Page 72 of Wolf Bound

“Man, I thought you were going to run him over.” She was so proud of the way he had handled the situation.

“I was if he had pulled his gun on me or headed for the car where you were being held hostage. I wasn’t going to let him get to you no matter what.”

“That would have worked if he hadn’t run off.”

“Then he wouldn’t have had a chance to shoot at us again.”

“For sure.” She pulled into the parking lot of the mini mart. “Hey, it’s actually lunchtime. Why don’t we get some snacks to go but grab a slice of pizza each also.”

“I was just going to say the same thing.”

They headed inside the convenience store, and she felt like she was reliving the nightmare that she’d been in for the last two hours once she’d come out of the restroom. If she hadn’t gone to look at the merchandise near the other side door, someone on her team might have seen Reggie and Oscar grab her.

Fisher ran his hand down her arm and took hold of her hand and squeezed. “Are you okay?”

“You know, that’s what I love about you. My other partner wouldn’t have asked. He figured as a USF agent, you have to tough it out. But you are so sweet and are always concerned about me.”

“Just like you are with me.”

She tilted her chin down when she glanced at him. “Yeah, but you’re supposed to listen to me.” Though she was so glad he’d been there for her as a wolf. The other team members hadn’t been able to catch up to them until Demetria and Jack had also shifted.

They went into the pizza place, and both got slices of cheese pizza and bottled water. After what they had been through, they were both feeling the adrenaline pumping through their blood. Taking a breather was worth it before they got back into the chase.

Of course, if they had known where Oscar was, they would have pursued him until they caught him.

“I need to call my parents and tell them that if we catch Oscar, or we have no leads by the time Thanksgiving is here that I’m bringing a special guest home for the holiday.”

“Me?”

“Absolutely.” She called her mom and said, “Hey, I’m in Colorado and I have some news.” She put the call on speaker.

“Hey, Kira, I hope you’re calling to say you’re coming home for Thanksgiving.”

“We are, if we aren’t in the middle of trying to catch one last perp. But I want to give you early warning that I’m bringing my partner if we can get there.”

“Oh, him. We didn’t think you cared for him all that much. Isn’t he the one who is bossy and controlling? Always telling you how things are going to go?” her mom said.

“Not him. I have a new partner this time and he’s a dream.”

Her mother was silent.

“You’ll love him.”

Her mother didn’t say anything.

“Anyway, we’ll be there if we aren’t in the middle of finalizing this case.”

“Wow, okay, well, we’ll be glad to see you if you can get home for Thanksgiving for sure. And we’ll be looking forward to meeting your new partner.”

“Thanks, Mom! We’re about to go on another search for the perp, so I just wanted to take a moment to check in. We caught two of the men already with a team of helpers or we wouldn’t have been able to manage. Talk to you later! Love you.”

“Love you too, dear. Oh, what’s your new partner’s name?”

“Oh, sorry. Fisher Greystoke.”

“I thought he was mated to a girl named Jillian.”

“That’s Vaughn Greystoke. He’s Fisher’s cousin.”

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