Pack of Trouble by D.M. Turner

Author:D.M. Turner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Campbell Wildlife Preserve, Christian Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Dawn M. Turner
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Back in human form and dressed, Sophia stared out the window, thinking about the past few days. Given all that had transpired, no wonder Ian thought she needed protecting. Other than attempts to attack Brett, she’d shown herself to be nothing but weak. She’d given him no choice but to exclude her along with the other females and their children.

A light tap on the door broke into her thoughts. One guess who that was.

“Come in.” She turned as the door opened.

Ian glanced around. His gaze skidded to a stop on her, and he entered the room and closed the door.

“Before you say anything, I’m not mad at you.”

He blinked. “You’re not? You sure looked it when you stalked out of the living room.”

“I know. I’m sorry.” Sophia lowered her gaze and sat on the edge of the bed. “I reconsidered.”

“Why?”

“Since I got here on Friday, I’ve done nothing but be a burden. I’ve shown you just how weak I am. I don’t blame you for not having any faith in my ability to fight and wanting to lock me in the basement with the other women.”

“That’s not it at all.”

She glanced up at him, confused.

Frowning deeply, Ian closed the distance and sat next to her. “If Brimfield’s pack is as bad as it sounds, as I fear, we’ll need layers of defense. If any of them get past us, I need to know someone is with our most vulnerable who won’t hesitate to do what’s necessary to protect them.” His gaze met hers. “I’ve seen your weakness, but I’ve also seen your strength. If any of the enemy gets past me and the others and manages to break into that basement, I know you’ll rip his throat out to protect the weaker among us.”

Sophia smiled then laughed softly. “Or I could just eat his liver.”

He laughed. “That’d be fine by me, too.”

Humor fell away. “Do you really think it could come to that?”

“I hope not, but I have to plan for the worst case scenario and pray it doesn’t come to pass.” He frowned. “I’m more worried about me than the enemy.”

“Why?”

“You’ve read about Dresden. You know what I’m capable of if the wolf takes control.”

She nodded.

“Ever since then, it doesn’t take much for the wolf to rise to power. If I only have to kill Brimfield, I’ll be fine. If it goes beyond that….”

Sophia gasped softly. He didn’t need to finish that thought.

“Brett knows, if I lose control, it falls to him to kill me to protect the others.”

“No.”

He pivoted in his seat to face her more fully and pointed to the book on the nightstand. “Have you finished the book?”

“No. I have one more story to go.”

“The last one.”

She nodded.

“It explains how I became alpha. Read it. You’ll understand why I have this… safeguard in place.”

“There must be another way.” She refused to believe killing him was the only option. Ian was too good a leader to be lost to the wolf and death. How many other

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