Claimed and Bred By The Wolf 2: Pack Initiation (Shapeshifter Erotic Romance) by Elixa Everett Page B
Authors: Elixa Everett
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snarled.
Adrianna glanced over at Ian and gave him a reassuring smile. "It's okay Ian. I understand. I'm okay now."
Grant sighed and Adrianna could see his patience beginning to wane. "Settle down so I can finish what I came for."
Adrianna glanced over at Ian, and noticed his jaw clenching. He was struggling to keep his temper in check. "So please continue Grant. What has to happen to make this right?"
"Well, see the issue we're thinking has to do with the cougar that Ian saw a few days ago. We had thought that the wolves had hunted them into extinction, but you're evidence that that isn't the case, which leads us to believe that the cougar Ian saw may have been part of a pride that not only knows about you but has come to find you."
While she tried to keep her expression concerned, a part of her was ecstatic at the thought. Could it be possible? Could someone out there, someone near her... her family?
She chanced a glance over at Ian and he caught her gaze. He knew what she was thinking and gave his head a little shake.
"So this is what I'm thinking Adrianna." Grant's voice cut into her and Ian's silent conversation and she turned her attention back to him.
"I know what you're thinking."
Adrianna could feel the heat rising to her cheeks, feeling guilty for her thoughts.
"These cougars are not your family, Adrianna. We're your family. One tried to kill you when you were a child and would have if Ian hadn't saved you. So when one of them contacts you, and I'm confident they will. You'll tell us and we'll deal with it."
Adrianna swallowed down the lump forming in her throat. Grant's eyes were piercing into her, demanding her obedience. She glanced over at Ian again who nodded and
squeezed her hand.
"She will Grant. We will," Ian cut in before she had a chance to respond.
"I want to hear her say it Ian." There was sharpness in his tone that made Adrianna wince.
Adrianna nodded. "Yes. Of course Grant. Of course I will." She attempted to smile, but failed miserably.
"Good. It's settled then." Grant rose to his feet and he seemed to be more formable than he had been when he'd arrived. "If they make contact, you'll let us know immediately."
It wasn't a question, but an order and Adrianna's heart sunk. She was caught between a rock and a hard place, which was fine if it was just her, but it wasn't. She looked over at Ian who seemed to be reading her mind and mimicking her thoughts and concerns
himself; she could see it in his ice blue eyes.
Bringing her hand to his mouth he brushed he knuckles across his lips. The gesture would normally soothe her, but with everything she'd experienced and learned within the past twenty-four hours she doubted she'd be at ease for a very long time.
*****
"So what are we going to do now?" Adrianna asked as Ian finished drying the last of the dishes she'd just finished washing and put it away.
" We're not going to do a thing."
"But Ian..."
"No Adrianna. You're not going to go chasing after ghosts and stirring up things. Even if you knew where to begin searching, which you don't."
"But, there must be something in mom's things... Something that..."
Ian tossed the dish towel onto the counter and turned to face her. Catching her chin in his hand he tilted her face to so their eyes met. His eyes were hard, conviction in his gaze.
"You're going to quit your job. I'm going to move out of my apartment and move in here and I'm going to teach you how to control your shifting. You need to learn to merge the cat within with your human side so the cat never fully takes over. That's the only way you'll avoid the blackouts you experienced last night."
"Okay, but-"
"What you're not going to do is dig up the past and give the pack a reason to get rid of you. If they find a cougar shifter in the area the pack won't hesitate to kill it. And if there is a pride in the area, searching you out then the last thing we want is a war in our backyard with you at the center. Are we clear?"
Adrianna's
Adrianna glanced over at Ian and gave him a reassuring smile. "It's okay Ian. I understand. I'm okay now."
Grant sighed and Adrianna could see his patience beginning to wane. "Settle down so I can finish what I came for."
Adrianna glanced over at Ian, and noticed his jaw clenching. He was struggling to keep his temper in check. "So please continue Grant. What has to happen to make this right?"
"Well, see the issue we're thinking has to do with the cougar that Ian saw a few days ago. We had thought that the wolves had hunted them into extinction, but you're evidence that that isn't the case, which leads us to believe that the cougar Ian saw may have been part of a pride that not only knows about you but has come to find you."
While she tried to keep her expression concerned, a part of her was ecstatic at the thought. Could it be possible? Could someone out there, someone near her... her family?
She chanced a glance over at Ian and he caught her gaze. He knew what she was thinking and gave his head a little shake.
"So this is what I'm thinking Adrianna." Grant's voice cut into her and Ian's silent conversation and she turned her attention back to him.
"I know what you're thinking."
Adrianna could feel the heat rising to her cheeks, feeling guilty for her thoughts.
"These cougars are not your family, Adrianna. We're your family. One tried to kill you when you were a child and would have if Ian hadn't saved you. So when one of them contacts you, and I'm confident they will. You'll tell us and we'll deal with it."
Adrianna swallowed down the lump forming in her throat. Grant's eyes were piercing into her, demanding her obedience. She glanced over at Ian again who nodded and
squeezed her hand.
"She will Grant. We will," Ian cut in before she had a chance to respond.
"I want to hear her say it Ian." There was sharpness in his tone that made Adrianna wince.
Adrianna nodded. "Yes. Of course Grant. Of course I will." She attempted to smile, but failed miserably.
"Good. It's settled then." Grant rose to his feet and he seemed to be more formable than he had been when he'd arrived. "If they make contact, you'll let us know immediately."
It wasn't a question, but an order and Adrianna's heart sunk. She was caught between a rock and a hard place, which was fine if it was just her, but it wasn't. She looked over at Ian who seemed to be reading her mind and mimicking her thoughts and concerns
himself; she could see it in his ice blue eyes.
Bringing her hand to his mouth he brushed he knuckles across his lips. The gesture would normally soothe her, but with everything she'd experienced and learned within the past twenty-four hours she doubted she'd be at ease for a very long time.
*****
"So what are we going to do now?" Adrianna asked as Ian finished drying the last of the dishes she'd just finished washing and put it away.
" We're not going to do a thing."
"But Ian..."
"No Adrianna. You're not going to go chasing after ghosts and stirring up things. Even if you knew where to begin searching, which you don't."
"But, there must be something in mom's things... Something that..."
Ian tossed the dish towel onto the counter and turned to face her. Catching her chin in his hand he tilted her face to so their eyes met. His eyes were hard, conviction in his gaze.
"You're going to quit your job. I'm going to move out of my apartment and move in here and I'm going to teach you how to control your shifting. You need to learn to merge the cat within with your human side so the cat never fully takes over. That's the only way you'll avoid the blackouts you experienced last night."
"Okay, but-"
"What you're not going to do is dig up the past and give the pack a reason to get rid of you. If they find a cougar shifter in the area the pack won't hesitate to kill it. And if there is a pride in the area, searching you out then the last thing we want is a war in our backyard with you at the center. Are we clear?"
Adrianna's
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