back seat, but his dark gray pants did nothing to hide his erection. He adjusted himself as subtly as possible as she watched. “Good thing I’m the only one affected here,” she teased. “Imagine how uncomfortable we’d be if you were as aroused as I was. You’d have trouble keeping the car on the road.”
As she spoke, he swerved and corrected. “Are you always this snarky?”
“Yes.” She turned toward her door and rolled the window down an inch. It was hot out, but maybe a little bit of outside air would help with the pheromones.
Nathan chuckled. “All that’s going to do is make us hot. Heat hot, I mean.”
She glared at him this time. “You have a better idea? It’s a long drive.”
“We could pull over and put an end to our misery,” he suggested. She had no idea if he was kidding or not anymore. Probably half and half. After all, she wasn’t stupid enough not to realize he needed her as much as she did him.
But, it was her turn to chuckle. “As you may recall, I’ve been down this road. If you think a quick fuck would make things better between us, you’ve lost your mind.”
When she said “fuck” he flinched, but grinned at her. “I love a woman who isn’t afraid of four-letter words.”
This banter made her like him even more. He was sharp, witty, and quick all at the same time. She had no idea why Fate had arranged whatever craziness was her current situation, but at least She knew what She was doing. “So, tell me about yourself. I’ll give you seven hours to sum it up…”
Chapter Six
Josh glanced at his phone in his lap. He’d received only cryptic messages from Samantha the entire day. Somehow her case had been canceled and she was heading in his direction. He had a strange feeling there was more to it, though. She’d mentioned a bit of a surprise and had ignored most of his texts, only giving him updates on her location occasionally. He assumed she was driving, but what vehicle? Hers was in the shop. A rental wasn’t out of the question, but why the mystery?
It was getting late. The sun would set soon. Josh had sat outside the apartment he hoped his sister was in for most of the day. He’d seen Damon leave in the morning and return about six, but no sign of anyone else.
The first time Evan pointed Damon out to him, he’d sucked in a lungful of air. Tall, too skinny, with brown hair hanging down to his shoulders, he wasn’t at all what Josh had expected. He didn’t remember ever having seen him before. Granted, Josh hadn’t been to a Gathering since childhood, and those meetings were so packed with shifters, he wouldn’t even know a quarter of them in an elevator.
At Evan’s suggestion, Josh had agreed not to go to the door of the apartment today. See if she came out. If she was in an abusive relationship, it would be a lot easier to convince her to go with him if he approached her somewhere other than where she lived. Entering her home would make her nervous and cause her to retreat.
But, Josh was anxious. No sign of his sister and abrupt texts from his mate had him on edge.
Evan sat next to him. They’d taken turns watching the front door. Evan had left several times to get food and once to sleep for a few hours. The man was costing Josh a fortune, but it was worth it.
Josh hadn’t left the car very often, and he’d slept in the seat whenever Evan was on duty.
“When can we just go to the door?”
“Tomorrow. I wanted to give her another day to come out.”
“We don’t know if she’s even in there.” Josh stiffened. The worst-case scenario was never far from his thoughts.
“True, but if she is, she’s really in deep. Few people I know do not leave their houses for days on end.”
“Do you think she’s locked up or something?”
“I rarely see that sort of thing. More like browbeaten into submission.”
“Which means what, exactly?”
“Listen, I’m a PI, not a therapist, but I’ve been sent to find a lot of missing people. When a
As she spoke, he swerved and corrected. “Are you always this snarky?”
“Yes.” She turned toward her door and rolled the window down an inch. It was hot out, but maybe a little bit of outside air would help with the pheromones.
Nathan chuckled. “All that’s going to do is make us hot. Heat hot, I mean.”
She glared at him this time. “You have a better idea? It’s a long drive.”
“We could pull over and put an end to our misery,” he suggested. She had no idea if he was kidding or not anymore. Probably half and half. After all, she wasn’t stupid enough not to realize he needed her as much as she did him.
But, it was her turn to chuckle. “As you may recall, I’ve been down this road. If you think a quick fuck would make things better between us, you’ve lost your mind.”
When she said “fuck” he flinched, but grinned at her. “I love a woman who isn’t afraid of four-letter words.”
This banter made her like him even more. He was sharp, witty, and quick all at the same time. She had no idea why Fate had arranged whatever craziness was her current situation, but at least She knew what She was doing. “So, tell me about yourself. I’ll give you seven hours to sum it up…”
Chapter Six
Josh glanced at his phone in his lap. He’d received only cryptic messages from Samantha the entire day. Somehow her case had been canceled and she was heading in his direction. He had a strange feeling there was more to it, though. She’d mentioned a bit of a surprise and had ignored most of his texts, only giving him updates on her location occasionally. He assumed she was driving, but what vehicle? Hers was in the shop. A rental wasn’t out of the question, but why the mystery?
It was getting late. The sun would set soon. Josh had sat outside the apartment he hoped his sister was in for most of the day. He’d seen Damon leave in the morning and return about six, but no sign of anyone else.
The first time Evan pointed Damon out to him, he’d sucked in a lungful of air. Tall, too skinny, with brown hair hanging down to his shoulders, he wasn’t at all what Josh had expected. He didn’t remember ever having seen him before. Granted, Josh hadn’t been to a Gathering since childhood, and those meetings were so packed with shifters, he wouldn’t even know a quarter of them in an elevator.
At Evan’s suggestion, Josh had agreed not to go to the door of the apartment today. See if she came out. If she was in an abusive relationship, it would be a lot easier to convince her to go with him if he approached her somewhere other than where she lived. Entering her home would make her nervous and cause her to retreat.
But, Josh was anxious. No sign of his sister and abrupt texts from his mate had him on edge.
Evan sat next to him. They’d taken turns watching the front door. Evan had left several times to get food and once to sleep for a few hours. The man was costing Josh a fortune, but it was worth it.
Josh hadn’t left the car very often, and he’d slept in the seat whenever Evan was on duty.
“When can we just go to the door?”
“Tomorrow. I wanted to give her another day to come out.”
“We don’t know if she’s even in there.” Josh stiffened. The worst-case scenario was never far from his thoughts.
“True, but if she is, she’s really in deep. Few people I know do not leave their houses for days on end.”
“Do you think she’s locked up or something?”
“I rarely see that sort of thing. More like browbeaten into submission.”
“Which means what, exactly?”
“Listen, I’m a PI, not a therapist, but I’ve been sent to find a lot of missing people. When a
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