Wolves and Roses by Christina Bauer

Author:Christina Bauer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Monster House Books, LLC

Chapter Fifteen

Knox

I stare at the front door of the LeCharme building. Bry just took off through there. My hands ball into fists. Was I wrong to let her go? She needs to know the truth, and soon. Unless Bry shifts at least once, her wolf could die by sundown tomorrow.

Trouble is, she needs to be willing to shift.

When we looked into each other’s eyes, I reached out with my alpha power and probed into her soul, testing to see if her animal could come out. If Bry had seemed in the least bit ready, I’d have insisted we talk right then and there.

That’s not what happened, though.

Bry pushed back on my powers in a big way. In fact, she shoved my alpha consciousness out of her head with so much energy, it felt like a fist to my chest. I’ve sensed stuff like that before, but it always came from Alec. And that makes zero sense. Bry is a werewolf, not a wizard. I set that aside for later, when I’m not losing my mind because Bry just left.

I speak to my wolf in my head. “We should follow her.”

“Her wolf not ready. You stay here.”

I can’t believe my wolf isn’t with me on this one. “She needs me now. I’m going.”

“No scare mate.”

Alec sets his hand on my shoulder. “You having a fight with your inner wolf?” Over the years, Alec’s seen enough of my mental wolf battles to know when one is happening.

I growl out a single word. “Yeah.”

“Tell him to back off. Bryar will be fine.”

“He’s not the one that wants to go after her.” I keep glaring at the door.

Alec eyes me for a long time before speaking. “Why don’t we go to my office and chill? I rigged up a PlayStation to my work computer. It’s sweet.”

Normally, that kind of an idea is a slam-dunk. “No.”

“Dude, you can’t just stand here and glare at a door. Your eyes are gold and everything. You’ll frighten away the customers.”

“You already cleared out the sales floor. And humans would love to see me going wolfy. Would make their damn day on Facebook.”

“Well, you’re scaring the crap out of me. Let’s go to my office. I’ll order up some raw meat and a chew toy for you.”

I round on him. Chew toy, my ass. I have six inches on Alec, which means I can easily loom over him. Not that he cares, but the chew toy comment is out of line. “I am not a dog.”

“That’s my grumpy buddy.” He tugs on the shoulder of my T-shirt. “Now, let’s go hang out in my office because, sooner or later, we are going to reopen our front doors, and I can’t handle you looking this way to customers. They’re here to buy jewelry, not take selfies with a werewolf.”

Mentioning customers triggers a memory. “People had their cell phones out before. They took video of Bry.”

“Please. I’m not some greenback wizard from the corner of nowhere. I wiped all their electronics before I brainwashed them all to leave quietly.

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