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But the event tonight hat she had to deal with now She hoped that Ryan would come for her, that Darien would allow it, and she’d be able to skip the whole affair--even if itwith Ryan’s inquisition

Chapter 6

NORTH HAD AVOIDED BEING ANYWHERE NEAR THE TWO woray wolves froue that Miller had concocted for them The lure of money had worked So from a distance, North observed the way Marilee and Becky looked Sexy, he thought Like sending the Trojan horse as a gift to Troy during the Trojan War, the wo and infect as many of Darien’s damn people, and Darien himself, as they could Payback was hell

The only drawback was if Carol got sick She was the one he wanted A red, turned by his own cousin She would be his, and being a nurse, she could counter the effects of the sickness, if Miller was lying about his intentions

The women entered the house, and he briefly saw Lelandi smile and motion for them to follow her Carol could also take care of Lelandi, in the event she got sick It wasn’t Lelandi’s fault she’d left their red pack Damn their previous pack leader and his brutish ways

North took a deep breath and slunk into the woods The package had arrived

His nextCarol before it was too late

Noron the weather So why the hell was he dressing up for this "affair?" He scoffed at hi deal of this as he peered into the bathroom mirror of his room at the bed and breakfast He ran his hand over the five-o’clock shadow that gave hiain or not

Hell, the first date he ever had, he took the girl to a swi hole It was an impro--or not wearing as the night wore on Of course, she’d been huh Over the years, he’d been just as spontaneous He’d take a liking to a huirl, ht stand

But with Carol, he knew deep down it wasn’t the saht stands were out, and although he kept telling hi to prove, damn if he couldn’t shake loose of the need to show up the other males, if she was even interested in anyone else

He pulled on his sports jacket, hoping to convince Darien that he needed to speak to Carol pronto so he could quit interfering in Darien’s pack business and return home At least that’s what he told hiuests at the inn, Bertha Hastings greeted him with a smile and twinkle in her eye "Your sister, Rosalind, called Asked if you were all right because you wouldn’t answer your cell phone I told her you atching the gaht

"She asked if you were seeing Carol Since I hadn’t been at the earlier event, I couldn’t say I did ht Your sister was real quiet after that, and then she quickly thankedreally spiffy Enjoy the gathering"

"Thanks I’ll be asking Carol a few questions and be on ain Hell, by the time he was finished with his business here, Rosalind would have everyone thinking he was chasing after Carol and soon would be rinned even broader andto snack on later, bring her here after your date Plenty of food for everyone"

"Thanks" It wouldn’t be necessary As soon as he spoke with Carol, he was returning ASAP to Green Valley and the business he should have been conducting

Shoulders straight, he stalked outside to his truck and took a deep breath of the chilly night air He was ready to try to persuade Darien to allow him to see Carol one last tiht with Carol

When Carol ca,in the sunrooan, trying to look cool and casual instead ofto go to the kitchen for a glass of wine to soothe her nerves when Ryan walked in the front door with Sa a steel blue sports coat and a pinstriped blue and silver shirt He had left three of the buttons open fro the appearance he was ready to unfasten the others in a hurry in the call of duty She couldn’t decide if thator sex, but he definitely looked ready for either

Jeans gave his look more of a dressy casual, which she totally approved of, but then her gaze riveted to his face to see his expression A shadow of a beard graced his angular face, roughening it a bit andhim appear more like an outdoorsman than so her face, just like a wary investigator would, and observing her reaction to his being here Instead of s, he raised a brow as if to say he was here at her request Let’s get this over with She couldn’t believe it But proht When Ryan got so in his mind to do, he wouldn’t be stopped Wouldn’t he be surprised if he stayed around long enough to discover she truly was psychic!

That could take a really long ti that her visions were so unpredictable and that he probably was quite stubborn about refusing to believe in the paranorle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>