Hard and Easy [High-Country Shifters 5] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Melody Snow Monroe Read Free Book Online

them is often quite weighty.”
    She was glad she didn’t have to deal with issues like that in her job. “What do you do when you’re sure the person has committed the crime?”
    “Investigate. I check every one of their sources and then find some of my own.”
    She was impressed he cared so much. “I bet it’s rewarding when your client is acquitted.”
    “It is indeed.”
    By not embellishing his answers, he wasn’t making this easy for her. From the way his warm eyes twinkled, he was almost enjoying seeing her struggle. She wasn’t going to let him get the best of her though. “Can you tell me about your current case?”
    He glanced over at Larek. “Maybe you should hire her. She’d make a good reporter.”
    She laughed. “I’d have nothing to report, since you didn’t tell me anything.” Then she realized that talking about his current case might not be legal. “Okay, how’s this? Of all the cases you’ve already tried, what was your most challenging one?”
    “Hmm. That’s hard to narrow down.” He tapped his wineglass.
    Larek picked up his drink. “How about the case against Druven?”
    “That sounds interesting. Do tell.” She had no idea who Druven was, but if Larek thought it had merit, she wanted to hear about it.
    “Maybe we ought to move into the living room. This could take a while.”
    She picked up her plate to place in the sink when Larek stayed her hand. “You listen, and I’ll clean up. Trust me when I say I’ve heard it all before.”
    How wonderful that these men were so comfortable with each other. For a second her mind traveled back to the tub where both of them were naked. Her fertile mind pictured herself in that tub with them and having their bodies rub against hers.
    “Madra?”
    Skelak . Maybe she needed to see a doctor. These temporary lapses were embarrassing. “Coming.”
    Brin pointed to a comfortable-looking chair across from the one where he sat. Their knees almost touched, and the intimate scene wasn’t lost on her. She could almost picture herself being with these men every night, discussing Brin’s cases, the antics of her students, and the late-breaking news Larek had uncovered. He’d have dinner on the table when she came home, and then Brin would drag in an hour later, tired but satisfied. He’d reheat the food while he told her about his day. All three would then sit around the table trying to brainstorm how to get his client off.
    “The Druven case happened maybe six years ago. He was accused of murdering his wife.”
    There wasn’t much violence in Anterra, but it did happen. “Go on.”
    “When Druven found his wife clawed to death, he notified the proper authorities, but he couldn’t prove he hadn’t harmed her. He said when he arrived home, his wife was still breathing but then died in his arms.”
    She could almost picture the gruesome scene. “He probably had blood all over him if he held his wife.”
    “Yes. The problem was that Druven didn’t seem all that upset about her death. He told the authorities that he’d filed for a divorce just days before.”
    If he didn’t love his wife, he might have harmed her. “How did you know he was innocent?” She waved a hand. “Besides him telling you he was?”
    “You catch on quick. I did a lot of background research and learned that his wife had a lot of overnight outings. Long story short, the woman was having an affair with a wolf shifter.”
    She sucked in a breath. While she believed the lions had taken advantage of the wolves a few thousand years ago, during her lifetime, they’d been nothing but a problem. “Wouldn’t the jury have called her death justified then?” Though if a man found his wife in bed with a wolf, she would have thought he’d have killed the wolf and not his wife.
    He shook his head. “That’s not how it works. Turns out, the woman was also sleeping with Druven’s brother.”
    The dots connected. “I’m guessing that when the brother found out about her