color.”
“Just like your eyes,” Rain said.
Eva’s face flushed: she wasn’t used to this many compliments. Rain was the most beautiful woman she’d ever seen in person, and she’d done nothing but compliment Eva the entire drive.
“These old things?” she asked, trying to be funny.
Rain didn’t get her humor. “They’re amazing. I’m sure Rowan just loves them.”
“Sure he does,” Eva said, looking at the floorboard. She could see the way the older wolf looked at her, the way his eyes admired her body and locked onto her own eyes. But that didn’t mean anything; plenty of men had wanted to sleep with her and nothing more. She had long legs, a round ass and big breasts, and men definitely wanted to sleep with her, but they never wanted more. Even Jason had only initially thought of her as a one night stand before he started to grow attached. Rowan was protecting her because he felt like he had to; he didn’t actually believe the stuff about claiming her or her being his mate. The mate terminology creeped her out anyway... but the “claimed” part was kind of a turn-on.
“You don’t agree?” Rain asked.
“I don’t know,” Eva said. “I don’t really know him.”
“Who does?” Rain said.
“What do you mean?” Eva asked.
“Rowan’s a hard guy to figure out. I’ve known him my whole life and I barely know him. He’s pretty much second in command to my pack and I think I know Aster better than him, and I only see Aster once in a blue moon.”
“I feel like nobody’s ever told him no.”
Rain laughed. “Nobody does, not even Aster.”
“Isn’t Aster his boss?” Eva asked.
“I wouldn’t really call him his boss,” Rain said, pulling the car up in front of a boutique close to where Eva was sure City Hall had been earlier.
“I’m so confused by your town,” Eva said, feeling lost again.
“Well, here’s an easy way to think about it,” Rain said. “Aster is mayor and the others are the town council. They also play the role of treasurer and such. Rowan is sheriff and he has several deputies.”
“That helps,” Eva said. “But that means Aster is still over Rowan.”
“Yes,” Rain said. “But they’re the same age and have been at this for a long time. When Aster took control of the pack, Rowan was right there with him. To be honest, either one of them could have been alpha. I just don’t think it appealed to Rowan.”
“Interesting,” Eva said, rubbing her chin. The mystery that was Rowan Phoenix was starting to come into focus, but just a little bit: overall the picture was still blurry.
“Let’s get you something that will show off those legs,” Rain said, jumping out of the car. “It’s almost summertime.”
Eva didn’t wear skirts or dresses too often, since her legs were thick, like a softball catcher’s. Some men liked it, but Eva didn’t. Maybe Rowan would think differently, but did it matter? He obviously didn’t have much experience with humans and he didn’t know how to deal with them—he treated her like she was one of his pack members, expected to fall in line with a snap of his fingers.
Her thoughts were putting her into a sour mood as Rain yanked items off the rack, tossing them into Eva’s arms.
“And try this one on!” she said. “Oh, this is cute, you would look gorgeous in it! How about this one? No, that’s not your color, but we can try!”
In the end, it took Eva over an hour to try on everything Rain had thrown at her. Like part of a movie, she would try on the outfit and then exit the fitting room, where Rain sat waiting to give her approval or disapproval.
Finally they checked out, three hundred and forty seven dollars later, with four skirts, two pairs of pants, a pair of flats, a pair of heels and seven new tops.
“Is he going to freak out when he sees this bill?” Eva asked as they loaded bags into the car.
“He’s got so much money he doesn’t know what to do with it,” Rain said casually.
“He
“Just like your eyes,” Rain said.
Eva’s face flushed: she wasn’t used to this many compliments. Rain was the most beautiful woman she’d ever seen in person, and she’d done nothing but compliment Eva the entire drive.
“These old things?” she asked, trying to be funny.
Rain didn’t get her humor. “They’re amazing. I’m sure Rowan just loves them.”
“Sure he does,” Eva said, looking at the floorboard. She could see the way the older wolf looked at her, the way his eyes admired her body and locked onto her own eyes. But that didn’t mean anything; plenty of men had wanted to sleep with her and nothing more. She had long legs, a round ass and big breasts, and men definitely wanted to sleep with her, but they never wanted more. Even Jason had only initially thought of her as a one night stand before he started to grow attached. Rowan was protecting her because he felt like he had to; he didn’t actually believe the stuff about claiming her or her being his mate. The mate terminology creeped her out anyway... but the “claimed” part was kind of a turn-on.
“You don’t agree?” Rain asked.
“I don’t know,” Eva said. “I don’t really know him.”
“Who does?” Rain said.
“What do you mean?” Eva asked.
“Rowan’s a hard guy to figure out. I’ve known him my whole life and I barely know him. He’s pretty much second in command to my pack and I think I know Aster better than him, and I only see Aster once in a blue moon.”
“I feel like nobody’s ever told him no.”
Rain laughed. “Nobody does, not even Aster.”
“Isn’t Aster his boss?” Eva asked.
“I wouldn’t really call him his boss,” Rain said, pulling the car up in front of a boutique close to where Eva was sure City Hall had been earlier.
“I’m so confused by your town,” Eva said, feeling lost again.
“Well, here’s an easy way to think about it,” Rain said. “Aster is mayor and the others are the town council. They also play the role of treasurer and such. Rowan is sheriff and he has several deputies.”
“That helps,” Eva said. “But that means Aster is still over Rowan.”
“Yes,” Rain said. “But they’re the same age and have been at this for a long time. When Aster took control of the pack, Rowan was right there with him. To be honest, either one of them could have been alpha. I just don’t think it appealed to Rowan.”
“Interesting,” Eva said, rubbing her chin. The mystery that was Rowan Phoenix was starting to come into focus, but just a little bit: overall the picture was still blurry.
“Let’s get you something that will show off those legs,” Rain said, jumping out of the car. “It’s almost summertime.”
Eva didn’t wear skirts or dresses too often, since her legs were thick, like a softball catcher’s. Some men liked it, but Eva didn’t. Maybe Rowan would think differently, but did it matter? He obviously didn’t have much experience with humans and he didn’t know how to deal with them—he treated her like she was one of his pack members, expected to fall in line with a snap of his fingers.
Her thoughts were putting her into a sour mood as Rain yanked items off the rack, tossing them into Eva’s arms.
“And try this one on!” she said. “Oh, this is cute, you would look gorgeous in it! How about this one? No, that’s not your color, but we can try!”
In the end, it took Eva over an hour to try on everything Rain had thrown at her. Like part of a movie, she would try on the outfit and then exit the fitting room, where Rain sat waiting to give her approval or disapproval.
Finally they checked out, three hundred and forty seven dollars later, with four skirts, two pairs of pants, a pair of flats, a pair of heels and seven new tops.
“Is he going to freak out when he sees this bill?” Eva asked as they loaded bags into the car.
“He’s got so much money he doesn’t know what to do with it,” Rain said casually.
“He
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