Page 419 of Love Bites

“You don’t trust that I can handle this and find your mom?”

“The more help I can get, the better, is all I’m saying, Austin.”

He spun around, arms folded. “I have to take a trip tonight and I want you to come with me.”

“I can’t leave Maze.”

“Denver and the boys got it taken care of. Shifters are protective of kids, even if they aren’t our own. It’s why Prince stopped his car for Maizy and didn’t keep driving. You can trust my pack. They’re older and have their wolves under control. They’ll fight to the death to protect her, if that gives you any comfort.”

And it kind of did. “Why do you want me to go with you?”

He flexed his jaw, staring at me in the mirror. Then his eyes slid down and I knew it was thatheatword again. Austin didn’t want me in the house with his brothers.

“Okay, so where are we going?”

The “we” in my question satisfied him immensely. “Oklahoma. It’s about a six-hour drive and we’re staying overnight,” he said, looking at his watch. “We should be back tomorrow before dark.”

“What do you have to do?”

“Talk to someone” was all he’d tell me.

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