Lily is a human adopted by a family of werewolves. Her father, the alpha, asks her to help the legendary James Lacrosse investigate the death of two of the pack's teens and the attempted kidnapping of another. James Lacrosse is famous for his monstrous shift. When he was thirteen he was kidnapped and missing for two years. He thinks the deaths and the kidnapping are linked to what happened to him when he was taken. Can they figure out who is behind this before someone else suffers James's curse.
View MoreLily changed out of her work clothes into more comfortable clothing, a t-shirt, and jeans. She ran her hands through her dark hair, just glad to feel it down and loose again after a long day at work. Grabbing her keys, Lily left her apartment and drove to her adoptive parents' house. They invited her to dinner tonight, and for once, school and work didn't stop her from accepting.
As she pulled into the long driveway, a feeling of home washed over her. Lily smiled as the large, two-story ranch style house came into view. Andrew, her father, ran quite the profitable Architect company. Lily got out of the car and waved to her brother, Tony, once she parked the car and got out. Her brother was most likely the biggest heartthrob in town. He had the suave movie-star good looks, a muscular build, and an easy smile.
"How goes the life of busting crime?" He teased while that easy smile made an appearance.
"Oh you know, a lot of work and long hours," Lily said as she walked up the steps. "We've been getting a lot of overflow from other lab's overflow. It's mostly drugs that need to be verified that they are, in fact, illegal substances."
"You sound so CSI when you talk like that," he replied with a sly smirk.
"I know. It's the glamor of a forensic chemist - pure awesomeness," she teased back. She wrapped her arms around him and gave him a quick hug.
"Hey Lily," Elizabeth greeted her. She's Tony's wife or as the werewolves call it- mate. Lily broke the hug and took a step back. Elizabeth took the chance to wrap her arm around Tony's in a clear sign of possession. Her instincts couldn't accept that Lily and Tony were siblings, although they didn't share blood.
Lily gave Elizabeth a warm smile in hopes to disarm the territorial instincts of her sister in law. She couldn't help but feel flattered that the woman saw her as a threat to her claim to Tony. Elisabeth was everything a woman wished she could be. She had thick, dark hair, bright blue eyes, curves in all the right places, a face that would rival any runway model, and lips were made for kissing.
"Long time to see. How are you doing?" Elizabeth asked with an only slightly forced smile.
At least she's trying, Lily thought and returned the smile. "I am doing good, thanks, Liz. I see you're beautiful as always," Lily said, doing her best to disarm with flattery. "Well, I'm going inside. See you two kids later." She gave them a two-fingered salute and went inside. The sight of Andrew, her adoptive father, being kicked out of the kitchen greeted her. No doubt he was sticking his fingers into dinner and got caught by Sandy, his mate.
"Where have you been, young woman?" He said as soon as he saw Lily. "We've missed you!" He leaned down and gave her a fatherly kiss on her forehead. Tony looked a lot like his father with a few subtle differences. Both were blonde, and blue eyed, but Andrew's blonde hair was lighter, now streaked with gray. Also, his good looks went more towards the rugged instead of suave.
A smile spread across her face as she felt at home. Who could ask for a better family, she thought as she hugged him. Her adoptive family tried their best to make her feel like one of them, but she stuck out like a sore thumb. First, Lily was half Native American, though she didn't know which tribe. The Roberts were all blonde with blue eyes. Second and most obvious, the Roberts were actual werewolves. Andrew was their leader or the alpha as they called it.
Werewolves weren't like the legends and the Hollywood monsters one saw on TV. They were only a little bigger than the average wolf and Lily found her family to be like normal people. So they shifted into wolves at that delicate moment of the month but who was she to judge. Lily had a delicate moment of the month too, and hers lasted more than one night. She'd even go so far as to say she was worse pmsing than any werewolf under the full moon.
"I have been so busy," Lily told her dad. "Between school and work, I hardly have time to get a full night's rest."
Andrew's eyes narrowed and hardened as he gave her a stern, disapproving look. "Lily you shouldn't work so hard. It's not good for you!" He began to lecture her.
Lily nodded agreeing with him. "Yes, I know, but one has to do what one has to do right?" She replied.
He kept his stern look for a moment, so she gave him one of her best smiles and his face softened. "What am I going to do with you," he said, giving up and she gave him another hug in reply.
"Lacy is looking for you, and we have a guest joining us tonight too," he told her as he left towards the living room. Lily froze where she stood. A guest, she repeated in her head. Curiosity made her mind whirl. Who would they have invited while inviting her at the same time? Usually, when they had members of their pack over, she had to keep her distance. Not everyone liked that the Alpha had a human living with him.
She wasn't a big fan of other werewolves either. In fact, she did everything to avoid them. Shrugging, Lily decided there was nothing she could do about it now. She decided to find her sister and see what it was she wanted instead. "Hey Lac-" She called, walking into her sister's bedroom. Lily instantly turned her back and covered her eyes with her hands at the sight before her. Lacy and her boyfriend/mate, Chris, were in a heavy make out session.
"Oh, come on you guys! What are you, rabbits?" She demanded and heard them both laughing, but Lily didn't see anything funny about it. "I am not joking! You're going to scar me for life!"
"You're just jealous you don't have any of this," Lily heard Chris say.
Lily turned and peeked through her fingers. Seeing they were decent, she lowered her hands. Lily gave the smug brunette before her a glare. "Please! You're the sole reason I've sworn never to date a werewolf...like ever! Damn nympho," she shot back.
Chris smug smirk turned into a full-blown smile as he got up from the bed, smoothing out his clothes. Chris wasn't as tall as Tony or Andrew, but he was much broader with his muscled frame. His light brown hair cut short and brown eyes that always seemed to be on the lookout for a chance to cause mischief. "Right, keep telling yourself that. Denial is the first sign of jealousy you know," he said then gave Lacy a quick kiss.
As he walked past Lily he gave her a playful wink, and she rolled her eyes, shaking her head at him. Chris was a horrible flirt. It was a good thing Lacy didn't have the possessive issues Elizabeth had or Lily would've been in little pieces by now. "God, Lacy, why do you always fall for the cocky ones," she complained. Her tone was a false exasperated disapproval.
It was nearly eight by the time they had gone back to the Roberts’s house. Lily had to admit, she enjoyed herself. Oddly, it was the most fun she had in a long time. She stood out on the porch as James got ready to leave. “Thanks today, A.J. enjoyed himself,” she told him, feeling it was important to let him know that he’d done a good thing today.“No problem Lily. I enjoyed spending time with him,” he told her, giving her a smile. “I would like to do this again.” Only with A.J. or with me too? The question popped into her head, unasked for. Oh, stop that Lily, she scolded herself.“I think A.J. would like that too,” Lily replied. James just stood there for a moment, looking at her, and it made her a little nervous.“Well, I’ll be around tomorro
“You did good, James,” she admitted to him, then pat him on the shoulder, but as soon as her hand touched his shoulder, a strange warm tingling sensation ran through her hand and arm. The look on James’ face told her he felt it, too. Lily removed her hand with a slight sense of panic. What the hell was that? She thought and went to the living room.“So you think I did good?” James asked and Lily was thankful that he ignored that…whatever it was, too. It was just static electricity for Lily, she told herself. You work with too many electronic gadgets and it’s got you super charged, that’s all!“Yeah,” she replied, her voice sounding a little tight, so she cleared her throat. “Yeah, James, you did good. A.J. has taken to you… You have a nice apartment,” she added, trying to not appear
“It was me or him,” Lily said, glancing at A.J. and James looked confused. “A.J. has one…issue,” she started, and he looked at his son with slight concern on his face. “A.J. is a biter, and he does it well. When he gets angry, or doesn’t like someone A.J. will bite them…he nearly took off a person’s finger once. I’ve learned to recognize the signs of when he’s getting pissed,” Lily explained.“Still don’t get why you acted that way towards Ginger,” James stated, sounding more confused than disapproving now.Lily leaned forward and in a whisper told him. “Look around James; you notice how these people look at me? None of them are happy that I’m here. I don’t care what they think, but it not only affects me. A.J. is marked because of me and if he bit into
Lily followed James into the small diner. She had been in there a few times, but not too many, since a lot of werewolves hung out there. As a human, she avoided all werewolves that weren’t her adopted family, and now it was just an old habit hard to break. Plus, she knew none of them enjoyed having her around, either.“Hey James,” an older waitress called out with a warm smile.“Hey Cat, how’s the day going for you?” James replied.“You know how it is,” the waitress replied with a chuckle.“That bad huh,” he joked, and she waved him off with another chuckle. Lily was a little surprised by the exchange. These people had feared and hated him at one time. Lily shook her head as they sat down in a booth. “What?” James asked with a curious expression.“You’re just one more of the pack now, huh?” Lily asked back with an amused but also a little irritated. She didn’t miss how they looked at her as they went to their booth. They must have put her in James’s old place as the dangerous element
“Sort of. Maybe in time we’ll manage friends,” James replied and noticed a brief look of disappointment on the ex-alpha’s face.“Well, that’s good. Spending time with her and A.J. seems like a good start to get the ball rolling,” Andrew told him and James nodded in agreement. Lily came down with A.J. soon after, both ready to go.“We can take my car,” Lily told him as they walked out of the house. He recognized that rusted death trap as the one Chris had driven to talk to him.“I’d rather not. That car looks about a hundred years old. I drove my truck. There will be enough room for all three of us,” James replied, and Lily looked like she was about to argue when she shrugged.&ldquo
James stood outside for a moment; he still couldn’t shake the feeling that there was more to the way they were acting than the fact that Chris had a new mate. When he arrived at his apartment that night, he tossed his keys on the coffee table and walked into his bedroom, wondering about the events of the day.Were Lily and Chris hiding something else? If so, what? He thought about A.J. and for the first time since he started working for Freddie; he wished he didn’t have to go to work tomorrow so he could spend the whole day with him, but he couldn’t leave Freddie hanging like that. Friday was usually their busiest day besides Monday.They were slammed with work all day; James hardly had time to think as they rushed from one house to the next. So by the time he finished for the day, the only thing he wanted to do was crawl into bed despite his original idea of going over to see A.J. It didn’t help that since Lily came back he hadn’t been sleeping too well either. He kept thinking about
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