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The Alpha Damien Chapter Forty Five
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Damn him! Why did he have to give me that particular detail of our time together? Why couldn't I have been left blissfully unaware so this horrible feeling of dread wouldn't be happening this morning?I need to know what he did and why before I judge him too harshly. I love him too much to not give him the benefit of the doubt. She finished flipping the last piece of bacon and put the heaping platter inside the oven to keep warm. She noticed the tears when she bent over to open the oven door, and they hissed dully on its surface. She wiped her face with the dishtowel, and then thought she should just wash her face, to try to get rid of her red eyes. Once she was convinced that all traces of her crying were gone, she called to Damien to come into the kitchen.He heard the tone in her voice. It was emotionally detached, distant. He felt real fear then, right to his heart. ugh! Why did I have to tell her? No, he knew why, she deserved
The Alpha Damien Chapter Forty Six
"I need to know, Damien. That first time; when you showed me your pain. I know it was an accident, but I have to know. Did you make me fall in love with you?"You cut me to the bone, my lady. But I can't blame you for thinking this. No, I didn't make you fall in love with me. I allowed you into my mind that time. You saw the real me inside that quick glimpse. Yes, there is a lot of pain and suffering I carry with me, but since I have fallen in love with you, it has gone away. We saw into each other's souls in that brief moment, and I believe that is why we fell in love."I see your point. You're right, I saw your soul and I knew we were meant to be together from that moment on. Okay, I'm not mad at you anymore. I love you too much to stay mad at you. Friends forever?"I am your servant, my lady. I love you with all my heart and soul. I only ask one small favor. I am going to give you a phrase to say, and you must repeat it exactly as I give it to you. Will you do that?She furrowed her
The Alpha Damien Chapter Forty Seven
Elena smiled and felt a wash of contentment. He liked her cooking. Then the enormity of the comment hit her. Best breakfast in two hundred years; there isn't a woman in the world that has ever had that compliment paid to her. She smiled even bigger and rubbed him behind his ears, right where he liked it the best. She cooked her two eggs the same way, and only had three slices of bacon. She couldn't eat like this every morning; but once in a while, she liked to splurge and go all out with an artery hardening delicious breakfast.By the time she was sitting down to eat her breakfast, Damien was licking his plate clean. He sat back and let loose a gigantic rumbling belch. He managed to look embarrassed, but he was grinning, showing all his teeth.That was better than fresh liver right from the belly of a cow! Thank you again, my love. That was great.She laughed, thinking how strange it was to have that particular 'meal' compared with her cooking. Well, he liked it and that's what counte
The Alpha Damien Chapter Forty Eight
"Good morning, Deputy Lock. Yes, I decided to do this. I have to do something, and I guess this is the best way to get him to stop.""I know it's not perfect, but it's the best I can do for you right now."He seemed to want to say something more. He looked around to see if there was anyone within hearing distance, and he started to look uncomfortable."Miss Elena, uhhh, I want to ask you something, but I'm not sure where to begin."Elena was used to men getting nervous around her, she knew she was good looking, but she never let it go to her head. Watching guys get tongue tied around her was nothing new. Grinning, thinking she knew what he was going to ask next, she nodded."What is it, Deputy Lockhardt?""Well, uhhmmm, oh, damn. I feel so embarrassed about this, but, well..."He was turning red, blushing, and he couldn't quite meet her gaze. He was shifting his weight back and forth on his feet, and his hands were twitching nervously. She watched this display, having seen it before,
The Alpha Damien Chapter Forty Nine
He could obviously tell when she was lying, so this made it extra tough on how to proceed. Well, according to one of her professors in psychology, the best lies are 95% truth. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly."Okay, but I need to know, how much trouble am I in? Are you going to arrest me for what I was doing last night?"Elena was so frightened that she started trembling. She knew that if he wanted to, he could arrest her right now and there was nothing she could do to stop it."I thought about it, believe me. It was a complete and utter shock to me to see that. However, I also believe that what a person does inside their own home, as long as nobody gets hurt, is their own business and it should stay inside the home. So, that being said, since that is your choice to do that, I'm not going to officially do anything about it."He took a deep breath and sighed. He had just told her he was willing to break the law for her. He was skating on thin ice right now and whether she
The Alpha Damien Chapter Fifty
"My friend literally scared the piss out tom . Not figuratively, literally—he wet his pants and ran. My friend didn't attack him, didn't do anything but stare at him, but that was enough. Tom ran away scared shitless. I imagine that his male ego didn't take to well to that display and that's why he acted out."She met Mark's gaze head on, not looking away; trying to believe her own words--which weren't a total fabrication—and found it relatively easy for her to do. Mark chuckled, shaking his head."Okay. Yeah, I can see that happening. Your friend is huge and if I had to stare right into that, I guess I'd be more than a little intimidated myself. Knowing that he took on a grizzly and tore it apart, yeah, I'd be scared shitless too. Okay. So, tom freaks out and goes running off. What did you do then?""I knew that when he freaked out and ran off that I was in deep trouble. So, I packed up all my stuff and left."She left off several details, but that wasn't really lying, so it didn't b
The Alpha Damien Chapter Fifty One
He didn't like the fact that he was risking his career and even jail time himself if he allowed her to file the sexual assault charges against tom. Then it dawned on him, she wouldn't have to file them to get the restraining order. He suddenly smiled and sighed with relief."Okay, here's the deal. Don't press the issue of the sexual assault; just tell the judge that you misunderstood his intentions. However, it's the truth about those two guys with guns, and they did try to prevent you from going home and tom put them up to it. You can truthfully tell the judge that he attempted to kidnap you at gunpoint, although by proxy, and that makes him just as guilty.""As for the shooting last night, tell the judge the truth; well, almost the truth. Don't tell him that you have a wild wolf in your house, which would be a crime. Tell the judge you have a half-breed wolf/dog mix and that you got it from a friend who couldn't take care of an animal of that size. That is legal, and you will be cov
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"Well, I guess I better get back to work. Uhhmmm, look, Elena, I meant what I said about being friends. If it would be okay, would you mind if I stopped by your house when I get off shift tonight around 7 o'clock?"His expression was one of slight embarrassment for having invited himself to her house, but he wanted to talk to her some more about this whole situation and he wanted to do that out of uniform and away from the courthouse. She eyed him suspiciously for a second, but didn't detect anything in his voice or manner that said he had ulterior motives. Then she decided to send him a clear message."Yes, that would be okay, as long as you don't mind the fact that my boyfriend will be there."She managed not to blush too deeply this time when she said it. He snorted and gave her a lopsided grin."I'll say it again; Elena, you've got balls of steel. And, yeah, I sorta figured your 'boyfriend' would be there too. I don't mind if you don't. How's that?"She grinned."Okay. I'll see yo
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"I forgot to eat dinner last night and camping always gives me a huge appetite. I'll burn it all off before the day is over. Well, maybe. You have brought some horses but when I go camping, I'm always on foot. So I normally hike ten miles in one day when I go out.""Oh, okay. Yeah, I'd eat that much too if I was going to hike ten miles."Gab just sat there and grinned as he sipped his coffee. Marcy and Elena finished their breakfasts almost simultaneously. They washed their plates and cleaned out the skillets. Gab doused the fire while Elena and Marcy drank their coffee. She watched Gab as he saddled the horses. She was still nervous about this exercise. She didn't know if the horse they would try to get her on would stand still enough for her to do so. She went through her calming exercises in her head, trying to still her nervousness. She figured that if she didn't feel nervous, the horse would be calm as well.They finished their coffee and went over to where Gab was waiting for th
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This was the truth, so she knew her voice wouldn't detract from her excuse. They both stared at her a few seconds; and then at each other, they shared a look together before they turned back to her. Marcy was the first to break the silence."I'm sorry to hear that. Again, I didn't mean to embarrass you."Gab was looking at her, and she could see that he was mulling something over in his mind; finally he shrugged and grinned."Well, I guess if you're willing to forgive our lapse in manners, then I'm willing to forget about it and just enjoy the weekend with a new friend."Elena smiled and let out a big sigh of relief."Thank you. I'm sorry too, I should have warned you, but it slipped my mind in all the excitement and rush to get out here."They all smiled their relief at the averted social faux paux. They started chatting about the next day's plans and Gab reassured Elena that she would be just fine around the horses. Eventually they all yawned, Marcy first and then the other two in s
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Forty Five
Elena blushed again and she saw Marcy shoot a look at Gab that was a mixture of surprise and annoyance. Goob just grinned and shook his head. He had wanted to surprise his wife with his new friend, and it had worked."I surprise a lot of people, Marcy. So don't feel embarrassed about it, you should have seen Goob's face when I shot that rifle for the first time and just grinned at him like a kid at Christmas. He didn't know what to say or do for a minute there."Marcy laughed and nodded, immediately taking to Elena's easy-going personality and humor."Yeah, I've managed to do that to him a couple times myself. Let me just get the rest of the food into the cooler and then we can hit the road."Marcy went back into her kitchen and Elena waited with Goob."Okay, Elena, we're heading for a friend's ranch and the roads are almost non-existent once we get into the higher elevations. Here's a radio for you to use so we can stay in contact if we get separated. It's got a 12-mile range out on
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Forty Four
Damn, but at least with this one I can clean the outer shell of any accidental blood stains and re-proof it with a can of repellant. Hopefully it will pay off in the long run. If I go out every month and ruin a cheaper bag, I'd be spending more than this in four months time.The next morning she was happy when she went to work. Yes, I'm leaving but Rhoda won't be there to ruin my mood anymore. Charlenne proved herself to be as smart as Elena thought she could be. She had no trouble getting her acquainted with the software, but she needed to find some inspiration with the graphics layout. That's where natural talent comes in, you are either inspired or you are not. It's an artist part of the job, and this was where Charlenne had the most difficulty."Honestly, Elena, I've never thought about art or graphics. Can I take a class or something?""Well, yeah, you can. However, this is where you need to let your imagination flow and try to feel for the client. Find out what they are looking
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Forty Four
"It's got a custom ladder sight and the wood has been reworked and reinforced to take the recoil of that brutal cartridge, they hand rubbed five coats of Tung oil into it."She really didn't know about the wood finish, but the ladder sight was neat."Okay, sold."He smiled and nodded. He got out the paperwork for her to fill out and he called in her ID and information and the NCIC check came back clear. He put the sling kit on the rifle and slipped it into the carry case and handed it to her."I do have one more favor to ask, if you don't mind?""Miss Brandt, anything for the lady who can shoot a Rossi .454 Casull and smile."Elena laughed."I need to find somebody who can teach me how to hunt and skin the animals. I want to go hunting so I can fill my freezer with good meat. I want to be able to do that myself.""Miss. you just went up three notches on my respect scale. I would gladly teach you how to do that. My wife goes hunting with me and I know she would love to have another wom
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He smiled at her confident response. Well, what the hell? Why not?"Okay, so you won't need a scope or at least a big one.""No, no scope. My eyesight is perfect.""Okay. Any preference on caliber or action?""Nope, that's where I need your expertise. I've never hunted before, but I really want to learn.""Okay, great. Well, in that case, um, have you ever shot a rifle before?""No, but I'm an expert with a H&K Tactical .45 ACP."His eyes widened again and he started laughing."Okay, I had that coming, sorry. Well, if you don't have any preference on action or caliber, I'm not sure where to start. How about I show you a couple of standard hunting rigs and you tell me if it's something you might be comfortable with, okay?""Yeah, that'd be great."He reached back on the rack behind him and pulled off a bolt-action rifle with standard iron sights. He handed it to her with the bolt open. She hefted it and put it to her shoulder. She looked at the bolt and then slid it forward and down, l
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Forty Two
"There you go mark, all your troubles are answered. It's my resignation. I quit."Elena turned, went to her desk and gathered up her things before heading for the door. Rhoda had just heard her announcement and she was pissed. She had wanted to get Elena into trouble and here she was walking out before that could happen. She had hoped to get her fired, but by quitting, Elena still held the high ground."Elena, wait a minute. Why?""Well, mark, I have had it with that little bitch over there. I was in a perfectly happy mood when I came to work today. But when she jumped me three seconds after walking in and implied that I was trying to get her fired because I wouldn't let her finish the interview, which by the way, lasted over two hours yesterday. Then she had the gall to grab me physically, which I told her was a really bad idea and to not ever do it again. Since I was planning on it anyway, that just put the icing on the cake and instead of in two weeks, I'm out of here today.""She
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"Me moving in with you, silly. I still want to keep this house. It's paid for, thanks to dad's life insurance policy. So all I have to pay for is the taxes and homeowners insurance. I will need it for the down time after my monthly trip into the woods.""Heh, the way you keep saying it like that, you make it sound like you have a bad case of the monthly cramps, not, well, you know.""See, even you can't say it out loud. It's like if we don't say it, it won't be true. Yes, Marie, once a month my PMS goes all to hell and I turn into a werewolf.""Yeah, okay. I guess maybe because I haven't seen you like that, it really hasn't sunk in.""Trust me,. Until Damien teaches me to control the shift, to become aware inside myself when I've shifted, you don't want to be anywhere near me. I killed and ate someone who was near me last time.""I'm sorry, Elena, I didn't mean to bring that up.""No, that's okay. If I keep these thoughts inside, it'll make it worse. I do know how you can make it up t
The Alpha Damien One Hundred- Forty
Elena nodded that she had and took it out of the fridge for her. She finished cooking her bacon and eggs. She then smothered honey-butter on her toast. Marie watched her in awe and still wondered how she could eat so much. When she wiped up the last of the egg yolk with her toast she popped it into her mouth and hummed contentedly. She sipped her coffee and felt the rush of caffeine hit her system. Marie sipped hers and smiled, Elena had been right, it was very dark and very rich but it wasn't bitter at all."Well, now that I don't have the raving urge to fill my mouth with eggs and bacon, we can talk. I saw that look, and I'll eat that for dessert, now hush. I want to run an idea past you, but I don't want you to feel pressured in any way. I'm thinking of quitting at the Acantha and trying to find something in Helena."Marie beamed and snickered."You're trying to see if I want you to move in with me, aren't you? Well, the answer is YES! I would love it if you would move in with me."
