does?” Eva asked. She hadn’t thought being a small town sheriff would pay much.
“It’s all pack money,” Rain said. “All of the packs are filthy rich. They own the entire town, plus they have a vampire that makes great investments on behalf of the pack.”
“Vampire?” Eva asked, for the second time today.
“Vampires are great with money,” Rain said, giving Eva a look as if she should have known that. “Most major investment bankers and stock brokers are vampires.”
“I don’t know how much you know living here in Bucklin, but the rest of the world doesn’t exactly know you guys exist,” Eva said.
“I know,” Rain said, frowning. “I guess I forget that sometimes. I’ve gotten in trouble for trying to pick up some of the human men who come to town.”
“You get in trouble for that?”
“Of course we do. We’re supposed to keep our existence secret.”
“Then why did Rowan bring me here?” Eva asked. She was beginning to feel the buildings close in again, trapping her. Was Rowan going to let her go home after they dealt with the bikers. or was she trapped here, since she knew their secret?
“You’d have to ask him that,” Rain said, frowning even harder this time. “It doesn’t seem like a wise move on his part. I guess he likes you.”
“Well, if he’d just talk to me,” Eva said.
“The quickest way to a werewolf’s heart is through his pants and stomach,” Rain said. “Haven’t you ever heard the old saying: at our heart we’re just animals who do what nature intends—eat, sleep and reproduce.”
“No, I must have missed that one when I was reading my big book of quotes,” Eva said, giggling.
“I have a plan,” Rain said, winking at Eva.
Chapter 9
Rowan pulled into his driveway close to dusk. It had been a hell of a day. He’d barely had time to think after his conversation with Jeremiah before he was speeding out to the outskirts of town to keep an Oakdale rancher from killing a couple of Red Moon pups who had been having sex in his crops.
Most of the Oakdale pack lived on the outskirts of town, preferring to be close to nature, and they were intensely private. Signs were posted over most of their farms and ranches promising that trespassers would be shot. It had been one of the kids who texted his mom as he hid under a tractor from the angry rancher.
Unfortunately, these things had become more and more common. The Red Moons didn’t respect anyone and the Oakdales wanted to be as close to their roots as possible. It wasn’t a good combination.
Rowan didn’t have much tolerance for this BS. He told the kids to get lost and told the rancher the first time he shot someone unlawfully, he would never see the light of day again. Both were pissed at him, but Rowan didn’t give a damn. He was the law.
As he wearily stepped out of his truck, ready for some food and maybe his recliner he heard a door slam. As he looked up he saw Rain running across the street, jetting back to her own house.
“What the hell are they up to?” he growled. He knew he should have called Eden to do this—she wouldn’t have turned this into a girlfriends trip, she would’ve taught Eva like she was supposed to. He’d already seen the credit card charge when he got back to his office in the afternoon and checked his bank statement, and he knew that decision would come back to bite him.
Rowan tried not to let his grumpy mood sour his interaction with Eva as he walked through the back door. She was angry and scared enough; she didn’t need him raging around the house like an ogre. As he started to open the back door he stopped and took a deep breath, trying to calm his fried emotions. It had been a rough two days and things were only going to get more trying.
As he entered the house he instantly became suspicious. All the lights in the house were out, except for the soft glow of candlelight coming from the kitchen. He smiled and made his way to the kitchen, his mind turning
“It’s all pack money,” Rain said. “All of the packs are filthy rich. They own the entire town, plus they have a vampire that makes great investments on behalf of the pack.”
“Vampire?” Eva asked, for the second time today.
“Vampires are great with money,” Rain said, giving Eva a look as if she should have known that. “Most major investment bankers and stock brokers are vampires.”
“I don’t know how much you know living here in Bucklin, but the rest of the world doesn’t exactly know you guys exist,” Eva said.
“I know,” Rain said, frowning. “I guess I forget that sometimes. I’ve gotten in trouble for trying to pick up some of the human men who come to town.”
“You get in trouble for that?”
“Of course we do. We’re supposed to keep our existence secret.”
“Then why did Rowan bring me here?” Eva asked. She was beginning to feel the buildings close in again, trapping her. Was Rowan going to let her go home after they dealt with the bikers. or was she trapped here, since she knew their secret?
“You’d have to ask him that,” Rain said, frowning even harder this time. “It doesn’t seem like a wise move on his part. I guess he likes you.”
“Well, if he’d just talk to me,” Eva said.
“The quickest way to a werewolf’s heart is through his pants and stomach,” Rain said. “Haven’t you ever heard the old saying: at our heart we’re just animals who do what nature intends—eat, sleep and reproduce.”
“No, I must have missed that one when I was reading my big book of quotes,” Eva said, giggling.
“I have a plan,” Rain said, winking at Eva.
Chapter 9
Rowan pulled into his driveway close to dusk. It had been a hell of a day. He’d barely had time to think after his conversation with Jeremiah before he was speeding out to the outskirts of town to keep an Oakdale rancher from killing a couple of Red Moon pups who had been having sex in his crops.
Most of the Oakdale pack lived on the outskirts of town, preferring to be close to nature, and they were intensely private. Signs were posted over most of their farms and ranches promising that trespassers would be shot. It had been one of the kids who texted his mom as he hid under a tractor from the angry rancher.
Unfortunately, these things had become more and more common. The Red Moons didn’t respect anyone and the Oakdales wanted to be as close to their roots as possible. It wasn’t a good combination.
Rowan didn’t have much tolerance for this BS. He told the kids to get lost and told the rancher the first time he shot someone unlawfully, he would never see the light of day again. Both were pissed at him, but Rowan didn’t give a damn. He was the law.
As he wearily stepped out of his truck, ready for some food and maybe his recliner he heard a door slam. As he looked up he saw Rain running across the street, jetting back to her own house.
“What the hell are they up to?” he growled. He knew he should have called Eden to do this—she wouldn’t have turned this into a girlfriends trip, she would’ve taught Eva like she was supposed to. He’d already seen the credit card charge when he got back to his office in the afternoon and checked his bank statement, and he knew that decision would come back to bite him.
Rowan tried not to let his grumpy mood sour his interaction with Eva as he walked through the back door. She was angry and scared enough; she didn’t need him raging around the house like an ogre. As he started to open the back door he stopped and took a deep breath, trying to calm his fried emotions. It had been a rough two days and things were only going to get more trying.
As he entered the house he instantly became suspicious. All the lights in the house were out, except for the soft glow of candlelight coming from the kitchen. He smiled and made his way to the kitchen, his mind turning
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