Fated Bonds (The Wolves of Fireborn Pack Book 1) by Genevieve Jack

Author:Genevieve Jack [Jack, Genevieve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-29T18:30:00+00:00

“You have to let me help,” Laina told Gerty, picking up a rag and loading it with wood polish.

“You’re Kyle’s guest— hired to train the dog, not to clean. It’s not your job.”

“Milo is sleeping, and I’m bored. I need something to do.”

“Why not explore the library?”

Laina shook her head. Not only did she feel useless sitting around, she wanted the company.

“If you help me, what will I do when I finish early?” Gerty quirked a brow.

Laina smiled at the old woman. “You’ll sit down in a chair and drink a glass of lemonade with me.”

Gerty made a noise deep in her throat and waved her hand in the air. Without hesitation, Laina started in on the woodwork in the dining room. “How long have you worked for Kyle?” she asked, desperate for the distraction of conversation.

“Since he was a baby. Herbert hired Arthur and me to look after Kyle and his brother, Nate. I was the nanny and Arthur was the butler until the boys grew up and I became the housekeeper.”

“You never felt the urge to move on and do something else?”

“And trust my boys to a total stranger? Never!”

“Hmm. You think of them as your own.”

“Of course I do. Other than Arthur, I’m the only one Kyle allows in his private residence. There are eight other housekeepers in the west wing, but Kyle’s very private. He rarely allows anyone in here, aside from my husband and me.”

“He’s allowed me to stay here.”

Gerty gave her the side-eye. “And isn’t that saying something?”

Laina polished in silence. Why would Kyle invite her here if he wasn’t Jonah? She wanted to believe he was human and that it was because he was drawn to her in the same way she was drawn to him. But what were the odds? Laina’s attraction to Kyle, though initially driven by her wolf, grew deeper the longer she was in his company. There was no such reason why Kyle would be attracted to her. The whole thing was a headfuck. Was it love or magic?

When they’d finished in the dining room, she followed Gerty upstairs to Kyle’s room. She was surprised to find the couch Milo had destroyed had already been removed and replaced as if Kyle had a room full of identical couches at the ready.

“When Kyle was six, Arthur and I took him and his brother to the beach,” Gerty said as she ran her duster over the antique dresser that perfectly fit the fairy-tale charm of Hunt Club Mansion. “Kyle’s brother, Nate, had no trouble making friends. He spent the rest of the day with a crowd of boys, bodysurfing and playing games along the shore. Kyle was always different. He was obsessed with the tide pools, the starfish, the tiny crabs. All he wanted to do was build sandcastles with Arthur, houses for those tiny ocean dwellers to enjoy. Such a quiet, introspective boy. Never wanted the limelight. Never cared to be part of a crowd. Completely different from his brother.”

“Far off from the media sweetheart he is today.

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