Rule of Claw: Wolves of Worsham #1 by Valerie Evans

Author:Valerie Evans [Evans, Valerie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

An immediate feeling of unease washed over Imogene as she pulled into the small driveway for Matthew’s house and cut the ignition. There wasn’t a single light on within or on the porch despite it being barely nine and him being more of a homebody than most. The foreboding sense deepened as she opened the Bronco’s door then slid out, grabbing the papers from the passenger seat. Only a streetlight blinked on as she made her way up the drive and onto the porch then strained her ears to hear, though it remained completely silent

Steeling herself against the urge to return to the car, she lifted a hand and gave two quick knocks on the wood. No one answered so she tried again then listened, stretching her wolf’s hearing only to pick up complete silence. No television, no footsteps, just silence.

“Matthew?” she called before giving the door a much harder hammer with her fist. “Matthew, open up!”

Again, no one responded, and she couldn’t pick up any smells or sounds of distress nearby, though the sudden rumble of a motorcycle had her turning around. Instinct had her claws pushing free on one hand to defend against a threat even as only one potential rider came to mind. Headlights illuminated the entire front porch as the rider came to a stop beside her car then slid off the bike, removing his helmet to squint at her.

“Imogene? What are you doing out here?”

She relaxed at Landon’s familiar voice, claws sinking back into her fingertips, but she took a minute to ensure her voice would come out normal rather than a growl before she said, “I’m looking for Matthew. Do you know where he is?”

Landon’s grimace said plenty as he rubbed at the back of his neck with one hand and approached the porch where she stood. “Matthew went off the grid,” he finally said, hands shoved into the pockets of his black and red riding jacket. “He sent a text a couple days ago saying he needed a break then promptly disconnected his service, and we haven’t heard from him since. We’ve been taking turns doing drive-bys of the house just as a precaution.”

Imogene frowned. “And Scott didn’t say anything about someone recently accused of crimes against the packs vanishing?”

He scoffed in response. “Crimes against a pack, and you really think Matthew asked permission? Charlie said he does this sometimes and that he’ll turn back up eventually. Scott’s pissed, but no one can get in touch with him so what can they actually do? Paul’s started sleeping at the construction sites like he expects the worst.”

Even though part of her wanted to be amused at the blatant disrespect of Scott’s undeserved power and Paul’s paranoia, she couldn’t help being suspicious of the timing.

Matthew just happened to vanish about the same time a manifesto matching the flyers he’d been collecting from them turned up? It all smelled a little too coincidental, but she didn’t want to accuse him, especially since she knew how important the King siblings were to the Millers.

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