HER SHERIFF MATE: A Wolf Shifter Romance (The Shadow Falls Pack Book 1) by Erin Havoc

Author:Erin Havoc [Havoc, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A BBW Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Amazon
Published: 2021-10-23T16:00:00+00:00

14

ZEV

DANIELA AND I make our way back from Andressa’s place. Daniela’s tears quieted down, but her small body still trembles beneath my arm. I keep her close to my side, my nose to her head as I wait for her pain to subside.

Because I know it will never disappear. We can only deal with finding justice and hoping she heals. I can only hope I’ll help her through it. Guilt swirls around in my stomach. It gets worse because Daniela doesn’t blame me. But her brother has both disappeared and died on my watch. If she hadn’t shown up poking around, I wonder how long would it take us to find his rotting body.

I should rip the badge from my chest and resign. What a piece of crap of a sheriff this town has. But I can’t abandon the post now, not when it’s most needed. I’ll think of this later. The people are in an upheaval. Deaths do happen here, but seldom, and always because of some invasion or fight between clans.

A mysterious one like this? Never. And it makes my hackles rise to know we might have a killer among us. Someone the wards let in. Someone looking to kill again.

Daniela sniffs, racing a hand across her nose. “I need a drink,” her broken voice says, and it rips my fucking heart.

I can’t bear seeing her in pain. Whatever attraction grew between us, it’s becoming something more. Even my wolf agrees. Her scent grows more and more intoxicating. I think my wolf might want to mark her as our mate even when she’s a human.

Or is she? The fact her brother was probably a shifter still bothers me. Shifter genes are always stronger than plain human ones. Unless there’s some other magic crossing through one parent’s veins, it’s rare for one child to be just human.

“I can take you to the Hexed,” I tell her, changing directions. Her brows bunch over her nose as she looks up at me in confusion. “The bar. Remember?”

“Oh.” She nods. “Yes, please.” She releases a pent-up sigh. “It’s been so many years I haven’t had alcohol. Because of the meds.”

I shoot her a glance, studying her face. Her eyes are puffy from tears and I tug her even closer. I’m surprised she isn’t complaining about how tight I hold her. “You stopped the meds?”

She shrugs and adds nothing. I could press her, tell her she shouldn’t stop her meds without contacting a doctor and yadda yadda. But I have no rights. I let her brother die. I can’t even ask if she’s doing fine, because it’s obvious she isn’t. Daniela is taking all the blame on herself, and I don’t know what to do. I have no idea of what to do, outside of catching the killer and giving her some sort of closing.

We walk together to the Hexed. Though it’s almost noon, it’s open. It always is. Sabrina sits with her coven in the back, just like the other day. The conversation today is not as lively, but all of them turn to gape at us.

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