Witches of the Cove: BBW Bear Shifter Romance (Arcane Affairs Agency Book 9) by Ravel S.A. & Agency Arcane Affairs

Author:Ravel, S.A. & Agency, Arcane Affairs [Ravel, S.A.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2016-11-28T05:00:00+00:00

8

Lia took a sip from her glass of wine, her second of the evening. Parker rubbed his hands over his face and grunted, the dim light from the fire giving his skin a warm sheen. She'd spent the rest of the afternoon setting up wards and talismans. Some to protect her from anyone who meant harm, so to alert her if anyone got past the first set.

Around sunset, she called Parker offering to talk him through the politics of Belmont. The Parker she knew would have jumped at the chance to have more information. Parker loved a puzzle.

He'd been at the Harper house for two hours, in an arm chair listening to Lia break down the players in town and who had beef with whom. Breaking the details of her life into digestible pieces gave her mind something to focus on. The wine loosened her tongue and calmed her nerves.

Parker being in her living room calmed her even more.

"I thought shifter politics were messy," he groaned. "But it's a wonder this town hasn't exploded in a collapse of gambits and double crosses."

Lia shrugged, her eyes watching him slouch in her armchair. "My Aunt said it has once or twice, but it's hard to aim a curse at someone you went on a family picnic with the weekend before."

"I've seen it," Parker said.

Lia glanced at the darkness beyond the window. She'd told Parker everything she knew about Belmont. She even told him about Cora and Preston's recruitment attempts.

He had every piece of the puzzle she could give him...so he had no reason to stay.

"Now what?" she asked.

Parker gave her a lopsided smile and leaned back in the armchair. "Now, I work the case."

"Oh? Enlighten me."

Three years later, Parker was still the sexiest man she'd ever met. He slouched in her chair, intense brown eyes locked on her, reading her.

"Do you really want me to walk you through how I'm going to solve your sister's murder?"

Parker watched her as she considered his question. Even she had to admit, it was a fair one. She didn't want to know about the case. The details she already knew lingered in her mind waiting to haunt her when she closed her eyes. From the moment she learned about Melora's death, Lia felt control slipping away from her.

She needed to get back her control. Even if it meant facing what happened to the only family she had left.

"You think you know me, but I know you too," she said. "Right now, you're wondering if I have something to hide, and if I would seduce you to keep you off my trail."

"Occupational hazard," he said.

She laughed softly. "No, you've always been paranoid. You're right, I don't want to hear it...but I need to."

Parker nodded. "There's only two reasons to kill someone. Passion or to make yourself better off."

"What about hate?" she asked.

"Hate falls under passion. Did someone hate Melora?"

"Four days ago, I would have said no. That was a long time ago." Lia raked her fingers through her hair as she felt control slipping away a bit more.

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