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"It can’t happen" He took her hand and squeezed "Carol, you can’t keep fighting this It’s part of e are It’s our nature Yours and mine"
She sed hard, pulled her hand free, and folded her arht around her waist "What better way to learn the truth aboutaround and protect uard?"
Ryan pulled her back to her seat, watching her and pondering the notion When she retook her seat, he took his, but the conversation in the rooain
"You’ll tell e to shift No matter when or where you are And you’ll let me know every time you have a vision? No matter what it’s about?"
She tilted her chin up "Gladly"
He smiled and finished his beer and then stretched his hand out so they could shake on it She sighed and offered her hand He gave it a firm shake, felt the heat and a spark of electricity, and saw the hope in her eyes, those large pools of liquid blue He felt that if he looked into theer, he’d drown in the the connection Soht be able to coax her to shift when others in her pack hadn’t had any success
He scoffed at hie her to capitulate
Silva immediately hurried over with another beer and their sandwiches "Oh to stay"
"You didn’t hear our whole conversation, did you?" Carol asked, her voice a little shaky
"Well, no, I have been waiting tables, and Darien, who is on the opposite side of the tavern, asked me a few questions Despite what everyone says, I don’t have hearing that sharp But I did overhear you ask if Ryan would be your bodyguard
"He hasn’t gotten Darien’s approval," Silva warned "And you kno he is with outsiders interfering in pack business" She sighed "You and Lelandi sure kno to stir up a pack Did you need anything else to go with the sandwiches?"
Privacy Ryan cleared his throat "Looks good to me Thanks, Silva"
Silva barely waited for Carol to answer, and when she shook her head, Silva stalked to the bar to grab another tray of drinks and sandwiches, and then hurried to drop them off at a table After that, she rushed to Darien’s table
"If you want anyone to know your business, tell Silva She’ll spread the word," Carol said
Ryan had already gotten that impression He watched Darien’s reaction as Silva spoke to him Darien’s eyes narrowed a bit
Jake i se Tom flat-out frowned Ryan had expected that Lelandi save Ryan a stern look, and then listened to so Lelandi said to him He leaned over and kissed her lips
"So what do you think? Was that a yes or a no?" Carol asked
Ryan felt as if she was testing him, but he turned the tables on her He wouldn’t let up until he knew the truth "You’re the one with future visions What do you see?"
She s to be a real test of wills She lifted her sandwich "Nothing in any future visions, but I’d say Lelandi convinced hiive you a chance"
"He’ll allow it," Ryan confir to have to put one of his deputies or his brothers up to the task of protecting you They’ll be concentrating on Lelandi, in the event she’s at risk Because no matter what, he has to consider that so Darien’s mate may be just the notion they have So until it’s proven otherwise--"
"I’ she would think that No one in a pack was expendable "I’ you" He took a deep breath "What I was trying to say is that until it’s proven otherwise, both of you need to be watched"
"All right" She took a bite of her sandwich, then set the rest of it down on the plate and eyed Ryan I wasn’t sure why I’d seen you in a vision before They’re always important for some reason and have some connection to me Maybe this is it"
He arched a brow "You saw me in a vision?"
"Yeah, Iattention"
"What was I doing?" He tried to sound like he believed her He wondered if she was one of those people who told stories to get attention He had a friend like that fro the truth because he believed in his own stories to such a degree
"I envisioned you watching me from the woods as a wolf That’s why I went to theand looked out That’s why I went outside when I saw you standing there and then followed you I wanted to knoho you were and what you wanted Now I suppose it was because you spied the red wolf and are going to protect me from him" She smiled, the expression sweet and innocent, yet he was sure it was a façade<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>