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Flint’s hands came around my hips, and my body lit up with desire for them both. Their scents mingled around me — Flint’s crisp and clean from his shower, Gage’s masculine and musky after days in the wildlands as a wolf, yet equally attractive.
I parted my lips, and Gage instantly took control of the kiss. His hand came around the back of my neck, tilting my head just the way he wanted it as his tongue swirled against mine. With Flint’s hard chest at my back and his thumbs caressing my hipbones, my hunger for more ratcheted up.
By the time Gage pulled back, we were both panting.
Gage’s voice was rough with desire. “Never forget that you belong to the Howling Echo.”
His pupils nearly eclipsed his piercing, sky-blue irises as he drew in a deep breath, filling out his thick chest.
“I expect you to live up to your side of the bargain, and we’ll uphold ours,” he warned.
My breath stuttered across my lips, which still tingled from the aftereffects of that kiss. My body knew exactly what it wanted, even though my mind churned with confusion over my desires.
Gage turned and stalked out of the room. I heard his boots on the front steps, and I turned in a daze to Flint.
He chuckled at my expression. “I see why Gage and Heath pleasured you together in the woods. It turns me on to see you this aroused, moonbeam.”
Then he crushed me to him, and I could feel just what he meant. I’d felt his hardness digging into me earlier, but all the other sensations had distracted me.
Flint’s kiss was gentle, his smooth chin soothing against my face. “Be safe. Only shoot if you have to, but if you have to…”
I nodded. “I won’t aim for their kneecaps.”
“Good. We’ll be back before you know it.”
Then Flint followed his packmates outside, and I trailed into the kitchen, looking out the small window in the front door as I watched them leave.
My wolf scratched and scrambled around inside of me, urging me not to let the pack leave me behind. The human side of me also felt worthless staying cooped up here.
The shower had masked my scent well, according to Gage. They’d said there weren’t any wolves on this side of town, and since they were meeting nearby, it didn’t sound like they expected to meet up with wolf shifters.
If I ever wanted to prove myself as more than just a burden to them, I needed to know more. I grabbed the gun Gage had given me and tucked it into the back of my jeans.
It was time to find out what other types of jobs the Howling Echo took when they weren’t working with a well-established pack like Moonblessed. With my wolf’s pack instincts riding me hard, I carefully turned the doorknob and tiptoed outside. My wolf instantly settled down.
If the guys turned back now, I would just wave at them like I was seeing them off. No need for them to know I planned to follow them and find out how I could play a part.
But they didn’t look back, so I stalked down the steps, hoping I could contribute my fair share to the cause for once.
Chapter 9
Freya
Lucky for me, the Howling Echo stayed on this side of town and didn’t go far. They met at a warehouse on the outskirts of the town. I ducked behind a shop selling hardware and supplies, staying well clear of any windows while I waited to see if anyone else showed up.
After dawdling for ten minutes and fearing someone coming outside to catch me, I decided the Howling Echo must have arrivedafterwhoever they were meeting. I darted around two big hauling trucks and made my way to the warehouse’s loading platform from one side. I creeped up the platform steps, then slowly inched forward past one closed loading door after another. Outside of one, the scent of freshly cut wood met my nose.
Soon, I stood just outside the open loading bay, not daring to look in for fear of being seen. Fortunately, the guys’ voices echoed around the empty space and easily reached my ears. My wolf perked up as though pleased I’d followed the pack.
“Right, Tony?” I overheard a woman’s ethereal, musical voice and wondered if this was the Trina that Gage had mentioned. My wolf growled internally at the thought of him meeting another woman.
“That’s right!” Tony answered in an unfamiliar, gravelly sounding voice.
My wolf’s hackles rose. I wondered if it was something about him in particular or if she didn’t trust strangers after everything we’d been through.
“And remember that time you made that big score against Denraider?” Trina went on, her musical voice irritating me the more she spoke to my men.
“How could we forget?” Heath chuckled. “That was one of our biggest scores early on. Still is one of the biggest.”
