Redeem the Wolf: BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance (Wolf Valley Raiders Book 1) by Harmony Raines Read Free Book Online Page A

from Nadine to Kurt and then back again. "I suppose I'll go and tell Mom you are safe and will be home sometime in the morning, Kurt."
    "Do you mind?" he asked, looking back to Nadine. "That is, if you don’t mind me staying."
    "No. Not at all. But while you're here,” she said to Mia. “Can we walk down and collect my car? That way I can give you a lift back in the morning, Kurt. I think it would be safer if there were more of us. Just in case."
    "In case of what?" Mia asked.
    "Wolves," Kurt said ironically.
     

Chapter Thirteen – Kurt
    "So let me get this right?" Mia asked again as they walked down the road towards where Nadine had abandoned her car. "They made you stop, and then let the air out of your tire?"
    "Yes. When I realised it was flat, I thought I had better get out and run home. I knew it wasn't a coincidence."
    "And then they chased you. But in the end there was just one of them. And you fought with him?" she asked Kurt.
    "Yes."
    "And then another wolf came and called him off."
    "Yes."
    "None of it makes sense," Mia said. “If they wanted to hurt you, why run off?"
    "Maybe they didn’t want to hurt me," she said, stopping in her tracks.
    "So, why?"
    "They stole my car." She folded her arms, and he could feel her anger growing. "Son of a bitch."
    "Well at least it makes bit more sense now," Kurt said.
    "You mean the whole chasing me through the woods was not to scare me, just to keep me away from my car."
    "Or calling the police. They kept you busy while they changed your wheel and then drove off in your car." If he could have got his hands on them, he would have throttled them for taking advantage of his mate this way. "It's not the fact they took your car that bothers me. It's the animal that came after you. The others had left by then, but he came back."
    Nadine hugged herself, staring at the place where she had last seen her car. "How am I supposed to get to work tomorrow?"
    "Maybe after the shock of today, you might do better to call in sick," he suggested.
    "I can't do that. I'm treating a little kid. I can’t let him down."
    "Then I guess my reclusive brother is going to have to borrow my car and take you," Mia said.
    Kurt couldn't refuse. At least if he was with Nadine, she would be safe. Or semi-safe: he might not be able to summon his wolf, but he would try to defend her with his bare hands if he had to. "If you're sure, Mia."
    "I am. I'll drive it over here now. Then Joel can come and pick me up." She moved away from them. "Do you want us to accompany you back to the house?"
    "No. I think we're OK now."
    "Great. I'll tell Mom you won't need your cocoa to warm you up before bed tonight, Kurt." With a wink, she had transformed into her wolf, and with a bear on either side of her, she disappeared into the trees.
    "She loves you a great deal," Nadine told him, taking hold of his hand as they walked back up towards her house.
    "I know. I'm not sure I deserve it." He squeezed her hand. "Or you."
    "She thinks so, and I would have to agree."
    They had just reached the house when the sound of a car, followed by the roar of a motorbike, came up the road towards them. Mia handed Kurt the keys. "Look after it. I'm going to let the sheriff in Bear Creek know about this, Nadine. There’s no point telling the piece of garbage who is the law in Wolf Valley; he’s probably in cahoots with them."
    "Wasn't anyone I recognised, Mia. I think they were the raiders from out of town," Kurt said.
    "Could be. If it was, it means they are getting closer to town. Might be time something was done about them," said Joel, still astride his motorbike, but with his helmet in his hands.
    "You might be right," Kurt said, but he knew he had other things to deal with first. Personal things.
    "Nice to meet you again, Nadine," Joel said with a wink.
    Mia climbed on the back and they drove off into the night. By the time the sound had disappeared into the distance, Kurt and Nadine were caught up in each other's arms and heading for