Protected by Wolves [Shape-Shifter Clinic 4] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Cara Adams

Author:Cara Adams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2013-05-13T00:00:00+00:00

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Rowan was so angry he could hardly walk straight. At least Mike had been able to manhandle Ellie’s father some. He’d just run for help. How could a man hit an old lady? His own mother? It was beyond anything. And then Tim Roth had such a grip on Ellie she was going to be bruised, Rowan was sure.

He stopped in the hallway and called Wolf Central to let them know what was happening.

“This may all be connected to the shape-shifter clinic situation. This man may be on George Thorne’s payroll. Tell Mrs. Roth senior we’ll provide a lawyer if she takes her son to court. I’ll get Josie to call attorney Sierra Bond and put her in the picture as well,” the Alpha said.

Rowan thanked him and raced after the group.

The next few hours were hectic as Mr. Roth was taken away by the police and female officers interviewed Ellie and her grandmother. When Rowan saw Ellie’s shoulder and wrist all strapped up his heart almost pounded its way out of his chest, but Ellie was as quiet and collected as always, telling her story simply and without embellishment. Two nurses hovered over the old lady, and she looked so tired and sad Rowan’s heart ached for her, too. How terrible to be abused by your own adult child.

Finally the nurses insisted on putting the old lady back to bed. Mike, who’d been leaning against the wall beside Rowan all the time, spoke. “Mrs. Roth, please order yourself some new glasses. I’d consider it a privilege to pay for them. Such a brave lady deserves something special. Choose ones you really like.”

“Bright pink frames with rhinestones?” suggested the old lady with some sparkle back in her eyes.

“Why not?”

Rowan nodded. If that son of hers was as useless as he seemed, her chances of getting him to pay for what he’d broken were negligible. That was an excellent idea of Mike’s.

Ellie smiled at Mike, too, and for a moment Rowan wished he’d thought of the idea himself, then he pushed the thoughts away. He and Mike would share Ellie. It was very obvious they both wanted her, so they’d both have her. Besides, it was beginning to look like it’d take both of them to keep her out of danger.

Tonight she would be in too much distress, but sometime soon he’d paddle her ass for running out on them today. She could have gotten badly hurt because of that. He couldn’t bear to think of what might have happened to her if he and Mike hadn’t followed her.

Her father would have continued to insist she give him money and she said she didn’t have any. Was that because he’d taken it all in the past? Or was she lying, trying to hide it from him? Well, it didn’t really matter. It belonged to her, not her father anyway.

Her father had said one thing that was helpful though. He’d called her human. He’d said it as a swear word, but to Rowan it was good news.

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