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Esme stood in front of the mausoleum where Norris had finally been interned. She laid flowers near the base of the door. Jared stood quietly beside her, his eyes ever watchful.
The exterior of the mausoleum was surprisingly unharmed by the explosion. Only a small chunk of concrete near the base was missing. Monsieur Boulanger already arranged to have it repaired. The gravesite of Esme’s ancestors would remain a barrier against time.
This morning, the rest of the pack would meet them at the Paris airport. Jared knew after yesterday’s fiasco that Esme would need a moment to say goodbye to her brother. Now, as she stood here, she wasn’t sure what to say.
The evidence against Doctors for a Better Humanity was building with Nurse Campbell’s confession. Esme wondered if Anton’s telepathic ability had anything to do with the nurse’s revelations. Nurse Campbell hadn’t been able to remember anything linked with the lycan community, only that the members of the organization were running illegal genetic experiments while telling patients their cancers would be cured. The nurse also admitted that Norris had been threatened and coerced into helping the organization.
In his own way, Norris sacrificed everything to protect Esme, the one person he loved best. She glanced at Jared. She and Norris were more alike than she’d realized. “Je t’aime, Norris. Reposez-vous bien, frère." She reached for Jared’s hand.
He took her hand and raised it to his lips, pressing kisses to her fingers. “Are you ready to go, mon amour?”
“Yes, Jared. Take me home.” Home, wherever they went, was with this man at her side.
“It will be my pleasure, ma petit louve.” Jared wrapped an arm around Esme’s waist and pulled her in close.
Epilogue
Brenda sat next to Susan on a plane to Quebec City. One row ahead, Granger sat with Jared and Esme. Brenda studiously stared out the window, pretending to ignore the man with beautiful hazel eyes. It wasn’t that she didn’t like Granger, who was supposedly meant to be her mate. In fact, she found it hard not to lust after his tight behind and broad shoulders. He had come into her life just too quickly.
Then there were the erotic dreams she had been experiencing. Dreams where Granger touched more than her mind. She wasn’t sure whether she should be ashamed or just enjoy them. Sometimes when she woke up the dreams drifted into mist and other times she was left with her body aching for completion. Those mornings Granger looked at her with something wild in his eyes, something hungry.
Brenda prided herself in being able to handle the unexpected. That had been part of her military training before cancer stole her dreams of a career serving her country in a special operations unit. Becoming a lycan and everything that followed threatened her steady resolve.
Now, she found herself drawn into the lycan community, whether she liked it or not. Her wolf wanted to please Jared and Esme as her Alphas. The connection to Esme made Brenda feel fiercely protective of her, a woman Brenda’s wolf deemed a sister but a person she barely knew. Not to mention, Susan, whom Brenda considered a nuisance but like a little sister. Brenda felt a need to look after the girl. Brenda sighed and fastened her seat belt.
Her wolf also wanted her to submit to the attractions of Granger. How could she trust these feelings when they’d come so suddenly? She’d never expected any of this to happen when she signed up for the experimental cure for her cancer. At best, she thought it might go into remission, giving her more time to live some of her dreams.
Those dreams never included a handsome man at her side or the possibility of a family. In fact, chemotherapy had long ago made her sterile. Becoming a lycan brought the opportunity of having children back into the picture, and a pack was all about family, especially because lycans were having trouble reproducing.
“Uh, Susan,” Granger said. “Esme would like to talk with you. Do you mind switching seats with me?” Brenda closed her eyes. She wasn’t ready to face Granger. Why did his voice have to caress her skin like warm honey?
“Sure, no problem,” Susan said stepping into the aisle.
Granger sat down in the middle seat and put on his seat belt. He reached for Brenda’s hand, interlacing their fingers. “I know all of this is causing you distress, Brenda. I think you know we have to find a way to make this work for both of us. I promise not to rush you. I think you’ll like Quebec.”
“Don’t be too sure about that,” Brenda replied.
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Coming Soon
Beta’s Mate
Book Eight of the Siberian Volkov Pack Romance Series
Brenda Scott, while being cured of cancer, had her world turned upside down when she shifted into a wolf. Now, living in Quebec with her new lycan pack, she wonders if her dream of joining a special operations unit is forever out of reach. Then there is the quiet man who watches her with the yellow eyes of a wolf wanting his mate. Will she be able to adapt to her new wild urgings?
Granger Thibault wants his mate more than anything in the world. But he knows that if he pushes her, she will fight back. Once a soldier and the Alpha female’s littermate, Brenda is a force to be reckoned with. Can Granger find a way around Brenda’s hard shell to the soft woman waiting to be loved?
Aerial Magic
Book Two of the Witch Guardian Romance Series
Elise Delaire, the Guardian healer, goes to the bonding ceremony of her best friend. While there, Mabel Avery, the commander of the Guardians, introduces Elise to Curtis Brant. But when Elise shakes Brant’s hand, she realizes that not only is this man not who he says he is, he is also her Destined One.
Owen Avery is on a mission from the queen of the Fae: Apprehend the rogue Fae who is now being called the Red Wizard. Everything is going according to plan until Owen shakes hands with the delectable Elise. Not only can she see through his disguise, but her touch causes his magic-house tattoo to take on color, proving that she is his Destined One. Is he willing to give up his immortality and his home, the land of the Fae, to claim her?
Black and Shadow
Book three of the Shadow Walker Tribe Romance Series
Joseph Running Bear is a member of Shadow Walkers, a covert black-operations unit, and head of security for Isanti, Inc. When terrorists kill one of his men, Joe takes it personally. Once the terrorists are destroyed, Joe is left with guilt and the loss of his friend, Fred Black. All that’s left to do is send the man’s belongings to his little sister in New York City.
Jessica Black heads to New Mexico to find out what really happened to her brother. The police are not cooperative, stating national security concerns. But Jessica doesn’t believe them. Fred would never be caught unawares if he were mixed up with terrorists. In addition, there is the company, Isanti Inc., that her brother worked for, a company he tried to convince her to join. She knows something more is going on. Why all the secrecy and runaround if her brother was simply caught in the crossfire?
Also by Caryn Moya Block
The Siberian Volkov Romance Series
Alpha’s Mate
A Siberian Werewolf in London
My Mate’s Embrace
My Magic Mate
A Siberian Werewolf in Paris
A Siberian Werewolf Christmas
Wolfe’s Mate
Coming Soon
Beta’s Mate
The Witch Guardian Romance Series
Destined Magic
Coming Soon
Aerial Magic
The Shadow Walker Tribe Romance Series
Shadow of My Heart
Love in the Shadows
Coming Soon
Black and Shadow
About the Author
Caryn Moya Block burst onto the paranormal romance scene with her debut e-book Alpha’s Mate in January of 2012, which won the “Global Ebook Award for 2012” in contemporary romance. She was also named one of the “Top 50 Indie Authors for April 2012” from E-Reader Reviews.
Since then, Caryn has continued to write, giving her readers three different s
eries to choose from. Wolfe’s Mate is her tenth novel.
Caryn loves romantic movies and stories that end “Happily Ever After.” She is an avid reader and writer who lives in the Virginia Piedmont. Her pack consists of her husband of more than thirty years, two grown sons, a beautiful daughter-in-law, and granddaughter, as well as a cat, a turtle, and four Shetland sheepdogs. She suffers from “Multiple Sheltie Syndrome,” because one is never enough. After seeing her first ghost when she was three, she has been intrigued with the paranormal. She would love to hear from you at [email protected]
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