Pallas: Vampire Romance (Vanguard Elite Book 5) by Annie Nicholas

Author:Annie Nicholas [Nicholas, Annie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-16T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

She remembered him. He was the pack’s alpha. A young handsome man with a boy-next-door smile. She had helped him and his girlfriend—mate—register the pack so they wouldn’t get in trouble with Homeland. They were a cute couple. Full of hope and trust. Things that she had stopped believing in after marriage number three.

What could she say? She was good at repeating her mistakes.

The wolf with Pallas was huge and she had trouble of thinking of it as Ian. He tilted his canine head toward her, ears forward.

She extended her hand for him to sniff. “It’s me, Sheriff Lee.”

Pallas snorted. “He’s not blind.”

“You might hang out with shifters every day—”

“—night,” he interrupted without pause.

“Night, but I’ve never met one in wolf form.” She froze as the wolf padded closer and brushed his shoulder against her hand. She couldn’t breathe and she ran her fingers through his thick fur.

“Stop flirting and shift. You have any clothes in your car?” Pallas marched back toward the cruiser.

“There’s an emergency blanket in the trunk.” She stared into the wolf’s amber eyes and watched them change to human. She stumbled back and caught her balance against the trunk of a tree.

Ian’s body elongated and his fur retreated into his skin. Joints popped and limbs reshape themselves.

Her stomach rolled and she threw up a little in her mouth. Acid burned inside her chest and she coughed to clear her airway. She didn’t run, though. Her instincts cried out Danger! Danger! She had interacted with the pack before. No one ever threatened her, but she had to admit, they didn’t think like people. She watched some bizarre mating ritual a few weeks ago where the female had shot one of the males fighting for her.

The pack had just sat on the manor porch, cheering like it was a football game. She’d wanted to arrest the girl but pack law overruled human law in pack matters. Even the guy shot had been appalled at the idea.

Ian rose to his feet. “Hi, Sheriff.” He gave a chagrined smile and strode toward her butt naked.

She consciously kept her chin raised, maintaining eye contact and not letting her gaze rove lower. “Fancy meeting you here.”

“It’s not a coincidence, if that’s what you’re implying. I’ve been waiting for either you or Pallas to show up.” He winked. “Didn’t expect to find you together.”

“Either of us?” Strangely, warmth bloomed in her chest that had nothing to do with her acid reflux. He trusted her on the same level as Pallas. What had she done to deserve such an honor?

“Sure, you’ve always been a friend to the pack.”

The crunch of boots announced the vampire’s return. He tossed Ian the blanket. “Stop showing off.” He stood in front of her, blocking her view. “How is the pack fairing?”

“The weather hasn’t been bad and we actually learned a few things on our last trip to the wild that are helping.” Ian moved closer, the blanket wrapped around his waist, barefoot in the snow.

“Homeland is hunting the pack.

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