Wolf's Desire by Ambrielle Kirk

shook her head. “Do you care to tell me how?”
    “It’s forbidden,” he said.
    “That’s right,” Jonathan sneered. “ Forbidden . You should have never entered this home. I want both of you out—quickly.”
    “You have no right to anything here and you know it,” Keira said.
    “In case you haven’t gotten it through your thick skull, Jamison died because of what he wouldn’t give up.”
    She gasped. “Did you have anything to do with your brother’s murder?”
    “That’s not what I said,” Jonathan said, slowly. “Pack your shit and leave before the same happens to you.” He pointed at Aiden. “Take your fucking guard dog with you.”
    Aiden was tired of being talked to like an idiot. “If Miss Ellis had not been standing here, I doubt you’d have the candor to address me in such a manner.”
    Jonathan’s diverted his eyes quickly and a hint of terror washed over his face. “Get out now. This is my territory.”
    Aiden’s throat tightened and his wolf ignited every fiber of his being. “ Your territory. My client.” My mate , he wanted to add. “Give Miss Ellis more time to pack her belongings.”
    Jonathan took a step back. “I’ll give you until six this evening.”
    “What!” Keira threw up her hands. “Do you have any idea how much stuff I have? I can’t pack it all in a day.”
    “It was only a few years ago, that you came here with nothing ,” Jonathan spat.
    “You seem to have forgotten what role I played in your brother’s life. I was more than his wife. I was very much involved in the day to day operations of the majority of his companies. I may have come with nothing, but I’ve earned all that I claim is mine.”
    “Very well. You will leave with what is yours. Nothing more. Nothing less. I’ll send a moving truck and they will assist you with your belongings so that you can quickly remove yourself.”
    “ I need more time than this evening.”
    “Give her more time,” Aiden demanded.
    Jonathan visibly swallowed. “Until midnight.”
    “Unbelievable!” Keira threw up her arms.
    “Take it or leave it.” Jonathan had now backed several feet away from them. “But I want him out now.”
    “I stay with my client to ensure her safety.”
    “You’ll pay for entering my territory,” Jonathan warned.
    Aiden took a step forward. “Is that a challenge?”
    Jonathan took a step back, and without a word he fled back down hall toward the exit.
    When all the maids were out of sight, Keira spun around and glared at him. “How do you know Jonathan?”
    “Through ties.”
    “What ties?”
    “I know of him and his family through word of mouth, connections, and ties. I had no idea they were the Ellis’ you spoke of. There are thousands of Ellis’ all over the world now. What are the odds that you would have been talking about this family?”
    Aiden shouldn’t have been talking and revealing so much.
    “What do you know of them? ”
    “Too much.” He returned his gun to the holster.
    “I’m calling the police and my lawyer,” she said, heading down the hall toward the study.
    “They can’t help you.” He followed her. “That’s why they haven’t.”
    “You’re not making sense.” She stopped in the hall. “I don’t even know if I can trust you now.”
    “If I had known what I knew now, things would have been different,” he said. “Let me help you pack. I do not advise you to stay here. If you oppose and remain in this house, the outcome will not be pretty. Continued threats on your life will not be taken lightly. I will kill to save you. If you don’t want to see more bloodshed, we should vacate the premises.”
    She paused for a long while and studied him. Her chest rose and fell quickly, and her fists clenched at her sides. “I’ve failed him. I’ve failed to keep my promise.”
    Aiden grabbed her arm, and pulled her closely to him. “From what you told me, Jamison wanted you to live.”
    “I know, but I can’t leave here, not knowing what he