what he’d told her to do, in fact, just before the sun went down. She’d be safer. But though his concern had turned her warm and fuzzy inside, she had kept her demeanor neutral. She had thanked him and left his clothes hidden behind a building, where he’d wanted them, but made no promises.

Within the last hour, she had seen the wolf that was him poke his nose into the parking lot every once in a while, in the moonlight, so she knew he was aware she remained there.

Fortunately, although the spring night was cool, the fleece jacket she had brought was heavy enough to keep her warm. She felt comfortable.

She also felt alert. And concerned. What had that howl meant? Should she go see? Surely, Quinn was all right.

Before she could decide what to do, she saw headlights approaching along the road toward the parking lot. Rangers patrolling for security? Tourists arriving to see dawn in Acadia?

The car pulled onto the pavement nearby, and Kristine felt her blood start to freeze. The vehicle was much too familiar.

It was the one that had been driven by those DSPA guys.

So they were out of the hospital? That wasn’t what they’d been told, but she shouldn’t be surprised. Doctors didn’t tend to keep people for long in hospitals. Kelly and Holt might still be in pain, but if they’d insisted on leaving and their physical condition was nonthreatening, they might have been released.

But what were they doing here?

Had they set Quinn and her up—again—by mentioning the area around this nature preserve?

Memories of their assailing her the last time made her consider turning on the engine to flee.

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