everything you need except
for shoes and the clothes on your back. There’s a complete supply list in the
pack and you check off what you’d like us to provide and we’ll have everything
ready for you. There’s also a physical fitness self-check sheet. Oh that’s
okay. The Highland Trek package will be perfect for you. It’s two days and one
night under canvas. Just work yourself up to an hour of walking per day at a
slightly faster than normal pace and you’ll be fine.” She glanced up at Cutler
again. “Thank you for calling Green Mountain Eco Tours and have a terrific day.”
“My brother should pay you,” Cutler grunted after she hung
up.
“Yes, he should,” Fina agreed saucily. “Remind me to tell
him.”
Cutler grunted again, this time in agreement, and drank the
rest of his coffee. He watched Fina with feral heat when she stood, lifted her
arms over her head and stretched her back. His cock twitched inside his
regulation tan trousers and he adjusted his gunbelt. He wanted this woman even
more than when he’d met her but his wolf, always the hormone-driven one, still
wanted him to wait.
Cutler was just about ready to go out of his mind with need.
“Don’t forget there’s a pack run tomorrow night. Nath and I
will take you. Dorothea Pike and her mate will be watching the kids this time
so we’ll drop Ryan off there before we go.”
His high-handedness obviously irked Fina but he was Alpha.
It was how he was made. He wasn’t being rude, he was just being…Cutler. “You’re
even bossier than my father was,” Fina grouched.
“Hmm. Sounds like a remarkable man.” Cutler grinned and
walked up to her. He set his mug down, fit his hands around her waist and
pressed his freshly shaven cheek to hers. Her hands settled lightly on his arms
as she accepted the nuzzling. She’d been touching him back for a couple of days
now—Nath too, although that irritated the hell out of Cutler. And this was the
first time she’d talked about anyone from her past without prompting. Cutler
took it as a hopeful sign she was opening up, becoming more comfortable with
him…and Nath. “Maybe you’ll tell me about him. Sometime,” he added with his
friendly-guy smile and a light shrug of his shoulders.
“Um, speaking about that…” Fina pulled back from him and
leaned on the edge of the desk. “I haven’t spoken with any of my old friends
and I was wondering—”
“You want to know if it’s a good idea to get in touch with
your human friends,” Cutler finished for her with a discernment that, judging
by the way she blinked, caught her off guard. But then he was a cop. He leaned
back against the desk beside her. She was wearing shorts and his uniform pants
had to be rough against her bare leg. Fina didn’t seem mind. He could only hope
she liked the warmth and muscular solidness of him pressed against her leg, hip
and shoulder.
Cutler looked down at her out of the corner of his eye. “I’ve
made some contacts with other wolves near your home pack lands,” he told her
and waited for her reaction. When Fina simply raised her brow and looked up at
him without censure, he continued. “The rogues are lying low. They’ve had
little or no contact with nearby humans. I think it’s okay for you to contact
some of your friends but do it safely.” She shot him one of what he thought of
as her oh-yeah-big-tough-guy looks. He ignored it and felt his expression
harden. “Who do you want to contact?”
“Helen, my best friend.”
“She’s your age?”
“Three months younger.”
“Hmmph. Is her mother smart? Level headed?”
“Definitely.” Fina nodded emphatically. “Right after I
escaped, I wanted to run to her…”
Fina’s voice dropped away and Cutler felt her tremble. He
wrapped his arm around her shoulder, drew her close and pressed his lips to the
top of her head.
“But you didn’t because you’d endanger her,” he said with
quiet surety and kissed her hair. “Set up a new email
for shoes and the clothes on your back. There’s a complete supply list in the
pack and you check off what you’d like us to provide and we’ll have everything
ready for you. There’s also a physical fitness self-check sheet. Oh that’s
okay. The Highland Trek package will be perfect for you. It’s two days and one
night under canvas. Just work yourself up to an hour of walking per day at a
slightly faster than normal pace and you’ll be fine.” She glanced up at Cutler
again. “Thank you for calling Green Mountain Eco Tours and have a terrific day.”
“My brother should pay you,” Cutler grunted after she hung
up.
“Yes, he should,” Fina agreed saucily. “Remind me to tell
him.”
Cutler grunted again, this time in agreement, and drank the
rest of his coffee. He watched Fina with feral heat when she stood, lifted her
arms over her head and stretched her back. His cock twitched inside his
regulation tan trousers and he adjusted his gunbelt. He wanted this woman even
more than when he’d met her but his wolf, always the hormone-driven one, still
wanted him to wait.
Cutler was just about ready to go out of his mind with need.
“Don’t forget there’s a pack run tomorrow night. Nath and I
will take you. Dorothea Pike and her mate will be watching the kids this time
so we’ll drop Ryan off there before we go.”
His high-handedness obviously irked Fina but he was Alpha.
It was how he was made. He wasn’t being rude, he was just being…Cutler. “You’re
even bossier than my father was,” Fina grouched.
“Hmm. Sounds like a remarkable man.” Cutler grinned and
walked up to her. He set his mug down, fit his hands around her waist and
pressed his freshly shaven cheek to hers. Her hands settled lightly on his arms
as she accepted the nuzzling. She’d been touching him back for a couple of days
now—Nath too, although that irritated the hell out of Cutler. And this was the
first time she’d talked about anyone from her past without prompting. Cutler
took it as a hopeful sign she was opening up, becoming more comfortable with
him…and Nath. “Maybe you’ll tell me about him. Sometime,” he added with his
friendly-guy smile and a light shrug of his shoulders.
“Um, speaking about that…” Fina pulled back from him and
leaned on the edge of the desk. “I haven’t spoken with any of my old friends
and I was wondering—”
“You want to know if it’s a good idea to get in touch with
your human friends,” Cutler finished for her with a discernment that, judging
by the way she blinked, caught her off guard. But then he was a cop. He leaned
back against the desk beside her. She was wearing shorts and his uniform pants
had to be rough against her bare leg. Fina didn’t seem mind. He could only hope
she liked the warmth and muscular solidness of him pressed against her leg, hip
and shoulder.
Cutler looked down at her out of the corner of his eye. “I’ve
made some contacts with other wolves near your home pack lands,” he told her
and waited for her reaction. When Fina simply raised her brow and looked up at
him without censure, he continued. “The rogues are lying low. They’ve had
little or no contact with nearby humans. I think it’s okay for you to contact
some of your friends but do it safely.” She shot him one of what he thought of
as her oh-yeah-big-tough-guy looks. He ignored it and felt his expression
harden. “Who do you want to contact?”
“Helen, my best friend.”
“She’s your age?”
“Three months younger.”
“Hmmph. Is her mother smart? Level headed?”
“Definitely.” Fina nodded emphatically. “Right after I
escaped, I wanted to run to her…”
Fina’s voice dropped away and Cutler felt her tremble. He
wrapped his arm around her shoulder, drew her close and pressed his lips to the
top of her head.
“But you didn’t because you’d endanger her,” he said with
quiet surety and kissed her hair. “Set up a new email
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