Impassable Force: Force of Nature Series by Kathi S. Barton Page B
Authors: Kathi S. Barton
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be the man for the job. They all said that they’d follow you quicker than they would anyone else they knew. And your law degree will help you with the humans, and with you being a part of my family, you know how I like things run. You could do things your way to a degree, but I truly think you and I would work very well together.”
“You’re serious.” Austin nodded and Tristian patted him on the back. “I don’t know what to say. I’m…well, I just don’t know what to say. I’d have to talk it over with Molly, of course.”
“Talk what over with Molly?” Molly walked into the room as she asked. “Actually, you can tell me over lunch. I’m not holding it up because you guys are in here bonding or something. I’m starved and you’ll be shit out of luck if you don’t get in there soon. Dallas is filling his plate again already.”
He followed them into the dining room and stopped. Christ, this room was bigger than his living room and kitchen combined. Austin looked at Dallas and could see his mind working too. They had to have the next council meeting here. There was plenty of room and nobody would have to share a seat. Now he had to work on Randy being his second alpha. The house and room alone would be nice, but the man could help him more than he knew.
Austin sat down at the table and was passed several platters at once. He also noticed that more food was being brought from the room beyond , and wondered how long they’d been cooking. As soon as he bit into his steak, he moaned. Oh yeah, he thought. This was the way to have a luncheon.
Chapter 7
The ground looked no different than the other surrounding area. Molly got down on her knees and ran her hand over the grass, and thought about the blood that had been left there. Her sister was gone, and she was no closer to finding the one who did this than she’d been the day it happened. She knew from the reports that Carter hadn’t shot them, but she knew as surely as she was sitting there that he’d had something to do with it.
“The shooter came from the west , you told me.” She looked up at Martin, who had shown up just as they were finishing lunch. He’d been made a plate of food, and she’d made him sit as she went over the files he’d brought her. “You said five shots, but according to the doc, you guys had been shot seven times total.”
“I didn’t hear them , I guess, but yeah, the shots came from that way.” She looked at the grass again and closed her eyes. “There was no time between the impact and the sound. So since a bullet can travel at about 1,865 feet per second, and times about 1,100, that means he was within a thousand feet of us. It had to be that close or I would never have heard it.”
She stood up , and they started west. Molly tried to think who would be good enough to fire from that range and not miss his target. Reid and Randy came up to walk on either side of them, and Martin explained what they were doing as she led the way.
“ We’re going to have a look at the area the shots might have come from. Probably nothing there, but we gotta try. Could be he left a casing or a butt of something. Don’t know if the shooter was a smoker, but we’ll never know unless we have a look-see.” Randy took her hand, and she let him. Her body seemed to hum with something, and she wasn’t sure how to ask about it without feeling stupid.
“It’s your wolf. She wants to come out and help you. She can feel your stress.” She looked at Reid when he spoke. His wink embarrassed her for some reason. “You’ll get the hang of it.”
“We’ll go out and play when we get back to your house.” She looked at Randy and wondered if he knew that he kept calling it her house. It was her sister’s house, not hers. She was only staying there because…well, because. When Randy spoke again, she felt him in her mind and nearly stumbled.
“Careful. And you should know that if you reach out, you can read other people’s
“You’re serious.” Austin nodded and Tristian patted him on the back. “I don’t know what to say. I’m…well, I just don’t know what to say. I’d have to talk it over with Molly, of course.”
“Talk what over with Molly?” Molly walked into the room as she asked. “Actually, you can tell me over lunch. I’m not holding it up because you guys are in here bonding or something. I’m starved and you’ll be shit out of luck if you don’t get in there soon. Dallas is filling his plate again already.”
He followed them into the dining room and stopped. Christ, this room was bigger than his living room and kitchen combined. Austin looked at Dallas and could see his mind working too. They had to have the next council meeting here. There was plenty of room and nobody would have to share a seat. Now he had to work on Randy being his second alpha. The house and room alone would be nice, but the man could help him more than he knew.
Austin sat down at the table and was passed several platters at once. He also noticed that more food was being brought from the room beyond , and wondered how long they’d been cooking. As soon as he bit into his steak, he moaned. Oh yeah, he thought. This was the way to have a luncheon.
Chapter 7
The ground looked no different than the other surrounding area. Molly got down on her knees and ran her hand over the grass, and thought about the blood that had been left there. Her sister was gone, and she was no closer to finding the one who did this than she’d been the day it happened. She knew from the reports that Carter hadn’t shot them, but she knew as surely as she was sitting there that he’d had something to do with it.
“The shooter came from the west , you told me.” She looked up at Martin, who had shown up just as they were finishing lunch. He’d been made a plate of food, and she’d made him sit as she went over the files he’d brought her. “You said five shots, but according to the doc, you guys had been shot seven times total.”
“I didn’t hear them , I guess, but yeah, the shots came from that way.” She looked at the grass again and closed her eyes. “There was no time between the impact and the sound. So since a bullet can travel at about 1,865 feet per second, and times about 1,100, that means he was within a thousand feet of us. It had to be that close or I would never have heard it.”
She stood up , and they started west. Molly tried to think who would be good enough to fire from that range and not miss his target. Reid and Randy came up to walk on either side of them, and Martin explained what they were doing as she led the way.
“ We’re going to have a look at the area the shots might have come from. Probably nothing there, but we gotta try. Could be he left a casing or a butt of something. Don’t know if the shooter was a smoker, but we’ll never know unless we have a look-see.” Randy took her hand, and she let him. Her body seemed to hum with something, and she wasn’t sure how to ask about it without feeling stupid.
“It’s your wolf. She wants to come out and help you. She can feel your stress.” She looked at Reid when he spoke. His wink embarrassed her for some reason. “You’ll get the hang of it.”
“We’ll go out and play when we get back to your house.” She looked at Randy and wondered if he knew that he kept calling it her house. It was her sister’s house, not hers. She was only staying there because…well, because. When Randy spoke again, she felt him in her mind and nearly stumbled.
“Careful. And you should know that if you reach out, you can read other people’s
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