To Catch A Wolf: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance (Wolf Valley Raiders Book 2) by Harmony Raines
Authors: Harmony Raines
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into the crevice. “I’m wondering if I could climb down and help him.”
“If it’s that narrow, you’ll never fit. I’ll go.” Bliss began to peel off her torn jacket.
“No, Bliss. You know how unpredictable he is, and what if he’s hit his head? He might be more volatile than usual.” Riley put his hand on hers, and made it clear she wasn’t going anywhere, which just compounded Bliss’s guilt.
“It’s my fault. I should have been here for him.” Tears pricked her eyes, but she would not let herself cry. She had to be strong.
“It wouldn’t have mattered, we searched all night for him, he didn’t want to be found,” Cole said, looking up from the ground and searching her face before asking, “Where were you, Bliss? We were worried. We figured you’d gone off in a huff, or were looking for Sol. When we never caught your scent, we were worried.”
She thought back to last night, and how they had driven off and left her. “What the hell were you thinking? You ran off and left me and Sol.”
“We saw Sol run and thought you were behind him. When we lost track of Sol we came back here to the house, thinking that was where you would both head for. We waited for over an hour, then we went out to look for you both. Sol was our main concern, and when Cole heard him way up over the mountain calling as if he was possessed, we headed that way. We couldn’t look for you both.”
“I don’t know what got into him, running off like that,” Cole said.
“Sugar. He ate all of those cupcakes. I knew he was going to be bad, I should have come home…”
“So why didn’t you? It’s not like you to hold a grudge against us. We swear we didn’t realise we had left you behind.” Riley scrutinised her face, and then looked across to Cole, and something passed between them.
“What?” she asked. “What was that look?”
“We had bets that you had found … you know, the one .”
“This is not the time to discuss it,” she said, ashamed that they might guess she had been in bed with a man. He wasn’t any man though, was he? He was her man, her mate.
“OK. Well, we need a plan. If he wasn’t a wolf we might be able to throw a rope down and get him to climb up. As it is, one of us is going to have to go down there. Bliss, you are the last resort,” he said when she opened her mouth to speak. “I know you feel bad. But he is too big and strong when he is a wolf; he is likely to kill you. Or hurt you, and we don’t want two of you stuck down there. No, it has to be me or Riley. He respects us.”
She laughed, “I have no idea why? Neither of you are exactly respectable. Nor do you look after him in any way.”
“But he sees us as his alphas, now Dad isn’t here.” She knew he was right but still hated being so useless.
“First, we are going to need rope. So, Bliss, you stay here and talk to him. We are going to go back to the house and get what we need, then we can try to get him out. OK?” Riley and Cole were on their feet and shifting into their wolves before she had chance to answer.
She nodded as they disappeared into the trees around her, and then she was alone with Sol. Bending down, she began to talk to him, telling him how sorry she was. But he gave no answer.
Chapter Twelve – Hugo
He could see her, sitting on the ground, looking so sad his heart broke for her. Her brothers had gone, and he wanted to know why they had run off on her again. Had they disowned her for being with him?
Unable to stand not knowing, he took the winding path down from the peak he had used as his vantage point, making sure he stayed downwind so that if her brothers did come back he could remain undetected.
When he drew closer, the breeze blew her scent towards him and he licked his lips, remembering the taste of her. He wanted her so badly, but he didn’t want to make things worse for her, so he knew he had to be careful how he handled the situation.
Now only a hundred feet from Bliss, he
“If it’s that narrow, you’ll never fit. I’ll go.” Bliss began to peel off her torn jacket.
“No, Bliss. You know how unpredictable he is, and what if he’s hit his head? He might be more volatile than usual.” Riley put his hand on hers, and made it clear she wasn’t going anywhere, which just compounded Bliss’s guilt.
“It’s my fault. I should have been here for him.” Tears pricked her eyes, but she would not let herself cry. She had to be strong.
“It wouldn’t have mattered, we searched all night for him, he didn’t want to be found,” Cole said, looking up from the ground and searching her face before asking, “Where were you, Bliss? We were worried. We figured you’d gone off in a huff, or were looking for Sol. When we never caught your scent, we were worried.”
She thought back to last night, and how they had driven off and left her. “What the hell were you thinking? You ran off and left me and Sol.”
“We saw Sol run and thought you were behind him. When we lost track of Sol we came back here to the house, thinking that was where you would both head for. We waited for over an hour, then we went out to look for you both. Sol was our main concern, and when Cole heard him way up over the mountain calling as if he was possessed, we headed that way. We couldn’t look for you both.”
“I don’t know what got into him, running off like that,” Cole said.
“Sugar. He ate all of those cupcakes. I knew he was going to be bad, I should have come home…”
“So why didn’t you? It’s not like you to hold a grudge against us. We swear we didn’t realise we had left you behind.” Riley scrutinised her face, and then looked across to Cole, and something passed between them.
“What?” she asked. “What was that look?”
“We had bets that you had found … you know, the one .”
“This is not the time to discuss it,” she said, ashamed that they might guess she had been in bed with a man. He wasn’t any man though, was he? He was her man, her mate.
“OK. Well, we need a plan. If he wasn’t a wolf we might be able to throw a rope down and get him to climb up. As it is, one of us is going to have to go down there. Bliss, you are the last resort,” he said when she opened her mouth to speak. “I know you feel bad. But he is too big and strong when he is a wolf; he is likely to kill you. Or hurt you, and we don’t want two of you stuck down there. No, it has to be me or Riley. He respects us.”
She laughed, “I have no idea why? Neither of you are exactly respectable. Nor do you look after him in any way.”
“But he sees us as his alphas, now Dad isn’t here.” She knew he was right but still hated being so useless.
“First, we are going to need rope. So, Bliss, you stay here and talk to him. We are going to go back to the house and get what we need, then we can try to get him out. OK?” Riley and Cole were on their feet and shifting into their wolves before she had chance to answer.
She nodded as they disappeared into the trees around her, and then she was alone with Sol. Bending down, she began to talk to him, telling him how sorry she was. But he gave no answer.
Chapter Twelve – Hugo
He could see her, sitting on the ground, looking so sad his heart broke for her. Her brothers had gone, and he wanted to know why they had run off on her again. Had they disowned her for being with him?
Unable to stand not knowing, he took the winding path down from the peak he had used as his vantage point, making sure he stayed downwind so that if her brothers did come back he could remain undetected.
When he drew closer, the breeze blew her scent towards him and he licked his lips, remembering the taste of her. He wanted her so badly, but he didn’t want to make things worse for her, so he knew he had to be careful how he handled the situation.
Now only a hundred feet from Bliss, he
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