Gift Wrapped (12 Dates of Christmas) by Jade Marshall

Author:Jade Marshall [Marshall, Jade]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Phoenix Eclipse Publishing
Published: 2023-12-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Lake Roman

Opening my eyes, I try to turn away from the bright light trying to blind me. “Hold still,” Mrs. Anderson says. “Let the paramedic check you over.”

I sigh knowing that as long as I am still alive the shifter magic in my veins will help me heal at an accelerated rate. By tomorrow evening this will be nothing more than a bad memory. That is, if I can get away from all the people worrying over me right now so I can find a spot in the tropical foliage on the outskirts of town to shift.

I take in the scene around me. There’s a man dressed as a paramedic, Mrs. Anderson, and Wilder Smith.

Fuck! What is my boss doing here?

I try to push up again but the glare he throws my way has me remaining in my spot. “She seems to be fine,” the paramedic addresses Wilder. “But I still suggest taking her to the emergency room for a full workup.”

He starts to pack the little bag with all the items he used to assess me. “I will take her as soon as possible,” Wilder says in a tone that leaves no room for argument.

“We need to get her statement,” a police officer I didn’t see says. Wilder levels him with a glare that could peel paint off a building. “Unless she isn’t pressing charges.”

“No charges,” I croak.

My voice sounds strange and my throat hurts like a mother fucker. It feels like I tried to give a cactus a blowjob. I don’t want to press charges. I don’t want to deal with anyone. I just want to be left alone to lick my wounds, literally and figuratively. My gaze clashes with Wilder’s, begging him to do something.

I still don’t understand why he is here but when he starts ushering people out, I couldn’t be more grateful. After the last person leaves, I get off the couch and head toward my bedroom. I need to change out of these clothes and into something less constricting. My ligress is prowling the corners of my mind begging for the chance to shift and start to heal. She is also highly bloodthirsty at the moment.

“Where are you going?” Wilder asks me.

“I need to change.”

“Lake.”

He reaches out to touch my shoulder before dropping his hand by his side. He thinks I’m damaged by what Chad did, that any man’s touch right now will send me over the edge.

“We both know I need to shift,” I say, and his eyes widen. “What? Do you think I didn’t pick up on your animal the moment I walked onto your floor? You’re a predator, Mr. Smith. Probably some big ass carnivore.”

He nods as a small smile twitches at the side of his mouth. “We do need to talk.”

“No, I need to run,” I close the door to my room to afford myself some semblance of privacy.

Wilder Smith has me twisted in knots. One minute I want to be a smart mouth brat and the next I want to fall into his strong arms and just be held like some damsel in distress.

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