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Magic Sight (Supernatural Bounty Hunter #2)(12)
Author: Lucia Ashta, Leia Stone

I sighed heavily. I’d promised Brock I’d tell him when Jack got here.

‘He’s here,’ I sent to my alpha, hoping he was too busy with Nathan’s memorial to meet Jack and we could just run along to this gym without the awkward—

‘I see him.’

Fuck.

I burst from the house like my ass was on fire, hoping to intercept Jack before Brock did. But I was too late. Jack had just exited his car and Brock was already walking toward him. Both of their nostrils were flaring.

“Jack! Kenzie!” I tried to pull their attention toward me, but no luck. Brock was a foot away from my ex, and the two wolves were locked in a fucking dominance battle, staring each other down with fierce eyes.

“Jack, this is Brock, my … boyfriend,” I said, figuring that was safest as I moved closer to the pair. Even though we hadn’t talked about a label for whatever was between us, Brock might kill me if I called him a friend in front of another male wolf.

“And her alpha,” Brock added, trying to drill a hole in Jack’s head with his gaze.

Jack raised an eyebrow.

“And the father of her unborn child.” Now Brock was just being a dick.

Jack broke his stare to meet my gaze with a shocked open mouth.

‘He’s scrawnier than I thought he’d be,’ Brock said through our pack bond, sounding far too pleased with himself.

Jack was anything but scrawny, but I wasn’t going to argue.

‘Be nice, dammit. I have to work with him all week,’ I said.

“Pregnant?” Jack asked. “You never wanted kids.”

I winced.

Thanks for that, jackass.

“What?” Brock reeled to look in my direction.

Motherfuckers. There should be a rule against your new boyfriend meeting your ex.

“Yeah, well … I’ve changed. A lot.” I placed a hand on Brock’s shoulder, hoping I was strong enough to pull him back if he lunged for Jack. My ex was a hotheaded bigmouth who’d been in more pack trouble than anyone else I’d ever met. Riddled with tattoos and a fan of breaking the rules, Jack was your ultimate bad boy.

Jack seared Brock with one more look. “Kiss your alpha goodbye. We have a case to work.”

The low growl in Brock’s throat made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up on end.

“You will not disrespect me on my land.” Brock’s voice was barely human.

Kenzie came up behind Jack and thwopped him in the back of the head—hard. “Dammit, Jack, stop starting shit and get in the house!” This forced Jack to break eye contact as his head jerked toward the ground, a move which might have saved his life.

If looks could kill, Kenzie would be dead. Jack gave her the nastiest look I’d ever seen, all tight lips and glowing orange eyes, before stalking off past Brock and me toward the house.

“Sorry, darlin’,” Kenzie told Brock. “He doesn’t have many brain cells left.” Then Kenzie followed Jack into my gran’s house and left us alone.

Brock was breathing through his nose, deeply, as small patches of fur rippled up and down his arms.

I offered Brock a wince and a weak smile. “He’s a total douchebag, sorry.”

Finally, Brock met my eyes. “If he ever disrespects you like that again, I’ll kill him and hide the body so that no one will ever find it.”

My eyes widened. “Jack’s harmless. I promise.”

And I can take care of myself, I wanted to say, but with the look on Brock’s face I didn’t.

Reaching out, he pulled me closer to him, pressing my pelvis against him. Leaning in, he rubbed his scruff along my neck, making my legs go weak.

“Let’s have sex in his car,” Brock whispered.

I busted out laughing, pulling back to find Brock grinning.

“You can’t be serious.”

He just winked.

“Oh my God.” Alphas and their need to mark their territory. “Just pee on the seat and get it over with.”

He looked like he was actually considering it and I smacked his chest lightly. “I’m joking, obviously.”

“Text me every hour while you’re gone. If he comes on to you, I have every right to beat him within an inch of his life.”

He was right. The alpha’s girlfriend, mate, fiancée, or wife was not to be touched—in any pack, by any wolf. It was sacred law. The fact that I was pregnant with his child made it even more serious. If Jack tried to kiss me against my will, Brock could kill him and the council would approve.

I gulped. “It‘ll be fine.” I sure as fuck hoped. “We’re going to catch this psycho siren and put that to rest so I can focus on this gate and these Akuma demon overlords that want to take over Earth.”

He stared into my eyes; he wasn’t finished with the intensity yet. “I’ll wrap things up here as fast as I can so I can help you take her down if you need me to.”

Brock and I hunting and working together? Who would be in charge? Sounded messy.

“I’ll be okay,” I said.

Without warning, he wrapped his arms around me and pressed the entirety of my body flush against his. When he brought his lips to mine, my face was already tilted upward, waiting for him.

He kissed me like we were alone and without a large audience, all of whom were undoubtedly watching us through the big window. His hands moved across my back as his tongue merged with mine. I tangled my fingers in his hair and he pulled me even closer, making it plain as day that, if it were up to him, we’d be taking this inside, straight to his bed.

His lips stole the breath from me … until his hands stilled against my waist, and he scattered light kisses across my jaw and the side of my neck.

When the kisses stopped and he rested his chin against my head, I forced myself to get the words out that were so difficult for me to say. Regret was even scarier than the L word. With how our lives had been lately, I wouldn’t risk not telling him what I was now certain I felt.

What I could no longer deny.

Breathless, I pulled back until I met his fiery stare, the one that promised that this kiss was only an appetizer. “I love you too,” I blurted out, my heart pounding.

A slow grin that was the sexiest thing I’d ever seen crept across his face. The dark stubble on his jaw made his amber eyes nearly glow. His lips, cherry red after our kiss, continued to spread until the look was almost predatory. And I was on the menu.

Man, was I a goner. Brock had lured me in, hook, line, and sinker.

11 Motley Crew

Jack crossed his arms over his muscular chest and scowled at me from the passenger seat of my Jeep. With dirty blond hair perpetually in need of a cut, and piercing green eyes, which brought back memories of us between the sheets that I could really do without right now, he stared at me in that way of his that made women yearn to do his bidding.

“Don’t give me that look,” I said. “You could’ve taken your own car.”

“Not if I wanted the chance to get up to date on this case before charging in there balls out and guns blazing.”

Jack always did have a way with words. But despite his colorful language, what he really meant was that he wanted the chance to grill me, and I refused to ride in the back seat of his car, second to Kenzie, his hunting partner and other ex-girlfriend.

The grumbling purr of Tianna’s ‘67 Fastback Mustang signaled that she and Cass, with Molly in the back seat, were ready to head out of here. I turned the engine of the Jeep. “Buckle up,” I said to Jack, because I couldn’t help myself. I knew exactly how he’d react.

His eyes narrowed at me as he yanked the seatbelt down across his body like it was a foe he was forcing to submit to his will.

Kenzie chuckled from the back seat, where she sat next to Haru and Reo. “Show that seatbelt who’s boss, Jacky.”

When Jack swiveled in his seat to give her the look, she simply met his glare with one of her own. I hadn’t been looking forward to seeing Jack or his ex, but anyone who could give the fierce Jack Randone shit and not flinch was okay in my book. They’d dated right after we split up when they were assigned as partners.

Rule number two in bounty hunting: never date your partner.

They’d broken up since then but were stuck hunting together. Sucked for Kenzie, I was sure.

I backed out and eased behind Tianna, who didn’t seem to understand the meaning of slow driving as she whipped around the corner onto the long drive out going twice too fast. Tires squealed and Haru whistled from the back seat. “At least she knows how to handle that beauty.”

I flicked my eyes to the rearview mirror. “I didn’t peg you for a car enthusiast.”

“I’m not,” he said, “but that’s no ‘car.’ That’s a thing of pure magnificence.”

Reo nodded his head in agreement. Well, the brothers never ceased to surprise.

“Who the hell are those two, anyway?” Jack asked. He’d never had much use for finesse.

Apparently he hadn’t changed much in the couple of years since we dated. I still remembered the night I called it quits and walked away, swearing to never get involved with a werewolf again. I’d finally had enough of Jack’s shit. Jack always put Jack first and Gran taught me better than to accept a man that did that.

I tossed an uncertain glance toward the Japanese warriors flanking Kenzie. There hadn’t been a chance to confer before we left. Either Jack or Kenzie had been around at all times, and the last thing I’d wanted was to make Jack suspicious. Behind the gruff don’t-give-a-shit appearance was one of the better bounty hunters the Agency had. He didn’t miss much, and I wasn’t ready to unload my kitsune shit on him yet.

Haru and Reo met my gaze but didn’t offer any guidance. How I handled this was entirely on me.

“They’re my protectors,” I finally said, because Jack could sniff out a lie with the best of them. I had to offer him at least some of the truth or he wouldn’t buy it. Besides, he knew me. We’d been together long enough for him to learn all my tells.

“And what are they supposed to protect you from?” he asked, eyes sweeping all over me, making me jumpy.

From ex-boyfriend werewolves like you who obviously aren’t as over things as I’d hoped. Why was he all up in my business?

I pinned my eyes on Tianna’s taillights and feigned nonchalance. “Funny story. It turns out that my dad is actually alive. He sent them to watch out for me after hearing about the siren attack.” I shrugged, hoping the shock factor of my news would be enough to distract Jack. “He probably feels guilty for having been a no-show in my life for so long.”

Jack whistled. “Damn, Evie. That’s some serious shit right there. He’s alive? After all this time?”

My shoulders softened a bit. Jack and I had been good friends before we’d let it go further, messing up everything. “Yeah, can you believe it? I only just found out. I haven’t even met him yet.”

   
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