Page 34 of Opposites Attract
“You were the one who planned this,” I laughed.
“Don’t remind me.” She sighed. “Oh, did you hear Aspen about watching the show? She might’ve been drunk, but she said we should all stream it together when it comes out.”
“Do you want to go back to McCaw Pack for that?” I held her tighter as a yawn stretched my face. She hadn’t asked tovisit her hometown yet, but I wasn’t against going anywhere she wanted to go.
“No. I’ve got too much work to do before this next season. Maybe after.”
“Mmm,” I mumbled into her hair, breathing her scent. Something was a tad different. It took me a second to realize she was talking about mating season here in the spring. “What work do you have to do before next season?”
My beast perked his ears up.
Something was…
“Nothing. Go to sleep.” Fallon went rigid as a board under my arms.
“What are you not telling me?” I growled, pulling myself from the brink of sleep as my hands trailed down her body, ready to tickle her if I had to.
She hated that.
“It’s…” Fallon blew out a breath. “Damn it. Whatever. It’s almost after midnight.”
“You’re speaking in riddles, darling.”
“Do you remember when Alice screamed for me after Janice Williams showed up in our territory?” she asked.
I figured she was trying to change the subject, but the memory still made me smile. “Yeah. Why?”
“I asked her after why she called me specifically and not you,” Fallon explained. “And Alice said it’s because I was the only one strong enough to protect you from the lady with nails.”
I chuckled at that. “Smart pup. Maybe she’s got some seer abilities.”
“She told me I make her feel safe.”
I gathered Fallon closer, knowing this was a sore spot in her past. “The pack adores you. You’ve won them all over.”
“It’s not that.” She relaxed against me. “It’s just that I’ve been thinking all year that I liked the way that sounded. Of being needed and taking care of one of those little things.”
“Little things like a… pup?”
My heart beat a bit faster as my wolf’s tail started to thump.
“Maybe.” There was a little smile in the darkness and I sensed Fallon closing her eyes. “I stopped my birth control in anticipation of this coming season. We’ll see what happens. Merry Christmas, babe.”
“Merry Christmas,” I whispered back, shocked nearly silent by what she’d said.
Not my wolf though.
I’d never heard him howl so loud.
Just For Fun
Jesse
My cat was silent as he prowled the darkness of my mind, watching the fluorescently lit room through my eyes tinted by sunglasses.
“Jesse Wielder.” The Shifter Bureau of Investigations Officer set my file down on the table.
It was a thick file.