Wolf Lake (Werewolf Shifter Romance) by Mac Flynn

Author:Mac Flynn
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, pdf
Published: 2014-08-12T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

I turned and sighed. It was Olivia who interrupted our little chat, and this time with company in the form of a middle-aged couple. The wife wore a simple ensemble shorts and a white shirt, though around her neck was an extravagant diamond necklace. The man was in the same sort of attire, and in one hand he held a short leash attached to which was a large black labrador. The dog wagged its tail at me and drooled. We hastily stood and each of us slapped a smile on our faces.

"There you two are! I was afraid after all that commotion that you'd run away before the fireworks and disappointed me!" she scolded us.

"We wouldn't think of it, Olivia," Will replied.

"Good! Now William, Grace, I would like to introduce you to some of my oldest and dearest friends, the Dodson's, Nicholas and Priscilla," she told us, gesturing to the older couple. "Nick, Priscilla, this is William Campbell and Grace Stevens."

"A pleasure, I'm sure," Mrs. Dodson greeted us as we daintily shook hands.

Mr. Dodson wrinkled his manicured mustache. "Campbell, eh?" the boisterous Nick Dodson mused. "Not the family that owns the old cabin across the lake?"

"The one and only," Will replied. Will leaned forward to shake the man's hand, but the labrador intervened. Actually, to put it truthfully and scientifically the beast went ballistic.

The lab lunged at Will, who was saved from a nasty bite on the hand by the dog's short leash. Olivia screamed and jumped into Priscilla's arms as Nick pulled with both hands on the leash and dragged the fierce beast back. It bared its teeth and snarled at Will. For his part he had a firm, stoic expression on his face and wasn't at all bothered by the dog's violent outburst.

"I'm so sorry, old chap! He's never acted like this before. Heel! Heel, Hercules!" Mr. Dodson ordered him. The dog sat at his master's side, but continued to bare his fangs at Will. Dodson frowned at his rude pet, and his eyes flickered between Will and the dog. "That's strange. He's usually so friendly toward people," he commented.

"I must smell like a cat," Will joked. The couple and Olivia laughed, but I was disturbed by the dog. Its eyes were narrowed and it watched Will like an enemy. Will gently tugged on my arm and broke my thoughts. "What do you say to some dessert before the fireworks?" he suggested. By this time the glow of the setting sun on the horizon was faint and people started lighting lanterns to keep away the encroaching darkness. The dark surface of the lake was like a forbidden mirror. Look long enough and it would drag you into its depths.

I smiled, more to hide my unease than because I felt happy. "That'd be great," I agreed.

"If you'll excuse us," Will told our fellow cabin folk.

Olivia stepped away from her friend and unruffled her feathers. "Oh, yes, of course, but don't leave until the fireworks are finished," she reminded us.

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