Wicked Cowboy Wolf by Kait Ballenger

Author:Kait Ballenger
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Published: 2019-11-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

The Midnight Coyote Saloon reeked of smoke and whiskey. The sounds of guitar-laden country music thumped through the surround system, crooning a tune about a long-lost pair of lovers as Rogue and Mae stepped inside. Dim drop-hat lights cloaked the bar in shadow, leaving plenty to the imagination, and peanut shells littered the floor, crunching beneath the heels of their boots. The open space showcased an array of booths and tables all centered around an old wooden bar top. From appearance, this was little more than a hole-in-the-wall western bar, but Rogue knew better.

The Midnight Coyote Saloon played host to some of the supernatural world’s most dangerous clientele. The previous incarnation of the bar, which had resided in downtown Billings, had been raided nearly a year ago by the Execution Underground, leaving the bar and its owner out of business. Rogue had personally offered the proprietor, a notorious warlock known as Boss, an interest-free loan to reopen in a location of his choosing. In exchange for his generosity, Rogue expected information about the bar’s patrons.

If there was anyone who kept tabs on the underbelly of the supernatural world, it was Boss, and thus far, the warlock bar owner’s debt to Rogue had paid off in spades.

Rogue gripped Mae’s arm as he nodded toward a darkened booth in the far corner of the bar where Boss would be waiting for them.

“Stay close,” he warned. “And let me do the talking.”

“What’s the point of being partners then?” Mae whispered back.

He leaned in, careful none of the other clientele could hear them. Even beneath the heavy music, any shifter’s ears could be attuned. “You’re here, aren’t you? Risking your life for some silly need for adventure. Isn’t that what you wanted?”

She glared at him. “I want to save my pack.”

“And you will,” he nodded. “But in this case, you’ll do so by keeping your mouth shut.”

She scowled at him as they headed toward the booth.

But it wasn’t Boss who waited for them. Instead, another cowboy sat in his place.

Rogue immediately bristled. “Where’s Boss?” he asked the other man.

The cowboy tipped his Stetson. “Boss left me in charge of the bar for now. I’m his spokesman.”

Rogue scowled. Which meant that the human hunters were on Boss’s trail again, and he’d gone deep underground to avoid detection.

The human hunters were relentless in their pursuit of the warlock, since he was privy to even more supernatural secrets than Rogue himself. To get intel on any kind of supernatural—shifter or otherwise—Boss was the man to speak to.

Which also meant this young cowboy was no more than the bar manager standing in during Boss’s absence. From the scent of him, he was a shifter, but not a wolf. Cougar perhaps? Rogue fought down a displeased grumble. He fucking hated dealing with the large cat shifters. They were always a pain in his ass—prideful and aloof pussies that they were.

“Boss gave me the intel you need,” the cougar reassured him.

Reluctantly, Rogue slid into the booth and Mae followed suit.

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