Training Their Mate [Pack Wars-Book 1] by Vella Day Read Free Book Online Page A

“I was in a hurry. Sorry.”
    She
placed her good hand on his leg and heat shot up her arm. Immediately, she
withdrew her arm to her side. She didn’t need to be thinking with her pussy
when she needed her brain right now. “It’s okay. I’m thankful you brought some
clothes.”
    A light
above the entrance door flashed. Dante jumped up. “Pizza’s here.”
    That was
quick. From the noise, he took the stairs two at a time. She expected to hear
the door open sooner than it did. He was probably checking to see if the pizza
guy was legit. His feet pounded on the stairs again and he reclosed the upper door.
    “Let’s
eat!”
    The spicy
smell of tomato, cheese, and bread made her stomach grumble even more. Dante
picked up a stack of napkins off the counter and brought them over. “Water?”
    She’d
love wine, but her head would only pound more. “Sure.”
    He
grabbed the beer Trax had offered earlier but never delivered on. No sooner had
he settled next to her than Trax’s phone rang. Tension rolled off Mr.
Easygoing, as if he expected trouble.
    Trax
answered, but said little. “When? Keep me posted.”
    He looked
straight at her and her heart skipped a beat. “What?”
    “Elena
Sanchez is missing.”
    Liz looked
over at Dante whose jaw had tensed. “Who’s Elena Sanchez?”
    “The
secretary at Couch’s firm you replaced.”
    Double,
oh shit.

 
    Chapter Five
    Liz’s mind spun, trying to
remember what the girl had told her. “She might be in Costa Rica.” She fisted her bandaged hand. Pain burned
through her and she winced.
    Trax came out from behind the
counter. “Tell me what you know.”
    Now they were going to think
she was a real piece of work. “I needed to get close to Couch. You know why.”
    Trax sat opposite her, but
his rear barely touched the leather chair. “Yes. Go on.”
    “Jobs are scarce and people
don’t just quit because you need to take their place so you can kill their
boss.”
    Dante’s brows pinched. “You
told her you wanted to kill Couch?”
    She wasn’t that dumb. “No. I
told her I planned on starting my own au pair business and wanted the
experience from a seasoned veteran like Couch.”
    Dante nodded. “Smart.”
    Trax motioned with his hand
for her to hurry up with her story. Well, it was her story, damn it. Liz huffed
out a breath. “Anyway, I needed to find a way to get a job at Couch’s company.
Given it’s only a two-person operation, I didn’t have many choices.”
    Trax raised a brow. “What did
you do to her?”
    Her mouth formed an O. “I
didn’t do anything to her. I paid her
almost my entire life savings to just walk away.”
    “Sugar, how much did you give
her?” Dante leaned forward.
    “Five thousand dollars. Then
she told me she hated Couch, and she’d be happy to leave. With the money she
could visit her family in Costa Rica.”
    Trax didn’t say anything. He
removed his phone and pushed a button. Because he walked into the kitchen he
must not have wanted her to hear.
    Dante rubbed her arm. “That
was very creative of you, but I’m sorry you had to spend so much money.”
    “Yeah, well, I was
desperate.”
    Dante picked up a slice of
pizza. “Eat up.”
    “Who’s Trax talking to?”
    “Our counterparts, Clay and
Dirk. They’re awesome at finding people. It’s their best skill. Don’t worry.
We’ll find her.”
    She took one bite but her
stomach churned. “Do you think Couch did something to her?”
    “We have no way of knowing.
But if the bastard harmed her, it wasn’t your fault.”
    She appreciated that Dante
always tried to soothe things over. Maybe if he’d been around when her mother
was so depressed, he might have been able to show her mom that life was worth
living.
    In silence, she finished her
second piece of pizza while Dante plowed through five pieces in no time.
    She finished and wiped her
mouth. “Do you think I could take a shower? I didn’t get a chance before you
two showed up.”
    “Sure, sugar. Use the bath