Force of the Dark Wolf (Force of Nature Series) Read Online Free Page B

different.”
    “Gordon?” His brother looked up at him. “Mom said that you were— ”
    “I didn’t mean to do it. I just…she was only wearing this towel and when I touched her , it was everything I could do not to throw her to the floor and take her.”
    Austin sat down , his knees already a little shaky from seeing his brother look so pale and distraught. He wasn’t sure what his brother was talking about , but his mom was right, something had happened. He just hoped that Gordon hadn’ t hurt anyone in his rough housing.
    “Who? Are you talking about the girl? The one from this morning? Tell me what happened. I’m sure that whatever it is, we can figure out something.” At least he hoped so.
    “I just wanted to kiss her…well, I wanted her , and once I touched her I couldn’t stop. Then I realized who she was and it was too late. You think maybe it was a mistake?” Gordon started nodding his head. “Yeah, that’s it. I just didn’t get it right. No way could that be right.”
    “Christ. Please tell me you didn’t rape the girl. So help me , Gordon , if you did , there won’t be a place deep enough for you to hide in that I won’t find you.” He got up and started to pace when he suddenly got a scent from his brother. “Mother fuck. You’ve mated.”
    “What the fuck do you think I’ve been trying to tell you? I told you, I only meant to kiss her and then I realized as soon as I touched her who she was. Or thought I did. You think it was a mistake?”
    Austin sat down again hard. “No. I think you’ve met your mate and that you’ve at least partially mated with her. Christ, love a duck. What does she say about all this? I’m sure she’s just thrilled to no end.”
    “I didn’t tell her. After she climaxed…twice, I picked her up and put her on the bed and got the hell out of there. Maybe she won’t notice. Maybe…ah hell , Austin , what the hell am I going to do with a mate?”
    “Whose mate? You aren’t screwing around with another wolf…” Dallas burst out laughing after he leaned down and took a big whiff of Gordon’s shirt. “You’ve met her , I see. The girl from this morning? She’s a looker. I wouldn’t mind if I had— ”
    Dallas was suddenly across the room on the floor and Gordon was over him with his arm at his brother’s throat. It had happened so fast that Austin barely had time to get out of the way before he was caught in the fray.
    “Stay away from my mate.” The threat was delivered with a low and blood - chilling tone. “She’s mine.”
    None of them moved, especially not Dallas. He should have known better than to say anything like that to a mated wolf even in jest. Austin walked slowly over to both men and kneeled down to look at Gordon.
    “Let him up,” he told him with as much compulsion as he could. “Tell him you’re sorry , Dallas , and then , Gordon, I want you to let him up.”
    He watched as Gordon started to relax. It was a few more tense seconds before he stood and then he offered Dallas his hand. Austin was afraid he wasn’t going to take it . Dallas just stared at Gordon. Then when he spoke Austin was sure this wasn’t the end of it.
    “You know me better than to think I’d touch your mate, I would hope.” Dallas finally took his hand and stood. “Next time you have a beef with me , I suggest you be more polite about it or I’ll kick your ass.”        
    They sat at the table , but not before Gordon got them each a beer. The tension around the table chilled a bit , but it wasn’t until Gordon started talking that things got better.
    “She was supposed to be sleeping , her aunt said. She told me to go on down and wake her up and for us both to come up for dinner. How the hell was I supposed to know she’d answer the door half naked and smelling like sex? Christ,” he said as he took a long pull from his bottle. “She is beautiful. Dark hair that was curling up like it was going to be messy in no time. Eyes the color