SEAL Wolf In Too Deep(83)

She nodded.

“I wonder if he’s been told already about the find at the storage unit.”

When they reached the car, Allan unlocked the door and opened it for her, but as soon as she jumped in, she bit at the field pack as he tried to drop it on the floor. She was ready to shift again. She sighed. She hoped she would have better control over this soon.

Allan closed her door and got in on the driver’s side while he watched her shift and begin to get dressed. “Ready?”

“Yeah, I can dress while you drive.”

“What are you going to say to Rowdy?”

“Depends on what he says first.” She sighed again and pulled her sweater over her head.

He glanced at her again. “How are you feeling?”

“Like I could snuggle with you in bed, as a wolf if I have to, for a week. But only until I have more control over the shifting for the rest of the month.”

“Next phase of the new moon, we’re only going to have fun.”

She smiled at him. “You know what? Being with you is all the fun I need.”

He chuckled. “Even when I’m being my mad-wolf self?”

“I was so thankful you had one. Me too.”

“So about the rest of the schedule…I guess we can fit it all in the next time.”

She pulled out the list and examined it studiously.

“Well? Where did you want to go next?”

“I know it’s not on the list,” she said, reaching over and running her hand over his thigh. “But I thought we might return to the cabin for a week of hibernation during the full moon.”

He raised his brows. “So you did want to sleep some.”

“Ha! No way. I need me some wolf loving.”

Fully dressed, she pulled out her cell phone. “Wait. If Rowdy figured out where I called him from, he could come to see why we were out here.” She was about ready to tuck her phone away when she had another thought. “I’ll wait to call him from the cabin. But you said you’d talk to Paul. I’ll call for us.”

“Good thinking.”

“Paul? We’re on our way home.”

“Helluva job, Debbie. Welcome to the pack.”

*

When they arrived home, Allan was concerned about how she was feeling, emotionally and physically. She loved him for being so sensitive.

“I have to admit, this whole situation is disturbing, but I can see how important it is to keep our kind secret. Wish me luck when I call Rowdy.”

“Should we have a fire after showering or—”

“I’m all for going to bed after we take a shower together.” With great reluctance, she called Rowdy, grateful that the case was solved to their satisfaction, even if it wasn’t for Rowdy. “Hey,” she said as Allan helped her out of her parka.

“Hey. I’m at the storage unit where the weapons and such were found. Is that Vaughn Greystoke another wolf?”

She just sighed. “I guess just about everyone is.”

“Not me.”

“Except for you.”

“They’ve run ballistics on the rifle. It’s not the one that was used to shoot you and Tara.”

She hadn’t thought he even knew about Tara. Just that she had been shot. “No? I thought Vaughn believed it was Otis’s.”

“It is. It was registered to him. But it’s not the one he used in the shootings.”

“Ah, okay. Well, I thought you might have had it all tied up.”

“I need Otis’s body first.”

She didn’t say anything for a moment as Allan helped her out of her boots.

“You still there?”

“Yeah. Well, Vaughn said that the surveillance showed the kind of vehicle he was driving. Did you put an APB out on it?”

“Yeah. But I have a feeling in my bones that he’s no longer among the living.”

“You mean like a sixth sense?”

“Yeah, you know me and my paranormal musings. Anyway, yeah, like a sixth sense.”

“You think maybe a hunter got him?”

“I ’spect we’ll be finding him come spring, if not sooner, wearing a few predatory bite marks. Nothing ominous—just a hazard of running around in the wilderness in the dead of winter when on the…lam.”

“So you’re no longer worried about him?”

“Are you?”

“Not when you’re on the case.”

Rowdy sighed. “Are you really doing okay?”

“Yeah.” She was naked now and so was Allan, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her forehead, cheeks, and chin. “I’m fine. Thanks, Rowdy, for everything.”

She swore Rowdy knew the truth. But why let Allan and his pack know it? Why not pretend they didn’t exist? He didn’t seem to fear that they might turn him or eliminate him.

“I’ve been hearing you’re marrying one of them,” Rowdy said.

“Ah, Allan. Yeah. I finally caught my man.”

“Well, more power to you. You can’t say I didn’t try to save you, but I figured once he wanted you, it was like a dog with a—”

She cleared her throat.

He didn’t finish what he was going to say.

“Allan says it takes one to know one. Are you sure you’re not one of them?” Debbie asked.