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every damned person but him?
He had tried several times to go help put the bar together, but she
was always leaving when he came by, no matter what she was working
on.
He slipped onto the bench opposite her, and
her expression soured when he asked, “Would you like some
company?”
“No.”
Taking his time, he folded his hands in
front of him and smiled sweetly. “Look, I want to apologize.”
Her eyes flashed. “I seem to be hearing that
a lot lately. Look, unless someone forgot to mention some rule
about being buddy-buddy with the Alpha and his second, I’m happy to
be a participating member of the pack without socializing with the
top tier.”
“No rule, and I’ll leave you alone if that’s
truly what you want, but hear me out for just a moment.”
She sighed, “Hurry it up then.”
He fought back a snarl and took a deep
breath, refusing to let his anger show. “I want to get to know you.
Is there a reason we can’t get together and have a meal, maybe a
drink?”
“I’m not interested. You can go now.”
Once again, he had the sudden urge to leave,
but he fought it. She shouldn’t be able to do that. Only the alpha
should have that kind of power of suggestion, and it didn’t seem
like she was trying. “Can I ask why?”
“You just did, but I don’t feel the need to
answer.”
Lincoln brought her tea and she took a long
sip. The waiter walked away and her gaze slid to Liam and then out
of the booth to shoo him off.
Liam took the hint and left her there. He
stormed out of the diner and slammed his truck door. She wasn’t
going to give him a chance when he knew good and well she was
willing to hang out with Brody every day. If she wasn’t banging
him, why the hell else would he spend so much time with the
cunt.
Maybe she was taking the slow road to
seducing Brody. Every other woman in town seemed to want him. She
would be no different.
Chapter 7
The chink of the staple gun broke up the
silence. Brody was helping Jess reupholster the booths in the bar.
His gaze kept sliding over to her like he wanted to ask
something.
She finally stopped and turned to him with a
raised brow. “What the hell is it?”
One corner of his mouth tipped up. “Slater
says you’re avoiding him.”
“Avoiding him?” She snorted. “Why? Because
I’m not hanging out with my neighbor every second I’m home?”
He shrugged, “Says you’re never home. That
you don’t return his calls. Oh, and you always have an excuse to
leave when he shows up to help.”
“Fuck, is it mandatory I call him back when
he doesn’t actually ask anything? He just calls like he wants to
chat and I don’t chat with my Alpha without a reason. Or am I
expected to?”
“Whoa now, I didn’t mean anything by that.”
He held his hands up in apology. “I was just curious what was going
on.”
She sighed and sat down on the floor. “Well,
after the meet and greet, I let him come over for a steak dinner.
He said something about not dating his wolves, which is great
because I don’t want to date a wolf. Then he got all pissy because
I…,” she frowned, wondering if she should tell him about their
conversation.
“He told me. He says he wasn’t jealous, but
he sure sounded it. It’s funny. For as long as I’ve known him, he’s
never hooked up with a wolf. He doesn’t. Something about his first
mate. He’s over her, it’s been a hundred plus years, but he won’t
go there again.”
“So why is he freaking? I was just curious
because you’re a great big teddy bear, and I didn’t want to hurt
you by bringing up something painful. It’s obvious you’re still
hurting. And I’m sure you’re not in my future.”
Brody glanced over with a light in his deep
blue eyes. “No offense, but I think I’m glad.”
She laughed. “Why do you say that?”
He sat down and pulled over his basket full
of sub’s he had brought with him. “Want one?”
“Sure, but I told you I’d feed you.” She
smiled though. He was
He had tried several times to go help put the bar together, but she
was always leaving when he came by, no matter what she was working
on.
He slipped onto the bench opposite her, and
her expression soured when he asked, “Would you like some
company?”
“No.”
Taking his time, he folded his hands in
front of him and smiled sweetly. “Look, I want to apologize.”
Her eyes flashed. “I seem to be hearing that
a lot lately. Look, unless someone forgot to mention some rule
about being buddy-buddy with the Alpha and his second, I’m happy to
be a participating member of the pack without socializing with the
top tier.”
“No rule, and I’ll leave you alone if that’s
truly what you want, but hear me out for just a moment.”
She sighed, “Hurry it up then.”
He fought back a snarl and took a deep
breath, refusing to let his anger show. “I want to get to know you.
Is there a reason we can’t get together and have a meal, maybe a
drink?”
“I’m not interested. You can go now.”
Once again, he had the sudden urge to leave,
but he fought it. She shouldn’t be able to do that. Only the alpha
should have that kind of power of suggestion, and it didn’t seem
like she was trying. “Can I ask why?”
“You just did, but I don’t feel the need to
answer.”
Lincoln brought her tea and she took a long
sip. The waiter walked away and her gaze slid to Liam and then out
of the booth to shoo him off.
Liam took the hint and left her there. He
stormed out of the diner and slammed his truck door. She wasn’t
going to give him a chance when he knew good and well she was
willing to hang out with Brody every day. If she wasn’t banging
him, why the hell else would he spend so much time with the
cunt.
Maybe she was taking the slow road to
seducing Brody. Every other woman in town seemed to want him. She
would be no different.
Chapter 7
The chink of the staple gun broke up the
silence. Brody was helping Jess reupholster the booths in the bar.
His gaze kept sliding over to her like he wanted to ask
something.
She finally stopped and turned to him with a
raised brow. “What the hell is it?”
One corner of his mouth tipped up. “Slater
says you’re avoiding him.”
“Avoiding him?” She snorted. “Why? Because
I’m not hanging out with my neighbor every second I’m home?”
He shrugged, “Says you’re never home. That
you don’t return his calls. Oh, and you always have an excuse to
leave when he shows up to help.”
“Fuck, is it mandatory I call him back when
he doesn’t actually ask anything? He just calls like he wants to
chat and I don’t chat with my Alpha without a reason. Or am I
expected to?”
“Whoa now, I didn’t mean anything by that.”
He held his hands up in apology. “I was just curious what was going
on.”
She sighed and sat down on the floor. “Well,
after the meet and greet, I let him come over for a steak dinner.
He said something about not dating his wolves, which is great
because I don’t want to date a wolf. Then he got all pissy because
I…,” she frowned, wondering if she should tell him about their
conversation.
“He told me. He says he wasn’t jealous, but
he sure sounded it. It’s funny. For as long as I’ve known him, he’s
never hooked up with a wolf. He doesn’t. Something about his first
mate. He’s over her, it’s been a hundred plus years, but he won’t
go there again.”
“So why is he freaking? I was just curious
because you’re a great big teddy bear, and I didn’t want to hurt
you by bringing up something painful. It’s obvious you’re still
hurting. And I’m sure you’re not in my future.”
Brody glanced over with a light in his deep
blue eyes. “No offense, but I think I’m glad.”
She laughed. “Why do you say that?”
He sat down and pulled over his basket full
of sub’s he had brought with him. “Want one?”
“Sure, but I told you I’d feed you.” She
smiled though. He was
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