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pressing concerns he’d had at the time. “I didn’t know if you were a royal and able
to shift to wolf form at will, or if the full moon dictated your shifts. I feared
you might be in for more trouble because of that.”
“I’m a royal,” she said. “Because I have very few human roots many generations ago,
I don’t need to shift unless it’s my own choice. Did you attempt to pay people to
locate me?”
“Nay. I used my sense of smell.” He studied her, waiting for her to explain further,
and after a bit of a hesitation, she did.
“A maid came to my room saying that someone was trying to buy information about me.
I didn’t know who else might have figured out I was with the ship when it came into
port.”
“The McKinleys or Kilpatricks. They were there.”
She stared at Cearnach. “They did nothing to try and stop the hangings. They didn’t
try to rescue my uncles or their crew, either.”
“I’m certain they felt their hands were tied, lass.”
“Why would you defend them?” she said, her voice angry. “You don’t even like them.”
“Aye, but I know venturing a rescue with all the armed guards in the square would
have been impossible for them. The best they could have done was to locate you and
keep you safe.”
“Would they? Or would they have been afraid of risking their necks for me?”
Cearnach let out his breath, not about to hide the truth from her any longer, though
he wasn’t certain she would have believed him if he’d told her the reality of the
situation back then. “Honestly? I imagine they wanted to see if you knew where your
uncles had hidden their bounty. Maybe they would have ensured that you mated with
one of their kinsman, again to keep the money in the clan.”
She gave a little grunt of disgust. “ That I can believe.” She chewed on her bottom lip. “I still don’t know why you wanted to protect me.”
“Haven’t you realized that I’m a defender of women and small children?”
She gave a little laugh that told him she didn’t believe him—well, maybe to some extent.
She was right not to have trusted his motives back then. He would have done anything
to hide her from the law and her disreputable kin after seeing how sweet and innocent
and vulnerable she had looked. But he’d had pack reasons, too, for wanting to take
her under his wing and hide her away.
“After searching for you for months, I assumed you’d slipped away on a ship bound
for America or somewhere else.” He hadn’t stopped thinking about her—and the way she’d
appeared so lost and tearful and fragile—for years.
Now? She was very much an alpha, sexy and gorgeous, and he wouldn’t be surprised if
she’d broken a lot of hearts over the years.
“What about the man you were supposed to mate back home?” he asked.
“Long story. Some other time.”
That meant she wasn’t going to talk about it anytime soon. He would ask again later
when he had the chance and she seemed more willing to talk.
“You stay here. I’ll check out the area to see if I can locate my car.” He would have
a long way to walk to reach the site, and Elaine wasn’t dressed for the weather or
a hike so he thought she should remain behind.
“Wait. I’ll go with you.”
Surprised at her declaration, he watched as she turned around and kneeled on the seat.
Then she leaned way over the seat back to reach her suitcase and tugged at it, twisting
it around until she could reach the zipper.
If he hadn’t been confined by the steering wheel, he could have reached for whatever
she needed, but the sight in front of him was too mesmerizing to ignore. Her red dress
clung to her buttocks, showing off her sexy derriere. Like all wolves, she had to
be a runner, and her toned legs and ass showed she was in great shape. His whole body
jerked to attention again.
Calla was a beautiful wolf, but she’d never had a sexually charged effect on him
pressing concerns he’d had at the time. “I didn’t know if you were a royal and able
to shift to wolf form at will, or if the full moon dictated your shifts. I feared
you might be in for more trouble because of that.”
“I’m a royal,” she said. “Because I have very few human roots many generations ago,
I don’t need to shift unless it’s my own choice. Did you attempt to pay people to
locate me?”
“Nay. I used my sense of smell.” He studied her, waiting for her to explain further,
and after a bit of a hesitation, she did.
“A maid came to my room saying that someone was trying to buy information about me.
I didn’t know who else might have figured out I was with the ship when it came into
port.”
“The McKinleys or Kilpatricks. They were there.”
She stared at Cearnach. “They did nothing to try and stop the hangings. They didn’t
try to rescue my uncles or their crew, either.”
“I’m certain they felt their hands were tied, lass.”
“Why would you defend them?” she said, her voice angry. “You don’t even like them.”
“Aye, but I know venturing a rescue with all the armed guards in the square would
have been impossible for them. The best they could have done was to locate you and
keep you safe.”
“Would they? Or would they have been afraid of risking their necks for me?”
Cearnach let out his breath, not about to hide the truth from her any longer, though
he wasn’t certain she would have believed him if he’d told her the reality of the
situation back then. “Honestly? I imagine they wanted to see if you knew where your
uncles had hidden their bounty. Maybe they would have ensured that you mated with
one of their kinsman, again to keep the money in the clan.”
She gave a little grunt of disgust. “ That I can believe.” She chewed on her bottom lip. “I still don’t know why you wanted to protect me.”
“Haven’t you realized that I’m a defender of women and small children?”
She gave a little laugh that told him she didn’t believe him—well, maybe to some extent.
She was right not to have trusted his motives back then. He would have done anything
to hide her from the law and her disreputable kin after seeing how sweet and innocent
and vulnerable she had looked. But he’d had pack reasons, too, for wanting to take
her under his wing and hide her away.
“After searching for you for months, I assumed you’d slipped away on a ship bound
for America or somewhere else.” He hadn’t stopped thinking about her—and the way she’d
appeared so lost and tearful and fragile—for years.
Now? She was very much an alpha, sexy and gorgeous, and he wouldn’t be surprised if
she’d broken a lot of hearts over the years.
“What about the man you were supposed to mate back home?” he asked.
“Long story. Some other time.”
That meant she wasn’t going to talk about it anytime soon. He would ask again later
when he had the chance and she seemed more willing to talk.
“You stay here. I’ll check out the area to see if I can locate my car.” He would have
a long way to walk to reach the site, and Elaine wasn’t dressed for the weather or
a hike so he thought she should remain behind.
“Wait. I’ll go with you.”
Surprised at her declaration, he watched as she turned around and kneeled on the seat.
Then she leaned way over the seat back to reach her suitcase and tugged at it, twisting
it around until she could reach the zipper.
If he hadn’t been confined by the steering wheel, he could have reached for whatever
she needed, but the sight in front of him was too mesmerizing to ignore. Her red dress
clung to her buttocks, showing off her sexy derriere. Like all wolves, she had to
be a runner, and her toned legs and ass showed she was in great shape. His whole body
jerked to attention again.
Calla was a beautiful wolf, but she’d never had a sexually charged effect on him
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