The Lost Wolf's Destiny by Whiddon Karen

Author:Whiddon, Karen [Whiddon, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Harlequin Nocturne, Series, Paranormal, Contemporary, Romance, Werewolves & Shifters, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 0373885776
Publisher: Harlequin Nocturne
Published: 2013-09-02T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Honest answers? Blythe drew a blank. “About what?”

“About being a Shifter. And then I’ll be happy to answer anything you want to know about me.”

Warmth filled her as she realized he was only trying to distract her. Suppressing a smile, she nodded. Right now she actually welcomed the diversion. Anything was better than making herself sick obsessing over Hailey.

“I’m guessing Shape-shifters don’t live forever.” He pushed his empty bowl away and leaned back in his chair, drawing her gaze to the way his T-shirt stretched across his powerful chest.

“No,” she managed, her mouth suddenly dry. “We’re mortal, though the only things that can kill us are fire and silver.”

He nodded. “Just like the old legends.”

“Exactly.”

“But we don’t get ill like regular people?”

This made her smile slightly. “If by regular people you mean humans, then you’re correct. We tend not to catch colds or get the flu or stomach viruses.”

When he looked at her daughter, then back at her, she tensed, sensing she might not like what he was going to ask next. “Then why is Hailey so sick?”

Taking a deep breath, she looked down. After a moment or two, she lifted her chin to meet his gaze. “Because she’s not a full-blood. She’s what’s known as a Halfling, the result of a union between a human and a full-blooded Shifter.”

Frowning, he looked as if he’d been poleaxed. “Like me,” he said quietly.

“Yes. She’s a Halfling, just like you are.”

“But you’re a full-blooded Shifter?”

Slowly she nodded. “Yes.” She knew where he was going with this. Though she didn’t like talking about it, he deserved to know the truth.

“What happened to her father?” he asked.

Even though she’d known it was coming, she winced, not bothering to hide her slight embarrassment. “I never knew him. I wanted a child and the time in my life was right. The only thing lacking was a man. There was no one in my life, no one like that at least, so I went to a sperm bank.”

He looked shocked, which she’d expected. Then he laughed, which she hadn’t.

“What’s so amusing about that?” she asked crossly.

“I’m sorry.” He leaned forward, gaze locked on hers. “I thought I was the only one who couldn’t find the right woman and maintain a relationship. I figured that would come with time. But if someone who looks like you can’t, either, there’s no hope for the rest of us.”

Amused, now she laughed, earning a curious look from him. “I take it you haven’t looked in the mirror lately,” she said dryly. “I think it’s more a matter of the right person not having come along. We’re like our wild cousins in that. Like wolves, we find our true mate only once.”

“I see,” he said, though the cynical note in his tone told her he didn’t really believe it.

She wasn’t 100 percent certain she did, either.

“Anyway, the end result was I got Hailey.” She glanced toward the couch where her daughter still slept. “The doctors knew something was wrong the instant after she was born.

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