her. This guy is bad news, and I don’t like the fact that he knows who Sarah’s friends are. That puts all the girls in danger until he’s caught.”
“So what do we do?” Gavin asked.
“I think I’ll let Ayden know. He can send some of the pack to watch over the other girls without them knowing. As long as you both protect Sarah, then everything should be fine. Evelyn would kill me if I didn’t make sure I did everything possible to keep her friend safe.”
“She’ll be with one of us at all times,” Devon assured him.
“Good, well, I’m headed back to the house. I have Brandon keeping Evelyn occupied so she won’t go into work today. We can’t afford for anything to happen to her.”
“Why is that?”
Stephen looked at Gavin and smiled proudly. “Because I’m going to be a father. Evelyn doesn’t want anyone to know yet, but it won’t be long before she spills to all her friends. I, of course, already knew from her scent, but Brandon and I kept silent until she found out for herself. We have a doctor’s appointment next Monday. We can’t wait. I’m surprised you both didn’t pick up the scent when she was here.”
“I did,” Devon said in a low voice.
The pure panic pouring off of him made Gavin take a step back. He wasn’t quite sure what to make out of the anxiety racing through the cowboy. Shouldn’t he be upset or hurt because of their loss? Why scared? It made no sense.
“Congratulations,” they both said at the same time, in two separate tones.
Stephen smiled. “Thanks, but please don’t tell Sarah. I want Evelyn to surprise her with the news.”
“You’re secret is safe with us,” Devon said.
Gavin threw his hand up in a wave as Stephen said his goodbyes. Something felt off, and the quicker he straightened out things with Devon, the soon he could get the guy to drop him off at Sarah’s office. The need to be with her, to make sure she was all right nearly caused him to get in his car and drive straight over there. Problem was he didn’t have a clue as to where she worked. He could sniff her out or use the pull, but it would take too long.
Devon headed in the direction of Sarah’s apartment. Gavin followed, closing the door behind him. He didn’t even wait for the cowboy to turn around before he lost patience.
“So what happened last night? You didn’t get kicked out so it must not have gone too bad.”
A smile lit his face, and the expression of happiness and love turned Gavin’s stomach, but a part of him calmed at knowing maybe they were all one step closer to being at a more likeable stage.
“It was wonderful. I haven’t been this happy or complete since before I left.”
“Well, that’s good, but truthfully I don’t care how you feel. I want to know how Sarah is. Is she happy with the way things are going?”
Devon glared at him. “She’s more than happy, I think.”
“You think? What do you mean, you think? Either she is or she isn’t. The question’s not really that hard to answer.”
“Well, when she left she looked happy. Hell, she was glowing.”
“But…you’re not telling me something. I can feel it. What have you done?”
Devon looked at the carpet and so many different emotions hit him that Gavin closed his eyes to decipher them.
“You’re scared about something.”
“Come on, Gavin. There’s a man after Sarah. What, I can’t be scared?”
Gavin burst out laughing. “No, you’re not scared about that. When you just said it, you reeked of confidence. You believe you can protect her. What are you afraid of?”
Devon advanced so quickly Gavin barely side-stepped. The anger clouding the room could have choked him.
“What did you do?”
“You stay out of my business. Do you hear me?”
It was his turn to get angry. He could feel heat flare through his body and seep from his skin. “Sarah is my business, and you better start remembering that! If you’ve done something, then I need to know. What part of ‘she’s
“So what do we do?” Gavin asked.
“I think I’ll let Ayden know. He can send some of the pack to watch over the other girls without them knowing. As long as you both protect Sarah, then everything should be fine. Evelyn would kill me if I didn’t make sure I did everything possible to keep her friend safe.”
“She’ll be with one of us at all times,” Devon assured him.
“Good, well, I’m headed back to the house. I have Brandon keeping Evelyn occupied so she won’t go into work today. We can’t afford for anything to happen to her.”
“Why is that?”
Stephen looked at Gavin and smiled proudly. “Because I’m going to be a father. Evelyn doesn’t want anyone to know yet, but it won’t be long before she spills to all her friends. I, of course, already knew from her scent, but Brandon and I kept silent until she found out for herself. We have a doctor’s appointment next Monday. We can’t wait. I’m surprised you both didn’t pick up the scent when she was here.”
“I did,” Devon said in a low voice.
The pure panic pouring off of him made Gavin take a step back. He wasn’t quite sure what to make out of the anxiety racing through the cowboy. Shouldn’t he be upset or hurt because of their loss? Why scared? It made no sense.
“Congratulations,” they both said at the same time, in two separate tones.
Stephen smiled. “Thanks, but please don’t tell Sarah. I want Evelyn to surprise her with the news.”
“You’re secret is safe with us,” Devon said.
Gavin threw his hand up in a wave as Stephen said his goodbyes. Something felt off, and the quicker he straightened out things with Devon, the soon he could get the guy to drop him off at Sarah’s office. The need to be with her, to make sure she was all right nearly caused him to get in his car and drive straight over there. Problem was he didn’t have a clue as to where she worked. He could sniff her out or use the pull, but it would take too long.
Devon headed in the direction of Sarah’s apartment. Gavin followed, closing the door behind him. He didn’t even wait for the cowboy to turn around before he lost patience.
“So what happened last night? You didn’t get kicked out so it must not have gone too bad.”
A smile lit his face, and the expression of happiness and love turned Gavin’s stomach, but a part of him calmed at knowing maybe they were all one step closer to being at a more likeable stage.
“It was wonderful. I haven’t been this happy or complete since before I left.”
“Well, that’s good, but truthfully I don’t care how you feel. I want to know how Sarah is. Is she happy with the way things are going?”
Devon glared at him. “She’s more than happy, I think.”
“You think? What do you mean, you think? Either she is or she isn’t. The question’s not really that hard to answer.”
“Well, when she left she looked happy. Hell, she was glowing.”
“But…you’re not telling me something. I can feel it. What have you done?”
Devon looked at the carpet and so many different emotions hit him that Gavin closed his eyes to decipher them.
“You’re scared about something.”
“Come on, Gavin. There’s a man after Sarah. What, I can’t be scared?”
Gavin burst out laughing. “No, you’re not scared about that. When you just said it, you reeked of confidence. You believe you can protect her. What are you afraid of?”
Devon advanced so quickly Gavin barely side-stepped. The anger clouding the room could have choked him.
“What did you do?”
“You stay out of my business. Do you hear me?”
It was his turn to get angry. He could feel heat flare through his body and seep from his skin. “Sarah is my business, and you better start remembering that! If you’ve done something, then I need to know. What part of ‘she’s
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