Chapter 35: Panther Hunted

Lainie leaned back on her sheriff's car, sipping her coffee, and procrastinating going to work. Two nights of sleeping on Josh's couch had done nothing for her mood. Add to that the sounds she couldn't avoid hearing, thanks to her paranormal hearing, coming from the bedroom he reclaimed to share with Alanna, and Lainie spent her nights tossing and turning. Why the hell hadn't Dimitri told her Josh was seeing someone? A little heads up would have been nice, especially since Lainie had been having fantasies of a reunion of sorts while the two of them were alone in his apartment. Now, someone else was having all the fun, and she was left with a thin blanket and an uncomfortable couch. She blew out a frustrated breath. This sucks.

"That didn't sound good," Gavin Covington said as he approached from the side. "Someone not having a fun hump day?" He hooked his thumbs into his duty belt as he stood in front of her, head cocked to the side so that his shaggy hair hung to the side, legs spread