Read Online Tessa, Vampire/Werewolf Romance, (Standalone) (Shadow Creek Shifters Book 3) by Maddie Foxx - Free Book Online
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can’t think why my mother would leave like that. Mothers don’t just leave.”
“That’s not true,” Melody countered. “If she left it had to be because she didn’t want to be a mom.”
“You don’t know that!” he shouted.
“My mother never left, but she might as well have since she stayed gone so much. Luckily, my sister, Ariel, was there most of the time. She was more of a mother to me.”
Maxwell grumbled at that. He got up from the table and headed out the front door with a slam.
“I’m really sorry,” Tessa apologized. “I didn’t know.”
“I should go after him,” Melody said, “just in case he gets himself into trouble.”
After Melody left, Tessa thanked Palina for a lovely dinner and she went after the children. She no more was out the door than Raphael was on her heels.
He reached out and grabbed Tessa’s arm, and she practically came unglued. “What?”
“Whoa, you don’t have to bring out your fangs. I just wanted to tell you that it wasn’t your fault. You didn’t know about Maxwell’s mother, and I don’t know all that much, either. I was told she left when he was a baby, but not why.”
Tessa had forgotten Raphael had mentioned that to her before. “Well, somebody knows and they need to tell that boy the truth. He’s lost his father, and it’s only natural for him to wonder about his mother.” She walked a few more steps and said, “I’ll go after the children. Please don’t follow me.”
Raphael just stood there as she made her retreat in search of the children. Her vampire instincts told her they were about two hundred yards from her. As she advanced toward them, she heard a man swear under his breath.
“Where is your mama?” a man asked.
“Stop, you’re h-hurting me!” Melody shouted.
By the time Tessa was on them, the man had disappeared in the trees. Tessa ran to her side and went down on one knee, asking, “Are you okay?”
“Yes. I should have shifted and tore that man’s face apart with my beak.”
“What happened?” Maxwell shouted as he joined them.
“It was Jason Traxler. He wanted to know where my mama is—like I’d know. I haven’t seen her since my dad took me here to live.”
“Let’s go back to the cabin. It’s not safe if that man is lurking around. Your dad and Maxwell’s uncle needs to know about Jason being on Silver Creek land.”
Tessa took both Melody’s and Maxwell’s hands and brought them back inside. “Jason Traxler was just outside,” Tessa announced.
“What?” Raphael said.
“He grabbed my arm,” Melody said. “He’s looking for Mama.”
Seth took his daughter into his arms. “Are you okay, Pumpkin?”
“Yes, but it hurt real bad.”
“Where were you when this happened, Maxwell?” Raphael asked disapprovingly.
“It’s not his fault. That man has no right to be here. Perhaps you should look for him before he causes more problems,” Tessa said.
“I wasn’t that far away from Melody,” Maxwell said with clenched fists. He then ran into a room and slammed the door.
“Great, this is all I need. Maxwell mad at me again.”
“I can understand your anger, but you’re misplacing it right now,” Tessa stated. “Are you going to look for Jason or am I?”
“Why haven’t you already?” Tessa gave Raphael a dirty look and he quickly apologized. “I’m sorry. Of course you were more concerned with bringing the children back.”
“Yes, and I only came upon Maxwell and Melody. By the time I got there, he was gone.”
Raphael and Seth were out the door in an instant. Palina pushed a button on the wall and a siren went off. Tessa put her hands over her ears. “What the hell?”
“It’s supposed to alert the other werewolves.”
A pounding went past the cabin and Tessa opened the door to see ten wolves. Raphael was giving out orders to find Jason Traxler. “I want him alive.” She then watched Raphael shed his skin with a mighty howl and transform into wolf-form. It was an
“That’s not true,” Melody countered. “If she left it had to be because she didn’t want to be a mom.”
“You don’t know that!” he shouted.
“My mother never left, but she might as well have since she stayed gone so much. Luckily, my sister, Ariel, was there most of the time. She was more of a mother to me.”
Maxwell grumbled at that. He got up from the table and headed out the front door with a slam.
“I’m really sorry,” Tessa apologized. “I didn’t know.”
“I should go after him,” Melody said, “just in case he gets himself into trouble.”
After Melody left, Tessa thanked Palina for a lovely dinner and she went after the children. She no more was out the door than Raphael was on her heels.
He reached out and grabbed Tessa’s arm, and she practically came unglued. “What?”
“Whoa, you don’t have to bring out your fangs. I just wanted to tell you that it wasn’t your fault. You didn’t know about Maxwell’s mother, and I don’t know all that much, either. I was told she left when he was a baby, but not why.”
Tessa had forgotten Raphael had mentioned that to her before. “Well, somebody knows and they need to tell that boy the truth. He’s lost his father, and it’s only natural for him to wonder about his mother.” She walked a few more steps and said, “I’ll go after the children. Please don’t follow me.”
Raphael just stood there as she made her retreat in search of the children. Her vampire instincts told her they were about two hundred yards from her. As she advanced toward them, she heard a man swear under his breath.
“Where is your mama?” a man asked.
“Stop, you’re h-hurting me!” Melody shouted.
By the time Tessa was on them, the man had disappeared in the trees. Tessa ran to her side and went down on one knee, asking, “Are you okay?”
“Yes. I should have shifted and tore that man’s face apart with my beak.”
“What happened?” Maxwell shouted as he joined them.
“It was Jason Traxler. He wanted to know where my mama is—like I’d know. I haven’t seen her since my dad took me here to live.”
“Let’s go back to the cabin. It’s not safe if that man is lurking around. Your dad and Maxwell’s uncle needs to know about Jason being on Silver Creek land.”
Tessa took both Melody’s and Maxwell’s hands and brought them back inside. “Jason Traxler was just outside,” Tessa announced.
“What?” Raphael said.
“He grabbed my arm,” Melody said. “He’s looking for Mama.”
Seth took his daughter into his arms. “Are you okay, Pumpkin?”
“Yes, but it hurt real bad.”
“Where were you when this happened, Maxwell?” Raphael asked disapprovingly.
“It’s not his fault. That man has no right to be here. Perhaps you should look for him before he causes more problems,” Tessa said.
“I wasn’t that far away from Melody,” Maxwell said with clenched fists. He then ran into a room and slammed the door.
“Great, this is all I need. Maxwell mad at me again.”
“I can understand your anger, but you’re misplacing it right now,” Tessa stated. “Are you going to look for Jason or am I?”
“Why haven’t you already?” Tessa gave Raphael a dirty look and he quickly apologized. “I’m sorry. Of course you were more concerned with bringing the children back.”
“Yes, and I only came upon Maxwell and Melody. By the time I got there, he was gone.”
Raphael and Seth were out the door in an instant. Palina pushed a button on the wall and a siren went off. Tessa put her hands over her ears. “What the hell?”
“It’s supposed to alert the other werewolves.”
A pounding went past the cabin and Tessa opened the door to see ten wolves. Raphael was giving out orders to find Jason Traxler. “I want him alive.” She then watched Raphael shed his skin with a mighty howl and transform into wolf-form. It was an
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