by BE Kelly
“I know that but try telling my wolf that,” Husk said to Nix. He hadn’t realized that he had said it out loud until Rios had him pinned up against the damn wall.
“Your wolf better not be thinking about my sister, Husk,” Rios growled. He held up his hands as if in defense and nodded.
“Got it, man. Your hot little sister is off-limits,” Husk said.
“Wait, you think I’m hot?” Wren asked. Nix cleared his throat and Husk could hear his brother’s warning, “Don’t,” ring through his mind.
Husk shrugged and smiled down at her and Nix groaned. He couldn’t help himself, “Sure, Honey,” he offered. “You do own a mirror, right?”
“Fuck,” Nix groaned. He stepped between Rios and Husk as if he’d be able to stop either of Wren’s brothers from tearing him apart. He knew he was egging them on but he didn’t give a fuck. Husk liked to see how far he could push things with people and Rios was someone he loved to fuck with. The guy rubbed him the wrong way—always so calm and in control. Husk couldn’t stand guys like that. He wanted to watch someone like Rios lose his shit every once in a while even if it meant he’d take a beating from the guy to make it happen.
“He’s an ass, Rios,” Nix said in way of explanation. “He’s trying to get a rise out of you and you’re playing right into his hands.” Husk thought about how he’d like to get his big hands on Wren and play with her and Nix moaned and shot him another look.
“Can you please just cut it out. We need to tell them what Akin’s plan is and then, you need to take a cold shower,” Nix ordered.
“Fine,” Husk begrudgingly conceded.
“Thank you,” Nix said. He turned back to face Rios and Trace. “You mind if we sit? We’ve been in my truck all day and I could use a beer.”
Rios made a grand sweeping gesture toward his bar, effectively blocking the path to Wren, not that he’d stop Husk from getting to her if he wanted to. Nix was right though—they needed to fill in both Rios brothers about his father’s plan and then he was going to try to convince sexy little Wren to come back to his hotel room with him and Nix. Husk didn’t give a fuck about her overbearing cave men brothers or the fact that she looked as innocent as the pure driven snow—he wanted her and if his wolf had his way, he and Nix would be making Wren theirs tonight.
They sat up at the bar and he noted the way Wren kept watching him and his brother. “So,” Trace barked. Rios handed him and Nix each a beer and he took a long draw, downing about half of it.
“Dad’s been contacted by hunters—they want him to turn Kaiah,” Husk said, setting his bottle on the wooden bar.
“But, Kaiah’s already half shifter,” Rios challenged. Yeah, that part stumped him too.
“We don’t know much more than that. Listen, the hunters have our father by the balls. They have enough on our old man to put him away for life. Add to that the fact that he looks like a traitor to the shifter cause and they’ve got him coming and going. He has no choice in all this,” Nix grumbled.
“There’s always a choice,” Wren whispered. “It’s called knowing right from wrong.”
Nix laughed, “Sure, Sweetheart. No gray or in between?” he questioned.
“Speaking of Gray,” Trace said. “He’ll rip your father apart if he lays one paw on Kaiah.”
Husk chuckled, “Yeah—the old wolf staked his claim with her, didn’t he. They together now?” Husk remembered how Gray all but bit his head off when he flirted with Kaiah while they were staying at Akin’s compound. He got the message loud and clear—she belonged to Gray.
“Yeah,” Rios said.
“When is Akin going to be making his play for her?” Trace asked.
Nix shrugged, “No clue. He left the compound about two days ago and we beat a path here to warn you all.”
“How do we know that this isn’t all part of the plan?” Rios challenged. “You could be setting us all up again and we’d be playing right into your hands.”
He was right, after that whole shit show with turning Ringer, they had no reason to trust him or Nix. Husk wasn’t a fool—he knew the score. “You don’t,” Husk said, finishing off his beer. “But, what choice do you have? You can either believe me and Nix or let Akin do his worst—it’s up to you.”
He turned to Wren, looking straight past the barrier of her two overprotective brothers. “And, you having dinner with me and Nix tonight is up to you, Honey. How about it?” Wren smiled at him and nodded and God, his heartfelt as though it did a damn flip-flop in his fucking chest.
“Over my dead body, fucker,” Trace growled.
“Shit,” Nix grumbled, reading his next thought. Yeah, he’d have some fun going through Trace to get to little Wren but if that’s what it took, he was game. “Seriously man, you’re going to be the death of me,” he mumbled. They both stood from their bar stools and squared off with the Rios brothers.
“Doesn’t have to be this way, man,” Rios challenged.
“No,” Wren said. “It doesn’t. I’m a grown woman and the sooner you two goons figure that out, the better we’ll get along. You’ve both been my brothers for all of two minutes. You don’t get to say who I have dinner with.” Wren stepped from between her brothers, pushing her way out from behind them.
“But,” Trace started to protest and she shot him a look back over her shoulder as if daring him to challenge her.
She reached her hands out to Nix and Husk, “You boys ready,” she asked. They both took her offered hands and Husk didn’t bother to look back at her brothers. He was sure that if he did, he’d find two very pissed off shifters. Yeah, he liked sexy little Wren Rios.
Wren’s Pack (Perdition Book 4)-Coming soon!!
About K.L. Ramsey & BE Kelly
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K. L. Ramsey currently resides in West Virginia (Go Mountaineers!). In her spare time, she likes to read romance novels, go to WVU football games and attend book club (aka-drink wine) with girlfriends. K. L. enjoys writing Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance, and Sexy Ménage! She loves to write strong, capable women and bossy, hot as hell alphas, who fall ass over tea kettle for them. And of course, her stories always have a happy ending. But wait—there’s more!
Somewhere along the writing path, K.L. developed a love of ALL things paranormal (but has a special affinity for shifters
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More works by K. L. Ramsey
The Relinquished Series Boxed Set (Coming soon)
Love Times Infinity
Love’s Patient Journey
Love’s Design
Love’s Promise
Harvest Ridge Series Box Set
Worth the Wait
The Christmas Wedding
Line of Fire
Torn Devotion
Fighting for Justice
Last First Kiss Series Box Set
Theirs to Keep
Theirs to Love
Theirs to Have
Theirs to Take
Second Chance Summer Series
True North
The Wrong Mister Right
Ties That Bind Series
Saving Valentine
Blurred Lines
Dirty Little Secrets
Double Bossed
Double Crossed
Owned
His Secret Submissive
His Reluctant Submissive
His Cougar Submissive
His Nerdy Submissive (Coming soon)
Alphas in Uniform
Hellfire
His Destiny (Coming soon)
Royal Bastards MC
Savage Heat
Whiskey Tango (Coming soon)
Savage Hell MC Series
Roadkill
REPOssession
Dirty Ryder (Coming soon)
Girl Power Romance Series/Scarlet Letter Series
Hard Limits (Coming soon)
No Limits (Coming soon)
Dirty Desire Series
Torrid (Coming soon)
Smokey Bandits MC Series
Aces Wild (Coming soon)
Mountain Men Mercenary Series (Coming soon)
Deadly Sins Syndicate (Mafia Series) (Coming soon)
Pride
Envy
Greed
Lust
Wrath
Sloth
Gluttony
Works by BE Kelly (K.L.’s alter ego…)
Reckoning MC Seer Series
Reaper
Tank
Raven
Perdition MC Shifter Series
Ringer
Rios
Trace
Wren’s Pack (Coming soon)
Silver Wolf Shifter Series
Daddy Wolf’s Little Seer
Daddy Wolf’s Little Captive (Coming soon)
Demonic Retribution Series
Sinner (Coming soon)
Graystone Academy Series (Coming soon)
