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For a long, tense lared at them, face like a thunderstor out his cell phone as he did so Zander noticed that many of the patrons smirked, happy to see their sheriff’s butt shot down

"He’s no doubt calling the Moores," said Bracken

Gwen’s scent slid over Zander moments before she appeared--and, predictably, Zander’s wolf annoyingly retreated again Sighing, she scratched her nape "That was prettyto make us leave," Zander told her, but she didn’t look convinced As sheanywhere"

"Good," she said, but she still didn’t seem entirely certain of that

CHAPTER SIX

At the end of Gwen’s shift, Zander drove her hoain Back at the B&B, they all parted ways, and Zander went straight to his room He made himself a coffee and sat on the balcony, but he couldn’t relax He felt irritable and restless The sa Zander’s edginess

He closed his eyes, seeking calht breeze on his skin and the sounds of the crickets and--

"Zander" The floaty whisper was accoers across his forehead

Eyes snapping open, he jumped to his feet No one Like last time, there was no one there And, just like last tio for a run--no, he wasn’t freaked out and fleeing froo to the front door No, he stalked into the kitchen as a fa the coffee maker

Tense now for a totally different reason, his ithdrew Well, at least he’d stopped pacing

So she wasn’t alone, she looked over her shoulder "Hey"

Zander planted a hand on either side of the doorja?"

"Yes" He looked at the now–i but work?"

Brow furrowing, she turned to fully face hi up after ave a little shrug "Stuff"

"What sort of stuff?"

"Just stuff"

"Like what?" he persisted

Gwen tensed as he walked farther into the roo her eyes forso She didn’t like it He looked too hard, watched her too carefully And her ray eyes

Even with all that distance between thely aware of hi there, head up, chest out, feet wide apart That powerful, authoritative stance totally revved her engines

She didn’t want to react to this guy she had no chance of having But he was the living embodiainst it Need churned in her stomach, her blood thickened, and her nipples beaded

"Tell et it You’re a shifter; you guys are all about action" And she’d sound utterly dull to hienda

"Maybe I would Tell me"

Fine, it wasn’t like she had to impress him "I just like to sit outside So So around, soaking in the view and the quiet, and ad to trivial conversation, just being That will no doubt see to you, but--"