Wolves' Pawn
Blurb:
Dot
McKenzie is a lone wolf-shifter on the run, using everything available to her
to stay one step ahead of her pursuers. When she is offered a chance for
friendship and safety with the Fairwood pack, she accepts.
Gavin
Fairwood, reluctant heir for Fairwood pack leadership, is content to let life
happen while he waits. Old longings
surface when he appoints himself as Dot’s protector and becomes more than a
friend.
Dot goes
into hiding again when her presence puts the pack and her new friends at risk.
When old enemies threaten the destruction of the Fairwood pack, it will take
the combined efforts of Dot and Gavin to save it. But can anything save their
love and Dot’s life when she becomes a pawn in a pack leader’s deadly game?
Excerpt:
“Thought
you might want to change into fresh clothes before we go out for supper,” Gavin
said. “Dmitri parked your bike out back where it can’t be seen from the road.”
He sat her bags down on the dresser. “If you need anything else, just knock on
the door and let us know.”
“Answers,”
Dot muttered softly. She didn’t expect a response, but Gavin nodded.
“Soon,” he
told her. “Food first, and then you’ll get your answers. We may not have all of
them, but hopefully we can clear up a few things for you.”
The other
man pushed around him and held out his hand. “I’m Dmitri Gromav, by the way. I
apologize for Gavin’s lack of social skills, but I’m his best friend and I’m
used to it. I like your bike. She has a few new scratches on her, but I think I
can buff them out.”
She studied
him closely as she shook his hand. He was not as tall as Gavin, or as broad
shouldered, but still muscular. His eyes had the same yellowish tint as his
friend’s. His hair was as black as hers and long enough to touch his collar.
She’d remembered to put her contacts back in, hadn’t she? She saw dried blood
on Dmitri’s cheek. “I’m sorry if you got hurt on my account.”
“This? This
will heal up in a few days,” he reassured her, touching his cheek and laughing.
“Until then, it’s a reminder to duck when going under low branches. Your helmet
was too small for me.”
Gavin
coughed. “I don’t know about you two, but I’m hungry. We’ll get out of here so
you can change, Dot.” He paused at the doorway. “You’re not a captive. You are
free to leave any time you want.” He nodded towards the exterior door. “Nothing
and no one will stop you from going. But I hope you will stay long enough for
us to explain things.”
Dot made
sure both doors were locked before she pulled fresh clothes out of her
saddlebags. While she was at it, she did a quick check of their contents.
Everything seemed to be there, including the banker’s bag that held her
remaining cash. Dmitri had put the keys to her bike on the dresser next to her
helmet. She dressed quickly, still uneasy, and ran her comb through her hair.
She hesitated as she pulled out fresh socks—her boots were still wet from
running through the stream, but she didn’t own a second pair of shoes. They
would have to do for now.
She caught
a glimpse of herself in the full-length mirror and sighed. Sometimes she didn’t
remember what she looked like without a disguise. She could make it through supper, get her
answers, and if she needed to, disappear in the morning. She couldn’t trust
anyone, she reminded herself, and hadn’t trusted anyone since the first time
she shifted.
So why did
she want to trust these two men so badly?
Purchase link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HVDD1G4
Author Bio: P.J. MacLayne is a computer geek by day and a
writer by night. She grew up among the rolling hills of Pennsylvania where she
sets much of her writing, but currently makes her home in the shadow of the
Rocky Mountains.
Author links: https://facebook.com/pjmaclayne
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