Wolf's Desire by Ambrielle Kirk Read Free Book Online

every book from t he shelf in an effort to get that damned thing open.
    She was so confused, it wasn’t even funny.
    Something killed her husband in cold blood for reasons unbeknownst to her. The investigators weren’t doing their jobs. Jonathan wanted her gone, and he’d made that clear by offering her serious cash with a warning to take it or else. Someone broke into her home with what appeared like intentions to snoop or steal—or both. Now she would be thrown out on her ass, according to Alan.
    And she…well, no one was on her side.
    “Are you okay?”
    Keira’s had snapped in the direction of the door where Aiden stood.
    “Something came up,” she said. “I won’t be going to that museum after all.”
    “You look a little riled up.” He came inside, leaving the door ajar. “ Is something wrong?”
    “I…” How could she begin to tell him how cruel Jamison’s family were? She couldn’t. He wouldn’t understand. “I just have a headache, is all?” She jostled open the desk drawer, relieved to find the bottle of migraine pills she kept handy. She unsealed the lid, popped one in her mouth, and swallowed.
    Aiden surprised her when he took the bottle from her hand, and turned it over to read the label. The expression on his face was not pleasant. “I need to know what you’re afraid of, and what’s bothering you. I will take care of it.”
    “I can’t pull you into this. I barely know you, and you wouldn’t really understand.”  Sh e shook her head. “Now I wonder if I’m just wasting your time. Do I need a bodyguard or do I just need to walk away from all of this?”
    “Walk away from what? ”
    “Jamison’s family wants me gone. His brother, Jonathan, has been the main instigator. He just sold this estate without my knowledge.” She clenched her fists under the desk. “What gave him the right to do this?”
    “Have they been threatening you? Is that why you sought protection?”
    “I don’t know where the threats are coming from exactly? After the break-ins, I’ve received several warnings…letters under the front door and in the mailbox…to vacate the premises or else. After hearing about the sale of the estate, I’m convinced that Jonathan may have something to do with it.”
    He sat down in the chair on the other side of the desk. “Is there a chanc e that this Jonathan might have sold the estate to prevent those who are threatening you from acting on it?”
    “No. He hates me. Always has. Jamison and I married for unconventional reasons. Jonathan lost a lot from our union. It’s quite complicated. He wants me out, but it’s not to save my life.”
    “You said there was a break-in?”
    She nodded. “The intruder came right through that window.”
    Aiden turned around in his chair, and peered toward the set of windows to the right of them. “I can’t imagine why you would want to stay here after your life has been threatened and your home broken into.”
    “I’m not sure I should be telling you…”
    “Do you trust me to protect you?”
    “Yes.”
    “Then there is trust to some degree.” He leaned forward in his chair. “Tell me why you’re still here.”
    “Jonathan wants something and it’s hidden somewhere within this house.”
    “Why not let hi m have it?” Aiden’s eyes narrowed suspiciously. “Are you not afraid for your life?”
    “ Yes, I’m afraid for my life. Isn’t that why you are here?”
    He frowned. “Why suffer through this if there’s a better way to be at peace and move on?”
    “I saw my husband murdered, Aiden.” Her voice trembled, but she dared not let her fury loose. “A wild wolf ripped out his throat leaving him bloody in the garage. I watched him die and I did nothing.”
    Aiden diverted his eyes. “I’m sorry.”
    “We’d just arrived home after meeting a business colleague and his wife for dinner. All the way home, he kept looking in the rearview mirror, as though he knew something was wrong or that someone was