Wolf Born by Linda Thomas-Sundstrom

Author:Linda Thomas-Sundstrom
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-11-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

No vampires appeared or attacked on the way back to the cabin. Nor did Colton smell their nasty presence.

Rosalind had adopted a pace that was sensitive to his burden. Jared Kirk was a large man and a wulf. The combined weight of both proved formidable for the ghost of Colton’s former self.

However, having Kirk injured meant the Were couldn’t take care of his daughter for a while. In his favor, as an elder, Kirk would be able to heal quickly enough and be back on his feet soon. In the meantime, without Kirk acting as guardian, would their deal of keeping his hands off of Rosalind be honored, or broken?

Colton’s sable-haired lover seemed to walk a fine line between fragility and a noticeable toughness of spirit. It had to feel to her like she had a split personality; a tug-of-war between the wulf and the darker forces trying to get at her.

Seen from behind, in human form, partially naked, and moving gracefully through the brush, Rosalind looked much the same as she had before this latest fight. She smelled the same, and that fragrance continued to affect him in ways too personal to acknowledge.

Still, he’d seen something in her eyes, and had heard a chilling note in her voice when she had promised him that vampires wouldn’t be able to sneak up on her again. Because of what swam in her blood besides wulf, she had the ability to hide things from him that otherwise would have been in the open between an imprinted pair.

Rosalind seemed to glow in the night, her skin lit from within. Every move of her shoulders, legs, head, brought home the fact that he had only held her for seconds, and she was already showing changes. She moved like an animal.

He now understood the danger of Rosalind being close to others, but had yet to notice how the vampire attack tonight might have altered her further. He hated himself for watching her so closely, searching for a glimpse of evidence that she had slipped a notch further away from wulf.

The path widened at last. They had reached the clearing and the cabin. Rosalind spoke over her shoulder as if reading his mind. “I can do this.”

“I know you can,” he agreed.

“But you’re worried.”

“I’ve been worried since I woke up in a Landau bedroom.”

“About me?”

“And about me.”

“Well, at least you’re honest.” She waved a hand at the house. “Can you bring him inside?”

“Yes.” He had just about enough strength left to get up the stairs. After that...

“It’s probably best if you stay here until I get him there,” he suggested.

Rosalind’s slender fingers raked through her streaked hair. She stared at the tangle of black strands laced with white and said as he moved up the steps, “Why were you a cop?”

“To take care of people, and out of an earnest desire to see the little guy kept safe from the big bad predators of the world.”

“You didn’t have to put yourself out there for anyone,” she said.

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