about. If the wolf that attacked her returned, she would be prepared to take it out.
When the feeling wouldn’t be consoled, Kera went back to check on Maddox. His door was open and anything from the forest could have wondered into his shop while he was busy working on his car. When she reached her hiding spot, she took a breath and realized his scent had faded.
Kera crawled forward to get a better look. She didn’t want to frighten him if he was sitting in his car with the doors shut. She didn’t see any lights on in the car but the shop lights were still on.
From beside her an animal whimpered.
Kera jumped out of her crouch. She hissed and felt the hair along her spine rise in warning. The animal was huge. It had white fur and blue eyes. It looked like one of the wolves she’d seen on TV pulling dog sleds in the mountain but large. The beauty of the wolf didn’t distract from the danger it embodied. Her initial reaction was to run but she couldn’t. Not if Maddox was anywhere around, unprotected.
The animal whined and her beast hissed another warning.
In the back of her mind, Kera wondered if it was hurt. Did animals ask for help? She was a feline, weren’t they natural born enemies of the wolf? Shouldn’t she be defending herself or attacking?
Out of the corner of her eye she saw his white tail flipping back and forth. She watched the movement and wondered why housecats were so hypnotized by the motion. Was it a hunter’s instinct to catch all moving objects?
When the wolf moved toward the shop, Kera panicked. She ran in front of the an imal and swiped out with her paw and clawed his face. The wolf yelped and danced back. Kera planted herself in between the wolf and Maddox’s shop.
Sheer determination overrode her fear of this creature before her. If it reacted in violence she didn’t think she could really beat it in a fight. The rain started to fall more heavily and it washed away the scents even more.
Instead of lashing out, the wolf sat down and tilted his head in confusion.
Kera looked back at the open door and was glad Maddox hadn’t come out to see what the ruckus was about. Was he even still in there? Kera didn’t want to get herself into trouble if he wasn’t even in there. He hissed a warning to the wolf and prowled to the open door.
Inside was bright compared to the outside. She couldn’t see Maddox.
Behind her the wolf moved. Kera turned around growling but her lungs seized at what she saw. Maddox was knelt down on one knee, his head was facing the cement and his skin glistened with moisture from the rain. He shook out his hair and ran a hand though the thick mass. Drops of water fell to his shoulders and trailed down his chest.
Kera turned away as her human mind reeled from shock.
Maddox was a shifter.
Chapter Twelve
Kera tried not to look at Maddox’s naked body when he stood.
“What are you looking for?” Maddox asked her. He walked cautiously toward the shop obviously trying to show her he was not going to harm her.
Kera noticed the claw marks across his cheek bolted back into the forest.
The rain started pouring more heavily. She paced back and forth on the muddy ground as she thought. Was this a good thing? Was Maddox and his whole family shifters? Were there any feline shifters here? More importantly , was the wolf who attacked her a shifter like Maddox? She remembered Maddox’s worry over what the wolf looked like and she figured she was spot on.
Who was it then? Maddox didn’t seem to recognize her so whoever it was hadn’t told him.
Maybe it was Andrew.
She needed to find out the truth. Kera shifted back, fully clothed and wondered why Maddox had been naked after his shift. Was he able to shift with clothes on or did he just like to go without? The mud coated her shoes and her heart pounded in her chest. She was nervous but she couldn’t turn back now. Someone knew about her and she was determined to know who.
As she walked,
When the feeling wouldn’t be consoled, Kera went back to check on Maddox. His door was open and anything from the forest could have wondered into his shop while he was busy working on his car. When she reached her hiding spot, she took a breath and realized his scent had faded.
Kera crawled forward to get a better look. She didn’t want to frighten him if he was sitting in his car with the doors shut. She didn’t see any lights on in the car but the shop lights were still on.
From beside her an animal whimpered.
Kera jumped out of her crouch. She hissed and felt the hair along her spine rise in warning. The animal was huge. It had white fur and blue eyes. It looked like one of the wolves she’d seen on TV pulling dog sleds in the mountain but large. The beauty of the wolf didn’t distract from the danger it embodied. Her initial reaction was to run but she couldn’t. Not if Maddox was anywhere around, unprotected.
The animal whined and her beast hissed another warning.
In the back of her mind, Kera wondered if it was hurt. Did animals ask for help? She was a feline, weren’t they natural born enemies of the wolf? Shouldn’t she be defending herself or attacking?
Out of the corner of her eye she saw his white tail flipping back and forth. She watched the movement and wondered why housecats were so hypnotized by the motion. Was it a hunter’s instinct to catch all moving objects?
When the wolf moved toward the shop, Kera panicked. She ran in front of the an imal and swiped out with her paw and clawed his face. The wolf yelped and danced back. Kera planted herself in between the wolf and Maddox’s shop.
Sheer determination overrode her fear of this creature before her. If it reacted in violence she didn’t think she could really beat it in a fight. The rain started to fall more heavily and it washed away the scents even more.
Instead of lashing out, the wolf sat down and tilted his head in confusion.
Kera looked back at the open door and was glad Maddox hadn’t come out to see what the ruckus was about. Was he even still in there? Kera didn’t want to get herself into trouble if he wasn’t even in there. He hissed a warning to the wolf and prowled to the open door.
Inside was bright compared to the outside. She couldn’t see Maddox.
Behind her the wolf moved. Kera turned around growling but her lungs seized at what she saw. Maddox was knelt down on one knee, his head was facing the cement and his skin glistened with moisture from the rain. He shook out his hair and ran a hand though the thick mass. Drops of water fell to his shoulders and trailed down his chest.
Kera turned away as her human mind reeled from shock.
Maddox was a shifter.
Chapter Twelve
Kera tried not to look at Maddox’s naked body when he stood.
“What are you looking for?” Maddox asked her. He walked cautiously toward the shop obviously trying to show her he was not going to harm her.
Kera noticed the claw marks across his cheek bolted back into the forest.
The rain started pouring more heavily. She paced back and forth on the muddy ground as she thought. Was this a good thing? Was Maddox and his whole family shifters? Were there any feline shifters here? More importantly , was the wolf who attacked her a shifter like Maddox? She remembered Maddox’s worry over what the wolf looked like and she figured she was spot on.
Who was it then? Maddox didn’t seem to recognize her so whoever it was hadn’t told him.
Maybe it was Andrew.
She needed to find out the truth. Kera shifted back, fully clothed and wondered why Maddox had been naked after his shift. Was he able to shift with clothes on or did he just like to go without? The mud coated her shoes and her heart pounded in her chest. She was nervous but she couldn’t turn back now. Someone knew about her and she was determined to know who.
As she walked,
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