Stanley, Gale - Hellfire [Southwest Shifters 1] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) Read Free Page B

little sparks his touch set off.
    “Gage offered to buy us drinks.” Shi smiled sheepishly. “His buddy is a big fan. I suggested tomorrow night might be better.”
    Buddy? No, no, no! But Shi was already hooked, anxious to meet these men somewhere for fun and games. “I think we already have plans.”
    Shi quirked a brow. “No, babe, you’re mistaken. We’re free.”
    Gage looked her straight in the eyes and sent her some message she didn’t understand and didn’t care to. His smile was positively predatory. “I’m looking forward to it.”
    Kate nodded agreeably but didn’t commit. She had no intention of meeting Gage, and somehow she would talk Shi out of seeing him, too.
    “There you are.” Another rugged giant with gold eyes appeared, a bottle of beer in each hand. “I thought you ran out on me, but I’ll forgive you because you’re going to introduce me to Shiloh Ford.” The newcomer glanced at Kate curiously then turned his attention to Shi.
    Overwhelmed by their physical presence, Kate could only stare. She hadn’t seen another Lycan for sixteen years, and now suddenly there were two standing in front of her. They were breathtaking, more attractive than any men had a right to be. Similar in height and build, Gage sported long black hair held by a leather band at his nape, while the new man had chestnut hair cut in a shorter, shaggy style that brushed the collar of his shirt. Shiloh looked like he’d died and gone to heaven. He was already reaching for the other man’s hand.
    “Tanner.” He handed the beers to Gage and shook Shiloh ’s hand.
    “Great to meet you,” Shi told him. “And this is my fiancée, Kate.”
    A flicker of disappointment flashed in Tanner’s eyes. Then he took Kate’s hand, and it turned to heated recognition. It seemed these men were attracted by both sexes. It would be better if they only wanted Shi.
    Gage was speaking to Tanner. “ Shiloh and Kate are meeting us tomorrow for drinks.”
    “Excellent!” Tanner smiled broadly. “I’m looking forward to it.”
    Kate wished she could say the same.

Chapter Three

    Tanner forgot to duck as he walked through the door of their small house. Fuck! Rubbing his forehead, he called back to Gage, “Watch your head.”
    They hadn’t gotten around to enlarging the front door yet. It involved calculating the amount of room from the top of the frame to the ceiling, and the weight bearing down from the second floor. Construction was not his thing. Gage wasn’t much better. They had opted to concentrate their combined efforts on the important rooms first, bathroom and kitchen, and they had only just completed them.
    When the pack first settled in New Mexico , they had lived in abandoned pueblos, communal housing consisting of flat-topped buildings with a lot of rooms. Eventually humans discovered the adobe dwellings, and the remote area had become a popular tourist attraction. Their home received too much unwanted attention, and the Lycans were afraid to shift. Many predators made their home in the Gila Forest : bobcats, cougars, bear, and fox among them, but very few wolves. They were an endangered species. Reintroduced in the eighties, most of them had been killed. The big, bad wolf, Tanner thought ruefully. We’re not the cold-blooded killers of fairy tales and folklore, but we always get the bad rap. Even being seen in human form caused problems. The tourists would want to know why people were living without the basic amenities.
    The Alpha started looking around for new living quarters. Alex had made contacts in New Mexico , and he didn’t want to leave the area. Deciding to hide in plain sight, he looked for an area where their people could be seen but blend in enough that they wouldn’t look suspicious.
    Alex had been so excited when he found the old mining town south of Silver City . Gage and Tanner went back with him for a look, and they’d both had the same reaction. No way!
    Right off the bat, a gun-toting local