Mating the Red Wolf: (Book 10, Grey Wolf Pack Romance Novellas) by E A Price Page A

Jonathan would never talk about her.
    He needed to make it clear to his family just how serious he was about Kim, and that, in spite of any objections they may have, he was going to marry Kim.  This moment had been a long time coming, and he wasn’t about to allow anything to get in the way. 
    Ed made his way over to Jonathan, who had stripped off his shirt and was sprawled on a lounger with one arm slung over his face.  He sniffed as Ed came near.  “I searched all over; it wasn’t in her room.  When do I get my money?”
    Ed rolled his eyes.  “I’ll wire you the money when we get home.”
    “You better; I’m going to Vegas in two weeks, I’ll need it.”
    Ed shook his head and left him.  Both he and Jonathan received the same allowance.  But other than for Kim’s missing engagement ring, which was extortionately expensive, he’d barely touched his money.  It all went into a savings account that he figured would do nicely as a college fund for Jamie and any other kids they had.
    He smiled as his wolf almost panted at the thought of having pups with Kim.  They already had Jamie, but he’d like a boy or two and maybe another girl.  They had their whole lives spread out in front of them, and he couldn’t wait.
    *
    Kim led a chattering Jamie through the house.  Jamie asked her numerous questions about her new red wolf friends and without waiting for answers, continued talking.  Did she know that they all had their own TVs in their rooms?  Did she know that they had their own swimming pool?  Did she know that they were allowed to pick out whatever toys they wanted when they went to the mall?
    Kim didn’t know any of this but wasn’t overly surprised. 
    They made it to their room and Kim was surprised to find Marie, Ed’s grandmother, standing further down the hallway, looking at her feet.  With her sharpened hearing, she could hear Marie mumbling the words ‘pills’ and ‘not sure.’
    “Are you alright, Marie?” called Kim as she maneuvered Jamie into their room and told her to play quietly.
    The elderly woman she-wolf looked up in a daze and blinked at Kim owlishly.  Kim was a little taken aback; Marie looked so small and frail at that moment.  She knew the older woman must be somewhere in her 80’s, but compared to the sharp, ramrod straight woman she met yesterday, she was more like a shadow.
    The whole point of coming to the island was to celebrate Marie’s birthday, but Ed had no idea how old his grandmother would be.  The year of her birth was apparently a closely guarded secret that she would take to her grave.  Ed had also stipulated that his grandmother detested receiving presents and above all would not have a birthday cake.  God help anyone who tried to sing at her .  Kim had sarcastically thought that it sounded like one hell of a party, but she was getting a free holiday.  So, who was she to complain?
    “Who is that?” asked Marie, in a mixture of fear and suspicion.
    Kim took a step toward her and was surprised when the older woman bared her teeth, and a small growl escaped her. 
    Kim’s own wolf started to sit up and take notice, but Kim soothed her; the red she-wolf was just disorientated, she wasn’t threatening them.  Kim held up her hands.  “It’s Kim.”
    Marie looked at her in puzzlement.  “Kim?”  She furrowed her brow for a few moments, before a look of realization passed over her face.  “Oh, of course, Kim.  Forgive me… I’m…I must be a little tired.”
    Kim approached her carefully.  “Do you need me to do anything?”
    “I think I’d like to lie down.”
    Kim held out her arm but almost darted up the wall when Harold Jr. snapped at her.  “What are you doing?”
    He rushed forward and took hold of his grandmother.  Yeesh, anyone would think that Kim was trying to steal his favorite toy.   “I was just trying to help.”
    “I’m perfectly capable of helping my grandmother, thank you,” he replied stiffly.
    As muddled as