All We See & Seem (Timber Wolves) by Tammy Blackwell Read Free Book Online Page B

Talley didn’t exactly see the appeal, but then again, she was always comparing him to Jase and Charlie, who were more dominant and charismatic by far.
    Walker had been surprised when Makya not only remembered him and agreed to talk to him, but was willing to dish out information on Talley. According to Walker, Makya even called him on the phone to give a verbal rundown of her many virtues. Walker declared by the end of the conversation he couldn’t not take the chance. He had to meet her and see if there was a possibility of anything happening between them.
    “Listen, Talley,” Walker said, “I know I’m not the like those other guys who have come to see you. They’re all Tatum Channings, and I seem to be channeling Seth Rogen more often than not. I don’t know how to woo you, and I haven’t got money or power or a glamours life to offer you. Hell, I want to take you away from a glamorous life—”
    “Take me away?”
    Walker focused on the sagging unnaturally pink daisy in the middle of the table. “I don’t have any desire to join the Alphas, Talley. I don’t want to leave my pack. I want to save them.”
    Talley reached across the table to where his hand rested. He turned it over without hesitation and threaded their fingers together. Anyone who looked over would think they were merely a couple showing a bit of affection, but neither person at the table was under any delusion about what was going on. Talley wanted to See, and Walker was willing to let her.
    “How do you think I can help you save your pack?” Even with the muted read she got off of him, Talley could feel the desperation and hope.
    “You’re a Seer. A strong one.”
    “Yes.” She felt a bit conceited agreeing, but it was the truth. Denying it would have been an insult to them both.
    “My pack is dying out. We’re down to my grandfather, my great-uncle, my father, and me. If I don’t repopulate our pack with Dominants, then in a generation or two, it’s all over for us. The Helkamp Pack will fade into obscurity. It’ll be like we never existed.”
    Even holding onto his hand and getting a read on his emotions, Talley had no idea what he was trying to say.
    “I’m sorry, but what does my position as a strong Seer have to do with you needing to father a bunch…” As she said it, it all came together in her head. “Oh. Oh!” She jerked her hand back. It kept her from Seeing, but there was no way she could continue to touch him. “You want me to be your broodmare?”
    “It’s not like that.”
    “How else could it be?” Talley thought she had come to terms with people wanting to use her, but this took things to a whole new level. Maybe it’s because the other guys had never even hinted at the type of intimacy needed to make babies, while Walker was sitting here telling her that making babies was his main goal. He didn’t just want to use her, but her body as well. Somehow, that made it worse. “You just said you want someone to give you a litter of Dominants, and you think I can do that because I’m a Seer.” Not that she believed that Seers gave birth to more dominant Shifters. She grew up in the Hagan Pack where none of the most dominant members had Seer mothers.
    “What? No. I—” Walker raked a hand through his hair. “No, you’re right. I do want to marry a Seer and have a bunch of dominant babies. But that’s not all I want.” His brown eyes met hers and she didn’t have to be touching him to see his sincerity. “I don’t want just any Seer. I want one who is beautiful and smart and funny. I want one who is so nice and good even an asshole like Makya can’t think of a single bad thing to say about her. I want to marry someone I love, and I want to have a whole houseful of kids I can teach how to play baseball and help them with their homework. I don’t want just any Seer, Talley. I want you.”
    A girl at the table next to them laughed at something her friend said, and for a moment Talley felt certain she