Clay's Instinct (BBW Paranormal Romance) (Wolf Call) Read Online Free
Author: Abbey Polidori
body heat against her skin and hear her own heart tripping in her chest.
The sounds came closer and she tensed, ready to flee. But she was trapped in here. Trapped with a werewolf shifter like the one that had killed her parents. She wondered if she was on the menu to be Clay's next meal. That thought sent her mind down different roads and the shiver she felt in her body was nothing to do with the cold.
Get a hold of yourself. This is crazy.
Clay leaned forward and whispered in her ear. 'They're gone.'
She had been so preoccupied she hadn't even noticed the sounds outside receding into the distance.
'What now?' she whispered.
'Now we hole up for a few days.'
'In here?'
'No, there's a place I know. A cabin.'
'Well that all sounds wonderful but I need to get home.'
He shook his head. 'You're coming with me. I don't trust you enough to let you go.'
She felt heat on her cheeks. 'You don't trust me? What the hell...'
'You came to Faith to help them capture me. Why should I trust you to keep your mouth shut about where I'm going?'
'But I don't know where you're going!'
'I just told you I'm going to hide on the mountain in a cabin. They might think I've left the area, run away to another state. I can't risk you telling them otherwise.'
'Then why the hell did you tell me where you're going? You could have just gone and left me to go home.'
He shrugged. 'They took a shot at you, Lucinda. Do you really think you'll be safe if you go home?'
He had a point. But she didn't want to spend the rest of her life running from men with guns. She didn't want to spend a few days holed up in a cabin with a shifter either, no matter how good-looking and alluring he may be.
'You don't have a choice,' he said, as if reading her mind. 'You either come with me willingly or I'll take you there by force. There's no other option.'
'Because you don't trust me,' she said.
'That's right.'
He had a point there too. She had come here to be part of his capture. But knowing he didn't trust her made her feel worse than being on the run.
Finally she weighed up her possible courses of action. Go willingly with Clay and spend a couple of days hidden away in a cabin or try to run only to have him forcibly take her there. The thought of the second option made her feel hot inside.
'Okay, let's go,' she said, crawling for the tunnel mouth. If she got out first and he was still inside when she started to run...
There was no way she could outrun him was there? And if she did, he was probably right; she wouldn't be safe at home. The Temple had contacts and agents everywhere.
Still, she could go on the run and spend her time in hotels. Much better than a cabin in the middle of nowhere, even if she would be alone.
Wriggling through the opening, she made up her mind. She was going to make a run for freedom. He could chase her down if he wanted to but she would at least be able to tell herself that she tried to escape.
The moment she got out of the small cave, she scrambled to her feet and started down the slope toward town. The descent made her run faster and she started pumping her legs and arms, letting gravity do most of the work as she flew along the leaf-covered trail. The ground was uneven and she had to mind her step as she ran but she didn't falter and she didn't fall.
She didn't slow at all until a pair of strong arms slid around her waist. She screamed with surprise. She hadn't heard him coming up behind her at all. He had been silent and fast.
Clay picked her up and hoisted her over his shoulder. Despite her weight, he handled her as if she were as light as a bag of feathers.
'And you wonder why I can't trust you,' he said, carrying her back up along the trail.
She knew he was a lycan and had an inner wolf but the way he had caught her so quickly and silently, the strength with which he carried her, was more superhuman that she had thought possible.
'I won't run,' she said, 'just put me down.' Being carried was something she had
The sounds came closer and she tensed, ready to flee. But she was trapped in here. Trapped with a werewolf shifter like the one that had killed her parents. She wondered if she was on the menu to be Clay's next meal. That thought sent her mind down different roads and the shiver she felt in her body was nothing to do with the cold.
Get a hold of yourself. This is crazy.
Clay leaned forward and whispered in her ear. 'They're gone.'
She had been so preoccupied she hadn't even noticed the sounds outside receding into the distance.
'What now?' she whispered.
'Now we hole up for a few days.'
'In here?'
'No, there's a place I know. A cabin.'
'Well that all sounds wonderful but I need to get home.'
He shook his head. 'You're coming with me. I don't trust you enough to let you go.'
She felt heat on her cheeks. 'You don't trust me? What the hell...'
'You came to Faith to help them capture me. Why should I trust you to keep your mouth shut about where I'm going?'
'But I don't know where you're going!'
'I just told you I'm going to hide on the mountain in a cabin. They might think I've left the area, run away to another state. I can't risk you telling them otherwise.'
'Then why the hell did you tell me where you're going? You could have just gone and left me to go home.'
He shrugged. 'They took a shot at you, Lucinda. Do you really think you'll be safe if you go home?'
He had a point. But she didn't want to spend the rest of her life running from men with guns. She didn't want to spend a few days holed up in a cabin with a shifter either, no matter how good-looking and alluring he may be.
'You don't have a choice,' he said, as if reading her mind. 'You either come with me willingly or I'll take you there by force. There's no other option.'
'Because you don't trust me,' she said.
'That's right.'
He had a point there too. She had come here to be part of his capture. But knowing he didn't trust her made her feel worse than being on the run.
Finally she weighed up her possible courses of action. Go willingly with Clay and spend a couple of days hidden away in a cabin or try to run only to have him forcibly take her there. The thought of the second option made her feel hot inside.
'Okay, let's go,' she said, crawling for the tunnel mouth. If she got out first and he was still inside when she started to run...
There was no way she could outrun him was there? And if she did, he was probably right; she wouldn't be safe at home. The Temple had contacts and agents everywhere.
Still, she could go on the run and spend her time in hotels. Much better than a cabin in the middle of nowhere, even if she would be alone.
Wriggling through the opening, she made up her mind. She was going to make a run for freedom. He could chase her down if he wanted to but she would at least be able to tell herself that she tried to escape.
The moment she got out of the small cave, she scrambled to her feet and started down the slope toward town. The descent made her run faster and she started pumping her legs and arms, letting gravity do most of the work as she flew along the leaf-covered trail. The ground was uneven and she had to mind her step as she ran but she didn't falter and she didn't fall.
She didn't slow at all until a pair of strong arms slid around her waist. She screamed with surprise. She hadn't heard him coming up behind her at all. He had been silent and fast.
Clay picked her up and hoisted her over his shoulder. Despite her weight, he handled her as if she were as light as a bag of feathers.
'And you wonder why I can't trust you,' he said, carrying her back up along the trail.
She knew he was a lycan and had an inner wolf but the way he had caught her so quickly and silently, the strength with which he carried her, was more superhuman that she had thought possible.
'I won't run,' she said, 'just put me down.' Being carried was something she had
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