The Werewolf Cowboy (Moonbound Book 1) by Krystal Shannan, Camryn Rhys Read Free Book Online Page A

way you tied yourself to the tractor.”
    “Stop.” Allan’s face heated and he ground his teeth together trying to hold back anything that could be used against him later. “Just untie me.”
    “I’ll do you one better.” Adam pulled a pocketknife to full gleaming glory and smiled with just as much glee as a sparkle. “This’ll be quick and painless.”
    Allan shut his eyes and turned his body so his hips were almost in the hay. His brother flicked the knife twice and he felt the tension release. He immediately turned all the way over and slipped his hands under himself. Allan tucked himself in, pulled up his boxers, zipped his pants, and stood. He’d worry about the itchy hay and the cleaning up later.
    His brother clucked a disapproving tongue as he stood to recover himself. “That girl did a number on you.”
    “Whatever.” Allan rolled up the blanket and grabbed his coat. “Thanks for the help.”
    “She came and talked to me, y’know.” Adam’s voice had lost all its sarcasm.
    “Obviously, or you wouldn’t have known I was here.”
    “I mean, last night.” Adam rested on the big tractor tire. “She interrupted my alone time and everything.”
    “Well, good for you. You’ve now had the pleasure of meeting my mate, so you can all rub it in my face later.” He glanced back at his brother, and saw the sun peeking over the horizon behind Adam’s house, across the yard.
    “We don’t want to rub it in your face, dude.”
    “I’m not going to mate her.” He rounded on his brother. “She keeps pushing, but it’s not in the cards.”
    “Fine.” Adam shrugged. “I’m not worried about her. She’s pretty on-the-ball.”
    “Well, don’t worry about me. I’m fine.”
    “You’re still planning to go through with this thing with Laurel?”
    Allan shifted the blanket under his arm. “Why not? I’m the sheriff now. I need a wife. A human wife who can anchor me to that world so I can help. Why shouldn’t I go through with it?”
    The look in Adam’s eyes flashed wolf for just a moment and Allan didn’t need his brother to answer in order to know what was coming next.
    One of the horses neighed uneasily and Adam cooed at them, calling them by name, calming himself. He shifted his eyes back to Allan. “Oh, I don’t know… maybe because you found your mate ? That doesn’t give you even a little pause?”
    Allan turned and sagged against the other tire, giving in to the conversation that was inevitable. “So it was always theoretical before, that I might not have one, and now that I have one, I’m supposed to, what? Just throw aside all my plans.”
    Adam pushed off the tire and stepped forward, leaning in, in case he’d missed the flash of anger before. “We. Are. Not. Human.”
    “I’m not trying to be a human.”
    “You sure as hell are. You live in town, you take human jobs—the most public profile human job you could take, by the way, outside of actually going to Hollywood and being on television. It was one thing when it was just you and yourself.” Adam pressed his lips together and shook his head. “You don’t mess with Fate.”
    Allan let his breath slow and held himself still. He’d always had such a confidence that this was his path—he was made for this. Wolves were made for this. It was why they were cursed. Reyna and Adam were ganging up on his certainty with all their don’t mess with Fate bullshit.
    The horses started to move again and Adam backed off. He smacked his hand on top of the tire and scuffed his boot at the ground. “It’s dangerous, man. It would be one thing if it were just your future, but it’s not anymore. It’s Reyna, too.”
    Allan fisted one hand under the blanket and rocked against the tire. A pressure spread across his chest on an inheld breath. “Reyna’s a big girl. She’ll survive.”
    His brother grunted. “Of course, you’re not going to listen.” He threw the knife with his off-hand and it stuck in the hay in front of