Wild Card by Moira Rogers

Author:Moira Rogers [Rogers, Moira]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781476312026
Published: 2012-06-02T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Ginny listened to Jack’s horse follow the trail south toward Ollie’s spread and turned a sharp eye on Hazel. “Go ahead. I know it’s killing you.”

“Well, it was before you decided to bring up my sexual history in front of the damned alpha.” Hazel stabbed at her omelet with her fork but didn’t take a bite. “Just because you apparently like discussing sex with him doesn’t mean the rest of us want to.”

“You think you’re mortified now?” Ginny sat down in the chair Jack had vacated, her hands wrapped around her own mug. “If you wait too long to mate, take a wild guess who’ll have to be in your bed instead of mine.”

All the blood drained from Hazel’s face as her gaze darted toward the door. “That’s stupid. Why would he -- there’s no reason for that. He doesn’t have to do anything.”

“He’s the alpha, Hazel. It’s his job.” She stared down at the dark brew in her mug and tried to contain her irrational jealousy. “If you can’t find a suitable mate before your heat cycle peaks, then it’s the alpha’s responsibility to bed you.”

Hazel scoffed. “He wouldn’t have to. One of the boys in town could just take care of it, if it came to that. Besides, with the way Jack was looking at you, I really doubt sleeping with me is anywhere on his to-do list.”

“I didn’t say he’d want to, Hazel. I said he’d do it.” She obviously wasn’t understanding Ginny’s point. “The boys in town are going to circle more and more, honey, the closer you get. By the time the situation turns dire, they’ll have torn each other up over you. Jack can’t let that happen.”

“Oh.” She looked a little queasy at that. “So… I just have to pick one, I guess.”

Ginny reached across the table and squeezed Hazel’s hand. “You have to get right with the fact that Oliver Russell isn’t gonna do it, sweetie. He hasn’t taken a mate, even a temporary one, since his wife died.”

“I don’t want any other wolf,” Hazel whispered, her fingers tightening. “I try, Ginny. I keep trying, but she won’t have anything to do with them. And I know Ollie’s not interested, so I just figured… I figured if she got desperate enough she wouldn’t care anymore, and at least it’d be over with.”

Ginny’s own first mating had been unremarkable and something of a relief. Then again, she hadn’t been in love with a man she couldn’t have. “I’m sorry. The whole thing just sucks, and I don’t know what to tell you.”

Oddly enough, Hazel managed a smile. “Hey, you told me what I needed to know. Lottie’s been talking circles around me for a month now, but she never got around to the indelicate stuff.”

Ginny finished her coffee. “One good thing about it is that mating doesn’t have to be a commitment. Sometimes, the wolves inside us just need it.” She felt her cheeks heat. “I mean, why do you think Jack spent

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