Beyond The Dark: Soul of The Wolf by Karen Whiddon

Author:Karen Whiddon [Whiddon, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2010-12-24T00:41:12.111000+00:00

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CHAPTER SEVEN

She had a point. Silver bullets were one of only two ways to kill a shifter. Only that or fire could do the job.

If some rogue shifter was hunting Amanda, what would Nick do? Eliminate his own kind to save a human? Hell yes, if she were innocent of Jason's murder. He felt pretty confident she had not killed his cousin.

If she had… that would be a different story.

"Don't we have a lead to follow?" Looking away from him, she glanced out the window toward the station house. "As a matter of fact, we should move. If anyone sees me sitting in a parked car with you, I'll get a ration of crap."

He started the engine. "Where to?"

"Somewhere with food. I need breakfast. Have you eaten?"

"No." He hadn't had time. "Now that you mention it, I could use something."

They ended up at a pancake house. While he ate, he watched Amanda make quick work of her cheese blintzes, scooping up the last of her strawberry topping with obvious relish.

"I think I need to stay with you." He hadn't meant to blurt out the words like that, but once said, there they were. He braced himself for her argument.

Blotting the corners of her mouth with her napkin, she stared at him as if she hadn't heard correctly. "Stay with me? Why? Is your hotel kicking you out?"

Nick grinned. "Right. Soon as they learned I was a federal agent, they booted me. Come on, I'm serious. If a shifter is actively stalking you, I need to stick to you like glue."

"Why?" The cop expression was back. Her eyes had gone hard and cold. She didn't return his smile.

"Protection."

"I can protect myself."

"I knew you'd say that. Of course you can protect yourself, Detective. Against a human enemy. Not against a shifter."

She had no ready reply for that. How could she? She didn't have the slightest idea what she was up against.

"Also, if I'm around we might stand a better chance of catching the guy and finding out what he knows." That would appeal to Amanda, he knew.

A second later, he saw he was right.

"Okay." She nodded. "You want to stay in my apartment? With me, correct?"

"Exactly."

He expected an explosion. Instead, she reached for the coffee carafe and poured herself another cup. When she'd finished doctoring it up with creamer and sweetener, she raised her gaze. "Do you know what kind of crap they'd shovel on me at work if I let you stay with me?"

"Don't tell them."

"You're serious about this."

"I am."

"Nick, don't get me wrong, but I don't know you that well. You're a great guy, for a fed that is, but… "

"I'm not suggesting we sleep together," he said, and watched the color rise in her face.

Elbows on the table, she leaned forward. "You kissed me."

"It was only a kiss."

She swore. "There was no 'only' about that. You haven't lied to me so far. Don't start now."

Nick tugged at his collar, forcing his hand back to the table when he caught himself.

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