his hair, releasing her hand. “Sorry about that. I tend to be over protective when it comes to women. No matter how strong a woman is, men will always be stronger. I’m talking physically, not mentally. That’s a whole other conversation. Relax Stephanie, you’re safe with me, that’s the point I’m trying to make. Albeit badly.”
With a small whoosh of breath, her shoulders released the tension she’d been holding on to.
Chapter 3
C olin placed his hand in the small of her back and guided her through the restaurant parking lot to his truck.
He knew he needed to tone down his intensity so he wouldn’t scare her away. The urge to tell her she was his mate was overwhelming, but he couldn’t; she wasn’t ready. He wrestled with the idea of inviting her to his home for her long weekend off. Trying to come off as harmless and not a creepy stalker guy seemed impossible. He wanted to show her his home, meet his pack, claim her and then change her once they entered the magical pond his entire pack guarded.
How in the world was he supposed to explain shifters to a human who saw the world in black and white? Thinking of his alpha’s parents Mack and Elizabeth, gave him hope. Elizabeth had been human when she met and mated Mack. He’d never thought to ask how Mack had broken the news to her, since they’d been together for so many years he simply saw them as a united couple.
He’d already called Rafe to tell his alpha he’d found his mate. Rafe had been thrilled for him as finding one’s mate was a reason to celebrate.
Scanning the area in an unconscious side effect of being a male werewolf and an officer, he moved to open the passenger door for her. Before he could pull the handle, he felt the air stir with a tinge of magic and pushed her back against the truck, keeping her blocked from whatever phenomenon had decided this was a good place to appear. He growled low in his throat to let whatever it was know he was prepared to fight.
“What the hell?” Stephanie’s back was up against the truck door as Colin blocked her with his body. His back was to her as she tried to see what was going on over his shoulder.
“Colin! I need yer help.” Robert, the Faery Queen’s personal guard stood before him in a kilt, white shirt and a sword on his back.
Colin relaxed once he saw Robert. The Faery Queen and her people are friends to all shifters. She had gifted them with the magical waters enabling them to change their mate. Biting their mates during sex bound their souls together forever. Going into the pond with their mate transformed them into shifters.
Colin could hear Stephanie’s breathing pick up behind him and it sounded like she was about to hyperventilate.
He turned and held her by her shoulders. “It’s alright, he’s a friend. I’d like you to meet…”
Stephanie wrenched herself out of his grasp and ran, making her way around the truck to the open parking lot. Tripping as one of her heels twisted on the asphalt, she fell with her hands slapping the blacktop. The road rash on her palms was secondary to getting away from him. Turning over she ripped her shoes off so that she could run faster.
Colin stood over her holding his hands up as if he were surrendering, palms facing her while he tried to calm her down. “Baby, you’ve hurt yourself. Please don’t run, everything is fine.”
----
S tephanie looked at him incredulously . A man appears out of thin air and he says it’s fine? She did not know what was happening but she had no intention of hanging around to find out.
Gripping one of her heels firmly, she threw it as hard as she could towards his face. She would really hate to mess up those beautiful features, but she felt going for the eyes was a strategic decision.
She pushed off the ground and turned to run, not waiting around to see if her shoe hit her target. Holding her other shoe as a weapon, she sprinted towards the restaurant hoping she could reach the door before he caught
With a small whoosh of breath, her shoulders released the tension she’d been holding on to.
Chapter 3
C olin placed his hand in the small of her back and guided her through the restaurant parking lot to his truck.
He knew he needed to tone down his intensity so he wouldn’t scare her away. The urge to tell her she was his mate was overwhelming, but he couldn’t; she wasn’t ready. He wrestled with the idea of inviting her to his home for her long weekend off. Trying to come off as harmless and not a creepy stalker guy seemed impossible. He wanted to show her his home, meet his pack, claim her and then change her once they entered the magical pond his entire pack guarded.
How in the world was he supposed to explain shifters to a human who saw the world in black and white? Thinking of his alpha’s parents Mack and Elizabeth, gave him hope. Elizabeth had been human when she met and mated Mack. He’d never thought to ask how Mack had broken the news to her, since they’d been together for so many years he simply saw them as a united couple.
He’d already called Rafe to tell his alpha he’d found his mate. Rafe had been thrilled for him as finding one’s mate was a reason to celebrate.
Scanning the area in an unconscious side effect of being a male werewolf and an officer, he moved to open the passenger door for her. Before he could pull the handle, he felt the air stir with a tinge of magic and pushed her back against the truck, keeping her blocked from whatever phenomenon had decided this was a good place to appear. He growled low in his throat to let whatever it was know he was prepared to fight.
“What the hell?” Stephanie’s back was up against the truck door as Colin blocked her with his body. His back was to her as she tried to see what was going on over his shoulder.
“Colin! I need yer help.” Robert, the Faery Queen’s personal guard stood before him in a kilt, white shirt and a sword on his back.
Colin relaxed once he saw Robert. The Faery Queen and her people are friends to all shifters. She had gifted them with the magical waters enabling them to change their mate. Biting their mates during sex bound their souls together forever. Going into the pond with their mate transformed them into shifters.
Colin could hear Stephanie’s breathing pick up behind him and it sounded like she was about to hyperventilate.
He turned and held her by her shoulders. “It’s alright, he’s a friend. I’d like you to meet…”
Stephanie wrenched herself out of his grasp and ran, making her way around the truck to the open parking lot. Tripping as one of her heels twisted on the asphalt, she fell with her hands slapping the blacktop. The road rash on her palms was secondary to getting away from him. Turning over she ripped her shoes off so that she could run faster.
Colin stood over her holding his hands up as if he were surrendering, palms facing her while he tried to calm her down. “Baby, you’ve hurt yourself. Please don’t run, everything is fine.”
----
S tephanie looked at him incredulously . A man appears out of thin air and he says it’s fine? She did not know what was happening but she had no intention of hanging around to find out.
Gripping one of her heels firmly, she threw it as hard as she could towards his face. She would really hate to mess up those beautiful features, but she felt going for the eyes was a strategic decision.
She pushed off the ground and turned to run, not waiting around to see if her shoe hit her target. Holding her other shoe as a weapon, she sprinted towards the restaurant hoping she could reach the door before he caught
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