helmet, and ran his fingers through his dirty blond hair.
Unable to take her eyes off him, Hannah watched him strut up the sidewalk in a pair of tight black jeans, with his worn motorcycle boots peeking out from underneath, a grey button shirt with buttons that strained against his muscular chest, and a thin black leather jacket.
She didn't realize her mother had come up behind her and was watching too until her mother let out a low whistle.
"Damn, he reminds me of your father. I swear when I close my eyes, its like Knox is right here beside me," Eliza said.
Hannah turned and hugged her mother tightly. "Don't worry, Mom, we'll find him. I'm sure of it."
As Caleb entered the house, Hannah reached up and gave him a kiss before leading him into the kitchen where Eliza removed cookies from the cooling rack and put them on a plate. She set the plate down on the table and extended her hand out to him.
"I'm Eliza, Hannah's mom. Its nice to meet you."
Caleb shook her hand and smiled, then took the seat Eliza motioned for him to sit down on.
"I have to admit, I didn't think you'd want to meet me," he said.
Hannah sat beside him and took a cookie and split it in half. "A lot has changed since you left last night. I have so much to tell you," she said before nibbling on one of the halves.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"My mom told me my father is a wolf shifter named Knox. Long story short, Pea kept them apart and Mom had no idea until after she died. She's been trying to find him ever since."
"So you do have shifter blood. That explains so much," he said.
Eliza put the old photograph of her and Knox on the table in front of Caleb. "We were hoping you could help us. I've been talking to shifters around town and no one seems to know him more than saying they think he's familiar but from a long time ago," she said.
Caleb picked up the picture. With his brow furrowed he examined it, before shaking his head and putting it down. "Unfortunately he's not familiar to me either. If he was in the area since I've been Alpha, I would know him. Could I take the photo with me? I've declared an emergency Council meeting for tomorrow night, its possible one of the other Alphas might recognize him."
"Yes, please take it," Eliza said. "Let me know what you find out."
"I will. You have my word," Caleb said before standing. "Now if we have your blessing, I'd like to take your daughter on a date."
Eliza grinned at his formalness. "Of course you have my blessing. Take care of her for me, she's my baby you know."
Hannah sighed loudly as she got up and kissed her mother on the cheek. "Don't wait up," she whispered into her ear.
"A mother doesn't want to hear that," Eliza replied, laughing.
Caleb helped Hannah put on the extra helmet he brought with him before she hiked her skirt up to get on the bike. Wishing she wore pants, she held onto him as he took off down the street, the cool wind blowing her hair back. She realized she didn't know where they were going, but she really didn't care as long as she was with him.
After a short ride, the air began to smell like the ocean and Caleb slowed down as he turned onto an old winding road. The seagulls squawked as they flew overhead and the landscape changed from pine trees to tall grass. Eventually they reached an old pier on the Great Bay with several boats on the dock and a restaurant at the end of the pier.
Caleb parked the bike next to the dock and then held her hand as the walked over to the restaurant on the worn grey boardwalk. The water in the bay was calm and other than the seagulls squawking, it was quiet. As they approached the restaurant, the sound of music and people talking wafted over to them.
At the end of the pier, they were surrounded by the Great Bay with the sun glittering on the gentle waves as it set, large and orange into the sea. Without a word from Caleb, the host took them to a table facing the water, away from the other diners.
After they sat down, Caleb reached
Unable to take her eyes off him, Hannah watched him strut up the sidewalk in a pair of tight black jeans, with his worn motorcycle boots peeking out from underneath, a grey button shirt with buttons that strained against his muscular chest, and a thin black leather jacket.
She didn't realize her mother had come up behind her and was watching too until her mother let out a low whistle.
"Damn, he reminds me of your father. I swear when I close my eyes, its like Knox is right here beside me," Eliza said.
Hannah turned and hugged her mother tightly. "Don't worry, Mom, we'll find him. I'm sure of it."
As Caleb entered the house, Hannah reached up and gave him a kiss before leading him into the kitchen where Eliza removed cookies from the cooling rack and put them on a plate. She set the plate down on the table and extended her hand out to him.
"I'm Eliza, Hannah's mom. Its nice to meet you."
Caleb shook her hand and smiled, then took the seat Eliza motioned for him to sit down on.
"I have to admit, I didn't think you'd want to meet me," he said.
Hannah sat beside him and took a cookie and split it in half. "A lot has changed since you left last night. I have so much to tell you," she said before nibbling on one of the halves.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"My mom told me my father is a wolf shifter named Knox. Long story short, Pea kept them apart and Mom had no idea until after she died. She's been trying to find him ever since."
"So you do have shifter blood. That explains so much," he said.
Eliza put the old photograph of her and Knox on the table in front of Caleb. "We were hoping you could help us. I've been talking to shifters around town and no one seems to know him more than saying they think he's familiar but from a long time ago," she said.
Caleb picked up the picture. With his brow furrowed he examined it, before shaking his head and putting it down. "Unfortunately he's not familiar to me either. If he was in the area since I've been Alpha, I would know him. Could I take the photo with me? I've declared an emergency Council meeting for tomorrow night, its possible one of the other Alphas might recognize him."
"Yes, please take it," Eliza said. "Let me know what you find out."
"I will. You have my word," Caleb said before standing. "Now if we have your blessing, I'd like to take your daughter on a date."
Eliza grinned at his formalness. "Of course you have my blessing. Take care of her for me, she's my baby you know."
Hannah sighed loudly as she got up and kissed her mother on the cheek. "Don't wait up," she whispered into her ear.
"A mother doesn't want to hear that," Eliza replied, laughing.
Caleb helped Hannah put on the extra helmet he brought with him before she hiked her skirt up to get on the bike. Wishing she wore pants, she held onto him as he took off down the street, the cool wind blowing her hair back. She realized she didn't know where they were going, but she really didn't care as long as she was with him.
After a short ride, the air began to smell like the ocean and Caleb slowed down as he turned onto an old winding road. The seagulls squawked as they flew overhead and the landscape changed from pine trees to tall grass. Eventually they reached an old pier on the Great Bay with several boats on the dock and a restaurant at the end of the pier.
Caleb parked the bike next to the dock and then held her hand as the walked over to the restaurant on the worn grey boardwalk. The water in the bay was calm and other than the seagulls squawking, it was quiet. As they approached the restaurant, the sound of music and people talking wafted over to them.
At the end of the pier, they were surrounded by the Great Bay with the sun glittering on the gentle waves as it set, large and orange into the sea. Without a word from Caleb, the host took them to a table facing the water, away from the other diners.
After they sat down, Caleb reached
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