wide, and I didn’t know how to respond to that. It was rare to find an Alpha she-wolf, even rarer that any Alpha would allow her to live to adulthood. And witches were either feared or coveted for their powers. Many were enslaved. I wondered for a moment which his mate was, but when I stopped to think of the way he proudly spoke of her, I didn’t get the feeling he was the sort of Alpha that feared a strong female. You could never be certain though. My Alpha and his mate appeared unified and strong as a front to the Clan, but people never knew for certain what went on behind closed doors.
“You’ll love Kelsey,” Grant assured me.
He reached for my hand and gave it a squeeze. I didn’t want to admit how much it helped calm my nerves.
I risked a glance over at him. Grant was still gloriously naked. Damn he was hot. I wanted to reach over and touch him, but I knew that was a very bad idea. Just looking at him made me horny as hell. When he sniffed the air and turned a smoldering look my way, I knew he knew it, too.
I quickly looked away, back out to the beautiful trees coating the mountainside. I still wasn’t certain where we were, but it sure was beautiful.
“Grant, am I dropping you off at the lodge or your place?” Kyle asked.
“Lodge. My Jeep’s there and I need to pick up a few things first,” he said. “Will you give her permission to be in our territory?”
He seemed nervous as he anxiously awaited the answer.
“Are you going to give me a name?” Kyle asked. “Come on, at least give me that much.”
“Tanner,” I told him.
“I doubt that’s true,” Kyle said. “Work with me here.”
“T,” Grant said. “If you can call Maddie, MC, then you can call her T.”
My heart leapt in my chest as he came to my defense. Shit! I have got to get out of here. He’s the type of man I could actually fall for and that cannot happen.
“T,” Kyle said. “Yeah, fine, for now. I won’t press for more, but I’m trusting her to your care, man,” he told Grant.
“Wouldn’t have it any other way,” Grant said staring deep into my soul as he spoke.
Oh boy, I’m in big trouble here. My brain immediately started going into overdrive evaluating my surroundings. It was time I found an exit plan, and quick.
When he said lodge, I was imagining like a small cabin or maybe even a glorified motel, but he truly meant a lodge.
We pulled up in front of a massive five star resort.
“This is where you live?” I blurted out.
“Only some of the time. Most of my team lives here permanently, but since I came from Westin Pack, I also have a house in town a little further up the mountain,” Grant explained.
“I had this place built about five years ago. It houses visitors, and Westin Force,” Kyle explained. “Well, some of it at least. Patrick oversees everything, but Archie will tell you he’s in charge. I’m sure you’ll meet him eventually,” Kyle said. “We won’t go into details for security reasons, not yet at least. But being in your line of work, I’m sure you can imagine.”
I worked solo, so no, I couldn’t even fathom the kind of network he was alluding to. It sounded like the CIA or something equal to it. That was insane, especially in the United States. I was curious, but not enough to stick around and find out.
Grant seemed like a nice guy. He was probably great even, but I worked alone, and I wasn’t about to go back to pack life no matter how cool Kyle may seem. I just needed to lie low and wait for the right moment to make my next move. There were still far too many unknown variables, like where the heck we were.
“Come on,” Grant said as the car parked and he hopped out, then walked around and waited for me. He even held the door open like a true gentleman, even if he was still naked and fully erect. I chanced a look down and gulped. He was huge.
I grabbed my bag, grateful they had returned my things. Grant took my hand, linking our fingers together to escort me inside. I noticed we didn’t go through the main door. Instead, Kyle had dropped us off at a side door.
The van of his team pulled up and I