unspoken need. The sensation caught her off guard as she gasped leaning on the tiled wall. Get a grip Bri, you can’t have him. It will only bring pain. A single tear fell down her face at the memory once again of the females of her pack watching their mates slaughtered. She had hoped that over time the memory would fade but sadly after fifty years it was still strong as if it had only happened yesterday. Switching the shower off, she wrapped herself in a large bath towel. She needed some female company to help drown her sorrows. Picking up her phone she rang her friend Lizzy. She worked at the organisation as event’s organiser, secretary, admin worker, just about anything she could put her mind to. She was a submissive wolf but she should have been an alpha with her direct no nonsense approach to life. After the third ring she picked up sounding breathless.
“Hello?”
“Lizzy, it’s Bri, are you ok? You been out for a run?”
“You could say that” she purred.
“Oh dear god tell me I have not interrupted you having sex”
A growl sounded on the other end of the line and Bri assumed she had guessed correctly.
“Wait a minute”
Bri listened as her friend spoke to someone, followed by rustling of sheets, and a door closing, before she picked up again.
“Sorry, I’m all yours now honey, what’s up?”
“Seriously you ask me what’s up? I thought you were refraining from sex until you found your mate?”
Her infectious laugh lifted Brianna’s spirits.
“Oh well that might be another fifty years, and I can’t go that long without some physical contact, besides Luke is a kind of bed them and move on guy and that’s exactly what I need, and I needed some release, It’s been a while”
“Luke? You’re sleeping with my partner?”
“Oh bri, stop being like that, you know you two will never get together in that way. You don’t know what you are missing though, those warriors are hung like a ……..”
“Lizzy , for the love of god do not finish that sentence, I will never be able to look him in the eye again!”
Again her laugh echoed down the phone.
“Ok, what do you need?”
“You up for a night of fun and frivolity?”
“Does it involve alcohol?”
“Yes”
“Does it involve hot shifters up for some she wolf fun?”
“Yes and yes! Please say you will come?”
“Oh honey I already came, three times actually, but to answer your question I would love to, where to?”
“What about crimson moon?”
“Wow, a little bit rough and ready bri? I thought you were more of a crescent stars kind of place?”
“Yeah well the last time I was at crescent stars, I ended up with some fuckin computer nerd with his own business who talked all night about how much money he made and how he should have his own pack because of his skills in management”
“Oh no, that will not do, ok crimson moon it is, maybe we can get you hitched up with a sexy wolf who likes it rough?”
Brianna laughed at her friend’s comments, maybe that’s exactly what she needed, find a willing partner, take the edge off, have a clear start tomorrow and move on to another case, one where she did not have to think about six foot one wall of muscle, who sent her nerves on fire.
“Ok pick you up at seven?”
“Seven sounds great , see you then honey”
Brianna relaxed a little. Turning to her wardrobe she debated what to wear. Slutty or sassy? Was that the same thing? Maybe she would wear both? Pulling out the perfect outfit she smiled at the night ahead of her.
3
Marcus and Connor had spent the last two hours going over the security systems until they were both satisfied that the case would be treated with upmost confidentiality. Murdoch had been cooperative, to the point where he had arranged a late dinner in his office.
“So, what do you think Mr Buchanan, I assume that all is to your standard?”
Marcus pushed his empty plate in front of him, the food was actually not bad, the steak had been done rare