thinking?” While very cool this could become a
trifle embarrassing if she read his every thought all the time. “And hang on, guys
aren’t beautiful. We’re handsome or—”
“Tad. I have something I need to tell you.”
Tad rolled her on top of him, needing to feel her body weight. “Hmmm. Sounds
serious.” He couldn’t stop touching her, connecting them skin to skin.
Something clicked in Missy. It was the weirdest feeling, almost like she’d flicked a
switch. He sensed her emotions shift and change from being sated and contented
with their lovemaking. Tad let her crawl off him to the foot of the bed where she
stared back, her big blue eyes suddenly filled with fear. He reached out, not with
his hand but with the strange new awareness he’d just attained. He stroked her
skin and he knew.
Everything. Holy crap, Missy was running away from the bad guys.
He shook his head hard to get his thoughts to settle back into his brain. He left
the bed and scrambled through Shaun’s dresser to find clothing. “Get dressed,
Missy. We’re going to see Keil.”
Missy’s eyes were huge. “I’m sorry. I never realized the danger this would put us
in. I thought that if I gave you FirstMate I might register a false connection and it
would make me lose my Omega skills. I didn’t know we really were mates until
the cabin, and afterward I was too sick to think it through.” Her voice trembled
and she seemed uncertain how he would react to the whole mess.
Tad scooped her back into his arms and kissed her thoroughly, squeezing her
tight. “I’m not mad at you, love. Not at all, but we could be in big trouble and we
need help. Keil’s the strongest Alpha in the area and we’ve got an in, being family
and all. Now since you don’t need any undies.” He handed her a warm sweatshirt,
kissed her nose and turned away to dress.
“I think you’re an Omega as well,” Missy whispered.
“Wait until we get on the road. We’ll talk about it then,” Tad warned.
All hell was about to break loose and there was no way Tad could deal with it
alone. It was time to call in the big guns. Being a werewolf would never be boring.
If he survived until his first shift.
Chapter Nine
Tad threw his cell phone into the backseat with the rest of their things. “That’s
the last chance for reception around here. We’ll have to wait until we get over the
pass to try again to reach Keil.”
He glanced at Missy, noting the tension in her body as she fidgeted with the
seatbelt strap. “Hey.” He waited until she looked up at him. “We’ll be fine.”
Missy nodded but it lacked conviction.
He fought to control the wide range of emotions pouring through him, some
hers, some his. “Catch me up on the werewolf lessons I need. You’re an Omega
and you ran away because they were nasty assholes. Right?”
Missy snorted. “You have such a way with words.”
“Yeah. Elegant and verbose, that’s me. We’re mates, but you think some jerk
plans to take you as a mate anyway?”
“My brother-in-law, the Alpha. Whistler pack has gotten into illegal activities
because of him. He wants to use my Omega skills. He had something on my dad
years ago, which is why I ended up married to his brother. I’ve been gathering
evidence to use against him with the werewolf council, but it’s tricky. It will be
dangerous to attempt to bring him down because he’ll stop at nothing. He’s a
skilled liar, a bully and a killer. He killed his own brother, Tad. He’s…” She turned
away to stare out the window.
Tad swore under his breath. This being connected thing was brutal. Fear rolled
off her and he felt every nuance to the center of his being. His need to protect her
surged to overload, making it really hard to concentrate.
“Sweetheart, you’ve got to stop. Every time you let the Big Bad Wolf scare you, I
feel the need to rip limbs off trees. It’s tough enough to drive in the dark, let
alone convince the
trifle embarrassing if she read his every thought all the time. “And hang on, guys
aren’t beautiful. We’re handsome or—”
“Tad. I have something I need to tell you.”
Tad rolled her on top of him, needing to feel her body weight. “Hmmm. Sounds
serious.” He couldn’t stop touching her, connecting them skin to skin.
Something clicked in Missy. It was the weirdest feeling, almost like she’d flicked a
switch. He sensed her emotions shift and change from being sated and contented
with their lovemaking. Tad let her crawl off him to the foot of the bed where she
stared back, her big blue eyes suddenly filled with fear. He reached out, not with
his hand but with the strange new awareness he’d just attained. He stroked her
skin and he knew.
Everything. Holy crap, Missy was running away from the bad guys.
He shook his head hard to get his thoughts to settle back into his brain. He left
the bed and scrambled through Shaun’s dresser to find clothing. “Get dressed,
Missy. We’re going to see Keil.”
Missy’s eyes were huge. “I’m sorry. I never realized the danger this would put us
in. I thought that if I gave you FirstMate I might register a false connection and it
would make me lose my Omega skills. I didn’t know we really were mates until
the cabin, and afterward I was too sick to think it through.” Her voice trembled
and she seemed uncertain how he would react to the whole mess.
Tad scooped her back into his arms and kissed her thoroughly, squeezing her
tight. “I’m not mad at you, love. Not at all, but we could be in big trouble and we
need help. Keil’s the strongest Alpha in the area and we’ve got an in, being family
and all. Now since you don’t need any undies.” He handed her a warm sweatshirt,
kissed her nose and turned away to dress.
“I think you’re an Omega as well,” Missy whispered.
“Wait until we get on the road. We’ll talk about it then,” Tad warned.
All hell was about to break loose and there was no way Tad could deal with it
alone. It was time to call in the big guns. Being a werewolf would never be boring.
If he survived until his first shift.
Chapter Nine
Tad threw his cell phone into the backseat with the rest of their things. “That’s
the last chance for reception around here. We’ll have to wait until we get over the
pass to try again to reach Keil.”
He glanced at Missy, noting the tension in her body as she fidgeted with the
seatbelt strap. “Hey.” He waited until she looked up at him. “We’ll be fine.”
Missy nodded but it lacked conviction.
He fought to control the wide range of emotions pouring through him, some
hers, some his. “Catch me up on the werewolf lessons I need. You’re an Omega
and you ran away because they were nasty assholes. Right?”
Missy snorted. “You have such a way with words.”
“Yeah. Elegant and verbose, that’s me. We’re mates, but you think some jerk
plans to take you as a mate anyway?”
“My brother-in-law, the Alpha. Whistler pack has gotten into illegal activities
because of him. He wants to use my Omega skills. He had something on my dad
years ago, which is why I ended up married to his brother. I’ve been gathering
evidence to use against him with the werewolf council, but it’s tricky. It will be
dangerous to attempt to bring him down because he’ll stop at nothing. He’s a
skilled liar, a bully and a killer. He killed his own brother, Tad. He’s…” She turned
away to stare out the window.
Tad swore under his breath. This being connected thing was brutal. Fear rolled
off her and he felt every nuance to the center of his being. His need to protect her
surged to overload, making it really hard to concentrate.
“Sweetheart, you’ve got to stop. Every time you let the Big Bad Wolf scare you, I
feel the need to rip limbs off trees. It’s tough enough to drive in the dark, let
alone convince the
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