Fire & Gasoline: A Shifter Romance (Audax Pack Book 1) by Colette Rhodes

Author:Colette Rhodes [Rhodes, Colette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-17T05:00:00+00:00

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I took Eloise’s advice and treated myself to a soak in the tub, followed by a two-hour nap. As annoyed as I was to see Archer wandering around town, him being happy as can be, it had settled some of my wolf’s anxiety to know he was okay. Ridiculous animal.

“Wren?” Eloise’s voice carried through the door as she gently knocked. “May I come in?”

“Of course,” I replied, climbing off the bed.

Eloise entered, wearing the navy dress, with the slinky green one draped over her arm. I raised my brow questioningly at her.

“I won’t hear a word about it. I’ve bought Alec and Sadie more clothes than I can count over the years, I intend to even the score.”

I shook my head, even as I fought a smile. “I still want to pay you back, but thank you. It’s beautiful.”

“It will look better on. Go change. I’ll help you with your hair and makeup.”

I took the dress from her and slipped into the bathroom to change. The silk felt as cool and smooth as water against my skin.

Eloise directed me to sit on the bed as she skillfully applied make-up to my face.

“I borrowed some sandals for you from Sadie’s room, she won’t mind,” Eloise said, nodding at the dainty gold sandals on the floor that looked to be about my size. I’m glad she hadn’t picked out heels. I didn’t fancy trying to walk in them for the first time in front of a whole pack.

“Thank you. And please thank Sadie for me.”

“I will. Archer and his packmate, Miles, will join us for dinner,” Eloise said, a little too casually.

“Why?” I sighed. I was both annoyed, and a smidge exhilarated.

“Because he is your fated mate, and even if he wasn’t, it would be remiss of us not to invite members of the Audax Pack to join us for a meal while they’re in town. We have always had a good relationship with their pack.” There was a scolding edge to her tone that immediately got my back up.

“You heard what I said to him earlier. He knew who I was to him and ignored me for months.”

“And that behavior must be atoned for,” Eloise conceded. “Tension between dominant pairs affects the surrounding wolves, though. It would be a kindness to the pack for the two of you to put on a united front.”

“We’re not a pair.”

“Everyone in that room will know you’re fated mates by the way you look at each other, Wren.”

“Like I’m trying to murder him with my eyeballs alone?” I asked hopefully.

“Like you want to leave him a scratched up, bloodied mess while you kiss him senseless,” she replied with a straight face.

“I do not,” I said weakly, feeling my cheeks heat.

“A lie,” she pointed out, nostrils flaring slightly. “Then there’s Archer, who looks at you like he wants to punish you for being put on this earth specifically to tempt him, while he worships you for that same reason.”

“You got all of this from the thirty seconds you saw us interacting on the street?” I asked, bewildered.

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