Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 33919 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 170(@200wpm)___ 136(@250wpm)___ 113(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 33919 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 170(@200wpm)___ 136(@250wpm)___ 113(@300wpm)
They were not the best bakery, as that was just down the street. Lisa knew if the other woman decided to do coffee as well, this shop was done for. Not that she saw the boss much anymore.
The coffee shop was owned by one of the Alphas, Lisa didn’t know which one, as she had been interviewed by one of the pack members.
She gathered up the cups, and as she stood, she felt herself get a little lightheaded. For a second, she stopped, closed her eyes, and tried to gain focus. The door to the shop opened, she lifted her eyelids, and there was Shadow.
The man still drove her crazy, and he was such an asshole. That dizziness took over, and she didn’t have much time to react, until she felt like she was floating. There was a wave of sickness, and she was pretty sure someone screamed her name.
Lisa expected to hit the floor, and to feel it hurt. Only the floor never came, and then she had to wonder if she’d been struck by a sudden bolt of lightning, because the scent was amazing. Woodsy and masculine, a scent that had often made her feel much better.
“Lisa, come back to me,” Shadow said.
That voice. His voice, filled with concern, and not the horrible nasty jibes and smugness she had heard talking to a bunch of wolves. This was the voice she had come to love … the man she’d come to love.
“Is she okay? She’s been acting strange all day,” Adele said.
There was no way she was in Heaven. As she opened her eyes, she saw Adele standing over her, as well as Pam, and then there was Shadow, only she was in his arms. She tried to scramble out of them, but Shadow was much stronger than her, so he allowed her up and let her go when he was good and ready. She knew he did that, but she didn’t say anything.
“What the hell happened?” Adele asked.
“It’s nothing. I just … I haven’t eaten since last night, and then I was running late, so I couldn’t get any food, and then with the rush and everything. It’s nothing. Trust me. I’m fine.” She felt her cheeks starting to heat, and she didn’t want Shadow to think it was because she was happy to have been in his arms, because it wasn’t. She didn’t want to be in his arms. She didn’t want to be anywhere near him.
But it felt so good, and I didn’t want him to stop holding me. He has the best hands. He has the best everything.
No, this is not what she wanted to be thinking about. She needed to remember all the bad stuff she heard him say, and knowing they were never going to be together. Her love, to him, was pointless. That was the kind of stuff she needed to remember.
“You’ve not eaten?” Pam asked.
“It’s fine.” She knew she had to forgive Pam. She was being stupid with how she was treating her friend. Moving toward Pam, she pulled the other woman in for a hug. “I’m fine. I’ll eat at lunchtime, and until then, I’ll take it easy.”
“Not good enough. You’re coming with me,” Shadow said, and he reached for her arm.
Not having any food had really started to affect her reflexes as she wasn’t able to push him away so well.
“I don’t think so, Mister!” Lisa said.
“Lisa,” Adele said. “You just nearly fainted and I watched you fall. He stopped you from hitting your head on at least two tables. I think it would be good for you if you went with him and got food now.”
“It’s not normal to pass out like this,” Pam said.
“Come on. Pam’s got something to do, and Adele, you can manage the shop, right?”
“Yeah, of course.”
“I’ll help,” Pam said, reaching for her apron.
Lisa attempted to protest but it was a feeble attempt as within a few seconds, Pam already had the apron off Lisa and was wearing it. “I’m ready and raring to go.”
“Okay,” Lisa said. “I’ll go and get some food and then I’ll be back to finish my shift.”
She noticed that Pam shared a look with Shadow. It wasn’t a look she could read. She frowned but Shadow was already moving her out of the shop. Glancing one last time at Adele, her friend gave her a little wave and held both thumbs up in encouragement.
She didn’t feel any such thing. Being alone with Shadow didn’t exactly give her a thrill ride.
“We can just walk to the diner,” Lisa said.
“Get in,” Shadow said.
It was rare for her to get in his truck. They rarely went places they couldn’t walk to. Again, she wanted to protest, but she was not one to make scenes, and if she didn’t get in and do as she was told, she would be causing trouble.