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She raises her eyebrows and shakes her head. “I don’t allow pets; you know, carpets and all.” She looks at me with a curious look in her eyes. “Maybe you were dreaming.” By her tone, I can see that she thinks that maybe I was drunk, but I’m sure there was a wolf outside my room.
“It seemed so real, but you’re right, Mrs. Pic. I must have been dreaming.”
She smiles and points towards the table by the window. “Why don’t you take a seat, dear, and I will get you some breakfast. You need to eat to get through the day at Gloria’s.” She turns and makes her way towards the kitchen.
Today is Saturday, and as such, we will only be working half the day, as Gloria closes at one on Saturday, but apparently it’s really busy, so I need to get a move on, as I like to be in and prepared before the first customer arrives.
After breakfast, I make my way towards the salon, finding Gloria already there. “Morning. How did you sleep?” she asks when I walk in. I find myself telling her about the wolf and how strange it is, as Mrs. Pic knows nothing about it.
“It is strange, but there are a lot of wolf sightings in the area. Who knows, maybe one made his way inside.” I know he couldn’t be a wolf from the wild, or he would have bitten my head off. No, he has to belong to someone. Just then, the first customer arrives. From then, the morning is a rush from one customer to another. When finally the last one leaves, I am quite relieved to see her go. My feet are hurting, and I could do with a cup of coffee.
“I need coffee. Would you like one?” I ask Gloria as she cashes up.
“Sure, thanks.”
Walking towards the back, I fill up the kettle and put it on before taking off my tunic. Once the coffees are ready, I take the two mugs and make my way to the front of the salon. I stop when I see Hunter sitting on one of the chairs, talking to Gloria. “If you want to know, ask her,” I hear Gloria say just before she sees me. “Look who’s here.”
“Hunter,” I greet, my heart racing when his eyes travel over my body in that slow way of his, as if he owns every inch of my body. He told me yesterday that he’s twenty-eight. I think that in his twenty-eight years, he has broken lots of hearts. I can just hope that mine isn’t one of them.
I hand the mug to Gloria. “Would you like coffee?” I offer, but he shakes his head in denial.
“Hunter was asking what I meant yesterday when I said that he could help you with your situation.”
I freeze, the mug halfway to my mouth. Do I want to tell him? I have a feeling that if I don’t, he will somehow find out anyway, and maybe it will be worse if he goes poking around. What if he gets hurt because of me?
“I don’t know,” I say.
“Trust me, he’s your best bet, no matter how much it pains me to say it.” I frown at her comment. I must really ask her what the issue is between her and Hunter. Hunter is just sitting there, looking intently at me, his eyes taking everything in.
“Okay,” I finally say.
“Well, I’ll leave you two to it. When you leave, just close the door behind you and it will lock.” With those words, she places her mug on the products shelf, walks to the counter, and leans down to grab her handbag before leaving with a wave.
“Why don’t you take a seat?” Hunter suggests as he inclines his head towards the chair next to his. I may as well, as this might take a while.
“What do you want to know?” I ask.
“Everything.” His voice is low and smooth, sliding over me like silk.
“I’m on the run. I have been on the run for three years now.” He visibly tenses, a scowl appearing on his face. “I was in a relationship that turned abusive. When I tried to leave, he threatened to kill me.” Hunter growls deep in his throat, the sound making the hairs on my arms stand at the sound of his anger.
“A couple months after running away from my life, he found me in a little town I was working in. I was lucky that I saw him before he found me, and managed to leave. That time, I left with nothing except the clothes on my back and the car I was driving.” He sits forward, his elbows on his knees, his head in his hands, his biceps straining with his anger, his dark-blue T-shirt with the Wolverine MC logo straining over his muscled chest.
“He found me three months later, but again, I managed to run before he found me. I made my way to the city. I lived there for a while, taking my beautician course and working in a posh salon until I started to feel like someone was watching me. I didn’t wait around to ascertain if he had found me or not. I left and landed here. I sold my car, as I found out that was the way he found me the second time. I haven’t spoken to my mother or my brother in over two years, as I know that he has the phones and house tapped.”
I stop, not saying anything else. The silence continues for a while until he finally lifts his head. The fury on his face has my heart racing again. I was right to believe that this man before me could be dangerous. His eyes have an intensity in them that talks of mayhem. His features seem to be more pronounced in his anger.
“He will never hurt you again.” His words come out in a quiet growl, as if he’s straining to maintain his composure. The fury in his words speak of vengeance, but the look in his eyes speak of safety.
HUNTER 5
I am fighting to keep my wolf at bay. The knowledge that there is a son of a bitch out there who wants to hurt my woman has me wanting to rip someone’s throat out. He will never get close enough to her again to ever lay a finger on her. The thought of any man touching her has me wanting to howl in anger.
I need to make her mine as soon as possible. I was trying to take this slow because of her, but to hell with slow. Once we are mated, nothing will separate us again, and I will always know where she is and if she’s okay. My wolf demands it. I require it, not just for my sanity but to be able to protect my woman always. Standing, I approach her. Leaning down, I take the mug from her shaking hands and place it on the counter behind her.
“I will always protect you.” I place my hands under her arms and lift her up off the chair until her feet are off the floor and her face is in line with mine. Leaning forward, I take her lips in a blistering kiss. The moment my lips touch hers, I know that no matter what, I’m not going to be able to stop. Fuck, this isn’t the way I wanted to bond with my mate, but it’s too late now. Her arms circle my neck, and her legs circle my waist, making me groan in response.
Her heat rubs against my hardness. Not breaking the kiss, I carry her to the back. As soon as we are away from prying eyes, my hands are under her T-shirt, pulling it up. Breaking the kiss, I pull her T-shirt off. My eyes land on her lacy black bra that doesn’t do much to cover her perfect rounded breasts. I swear, nothing will be able to drag me away from her at this moment. This woman doesn’t know it, but she has me by the balls, and even though before meeting her, I had my doubts about finding my mate and the control she would have over me, I now don’t mind at all.
