WAKING
SARAH
Vegas
Mates, Book 3
Council
threats and Renata’s deadly attack leave the Vegas pack scrambling to regroup…
Heartbroken
over the death of her fiancé and tortured by a voice in her mind that’s haunted
her since childhood, Sarah McLain learns her true ancestry after attending her
best friend Margaret’s wedding. Can the pack save Sarah from the darkness that
threatens to overwhelm her? Or will the wolf inside drive her over the edge
before they can show her being a supernatural being is a good thing?
Chris
Michaels is in charge of training the new latent werewolves at the O’Hearn
mountain inn, now known as Woodhaven. His focus is tested when he finds out the
beautiful but sad redhead, Sarah McLain, is his trainee. The connection he feels to her is strong but
not magickal, and his wolf claims it foolish to listen to his human
instincts. Can Chris heal her broken
heart in time, or will he lose the woman he knows is perfect for him.
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#13 – Excerpt
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She blushed bright red. Her face was practically
the same color as her hair. “I’m sorry. I didn’t even think about it. I
always...”
“Ate off of his plate?”
She nodded and put the bacon down on her
napkin. “I think you’re the first guy I’ve shared a meal with since he was
killed.”
“What was he like?” Aaaaack! Why did I ask that?
“Because
you have a kind heart and she needs to talk about her loss to heal from it,” his
wolf whispered back.
Her eyes widened, and she took a deep
breath. “He was sweet and thoughtful and looked out for me. I tend to forget to
eat, and he always made me eat off of his plate. He said it was so he knew I
was taking care of myself and not just drinking coffee to survive.”
Tears glistened in her eyes. Her broken
heart could be seen as clearly as if it had been tattooed onto her skin.
He knew what loss felt like. He’d just
lost his dad. Heck, more than half the pack had lost someone. Renata Demakis
had viciously murdered all of them. They’d gone with Peter Demakis, her
husband, to try and move her to another safe house. Peter had been so desperate
to save her. His hope had cost them dearly.
She’d killed all of them. Her husband.
Her brother. His father. Margaret’s father and two of her uncles. The pack had
been devastated. They were still trying to pick up the pieces. Even six months
later, he knew his mother still cried herself to sleep. He and Maggie took
turns watching over her. But her wolf was slowly helping her grieve and move
forward.
“It’s good to talk about the ones we
lose,” he finally spoke. “It keeps their memory alive.” He shifted in his chair
and let his gaze stray out the window next to him. The green of the mountains
and forest was so much more soothing than the harsh dryness of Vegas. He was
glad he would be staying here a while.
“You lost your dad in the same incident
that took Margaret’s and Sam’s. Your families are very close. It must be hard.
I’m so sorry.”
What
a strong little broken heart. She’s practically in tears over her lost fiancé,
and she’s trying to comfort me.
“Thank you, Sarah. We are all very close,
and it has been difficult, but it’s been the hardest on my mother. They’d been
together so many years. I may have lost my father, but it broke my mother. She
was in the kitchen with yours when I first came down. When Bonnie told me to go
put a shirt on she smiled. I think that’s the first time I’ve seen her smile
since he died.”
“It feels as though you’re betraying them
by finding joy in life again.”
He nodded. “It’s important to remember
that he would’ve wanted you to find that joy again.” His dad wouldn’t have
wanted his mother to suffer and waste away. No man who truly loved a woman
would ever wish that on them.
“I know. But it’s still hard. And some
days it’s impossible.”
“Margaret said you might be staying with
us a while.”
Her gaze narrowed on him and then flitted
toward the window. “Just a couple of days. Mom and Dad apparently think I
need…time.” Green eyes flashed, and she glared at him
again. “You knew she asked. How?”
He glanced back at her. Damn. This girl didn’t miss a beat.
“Several of us are
staying here for a while before we head back to Vegas. You aren’t the only one
Margaret’s trying to mother,” he aswered quickly, hoping the lie was
convincing.
“Oh,” she paused. “It
will be nice to relax a few days. It’s not like there’s much in Vegas for me
besides helping Mom and Dad at the diner.”
He pushed a little. “So
you’re staying?”
She nodded. “Yes. For a
couple of days.”
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