She knew those eyes.
The tugging got worse just as she was grabbed from behind.
“Let go of me, dammit!” Marley screamed. “If you don’t let go of me I swear to you you’ll be sorry. They’ll kill us all!”
“Marley, it’s okay. No one else is going to die. I promise you I won’t let that happen. Cole, let’s take her to the room. We need to get her to calm down,” Zachary whispered quietly. “Josephine, I’m so sorry. My wife has just received some terrible news. I’m afraid she’s not herself right now.”
Looking behind herself at Zachary and Cole, she couldn’t believe how they didn’t trust her. An unfamiliar scent teased her senses for only a moment, and she felt herself grow cold. Her eyes flashed to Josephine.
“I know you’re behind this. Watch yourself, because the moment you slip, I’m going to rip out your throat, wolf,” Marley spit out.
A smile flashed across Josephine’s face but vanished as quickly as it appeared. “Whatever are you talking about, Marley?” Josephine asked sweetly.
Just the tone of that bitch enraged her. She was right, she knew she was! “Let me go, Zachary. Can’t you smell her? She’s a wolf, dammit! Cole, you can smell her, right?” Marley asked, trying to see them better from her awkward angle.
“I’m sorry, Marley.”
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“What in the world is all this talk about wolves? Has she really lost it? I mean, no sane person walks around talking about wolves as people. That’s ridiculous.”
“Please excuse us,” Zachary said angrily.
Marley was pulled out of Cole’s room and into theirs. As soon as her husband slammed the door shut her anger only intensified. She looked at Cole, and he quickly let go of her. Without thought, she advanced forward.
“I can’t believe you’re not going to believe me. You’re my husband, Zachary!”
He ran his fingers through his hair, frustrated. “Listen to yourself, Marley. Josephine is not a wolf. I can’t believe you accused her of it.
You could have blown our cover. You’re in shock from the events you witnessed. I think you need to take a shower and try to calm down.”
“I fucking smelled her. How she’s containing her smell, I don’t know,” Marley growled, “but the moment she lied to me, I knew it. I could sense her lies. Her skin let off some kind of odd scent. I’m telling you the truth. I may be in shock, but I am thinking clearer than I ever have.”
“Zachary, I think we should listen to her. She was right about before, and I believe her. Josephine smiled when she was called a wolf. You were looking at Marley at the time so I know you didn’t see it, but I did, and I don’t trust her.”
Quickly, Marley spun around to look at him. “You saw that,” she whispered. “Oh, God, Cole, I thought I was the only one. Thank you for believing me.” She ran into his arms, placing her cheek against his chest.
“I can’t think,” Zachary said, sliding down the door, resting his head in his hands. “Marley, maybe you should take over the pack for now. I…”
Quickly, she rushed to her husband’s side. “Look at me. You are not handing your responsibilities over to me. We just have to work as Projected Pleasure
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a team like you said before. We need a plan. If Josephine is a wolf like I believe she is then we have to find out who she’s working for.
We have to beat them at their own game.”
“How do we even know she’s working for anyone,” Cole asked.
“I approached her on the street and asked her for a date. It had nothing to do with her hunting me down.”
“I don’t know, but I’m telling you she’s a wolf. Good genes, remember. She kept repeating that. Of course werewolves have good genes.”
“Shit. We can’t let her leave,” Zachary said quietly. “I’m going to make this right. Marley, I’m sorry for not listening to you. Sometimes I think if I can’t see or smell something then it isn’t there, but I should have known your senses
The tugging got worse just as she was grabbed from behind.
“Let go of me, dammit!” Marley screamed. “If you don’t let go of me I swear to you you’ll be sorry. They’ll kill us all!”
“Marley, it’s okay. No one else is going to die. I promise you I won’t let that happen. Cole, let’s take her to the room. We need to get her to calm down,” Zachary whispered quietly. “Josephine, I’m so sorry. My wife has just received some terrible news. I’m afraid she’s not herself right now.”
Looking behind herself at Zachary and Cole, she couldn’t believe how they didn’t trust her. An unfamiliar scent teased her senses for only a moment, and she felt herself grow cold. Her eyes flashed to Josephine.
“I know you’re behind this. Watch yourself, because the moment you slip, I’m going to rip out your throat, wolf,” Marley spit out.
A smile flashed across Josephine’s face but vanished as quickly as it appeared. “Whatever are you talking about, Marley?” Josephine asked sweetly.
Just the tone of that bitch enraged her. She was right, she knew she was! “Let me go, Zachary. Can’t you smell her? She’s a wolf, dammit! Cole, you can smell her, right?” Marley asked, trying to see them better from her awkward angle.
“I’m sorry, Marley.”
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“What in the world is all this talk about wolves? Has she really lost it? I mean, no sane person walks around talking about wolves as people. That’s ridiculous.”
“Please excuse us,” Zachary said angrily.
Marley was pulled out of Cole’s room and into theirs. As soon as her husband slammed the door shut her anger only intensified. She looked at Cole, and he quickly let go of her. Without thought, she advanced forward.
“I can’t believe you’re not going to believe me. You’re my husband, Zachary!”
He ran his fingers through his hair, frustrated. “Listen to yourself, Marley. Josephine is not a wolf. I can’t believe you accused her of it.
You could have blown our cover. You’re in shock from the events you witnessed. I think you need to take a shower and try to calm down.”
“I fucking smelled her. How she’s containing her smell, I don’t know,” Marley growled, “but the moment she lied to me, I knew it. I could sense her lies. Her skin let off some kind of odd scent. I’m telling you the truth. I may be in shock, but I am thinking clearer than I ever have.”
“Zachary, I think we should listen to her. She was right about before, and I believe her. Josephine smiled when she was called a wolf. You were looking at Marley at the time so I know you didn’t see it, but I did, and I don’t trust her.”
Quickly, Marley spun around to look at him. “You saw that,” she whispered. “Oh, God, Cole, I thought I was the only one. Thank you for believing me.” She ran into his arms, placing her cheek against his chest.
“I can’t think,” Zachary said, sliding down the door, resting his head in his hands. “Marley, maybe you should take over the pack for now. I…”
Quickly, she rushed to her husband’s side. “Look at me. You are not handing your responsibilities over to me. We just have to work as Projected Pleasure
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a team like you said before. We need a plan. If Josephine is a wolf like I believe she is then we have to find out who she’s working for.
We have to beat them at their own game.”
“How do we even know she’s working for anyone,” Cole asked.
“I approached her on the street and asked her for a date. It had nothing to do with her hunting me down.”
“I don’t know, but I’m telling you she’s a wolf. Good genes, remember. She kept repeating that. Of course werewolves have good genes.”
“Shit. We can’t let her leave,” Zachary said quietly. “I’m going to make this right. Marley, I’m sorry for not listening to you. Sometimes I think if I can’t see or smell something then it isn’t there, but I should have known your senses
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