Allure of the Wolf (Seraphine Thomas Book 2) by Erin R Flynn Read Free Book Online Page A

of the Chicago pack and make the ratio not a sausage-fest, unlike other packs.
    That was how Engle was doing it. He wasn’t buying strong wolves with money… He was promising them companionship. Until I came along, no one was keeping the pack in check with that. Engle had a wolf in the Master vampire’s bed distracting him from what was going on in case the vampires might want to stop it even.
    I rubbed my chest as my heart ached even as Tristan rolled over and snuggled up to me in his sleep. He was right. Everyone was right and had seen it before I was even able to admit the possibility.
    There was no way I’d let Alpha Engle be in charge much longer even if it meant taking over the pack.
    Fuck a duck.
     
    * * * *
     
    “What news do we have on the vic?” I asked Harris as he and Riley squared off in my backyard later that evening.
    “Nothing yet. Focus, Chief,” he chastised, shaking out his hands again as if he wanted to shake me . I had a feeling that was a very likely scenario or he was trying to get his fighting groove on and talking about work wasn’t helping. Maybe he wanted to really see who would win here. “Turn off the work brain and start thinking about the fight tomorrow.”
    “Noah is a big, bad warrior, and he is good ,” Riley agreed as he did a few practice kicks that I found myself watching as I tilted my head. They were impressively high. “But you’ve got lots being a wolf that vampires don’t. You’ve not had a chance to learn those skills. Just give yourself tonight, Sera, and get a few pointers. Noah’s had centuries to excel at being a vampire and playing to his strengths.”
    “Yeah, I get it, I’m going to lose,” I sighed, staring up at the sky. What was the point of all of this? To not make me lose too badly ?
    “No!” they both growled.
    My head snapped back up and I glanced between them. “Huh?”
    Riley did a double take when he saw my expression. “Wait, you think you’re going to lose?” he hedged, walking towards me.
    “Yeah,” I snickered, toasting him with my beer. “Like you said, big, bad warrior vampire who’s had centuries to learn how to excel at being a vampire. Brand new werewolf who’s so stressed out her eye keeps twitching and she’s eating migraine meds like candy.”
    Harris blinked at me as he came closer too. “Why did you make the deal then, Chief?”
    “I needed you guys trained so you didn’t get killed on my watch,” I admitted for the first time to anyone, giving him a shrug before taking a slug of my drink. “He had the resume. My siren wants a moon mate she gets to pick, and I’m a slut now. Everyone’s happy .”
    “Except you ,” Tristan growled from behind me. “What has gotten into you? The Sera I know never backs down from a fight or admits defeat.”
    “Don’t,” I whispered, basically begging, as I curled myself down into the chair a bit. “Just please don’t. Not tonight.” I felt him even before his hands moved to my shoulders. I sighed and pointed to his list. He flinched and then leaned down and kissed my head.
    “Okay, but know we have faith in you, so please listen to Mike and Riley. You can take Noah and still have him as a moon mate.” Tristan pulled up a chair behind me and massaged my shoulders. Hell, with that kind of attention I would have watched just about anything .
    And it made me relax too that he wasn’t going to make me explain my revelation that his list caused before my nap. I kind of liked that we were enough on the same page that he just understood what I was talking about from a simple gesture like that.
    “Okay, so balance is key,” Mike Harris started off and then my eyes just about bugged out of my head as he did a backflip and landed on his fingers with his legs split in the air. “We have strength and speed just as vampires do, but they don’t have our animal instincts.”
    “Shit, Mike,” I breathed, completely impressed. “Cats are good.”
    “Not just cats,” Riley