“You are so bad.”
“You’ve no idea,” his smile held unspoken promises. “What
time do you want me to come over?”
“Anytime you want, I’ll be home all day.” She took a deep
breath as she felt her belly clench from his smile.
“All right, can you stay for breakfast?”
“Is Ellen cooking?”
“Yes,” he answered with one raised brow.
Lily gave him a big smile, “then I’d love to,” soft laughter
followed her answer.
Max smiled again and then pulled her close for a hug. He
needed to go see his Dad. Then he would show up at her apartment after. Maybe
they could spend the day together. He was ready to see he apartment, see her
in her own surroundings.
“I’ll leave after breakfast then,” she whispered against his
neck, she felt so happy right now.
“Okay, let’s go find Ellen then, she probably already has
something ready for us.”
After breakfast Max walked her to her car and kissed her
goodbye, pinning her against it before he opened the door for her. He flashed
a grin when he saw her dazed expression.
He ran his thumb across her soft cheek, “I’ll see you in a
little while.” He watched as she got inside. After he closed her door for her
he backed up and watched as she drove away.
Lily drove down the long driveway and waved to the guard at
the gate. If someone would have told her she would fall in love with a great
guy this weekend, she would have told them they were crazy. She popped in a CD
and Three Doors Down soon blared through the speakers, she decided to
take the long way into town. She rolled her window down and jammed all the way
home.
“Dad I think I have a problem.”
“Is it Lily?” Nathan asked.
“Sort of,” Max ran a hand through his dark hair, barely
mussing it. “I took her into the woods last night to show her the meadow. We
were followed there by a pack. If the wind wouldn’t have shifted I would have
had no idea they were there. They managed to stay downwind from me or else I’d
have known sooner.”
“Really, that’s unusual, anyone you know?”
“I don’t think so, they were too far away to tell, but I
knew they were there for her.” He gave his dad a sheepish smile, “she has a
very tantalizing scent when she is aroused.”
Nathan raised both his brows and then smiled. “You weren’t
messing around out in the woods were you? Your mother would have a fit.”
Max chuckled, “no, all I did was kiss her, that’s all it
takes.”
Nathan stood up and then walked around the room, deep in
thought. He had never heard of a pack doing this before. Max had been around
for a while; they obviously knew what he was, but Lily. It had to be her they
were after. Somehow they would have to dig a little deeper into her past.
Max smiled and answered his father’s unspoken question. “I
took Lily to meet Ellen last night and she said she got her red hair from her
great-grandmother, who was born in France. I guess from what she says she
looks like her too.”
“Le cadeau,” Nathan said amazed. The gift .
Max frowned as he looked at his father. “ The gift ,
what’s that?”
“It’s a painting based on a French myth. There is a
painting that had sold in New York a year or so ago. Our information tells us
that a tall, willowy brunette bought it.”
“So that’s why you’ve been setting me up with brunettes? I
don’t understand Dad.”
“Max you know you are different than the others, you can
hear people’s thoughts, where most of us can only sense emotions. You can
shift at will, while others can only shift during the full moon. Your mother
and I had hoped that whoever bought the painting would be your soul mate.”
Max shook his head, “that explains a lot, but what does that
have to do with Lily?”
“If her great-grandmother is real, then there is truth to
the myth that I was raised on. Lily is very rare; you may have to fight the
pack for her. They don’t usually
“You’ve no idea,” his smile held unspoken promises. “What
time do you want me to come over?”
“Anytime you want, I’ll be home all day.” She took a deep
breath as she felt her belly clench from his smile.
“All right, can you stay for breakfast?”
“Is Ellen cooking?”
“Yes,” he answered with one raised brow.
Lily gave him a big smile, “then I’d love to,” soft laughter
followed her answer.
Max smiled again and then pulled her close for a hug. He
needed to go see his Dad. Then he would show up at her apartment after. Maybe
they could spend the day together. He was ready to see he apartment, see her
in her own surroundings.
“I’ll leave after breakfast then,” she whispered against his
neck, she felt so happy right now.
“Okay, let’s go find Ellen then, she probably already has
something ready for us.”
After breakfast Max walked her to her car and kissed her
goodbye, pinning her against it before he opened the door for her. He flashed
a grin when he saw her dazed expression.
He ran his thumb across her soft cheek, “I’ll see you in a
little while.” He watched as she got inside. After he closed her door for her
he backed up and watched as she drove away.
Lily drove down the long driveway and waved to the guard at
the gate. If someone would have told her she would fall in love with a great
guy this weekend, she would have told them they were crazy. She popped in a CD
and Three Doors Down soon blared through the speakers, she decided to
take the long way into town. She rolled her window down and jammed all the way
home.
“Dad I think I have a problem.”
“Is it Lily?” Nathan asked.
“Sort of,” Max ran a hand through his dark hair, barely
mussing it. “I took her into the woods last night to show her the meadow. We
were followed there by a pack. If the wind wouldn’t have shifted I would have
had no idea they were there. They managed to stay downwind from me or else I’d
have known sooner.”
“Really, that’s unusual, anyone you know?”
“I don’t think so, they were too far away to tell, but I
knew they were there for her.” He gave his dad a sheepish smile, “she has a
very tantalizing scent when she is aroused.”
Nathan raised both his brows and then smiled. “You weren’t
messing around out in the woods were you? Your mother would have a fit.”
Max chuckled, “no, all I did was kiss her, that’s all it
takes.”
Nathan stood up and then walked around the room, deep in
thought. He had never heard of a pack doing this before. Max had been around
for a while; they obviously knew what he was, but Lily. It had to be her they
were after. Somehow they would have to dig a little deeper into her past.
Max smiled and answered his father’s unspoken question. “I
took Lily to meet Ellen last night and she said she got her red hair from her
great-grandmother, who was born in France. I guess from what she says she
looks like her too.”
“Le cadeau,” Nathan said amazed. The gift .
Max frowned as he looked at his father. “ The gift ,
what’s that?”
“It’s a painting based on a French myth. There is a
painting that had sold in New York a year or so ago. Our information tells us
that a tall, willowy brunette bought it.”
“So that’s why you’ve been setting me up with brunettes? I
don’t understand Dad.”
“Max you know you are different than the others, you can
hear people’s thoughts, where most of us can only sense emotions. You can
shift at will, while others can only shift during the full moon. Your mother
and I had hoped that whoever bought the painting would be your soul mate.”
Max shook his head, “that explains a lot, but what does that
have to do with Lily?”
“If her great-grandmother is real, then there is truth to
the myth that I was raised on. Lily is very rare; you may have to fight the
pack for her. They don’t usually
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