My Captive Valentine by Elyce de Reefe

Author:Elyce de Reefe [Reefe, Elyce de]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-06T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Bridget glanced back toward the garage as Gage approached with a cold bottle of water. She was really starting to enjoy this training stuff. Already she felt stronger and fitter, and the things she’d learned—

I should get the girls into this. Maybe they should have their own training session. Learning self-defense couldn’t hurt, especially since the pack seemed to have enemies. Judging by their defenses, anyway.

She took the bottle Gage offered her with a nod of thanks and unscrewed the cap. Gage stood beside her and opened his.

“Cray, do you have a moment?” Gage called as the other man strode by.

Cray paused and turned, facing them silently. His face was hard and closed off, but he came over.

“What’s up?”

“Lucas wants me to come with you when you go to get the wolves.”

Bridget perked up. “You’re going to get wolves? Where?”

Gage turned to her. “North probably.” He turned to Cray. “Is that what you were thinking?”

“North and west. Dean wants as many different gene pools as we can manage. I was thinking I would start around Algonquin and work my way back.”

“Oooo. Can I come?”

Cray turned to her with a shake of his head. “You can’t run.”

“I can run.” She flushed. “A little. I’m not a great runner, but—”

Cray grinned, changing the whole look of his face. “I’m sure you can run. But we will be running. In wolf form. With wolves.”

Bridget felt her whole body tense. This was her chance. She turned to Gage, her heart in her throat. “You’re going?”

“Yes.”

“You’re not going to leave me here, are you?”

Gage flashed her his sauciest smile. “I wouldn’t dream of it.”

She let out a big breath. “Oh good. I’ve been trying to study wolves in the wild for years. This is going to be so great. I had an internship at a rescue sanctuary in college, but it’s not the same.” A sudden thought struck her with dawning horror. “Wait. They are wolves, right? I mean there are wolves— wild animals, right? They’re not all just— you guys, in disguise…”

“No. There are wolves. Never fear.” Cray had a small smile lurking at the corner of his lips. Bridget got the feeling he found her concern amusing.

“So why are you going to study them?” She glanced from Cray to Gage. “No wait, you said get them. You’re bringing them here?”

“That’s right.”

“Why?”

The two men shared a look. There was a short silence.

“That’s um… pack business,” Gage said after a minute. He had the grace to look apologetic, at least.

“I mean it’s a great idea,” Bridget said. “This is a perfect habitat for them. It’s very rural here, and with the Adirondack Park just to the south, which is protected—”

She felt a rush of elation. She was going to be part of repairing a major deficiency in the local ecology. “Oh, this is so great. They belong here. They’ll have great hunting. The deer population desperately needs a top-of-the-food-chain predator to keep their herds healthy.”

Neither man said anything, but Bridget didn’t let that bother her.

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