Wolf Claim (Wolves of Willow Bend Book 3) by Long Heather

Author:Long, Heather [Long, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-09-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

The aggression between Owen and Brett had risen again, surpassing any she’d experienced over the years. Whatever had rubbed the two men the wrong way toward each other, she didn’t know and found herself hard pressed to care. Every muscle in her body ached. Shifting had helped, overcoming the last of the anesthetic effects. Her healing gift still seemed to be overdrive, heat flushing out to her extremities and she didn’t fight the energy bleed. Not when she was finally awake and freed from the nightmarish darkness holding her captive.

A shudder rippled over her and she stumbled at the steps to Brett’s house. Owen steadied her with a hand while she leaned against his leg. Leaving Hatcher’s place probably hadn’t been her best idea, but she needed to get away from the smell of death and poison. She’d nearly died and was vividly aware of the fact.

I fought death…and won. The thought played like musical lyric through her mind and, if she’d been human, she would have giggled. As it was, she settled for a sneeze and resumed her wobbling pace up the steps and through the door Brett had braced open.

“Are you hungry, little wolf?” The Alpha’s strength had flowed into her while she’d lain on that bed. The strength of two alphas—Mason through her connection to the pack and Brett’s because he’d shared with her. His energy seemed intent on replenishing the punishing cost of her recovery and shift, leaving her bathed in his scent.

Another reason to shower. She liked Brett, she truly did, but she and her wolf didn’t want to wear his scent. No, they wanted… She paused at the base of the steps leading up and glanced at Owen. He’d halted behind her, his attention on Brett. A growl rumbled through her.

What was wrong with the man that he was so focused on Brett? The Hudson River Alpha was not their enemy. As soon as she could, she had to remind him of the efforts he’d taken on her behalf.

Then again, maybe he didn’t know. Maybe he hadn’t realized the full weight of the pack’s presence and how they’d all been willing energy to her. She’d sensed it in the darkness, a second tether helping her to follow the trail back to herself. Just as she’d sensed Owen, the anchor keeping her from going too far. Mason might have been a distant guiding star, because of the miles separating them, but she’d felt them all.

Willow Bend and Hudson River united in one goal—giving her the strength to return to them.

She sneezed. The men’s low-volume conversation halted and they switched their attention, facing her. The change in their posture afforded her the opportunity to really study Owen.

He looked like hell. Deep grooves lined the corners of his eyes, and a grayish cast blanched his normally tanned skin. Even his irises seemed duller, lacking their normal gleam. When she continued to stare, he took a step forward. “Need a hand getting up the stairs?”

Her initial reaction—no,

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