Bound to the Tribe (Bound to the Pack, #2) by Sonja Morelle Read Free Book Online

hoping a night out might relax him enough to talk later.” I heard the sound of the sink running and she called out, “Want some water?”
    “Please,” I answered automatically. No wonder Troy was angry. Not only was he not bonded to Kris after a year, Liam and I were after a week. Not to mention he had to leave his comfortable life behind on some mad adventure to follow us all. Because it’s what Kristen wanted to do. He really did love her.
    Or had.
    Being turned down like that may have broken him, it would be like being proposed to and saying no.  Sure it happens, but how common was it? And what did it do to the rejected person?
    It still wasn’t enough for me to actually like him though.
    Getting up I walked to the kitchen as Kris was filling a second glass of water and gave her a hug. “Sorry for bringing this all up.”
    Kris put the glass down by the first and hugged me back. “It’s fine, I haven’t really had anyone I could talk to for ages. It’s actually a relief in a way to get some of this off of my chest. I’m glad you’re back, Jen.”
    We shared a smile and walked back to the living room for more mindless TV. Killing time in comfortable silence or laughing at the shows we watched.
    Kris really did seem better now that she had talked to me.

Chapter Seven
    Jen
    ––––––––
    “I s everything alright?” Liam’s voice called through the bathroom door for the umpteenth time as I finished up and stepped back to get a better look at myself in the mirror. He clearly had no idea what it took for a woman to get ready to go out. We can’t just throw on jeans and a button-down and be ready to go in less than a minute.
    I didn’t often put on much makeup, but I had to admit I looked damn good when I did. If only it wasn’t so time consuming.
    Looking myself over I suppressed a wince at the dress Kris had packed for me. Form fitting wasn’t exactly my favorite style and even though I loved the look of this one, I had never really thought I’d wear it. It had just been gorgeous and on sale.
    It looked better than I thought it would, though a bit shorter than I remembered. Or was actually comfortable with.
    It wasn’t indecent, I just didn't normally show this much skin.
    A knock came from the entry door and I heard Liam reluctantly walk off to let Kris and Troy in. Looks like I had finished just in time.
    Murmuring voices grew closer and there were two sharp raps on the door before Kris’s voice carried though. “We’re leaving now, Jen! Don’t make me drag you out of there!”
    Sighing, I finished putting my things away and walked to the door awkwardly as I got used to my heels. Unlocking the door and opening it I found Kris on the verge of knocking again.
    She looked absolutely stunning, unsurprisingly.
    “Wow, Jen, way to raise the bar for the rest of us! You look amazing!” Kris was positively beaming at me.
    “Amazing? Pfff.” I smiled in spite of myself. I did feel pretty good.
    “Don’t ‘pfff’ me. If you don’t believe me just look at my brother’s dropped jaw, blank stare, and heavy breathing. I’m pretty sure he’s a fan.”
    Grinning past her as she turned away I saw Liam standing there, dumbfounded. It was a great feeling. Awkwardly, Troy was getting an eyeful as well and seemed to be just as floored as Liam.
    Ignoring the urge to cover myself up some I walked, swayed really thanks to the heels, over to Liam and wrapped my hands around his waist. I could feel Troy’s eyes on me but didn’t care.
    Looking up into Liam’s stunned face I purred, “Like what you see?”
    His arms wrapped around me, his eyes grew even more predatory, and a completely inhuman growl grew within his chest.
    “Damn it Jen!” Kris actually stepped next to us and put her hand on Liam’s face, pushing him back. “You’re evil, Jen, you know that, right?” She shared a smile with me as she shoved Liam.
    “Sister, I love you, but you are becoming highly inconvenient.” Liam was