Page 28 of His Undercover Wolf

“The way you growled at me, I could almost visualize your fangs.”

I shook my head…Had I growled out loud? No, it wasn’t possible. “You’re delusional. I didn’t growl and why would I mind your saying my friends are gorgeous?”

Xavier placed his hands on the table. “I don’t know, you tell me. Do you maybe like me a little and it’s your way of marking your territory? And, by the way, sweetheart, …You most certainly did growl.”

Fuck…Why did I seem to lose all sense of self-preservation when I was around Xavier? “Maybe I like you a little. Is that a problem? And for the record, only males in our pack mark their territory.”

“It’s not a problem for me. Is it for you?”

“I’m not looking for anything serious at the moment.”

“Neither am I at this point in time, but I think we’d enjoy each other’s company, and well, you never know what might happen.”

I shrugged one shoulder. “Take it slow?”

“Suits me. I meant to ask but didn’t feel it was appropriate to do so in front of Aurora, did you speak with your pack leader earlier?”

“Yes, I saw him this morning after I left your place.”

“Does he want to hunt me down and tear the flesh from my bones?”

I laughed but in all seriousness it was fortunate the café was packed, and our quietly spoken words couldn’t be heard over the din of everyone else talking. Although, in fairness, what Xavier had said was innuendo only someone with knowledge of who I was would understand.

“No, he doesn’t, and he was unusually forgiving. I found out from his wife after he left that he was dealing with something much more serious and was probably a little too preoccupied to fully take stock of what I’d said to him.”

“I’m glad to hear it, for your sake. Aurora and Betty seemed to be getting on okay when we left.”

“I don’t know of anyone who doesn’t get along with Aurora. She’s outgoing, friendly, highly intelligent, and people she meets always seem to want to share their life stories with her. It’s this ability to attract people that makes her both deadly and exceptional at her job. Her instincts are razor sharp and she sees things without people having any idea that they are giving themselves away.”

“No one knows she’s a cop, including the ladies on our floor. Cillian and I told everyone that she’s a friend of yours from school who was a receptionist for a building company that went bust.”

“Exactly as we discussed.”

“Yes. Cillian and I hated lying to the staff but the less people who know, the safer Aurora will be and the better chance she’ll have of finding something. People won’t keep her at arm’s length if they don’t know she’s a cop.”

“The ladies on this floor have been instructed not to say anything about who I am?”

Xavier gave me a sheepish look. I asked the ladies to let it be known that we are seeing each other, and your name is Maureen Belle.”

I grinned. “I must say, you are good at thinking on your feet, Mr. Bennett.”

“No one will question your coming and going if they think we’re together.”

“So I’ll be undercover as well as Aurora.”

“You’re my undercover wolf,” Xavier whispered before rising and offering his hand to help me stand.

After paying the check…No, I didn’t argue or question his insistence to pay since he earned more than my annual salary every hour of every day. He escorted me to my car and pressed a kiss to my cheek before I slid behind the wheel.

“I’ll call you,” he said before raising a hand to wave as I drove away.

***

When I walked into theoffice my entire team was crowded around Ishaan’s desk studying something on his computer.

Pull that one up,” Hunter instructed, placing a finger on the screen.

“What’s so interesting?” I inquired, dropping my purse onto my desk before joining them.

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