Chapter 14
Stormwinder hooked me up with a hotel room, a credit card, and a rental car. “How much should I spend?” I’d asked, still expecting my boss to turn off the charm at any moment and take me to task for leaving half of his pack temporarily stranded in the woods. (Yes, I’d been forced to freeze several more potential combatants on the way back to the clan’s home base.)
But the older shifter never so much as raised an eyebrow at my activities. Instead, he remained cordial and fatherly, almost appearing to appreciate my ability to best half of his warriors with a single word.
“I doubt you’re going to break the bank,” he’d replied to my financial question. “If you run too wild, I’ll let you know.”
At the time, I’d thought he was overly trusting...especially once I discovered that my
