The Wolf's Destiny

as the reason: it was remote, surrounded by forest, a haven from the harsh reality of the forced marriage, and secure

f form out of the corner of her eye. In order to avoid alerting the gray lupus garou pack that a couple of reds

sregarding her gut feeling that this was a very bad ide

rded men at the table, who had turned to loo

ck into position. Her head was partially engulfed by the worn-out cowboy hat she had purchased a

lamps suspended in the air softl

d her nerve endings. She suspected that the worn-out antique mirrors on the rear wall behind the bar had been silent witnesses to the ev

inch of her. His lips were slightly raised at the corners. His tanned complexion bore deep laugh lines, and his shaggy black hair reached his shoulders, giving him the look of a hardy mountain man unaccustomed to civ

mly and asked, "What

eir species didn't want strangers entering their midst, especially if t

is

ith her red hair colored black and the high-heeled boots giving the impression that she stoo

nd her hair was more red and less golden than her sister's-she continued

into a wolf's lair than by the fact that she had made herself obvious. She berated herself for not masking her voice more,

s and a chilled bottle of water

t passing through." "The name is Sam,

not her style to

keep her away from the main flow of traffic, even though any of them could see in the dark just as well as she

esearch indicated that Larissa's widower

e gave Lelandi a small smile before sitting back down. Tiny for a gray, st

eks were stained with dirt smudges, which he removed with the back of his denim shirt sle

t your drink. He looks a little bit scruffy because he works in the silve

other hand, perhaps she could learn the tr

ou," to Joe Kelly, wh

w-pitched jokes about him. Joe

ded. Six feet below. Lelandi couldn't help but believe that it was her own fault since if she had gone in Larissa's place or even fled with her, she could have managed to keep her safe. Wh

s going to track down her brother and their uncle and curse both of them for aband