LEGENDS OF CASCADIA

tyle house. Once he pulled his bike onto the stand and got off, he dropped the helmet on the seat and ran h

ook great care of it. The lawn was neat and wind

here were raised beds along the front walk and a cl

wing and a small table w

hanging baskets of gree

right there in the city. It gave th

d to Gabriel Reyes could have such a neat and

he doorbell

ired woman answered and her e

e could tell they were both designer, and the boots looked handmade. A gold Piaget watch decorated his wrist. Jeez, his hands were huge. She had to gather herself mentally as her normally ruthlessly tied down libido roared to life. She could feel her pulse f

o the chin and slacks with low- heeled shoes. Her hair was tightly bound up into a bun on the top of her head and she

rd and slight

p and stood tall, back

lish. Are you having a problem with the

Rey. It doesn't have anything to do with you. Is he here or not?" Sh

d started to step back and close her door in his f

foot, feeling like he'd been c

e, I'll give it to him when I see him next." Again, she st

that g

was clear on her face as she examined him

rden. A fri

h she narrowed at him. Lex knew

you are, Mr. Warden, and yo

ow, I've cleaned up after him long enough. Get the hell off my por

n, lady, you don't know what y

middle of his chest. Her f

e! You listen here, I don't

yes, the scent of a woman in full battle mode. He stepped forward only to feel something hard poke him in the balls. He looked down and saw the shotgun she pointed at him with her free hand. With horrified f

e back up into her face, where he met her determined and bloodth

ad to admit that she turned him on too. He put his

t to hurt you. I don't want to hurt

me why don't you? This is ready to roll and I've had a shitty day." Sh

t one side

ren

took money-it's not like I'll ever see it again-and headed out. Told me

n't, I certainly wouldn't t

alk to him." Wolf boy? He tried his sexy smile,

rec

shelter. But I don't know you from Adam and the fact tha

k? We can talk about it more over dinner." He cocked his head in that adorable little

eyes at him and slamme

he saw that the spinster was looking at him from the front windows. He tipped an imaginary hat at her as he put the ke

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e man roar away on th

werewolves. Okay, delicious hunks of hot, gorgeous hard werewolf flesh

-operated boyfriend and that was the best kind. No

er hair in place. Chocolate brown curls shimmered down her back. She took off the

the kind of looks that

accentuated her eyes so she'd given herself the pleasure of letting it stay long, even if she was the only one who ever saw

on to h

had the same caution.

tten her into yet anothe

ttacked in a bar fight and had contracted the ly

tronger. He'd gotten involved with the l

ere, he'd borrowed money a few times, but she

o news was

ng she took it as a sign that he was alive and well, o

had only made a mora

ut of the blue, he'd showed up on her doorstep th

for it. He'd certainly seemed scared for his life. She'd begged him to call the cops but he'd only looked at her like she w

r fo

She rolled her eyes. But he was her brother, all the family she had, an

He was hers, for better or for worse, and she'd haul his ass o

as if that could stop a werewolf-she shrugged and

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as one he'd designed to serve as a refuge from Pack business. The Pack did not come to their big wooden home in the woods. There was a Pack house in town where Lex and Cad

e nor Lex wanted to m

Pack, clicking on the keyboard, working as usual. He walked into the hom

d him?" Cade spun in his ch

No. But I met

I'm guessing you charmed her into

he fucking pointed a shotgun at m

eyed and then burst ou

ren

ghtly bound up she probably got a headache, and gives me the evil eye. Mouth puckered up

being threatened by the Pack who wanted to kill him, grabbed some cash and took off. Then she t

look I've ever seen on

! And flipped me off when I was driving away," Lex

rth from his eye. "The

could have seen it with my own eyes. You must be slipping, Lex. Clearly

to his chin and prete

uld we ask her, Lex? You can teach her kids and she

dickweed. I'm telling you, despite her general level of home

lated to Rey? How come h

his brother as he heaved himself off the couch and headed down the hall to

ll me Alpha when you s

" Cade asked, tossing the beer cap into the

moved to sit down at

. Hell, she admitted that she'd cleaned up after him his whole life. When h

have to find ou

we get to him before t

what's going on. Until we do, no one can be

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the steel-gray Mercedes parked across the street. Upon

fo

and undeniably sexy with his carnal lips curled up at the corner into a smug smile. Pushing her att

er cool under much scarier circumstances than some guy watching her. As long as Gabriel listened to

t was simply part of his nature. No, she could only hope when it did happen t

he day. This was her realm. She'd built this business from the ground up and it was totally hers. Hers t

ok the place in, loving the little details. The a

at made the shop seem like an oasis in the middle of a metropolitan area.

ht jeweled through them and

esh and waiting for her, and her day officially began. Checking in with her assistant, she made sure

ent back inside. She made it a point to ignore Lex, who was now leaning against his car, drinking a coffee. She fell into her daily rh

hs strained the jeans he had on and all of that gorgeous hair was tied back at the nape of his neck. His large hands cradled a cup of coffee and s

ol her, he was tight and a

iked watching the way she put the arrangements together so beautifully, like it was second nature

nto the shop just to say hello or to buy flowers. He hid a smile when he

except for those moments when she looked up and saw him-then it returned and her en

she looked to stand there and act as if it were no big deal that

what it meant to work so hard you ate your lunch standing up and in a hurry. She seemed to be doing pretty well for herself if the t

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across the street, he's been there all day. I think he's watching you." Nina smiled at him as she stepped out of his reach. Brad Logan was the owner of the bookstore next

enough but he just didn't give her the spark of i

'd let anyone inside. She found herself yearning to be close to someone s

, a p

nothing," sh

? Do you want me to go and talk to h

erything's all right, Brad. Thanks for

to your car when you close up? We

fine, he won't hurt me," she assured him and after a