Escaping Dominance (Heart of a Wolf Series - Trina's Tale) by Marylynn Bast

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    Breathing a sigh of relief, Trina signed in and went to her station. The uneasiness didn’t leave her right away. Keeping an eye out for anything strange, she went to her table and relieved Ashley for her break.
    Hopping from table to table allowed her to scan the casino floor more freely. Not seeing anything out of the ordinary, Trina began to relax and enjo y the games with her customers.
    At the end of her shift, Trina walked down the hall heading towards the parking garage when Sebastian called her name, then ran to catch up with her. Turning, she waited with a smile on her face. He was just too dreamy good looking for his own good. For her own good. Yet she welcomed his company for the evening . T he next night she would have to take off for a day or two. She would go out into Spring Mountain Recreation Area to hunt the first night , allow ing her wolf’s bloodlust to be satiated, and then she woul d return home and back to work.
    “You want to go catch a movie and dinner?” Sebastian walked alongside her.
    He was tall, she judged him to be six inches taller than her. His shoulders were broad and he had a narrow waist. He worked out, but he wasn’t overly muscular. For a human he was strong, and since Trina’s genetics made her just as strong she didn’t feel intimidated around a man for the first time since Dean. S haking her head, she clear ed her thoughts.
    Sebastian stopped in his tracks when he saw her shake her head. “ Then ho w about dinner and a movie ? ”
    Trina’s mouth dropped slightly and her eyes grew wide when she realized he mistook her actions. “I didn’t mean no, but I don’t know . I uh ...”
    “Come on Trina, just as friends.”
    She considered her options. Toby was spending the next two nights with his friend. She didn’t have anything to do after work and she hadn ’ t gone out with anyone other than Dean. She was taking control of her life. One night out to the movies didn’t constitute a commitment and he was not wolf. She was not sleeping with him. The corner of her m outh lifted.  “Sure. Let’s go.”
    Happiness lit his features and even his steps appeared to be lighter. Holding the door open for her, he motioned for Trina to go through with a bow.
    She liked that about him. He was always a gentleman and always held doors for women at the casinos. He treated them, her, differently than any other man she had ever met.
    Laughing and talking, Sebastian walked her to her car. Suddenly t he hairs on the back of her neck stood on end and she stiffened. She felt as if someone were watching her, but glancing around the parking garage, she came up empty, no one was there. Giving herself a mental shake, she told herself to calm down. The jitters of going out on a real date getting to her, she thought back to the feelings before coming to work. She was becoming paranoid and smiled at the thought of Amber. She was definitely becoming more aware of her surroundings and t aking control of her situation.
    Sebastian opened her car door for her.
    Trina glanced in the backseat before climb ing in.
    “I’m parked on level two.”
    Sebastian looked nervous and she wanted to laugh, but refrained. She was nervous too. “Hop in . I’ll take you to your car and follow you to where ever we are going for dinner.”
    Running around the back of the car , he cli mbed into the passenger seat.
    While f ollowing him to dinner t he feeling of being watched still had Trina’s insides in knots , but she did her best to ignore it. Once at the theater, they sat in the back. With a clear view of everyone coming and going, she was finally able to relax and enjoy the movie as the feelings subsided.
    Sebastian had chosen a light hearted romantic comedy which had them both laughing. Their hands brushing one another, she smiled when they wrestled inside the bag of popcorn for the prime kernels of butter coated popcorn they both wanted.
    Trina enjoyed the evening and didn’t want it to end. She