Page 25 of Daddy Wolf's Secret Baby

“Mom, can I have a horse?”

“I thought you wanted a motorcycle.”

“I changed my mind. I’m allowed.”

Zahra laughed. “I’m sure that Aunt Beth and Taryn will let you ride whenever you want.” She paused. “You aren’t going to change your mind about being an ME and follow your uncle’s footsteps and follow the rodeos, are you?”

“Nope. I’m allergic to pain.”

“Me, too, Little Man.”

They went to her mother’s house for the afternoon and had dinner there. Zahra was all peopled out by the time they got back home.

She stopped and stared at the box that was lying on the porch.

Maybe it’s from Josiah,she thought, although something in the back of her mind told her that it wasn’t.

Jace took a shower and she carefully opened the box on the dining room table. There were twelve long-stemmed red roses and a note.

I will make you love me, Elias.

Her heart stopped and she couldn’t breathe.

“How did he find me so quickly?” she whispered to herself.

Her hands were shaking so much that she could barely pull her phone out of her pocket and press the speed dial for Zac’s number.

“He’s here,” she said softly, trying to keep her voice from quivering.

“Who?”

“Elias – or at least one of his guys. I found some roses and a note from him on my porch when Jace and I came home from Mom and Dad’s tonight.”

“I’m going to call Sebastian. You know he owns that security company and they have the latest technology. Keep your doors and windows locked until he gets there.”

A half of an hour later, there was a knock at the door. She peeked out the window and saw the tall, muscular man standing outside of her door. A fierce looking woman stood beside him.

“Sebastian, Callie, please come in.”

“Zac called. We have a great security system for you. We’ll get it put in in no time.”

“Thank you.”

“Mama, is everything alright?”

Jace’s green eyes were wide with fear as he looked at Callie and Sebastian.

“Yeah. These guys are just going to put a security system in for us to help us be extra safe.”

“In the middle of the night?”

Zahra laughed. “It’s only eight. They wanted to wait until we got home.”

Jace looked at the roses on the table and looked back at his mom. “Who are those from?”

“No one important.”

He walked over to the table and picked up the card. “Elias is the Alpha from the pack in St. Theresa. Why is he sending flowers?”

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