Fur, Cloak and Dagger (Team Greywolf 4)

“Yes, despite his over protectiveness. This time, Rylee had me stay behind since most of the operation is battle rather than intelligence gathering.”

“Well, that’s good. I have someone I can relate to.”

“You’ll like our newbie she-wolf Rachel and Dominic’s human wife, Mia, who just had a baby boy.”

“I look forward to meeting them.”

“You and I have something in common.”

“Oh?” Emma wanted to say they were both petite, but Cricket might be insulted.

“Horses.” She smiled. “I heard you do dressage.”

“When I can, but yeah, if I had another life, that’s what I’d do.”

“I own an Arabian mare. I’ll take you to the stables and find you a horse.”

“That would be great. I’ve focused so long on the show ring, I forgot how nice it is to ride for pleasure.”

Nik couldn’t get Emma’s sweet scent or the image of her alluring sexy body out of his head. Yet, he found her frustrating to the hilt. The way she disguised herself as an old woman and hid her scent disturbed him. Not good. How would he protect her if she decided to vanish, and she left no scent to follow? Before they left headquarters, he’d make her promise not to do that again. He’d never used his alpha status to get what he wanted, until now. As important as Ms. H. was, she was still human and her status remained below omega. Not that he liked the lycan status system, but if need be, he’d use this leverage to keep her safe. Under his thumb.

He hadn’t seen her for two days and today they had a meeting to discuss their mission before taking a commercial flight to Eastern Siberia. Last night, he’d had one drink. Vodka. A mistake. Being inebriated did something to him that he had never shared with anyone, not even Rylee. If he got drunk, he turned into an alpha’s intermediary form, a raging bipedal werewolf. He’d only return to human form once he sobered up. Best not to drink. I should mention this problem to Dr. Becker.

As soon as he had the glass of vodka, he immediately wanted more. Before he drank another shot, he shifted to wolf form and ran into the forest. No one thought anything of it. A lycan had to shift to wolf form at least every two to three days. He’d trained with deep breathing exercises to control his shift, allowing him to remain human for four or five days. He stayed in wolf form for an entire day before going on a mission, so there had never been problems.

Nik trotted back to headquarters, shifted to human form and dressed to meet with Rylee. At the elevator, he bumped into Emma. Rather, her soft bosom pressed against him, instantly arousing him as if he were an adolescent boy touching a woman for the first time. It’s not like she’s naked. She wore tight blue jeans and a red sweater. No matter what she wore, she looked hot as hell.

Emma grabbed his arms for balance. “Oh, sorry, I didn’t see you.”

He swallowed. Number one rule, never mix business and pleasure. Nik smiled. “You need seeing eye wolf?”

She narrowed her eyes. “You came out of nowhere.” She shrugged. “Aren’t wolves aware of their surroundings even in complete darkness?”

Although, she was an important human, she still had to be careful not to chastise an alpha. He folded his arms over his chest and narrowed his gaze. “I was thinking of our mission.” He liked her spunk, though. “In the safety of the LIA, I, as you say, let my guards down.”

“Guard down.”

He gestured to the elevator, and she marched in. “Do you like your new accommodations?”

She pushed the button to the ready room. “Very much so. Being in the ranch house makes me feel like I’m on human territory. At least most of the time.”

“On top is good.” The elevator opened and they exited. “You don’t mind the lycan rules?”

“I’ve been taught their rules from the time I first came here.” She smirked. “In fact, I believe I know proper protocol better than you.”

“So you know I’m new to the pack behavior and my standing within the pack.”

“You are an alpha, so you pretty much have it made.”

He shook his head. “Most of the time, I feel more human than wolf.” Although, she started to bring out his hungry wolf. His need to dominate. Take her to his den.

“Based on our first meeting, you are all alpha.”

“I am?”

They arrived to the ready room.

Emma bowed to Jesper. “Where’s Rylee?”