Page 775 of Love Bites

Eagan braced his hip against the counter. “A vision.”

“Mm hm. A perk of the job.”

“Oh. Like a Theresa Caputo thing?”

“What? That woman from TV, the Long Island medium? No. It’s nothing like that.” She paused. “Well, maybe it’s a little like that. Look, I just wanted to tell you something that might come in handy soon. God, maybe this was a mistake,” she muttered.

“Wait. Your vision was aboutme?”

“Duh. You think I’d just dial you up to chat about my freaky psychic crap? Listen, you make a mean marsala, but we ain’t tight like that.”

“Agreed.” He tucked the phone against his shoulder and moved into the dining room to sit on one of the polished wood benches. “So tell me about this vision.”

“Well… I can’t. It doesn’t work like that.”

Eagan rolled his eyes. “Good god, woman. Will you tell me what you need to tell me?”

There was a harsh, low growl from the other end of the line, and then Destiny’s muffled voice. “It’s okay, Diz.” Her wolf mate must have heard him through the phone. “He’s just anxious.”

Eagan frowned.Washe anxious? The way he was gripping the phone made it seem like he was. Yeah, okay. He wanted to know what Destiny had seen and how it related to him.

“Listen, okay,” she rushed out. “When you find the book that doesn’t belong to you… read it.”

“Wait, what. That’s it? That’s the message you have for me?”

A sigh came across the line. “I’m new at this, okay? It’s the best I’ve got. Just… do what I said.Read it.”

Eagan shook his head, completely baffled by the conversation. “Yeah, alright.”

“And send that recipe.”

“Got it.”

“And get some sleep.”

“What?”

“Meh. I figure everyone could use a little extra sleep.”

Eagan closed his eyes, exasperated. “Goodbye, Destiny.”

“See ya.”

He hung up, and set the phone on the table, leaning forward on his elbows.

What the hell kind of foreseer was Destiny anyways? Clearly she wasn’t any good at this Elder thing yet. Maybe they ripened with time.

Eagan stared out the picture window. It was dark outside, nearing 10 pm. The only light was from the string of electric lanterns around the perimeter of the lodge. Guests and employees alike had taken to their rooms for the night.

He should get home himself, do what she said and get some sleep. But too much time in the cabin only reminded him how alone he was. How much he was missing.

“You got a good thing going here,” Eagan murmured under his breath. And it was true. Hedidhave it good here. They all did. But that didn’t keep him from wanting more. Forsaking his nature to mate was the price to pay for being loyal to his clan.

Sometimes he thought it was worth it.

Sometimes he knew it was.

He spun the phone on the table top, watching as it slowed to a stop before repeating the process.

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