Tightly Held [Werewolves of Hanson Mall 5] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) Read Free Page A

recruits, Georgia logged off the work she’d been doing and closed down the files she’d had open. It wouldn’t be fair to expect them to do any work today. They’d need to get unpacked and settled in. She or Wynn would have to take them shopping for some groceries as well.
    Wynn introduced them to her and Georgia had to press her lips together so she didn’t say something unladylike. But fucking hell. She’d never seen two such stunningly handsome men side by side before in her life. Nolan had dark-brown hair and eyes to match, with the broadest shoulders she’d seen on man in a long time. His skin was tanned, likely from being outside on the farm in all weathers, and his muscular arms and legs were a clear statement that he was used to hard work.
    Ethan’s eyes were hazel and his hair a reddish brown. His skin was lighter than Nolan’s but his shoulders were almost as broad and his plain white T-shirt displayed his bulging biceps to advantage. If these two men were half as useful as they were delicious to look at she’d be endlessly grateful to Cadfael for agreeing to accept them as workers on this project.
    To get her mind back on her job Georgia stood up and waved her arm around this main room of the apartment. “This is Apartment 7C. It was originally kept as a guest apartment for when interstate or overseas sales managers came to the mall. It became Willow and Hawthorne Cunliffe’s apartment until they were mated, and they turned it into an office for the family history project. When we go into the smaller bedroom you’ll see what I mean. Fortunately for you, the larger bedroom still has beds in it where you can stay, and there’s a bathroom, of course. But this living area is constantly used as a meeting room for the genealogy project, so your personal property will need to stay in the bedroom, although obviously you’re free to cook here, watch television, and relax in your spare time.”
    “Yes, ma’am.”
    The response was in unison from both men.
    “Okay, let me walk you around our office.” She led the way into what had been the smaller bedroom. All four walls were almost completely covered in family trees. “The colored sticky notes track the links between the various families and packs. The colored squares clearly show how groups have intermingled, with each color dotted over the various walls. The few packs with no colored sticky notes tend to be the packs that have died out or been absorbed into other packs, like the one to which Lewis belongs. Lewis is a recent addition to the Hanson Mall pack. He’s building a roof garden for the wolves, and has mated Dakota, one of the security guards, and Andreas, the manager of the fitness center. You’ll likely meet him soon.”
    “Which reminds me, as workers here for the Hanson Mall pack, you’re automatically eligible for membership at the fitness center. It’s on the fourth level of the mall if you want to go sign up and use it,” said Wynn.
    Georgia grinned. “I need to warn you, though, that Marbella is married. Almost every bachelor who visits the gym sees her and signs up for her classes hoping to get to know her better. By all means take aerobics and Zumba classes, but don’t expect her to go out on a date with you.”
    Wynn laughed out loud. “Marbella is seriously fit. About half the men who go to her classes end up in the First Aid room with pulled muscles. You wouldn’t catch me attempting anything more than a beginner’s class with her, ever.”
    Georgia got serious and gave a brief overview of their work, and then she moved back to the living room and opened the refrigerator. She took out a gallon of orange juice, four bottles of water, and a box of donuts. She collected four glasses from a shelf and placed everything on the table.
    “Let’s have a break and you can ask me or Wynn any questions you want about the project or the mall.”
    Neither man attempted to take a donut until after she and Wynn had both taken one each,