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"I don’t see her," said Zander
"Me neither" Bracken walked to the bar and spoke to the bared brunette paused in drying a glass "Yeah? Who’s asking?"
"I’m an old friend"
The brunette narrowed her eyes "Old friend, huh She’ll be out any second now Want a drink?"
"Um"
"Then move away from my bar"
"Let’s sit and wait," said Zander
No sooner had they settled at a table near the dance floor than the croild and Bracken said with a sazeand there she was, standing next to the DJ on the stage, electric violin in hand The beautiful instruh nowhere near as striking as her heavy lidded gold eyes--bedroo edible in a crih heels Herdown her back in a smooth, layered curtain She had soh breasts that he kneere a handful His wolf sat up, intrigued and hungry No surprise there
And then she started to play Standing straight with her feet shoulder width apart and her left foot slightly forward, she kept the electric violin on her left collarbone and the left side of her jaw on the chin rest as she played along with the dance tune He’d never before heard her play She was a So darace of movement All he could do was stare, totally turned on
One tune flowed into another The crowd danced, their eyes on her It was ie of herself up there, oozing confidence and sensuality, that she coh hi it long and slow Then she looked up,save a humble bow She had no need to be h credit for anything she did
Zander blew out a breath "Wow"
"Seriously gifted, isn’t she?" said Jesse He kept his focus on the curtain that led backstage, so he saw the very moment she appeared She modestly accepted each of the compliments people shouted as she headed to the bar She raceful, fluid, and shtiness thrown in
"Wait here," he told Bracken and Zander Pushing out of his chair, he went to the bar, where she was chatting with the barmaid "Harley?"
She turned with a casual shtly "Jesse?"
Of course it would have been nice if she had excitedly thrown herself at hihtest smile, but Jesse knew better than to expect that kind of reception froay shifter They were not put on the Earth to please and could shred a ay’s affection, you had to win it If you wanted their attention, you had to be interesting enough to hold it And if you wanted to claim and keep them, you had to be tenacious and resourceful