Desired by Wolves [Call of the Wolf 2] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) Read Free

know he loved this place. He worked so hard to help us get it up and running.”
    “Yeah, which is why I was so shocked when he just left without a word, just left that stupid fucking note. And as devastated as we were, what about poor Lena? I don’t think she’s ever let herself trust a man since. I’ve never scented another man on her.”
    “Yeah, that morning was a huge trauma for all of us. She just shut down completely, and then she a few weeks later she was gone and it was like we lost her too. Even after she graduated, she only came home for short visits. I didn’t think she would ever come back to live in Harmony.”
    “You knew she’s always planned on taking over her father’s vet practice.”
    “Plans change.” Joe’s tone was flat, but Will continued as if he hadn’t been interrupted.
    “So I always figured she’d eventually return permanently and she finally did two years ago. I have to admit that I always thought we’d just wait them both out, but I was starting to worry that I was wrong. I figured that there was no way Alex was going to be a lifer. One tour to honor granddad’s service and that would be it. I got that, I did, but we and Lena were just starting university and wouldn’t be around much anyway, so I didn’t really think much of it.
    “But then he just kept reenlisting. If he hadn’t been so badly injured…”
    “But he was and he’s back and she’s back, and it is up to us to get them back together so the four of us can finally be mated and live happily ever after, even if we have to tie them up and lock them in a room together to get them talking again. Or, maybe knock them unconscious and perform the ceremony while they are out cold.”
    “Don’t you think that’s kind of extreme, Will? Surely we can just drug them. Lena’s a vet. She’s got something in her medical bag that we could use.”
    The two brothers burst out laughing as they came up with more and more outlandish plans to force the two stubborn vets to let go of their pride and do what the four of them should have done years ago.
    “All kidding aside, Will. We have to do something. Tonight is the first night of this full moon cycle. There’s no way we can get everything settled before the third night of this cycle, but I want us all to be mated on the next full moon. I need that. If those two don’t make up in the next four weeks, I vote for drastic action on our part. Agreed?”
    “We’ve waited a decade, and I’m not willing to wait any longer either. Agreed.”
    The brothers solemnly shook hands, and then Joe went over to the calendar on his desk and flipped to the date of the next full moon. He circled it in red. They had just over four weeks.

Chapter Two
     
    Lena drove slowly. She’d been truthful about having only a single beer, but she was distracted by other things. That weird feeling she’d had a Lupo’s. She hadn’t told her friends that it wasn’t the first time. It had started almost a week ago. It almost felt like someone was watching her. She could almost feel the eyes on her, but there was never anyone around when she looked.
    She headed to her office before going home. She had an injured puppy she wanted to check on. One of her vet techs had stayed late with the little guy and promised to call her if he had any problems, and she had another volunteer who was going to stop by early to check on him, but she wanted to see for herself. He was a little mongrel dog, not even a year old, that some idiot passing through the area had dumped. He’d been half-starved when she’d found him and had a broken leg, but he was such a plucky little guy. He’d licked her hand, and she’d lost her heart.
    She pulled up outside her office. It was in downtown Harmony just off the main square. It took her only a minute to see that he was resting comfortably. She had treated lots of animals and loved them all, but little Otis was special. A few of her volunteers had already inquired about adopting