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“Good. Now, for the important stuff. Did your council have any thoughts on my new, um...abilities?”
“I didn’t tell them.” She sat back on her haunches. “Why not?” “Nick has been researching you. I found a lot of notes and background on you, a pretty thick file actually. He seemed to be interested in your connection to your father.”
“Did he know who he was?”
“Separate from all the research, we found a small journal which indicated that he did, It was implied that your father resided in my clan.”
She fell back on her butt, stunned by his revelation. “What does this mean?” “That there’s a good chance you are born of a human mother and a werecougar father.” The stricken look on her face tore at his gut. But it was the fear in her eyes that really did him in. “Lara, look at me. Focus on us, baby, we’re going to face this together, but for now we’ll keep this to ourselves. Okay?”
She nodded and climbed onto his lap. “I love you, Kane.”
“Oh, baby, you are my heart. My mate. My love.”
Epilogue
Lara heard the knock at the door first and glanced toward the living room for Kane. “You expecting someone?”
“As a matter of fact I am.” He walked to the front door and opened it to a pretty blonde woman who reminded her of the woman who attacked her a couple of weeks ago.
Was she the only cougar without the tight little body?
“Hey, Chey, thanks for coming.” He opened the door and motioned for her to come inside.
The sight of the woman raised the hairs all along Lara’s body, her claws extended and her vision narrowed. No, no I can’t do this now. Stay calm. I’m sure there’s a very good reason why Kane is letting this female into our home.
Deep breaths in and out, and the effects began to wear off, although the sound of the woman’s voice grated on her last nerve. Certain her body had shifted back, she walked into the living room to join them.
“Lara, this is Cheyenne, or Chey as most of us call her. Chey, this is my wife.”
The woman nodded to Kane but did nothing to acknowledge her. This woman really bothered her. She was extraordinarily beautiful with her white blonde hair and skin so translucent there were times the light reflected it to look like cool white porcelain. Her eyes, though, had to be the brightest blue color she’d ever seen, but they were shuttered and impossible to read.
She came across as cold and unfeeling, which Lara would bet was only the case until you flared her temper and then she was mean and ruthless. She didn’t like her around Kane one bit.
“Why is she here?”
“It’s okay, Lara, I’ve asked her here on official business. This shouldn’t take long.” He proceeded to explain her station in the clan. While not an official participant, she and her kind were occasionally called upon for unique assignments. Her kind was all part of a long line of warriors not all that different from the black cougars, though not as deadly yet still dangerous. They lived on the other side of the dragon.
“Chey, I have an assignment for you, do you have the time?”
“For you, sweetheart, I’ll make the time.”
Lara snarled at the woman, knowing she said that crap just to piss her off.
“I need you to find someone for me and bring him back here.”
“Is that all? Piece of cake.”
“Come on, Chey, if it was a piece of cake do you think I would have
called you?”
She laughed, a soft throaty sound. A sexy noise that probably had men panting after her all the time. “I guess you’re right. So tell me, why is this one so difficult.”
“It’s Malcolm.”
Silence filled the room as all of them froze, letting that nugget of information settle around them.
“You ask for a lot.”
“I know, and I wouldn’t even ask if I didn’t have to and you know it. So, will you take the assignment or not?”
The woman paced to the window and looked out into the trees, the tension radiating off of her in waves. “I want double the normal fee and assurance my debt is paid in full.”
“I’m not asking you because of that. I’m asking because you’re the one who can do the job. But yes, your debt will be paid and the money has already been wired to your account.”
“Just as arrogant as ever, I see.” She paced to the opposite side of the room, her gaze never wavering from the window. “You know what will happen if I do this.”
“If there were any other way to get him here, I wouldn’t ask.”
Her shoulders dipped, so slight most wouldn’t have noticed. “Then I’ll do it.”
“Great. I’ll forward all the information I have on his activities as well as the rest of the fee.”
She turned then and squared her shoulders at Kane. “I know this is none of my business, but why now? Why does he need to come back now?”
“You’re right, it’s none of your business.”
She stared back at him for a minute more before making her way to the door. “It’s dangerous to send me after him, are you sure you want this risk?”
“Yeah, I’m sure. Just keep in mind I do need him alive.”
She shrugged and walked through the door, leaving Lara wondering what the hell all that was about.
“Why does Malcolm need to return?”
He didn’t look at her as he answered. “Because we need his help. Nick’s death wasn’t the end of this and you know it.”
“And what makes you so sure Malcolm would help us? He’s the one who set us up.”
“Because he is all we have.”
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Table of Contents
Dangerous Protector
A Prowl On The Wild Side
Bear Biker Love
Bear The Heat
Heartbitten
Distracting the Billionaire’s Son
The Billionaire’s Curvy Guide
Soldier
Something True
Heart Racer
Jade
Kings of Asphalt
Operation: Burlesque
KANE