Love, Always, Promise [Wolf Creek Pack 5] by Stormy Glenn Page B

werewolves and vampires. He’s not into all the killing that his sister and my pack members did.”
    “Sounds like some of the people in your pack and the ones in mine should get together and throw a party,” Jace said. “They all seem to think hurting people is the way to get what they want. I’m sure they’d get along famously.”
    “Really?” Ethan asked. “You’re pack is that bad?”
    “Ethan, I told you what my brother did to me just to get further up in rank,” Jace explained. “I wouldn’t put it past him or my father to do absolutely anything to get what they want.”
    “They won’t come after you, will they?” Ethan asked.
    Jace could hear the concern in Ethan’s voice, the worry. He wasn’t quite sure how to answer him. He felt pretty sure that his father and brother washed their hands of him, but there was always that one chance.
    “I don’t think so, Ethan,” Jace finally said. “I pretty much burned my bridges with them when I left, but I can’t promise they won’t try something. I can, however, promise that I won’t be going back, ever. My place is here now, with you.”
    Ethan seemed to just melt in Jace’s arms. He leaned back against Jace and buried his face in Jace’s neck. That was enough for Jace.
    * * * *
    “It’s just over here on the left,” Nate said, pointing out the front window, “the driveway with the white fence. Mr. Drummond replaced the fencing about three years ago at the same time he fixed the roof on the barn.”
    Jace leaned forward to see where Nate pointed. He could see the driveway just ahead, and as Nate said, new white fencing lined the property. There were a lot of trees around the driveway, but beyond that fenced in fields just begged to be occupied.
    “Look at that, Jace,” Ethan whispered, his voice filled with awe as they turned into the driveway. “Have you ever seen anything so perfect?”
    Jace glanced down at Ethan’s animated face. Without even seeing more of the property, he knew just by the excited look on his mate’s face that they would be purchasing the place. His little mate looked mesmerized.
    Jace couldn’t blame him. The place looked spectacular. Joe drove them down a long driveway, fenced in fields on either side. There were a few trees here and there in the fields, but other than that, they were bare except for rich green grass.
    They came to a large open area at the end of the driveway. A white, two story house sat directly in front of them. It looked to be a typical old fashion farm house, but that was all that was typical about it.
    Multipaned windows sat between matching green shutters. A large front door sat in the middle of a wooden porch that ran the length of the front of the house. A small flowerbed lined the ground in front of the porch except for the area where two steps led up to the porch. And a river rock chimney could be seen on the side of the house.
    To the left of the house sat a huge barn and stable area. Jace could just imagine putting his two horses there and adding to them as the years went by. Given a few years, he could build up a sizeable herd of horses.
    “Look at this place, Jace,” Ethan said, breaking into Jace’s fascination with the stable area. “Can you imagine anyone wanting to leave here? Ever?”
    Jace smiled, patting Ethan’s leg. “No, sweetness, I can’t.”
    Joe brought his truck to a stop and climbed out. He flipped the seat forward. “Coming?”
    Jace climbed out then took Ethan’s crutches from him. He leaned them up against the side of the truck and reached back to help Ethan from the vehicle. He went to set Ethan on his feet then paused.
    “I could just carry you, you know?” he whispered into Ethan’s ear.
    “Maybe later?” Ethan replied, a small sparkle in his eyes.
    Jace grinned and set Ethan on his feet. He handed the man the crutches and waited for him to get them situated before moving toward the house. He kept his hand on Ethan’s back the entire time.
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