Page 73 of Knot What I Expected

Warm female.

It’s her.

“Fuck me.”

Gabriella.

I turn my head.

Nothing.

People everywhere.

Monster doesn’t care.

Find her.

“I am not tracking a woman through a mall.”

Find her now.

“No.”

My feet start moving.

Motherfucker.

I follow her scent without thinking about it. It gets stronger as I move through the crowd.

Sweeter.

Warmer.

That strange hidden note underneath it teasing at my senses again.

Whatever Gabriella is, she keeps it locked down tight.

But my Wolf knows it’s there. And so do I.

A second later, I find her.

Gabby.

My entire body settles. Just like that.

Fuck.

She’s walking maybe thirty yards ahead of me, holding Matteo’s hand. The boy is talking animatedly about something, his free arm waving around as he tells whatever story has his attention.

Gabriella smiles down at him.

Beautiful.

For one second, she looks happy.

Then her smile fades.

It happens so quickly I almost miss it.