Precarious Possessions (Maxwell Investigations) by Dawn Ibanez Read Free Book Online Page B

close eye on Casper. It wouldn’t do for her
to run across the country to find her sister’s baby-daddy, only to have her
brother-in-law screw it up.
    * * *
* *
    Madison walked through her estate and found herself at the
twin’s tree house. A large part of her was thrilled because of Troy’s return.
But there was another part that was completely livid with her family’s
interference. The rising moon peaked through the trees, reminding her that it
was only the second night of the full moon. “Shit,” she sighed. She climbed up
the small set of stairs and went into the club house.
    As her eyes traveled across the shelter Antonio and Donald
built, she felt a restless urge overcome her. She didn’t want to deal with
Troy. He was bound to have questions and she wasn’t sure if he would like her
answers.
    The fact that she kept the boys from him for so long had her
moving again. She opened a window box and easily found the blankets and
sleeping bags she stashed out here for the boys. There was no way she was going
to back up to the house. Not with Troy plotting to take her boys. Trying to
distract herself, Madison quickly made herself a sleeping pallet and sat.
    It was a few minutes later when she heard the snapping of a
twig. “I know you’re up there,” Troy’s voice called.
    She rolled her eyes. For some stupid reason she thought that
maybe Dylan or Victor would come after her. She looked out of the doorway and
saw Troy at the base of the tree. “What are you doing here?”
    He looked at her, knowing that if given the chance she would
bolt. “You’re sister’s worried about you,” he said slowly approaching the tree.
“She said that you haven’t been handling the moon well.”
    Her eyes narrowed. “I’ve been just fine,” she spat.
    Troy climbed the tree and stood toe to toe with Madison. “I
should have to Dennis to fuck off and came back,” he told her. As her eyes
started to widen, he stepped closer. “At first I wanted to apologize to you. I
had a feeling that I bound you to me. But a selfish part of me couldn’t let you
go.”
    Madison was slowly backing away from him and it pissed her
off. “So it took you four years to grow balls and come face me?” she taunted.
    His golden eyes locked onto her brown ones. “You didn’t
complain about my balls that night,” he said seriously. When she inhaled
sharply, he invaded her personal space again. “And besides, if anyone should be
pissy about our time apart, it should be me.”
    Madison was trembling as his body pressed against hers. She
folded her hands behind her back to keep from touching him. “I had my reasons,”
she whispered.
    “Bullshit,” he breathed. He reached out and tucked her hair
behind her ear. As her eyes closed, he fisted a handful of her soft hair and
made her look at him. “You’re trying to hide away under the protection of
Vampires.” His other arm wrapped around her waist like a steel band and hauled
her tight against his body. “Trying to hide from your Mate.”
    His scent was intoxicating. As was the fact that he
remembered she liked it a little wild and rough. But the challenge in his voice
scared the hell out of her. She unlocked her hands and tried to shove him off
of her. “I won’t be your Mate,” she growled. When he didn’t budge, she tried to
kick at him. Her eyes went round when he shoved his leg between hers and
brought her down onto the pallet she made. Madison’s breath caught as his
weight settled on top of her.
    And she hated herself for it.
    Troy buried his nose in her hair and groaned at the feel of
her. The smell of vanilla and strawberries hit him hard. But faintly, he could
smell other wolves. Before he could stop it, a savage growl escaped him. “Who
is he?”
    Madison closed her eyes and let his voice wash over her. She
fought back a moan as he pressed against her. The pulsing of his heart against
her breast and his throbbing erection pinned against her thigh were turning her
on more than