Wolf's Desire by Ambrielle Kirk Read Free Book Online Page B

his senses were on high alert. An air of danger brushed against the back of his neck like a forceful wind, causing hairs to stand on end.
    As they turned the corner, they nearly ran head-on into the guest and the two maids behind him.
    Aiden froze in his tracks accessing the situation before him.
    “Miss Ellis! We’ve been fired. How could you not tell us?” One maid exclaimed, holding up an envelope in his hand.
    “Jonathan!” Keira’s voice came out in a rush. Her anger literally sparked the air around them.
    Aiden’s wolf reared up under his skin and he swallowed hard to keep the animal at bay. The wolf immediately sensed the threat that this man standing before him posed.
    “What have you done?” Keira demanded at the man, but he gave no answer.
    He was too busy doing what Aiden was doing—calculating the odds of them running into each other like this.
    Aiden’s mouth parted and his nose flared. He could literally taste the chilling awareness. He could smell it mixed with the pheromones and sweat fuming off the man’s skin. This man knew what he was. The shock in his eyes were dead giveaway. Aiden’s wolf sensed his panic as it rolled off the surface of his skin in waves.
    Keira’s ex brother-in-law was Other . Possessing the spirit of the first Caedmon wolf, but not wolf. Her story made sense now. At least some of it. The rest of it…well right now, he was concerned about her safety.
    “You carry guns now?” Jonathan leered at him.
    “I carry what the hell I want to protect my client.”
    “Client?”
    “What authority do you have to sell this house?” Keira’s fiery voice demanded once more.
    Jonathan grinned. “A signed contract, that’s what.”
    “ Where is—”
    Before she could finish, Jonathan wiped out the contract and pushed it at her. Aiden jerked it out of his hand and handed it to Keira.
    “I—I…didn’t sign this.” Her eyes flew over the paper. “This is ludicrous.”
    “Somehow, it’s been signed. Your word against mine.”
    “You sneaky son of a bitch!”
    Jonathan laughed. “I only wished that weren’t true.”
    “This is forgery, Jonathan. I will get my lawyers involved.”
    “Miss Ellis, does this mean we have to leave?” the maid named Francine said from behind.
    “No—”
    “Yes—”
    Both Keira and Jonathan spoke at the same time.
    Thomas, the housekeeper, also clutched an envelope in his fist. “These letters say we have two weeks to vacate.”
    “Your servants have two weeks to vacate.” Jonathan crossed his arms over his chest. “But you, Keira, will leave the home immediately.”
    Thomas crossed his arms over his chest. “If she goes, we go. We never worked for you.”
    “Very well,” Jonathan spat. “Get the hell out now you miserable fucking servants!”
    “You would stoop so low and throw me out?” Keira asked.
    Jonathan’s stare shifted from Keira to Aiden. “You would have been allowed to stay for two weeks, but now that I know you’ve got the real traitor here…I want you out now .”
    Yes, the man knew alright. Without a doubt, he knew what Aiden was.
    “Are you talking about Aiden? He’s my bodyguard.”
    “Try again, Keira. I do not like liars!”
    “I would not have had to hire one, if you would cease sending letters threatening me to leave. Did you send that intruder here the other night?” She crossed her arms over her chest.
    “Does it matter? Y ou refused to leave on your own accord.” His eyes narrowed. “Take your traitor and leave now.”
    “Why do keep calling him traitor? He was just hired days ago.”
    Jonathan chuckled. “I see that he’s a traitor through and through. He hasn’t told you, hasn’t he?”
    “Told me what?”
    “Ask him.” Jonathan thrust his chin sharply toward him.
    Aiden wanted to strangle the arrogant bastard since he’d arrived. He’d held his emotions in check for Keira’s sake.
    Keira turned to face him and her eyes softened. “Do you know Jonathan?”
    “Yes and no.”
    She