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Authors: Jennifer Ashley
Tags: Paranormal, Romance - Paranormal, Werewolf, fantasy romance, shape shifter, shape shifter romance, kodiak bear
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just grow in
there. You are telling me you never saw him walk in?"
"No. I bet he was there in her back room
before I got there. I bet she was fucking him. I bet she gets off
fucking Shifters in her office."
Pablo held on to his patience with effort.
Julio liked the F -word and enjoyed opportunities to use
it.
"So what if she does?" Pablo asked. "The
point is, he was there, and you didn't know it. It would have been
justified if he'd killed you."
Julio looked offended. "What are you
saying?"
"I'm saying you screwed up. You decided to
pull a smalltime job and then you messed it up by being careless.
You're an idiot."
"I want that bitch to pay!"
"And she will. But my way. I'm trying not to
draw attention to myself, and you are very definitely drawing
attention. Killing her obviously will only make it worse, so don't
even think about trying it."
Julio looked pensive. "What do you mean,
killing her obviously ?"
"A drive-by, an execution, even a car
accident--anything suspicious will point back to you, and then I'll
be up to my ass in cops. I don't want to be up to my ass in cops.
Understand?" Pablo stopped at Julio's guilty expression. "Why? What
have you done now?"
Julio's voice was so quiet Pablo had to
strain to hear him. "I sent Menendez and his brother to wait for
her and follow her home."
Pablo rose, fists on his desk. "You know,
Julio, if anyone else in my crew acted like you, I'd lose them. You
get away with this shit because you're my brother, and I promised
Mamita I'd take care of you. Get on your phone and call them
back."
"What the fuck? Damn it, Pablo, if you
override my order, I'll never have any cred."
" Cred . You watch too many movies. Get
them back here, now . I can still bust your ass, and I'll do
it."
Julio said a few dark things, but he took out
his cell phone.
Pablo sat back down and started making calls
of his own. He needed to do something about the woman with the
store, because she was a witness against Julio, and Pablo couldn't
afford to have his brother going to prison right now. He'd put the
bitch in her place, but he'd do it more subtly than Julio ever
could. As for the Shifter--well, Pablo knew how to take care of
Shifters. The Shifter would be the least of their problems.
He ignored his sulky little brother, gathered
the reins of his power, and went to work.
* * * * *
Chapter Seven
Spike came back in to report around three.
Ronan talked to him alone in the office, Elizabeth busy out front.
She had expressed concern that people would stay away when they
found out there'd been an attempted robbery at her store, but
apparently, curiosity was a greater motivator than fear.
"Saw a car with two guys," Spike said. "They
went by a couple of times, slowing down to watch the shop. Fourth
time they went by, one of the guys was on the phone, then all the
sudden, they take off. Haven't seen them since."
"Did they see you?" Ronan asked.
"No one sees me if I don't want them to."
"Anything else?" Ronan asked.
"No, just those guys. I'll keep an eye out
for them."
"Thanks."
Spike shrugged. "Hey, it's my job." He went
out the back door to the alley, his movements spare and quiet.
Ronan watched from the office doorway as
Elizabeth went about her business. She was a natural at selling, he
decided. He watched her greet her customers, talking to them in a
friendly way without getting too personal. This was a novelty
store, which meant she sold everything from T-shirts with funny
logos to plastic handcuffs. Nothing distasteful, just fun stuff
that people mostly bought as gifts for friends. The customers
tended to be upbeat, laughing with each other over the zany thing
they'd give whoever for a birthday, retirement, anniversary, bridal
shower, bachelor party.
Elizabeth had a way of putting people at
their ease, helping them find exactly the right thing. Ronan saw,
though, that she maintained a distance. That made sense while she
sold things to perfect strangers, but he'd noticed it at the
there. You are telling me you never saw him walk in?"
"No. I bet he was there in her back room
before I got there. I bet she was fucking him. I bet she gets off
fucking Shifters in her office."
Pablo held on to his patience with effort.
Julio liked the F -word and enjoyed opportunities to use
it.
"So what if she does?" Pablo asked. "The
point is, he was there, and you didn't know it. It would have been
justified if he'd killed you."
Julio looked offended. "What are you
saying?"
"I'm saying you screwed up. You decided to
pull a smalltime job and then you messed it up by being careless.
You're an idiot."
"I want that bitch to pay!"
"And she will. But my way. I'm trying not to
draw attention to myself, and you are very definitely drawing
attention. Killing her obviously will only make it worse, so don't
even think about trying it."
Julio looked pensive. "What do you mean,
killing her obviously ?"
"A drive-by, an execution, even a car
accident--anything suspicious will point back to you, and then I'll
be up to my ass in cops. I don't want to be up to my ass in cops.
Understand?" Pablo stopped at Julio's guilty expression. "Why? What
have you done now?"
Julio's voice was so quiet Pablo had to
strain to hear him. "I sent Menendez and his brother to wait for
her and follow her home."
Pablo rose, fists on his desk. "You know,
Julio, if anyone else in my crew acted like you, I'd lose them. You
get away with this shit because you're my brother, and I promised
Mamita I'd take care of you. Get on your phone and call them
back."
"What the fuck? Damn it, Pablo, if you
override my order, I'll never have any cred."
" Cred . You watch too many movies. Get
them back here, now . I can still bust your ass, and I'll do
it."
Julio said a few dark things, but he took out
his cell phone.
Pablo sat back down and started making calls
of his own. He needed to do something about the woman with the
store, because she was a witness against Julio, and Pablo couldn't
afford to have his brother going to prison right now. He'd put the
bitch in her place, but he'd do it more subtly than Julio ever
could. As for the Shifter--well, Pablo knew how to take care of
Shifters. The Shifter would be the least of their problems.
He ignored his sulky little brother, gathered
the reins of his power, and went to work.
* * * * *
Chapter Seven
Spike came back in to report around three.
Ronan talked to him alone in the office, Elizabeth busy out front.
She had expressed concern that people would stay away when they
found out there'd been an attempted robbery at her store, but
apparently, curiosity was a greater motivator than fear.
"Saw a car with two guys," Spike said. "They
went by a couple of times, slowing down to watch the shop. Fourth
time they went by, one of the guys was on the phone, then all the
sudden, they take off. Haven't seen them since."
"Did they see you?" Ronan asked.
"No one sees me if I don't want them to."
"Anything else?" Ronan asked.
"No, just those guys. I'll keep an eye out
for them."
"Thanks."
Spike shrugged. "Hey, it's my job." He went
out the back door to the alley, his movements spare and quiet.
Ronan watched from the office doorway as
Elizabeth went about her business. She was a natural at selling, he
decided. He watched her greet her customers, talking to them in a
friendly way without getting too personal. This was a novelty
store, which meant she sold everything from T-shirts with funny
logos to plastic handcuffs. Nothing distasteful, just fun stuff
that people mostly bought as gifts for friends. The customers
tended to be upbeat, laughing with each other over the zany thing
they'd give whoever for a birthday, retirement, anniversary, bridal
shower, bachelor party.
Elizabeth had a way of putting people at
their ease, helping them find exactly the right thing. Ronan saw,
though, that she maintained a distance. That made sense while she
sold things to perfect strangers, but he'd noticed it at the
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