Page 80 of A Wolf's Heart

I quickly ran to my room, diving under my bed for the lockbox and pulling out my gun. I loaded the silver bullets and ran out of the room.

“Angel?” Rainor’s voice was filled with sleep as he raised his head.

“There’s someone in the yard,” I called over my shoulder. I reached the back door, pulling it open, only to be pushed aside by three enormous wolves.

At first, I was worried about them rushing out—what if it was a hunter? But then I was scared. Not for them but for whoever was out there. The three of them had rushed out of the house so quickly, and yet so silently, Kage out front, Weylin and Rainor flanking him. The hackles on Rainor’s back were standing up. He always looked feral in his wolf form, and I didn’t think he ever took over this form, leaving it all to the beast.

The moment they touched the ground in the yard, they slowed, their eyes taking everything in around them. Kage locked on to something, dipping low and stalking towards it until they all disappeared.

There was a moment of tense silence. I strained to hear anything, everything, whatever I could, but there was nothing at all. Not the break of a twig, not the yip of a wolf, not even rustling of leaves.

And then… I smelled something burning. It took me a moment of staring out at the forest before it clicked where the smell was coming from.

“Shit.” I raced back inside the house. “Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit.” The eggs looked fine, just steaming. I quickly opened the oven, black smoke blasting in my face. I reached in to quickly grab the blackened bread, but a hand stopped me.

“Easy there,” Rainor said, wearing only his boxers. He gripped my wrist and pulled my hand back out of the oven. “There’s no saving that, just let it cool down.” He turned off the oven and opened the door, then he turned off the eggs.

“At least those are still fine.” I grinned.

He took the spatula and attempted to push the food around. I winced when he raised an eyebrow, tipping the pan upside down and the eggs stayed put inside.

“At least we have bacon?” I asked with a shrug.

Weylin walked into the kitchen, sweatpants hanging from his hips.

“What did you guy find outside?” I asked.

“Nothing,” Kage said, coming around the corner. He wore his usual suit pants, but the shirt, although tucked, was disheveled in a way that was unlike him. He grabbed Rainor's tablet and began working on it. I thought nothing of it; these men likely had a lot of work to do, running a pack and all.

“Damn, this beef jerky is fire,” Weylin said. He stood at the oven, chewing on a piece of bacon.

I sighed. “All right, the cafe opens in an hour. I owe you guys breakfast, it’s on me.”

“Oh?” Rainor asked.

“Yeah, it’s the least I can offer with you guys doing this for me.” I shrugged, grabbing a coffee pod and putting it into the machine.

“Doing what, exactly?” Weylin asked.

“This. Helping me through the heat. I thought maybe I could do it on my own, but I’m glad you guys were here.” I patted him on the arm in thanks.

“Damn, I feel a little dirty now. Is that all we are to you—just a body to keep you warm?” Weylin grabbed his chest in mock shock.

“Well, I don’t know any other shifters, and by the sounds of it, humans wouldn’t have cut it. So—” I was cut off by a low chorus of growls.

Rainor stepped up to me, placing his hand on my hip and pulling me in. “Any man you bring into your bed will be dead before they ever have the pleasure of touching you,” he vowed.

I didn’t do jealous partners or anything; it was always a big no for me. But the possessiveness they all showed at thismoment had a thrill spreading through me. My wolf liked it.Iliked it. What were these wolves doing to me?

Weylin

She wasthe epitome of beauty and grace. Lila’s heat had peaked in the night, and now I could tell it was slowing down. I didn’t think I had a heart to break, but here it was, fucking shattered. I didn’t like the feeling, and I wasn’t going to stand for it.

I was going to fuck her anytime I wanted, heat or not. And she was going to love it. If she thought she was going to let me take her body, bend it to my will, mold it against me, for multiple days in a row, and then dust her hands off to be rid of me, she was sorely mistaken. I was going to claim her—once this case was solved and there was a little less risk for her—and she was going to be mine completely. She already owned me; it was only fair I could own her in return.

While her heat was coming to an end, she still needed us. Even now, she sat on the couch, her back leaned against Kage, her feet across Rainor’s lap, while she held a coffee in one hand and tapped away at the laptop with the other.

Kage had ordered breakfast and coffee for delivery, despite her objections. Rainor smirked as she tried to hand him cash, stating it was her treat for all we had done. I scoffed. As if she could pay us off like common whores. I was much more sophisticated than that—I demanded pussy as compensation. My mouth watered. I could practically taste her payment on my tongue now.

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