Seducing The Wolf - By Marisa Chenery Page 0,50

done anything. Right now, all we can do is watch him. If he does move against Royce, then something will have to be done to put him in his place."

Billie didn't ask what exactly would be done to Gren that would "put him in his place". Given the way Royce had reacted to Gren being at the gym with her, she had a feeling werewolf laws were a little less civilized than mortal laws.

A little while later the men and Belinda joined them. Billie didn't miss how both Beowulf and Wade sat next to their mates, holding Roxie and Taryn protectively under their arms. Nor did she miss the fact that Royce was doing the same to her. It felt good. To know that as long as she was next to him he would do everything in his power to make sure no harm came to her. Some women would have taken it as an insult, that in this day and age a woman didn't need to have a man to look after her. But for Billie, it was a nice change. She knew she was perfectly capable of looking out for herself, with the amount of self-defense she had learned she could bring down most men twice her size. But the whole aspect of not having to use it if she didn't want to and that she could rely on Royce if such a situation ever arose made her feel cherished. And it made her love Royce even more because of it.

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Gren hauled the unconscious body of the man he had chosen to be his next guinea pig over his shoulder and shoved him into the backseat of his car. Getting into the front seat, he headed for the place he had acquired to perform his little tests. It had been relatively easy to lure the mortal he had picked to try the spell on to him. The man had easily fallen for the female werewolf Gren had sent to entice the man outside. Not that the mortal knew what she was. All he had cared about was that she was beautiful and seemed willing to spend the night with him. Instead of taking him back to her place, the woman had led the mortal to the back alley behind the club where Gren had been waiting. A quick bash to the back of the head and the mortal was his. The woman, who had been a part of his pack before their numbers had dwindled to almost nothing, had accepted the money he had offered her and left him with his prize.

Now all that was left to do was to get some of Royce's blood. Gren knew he wouldn't hand it over of his own free will, but that wasn't going to deter him. There were ways to get the blood other than asking.
Chapter Fourteen
Waving at Billie as she pulled away from the house, Royce waited until her car was out of sight before he stepped back inside. She was on her way to her family's gym to meet with her father. Before she had left, he had suggested he go with her in case her father didn't believe what she had to tell him. But Billie had said no. She thought it would be better if she talked to him alone first. At least she wasn't going to say anything about his being a werewolf to her brothers as of yet. Royce could imagine what their reactions would be. He had a feeling just learning that their baby sister was "married" was going to be hard enough for them to handle.

Royce headed for the stairs. Since Billie would be moving her furniture in soon, he decided there was no time like the present to make some room for it. He was going to start upstairs in their bedroom. It would also help keep him distracted while Billie was away from him.

He was about to start up the stairs when he caught the scent of another in the room. Curling his upper lip in a snarl, he turned around to face the intruder. "Get out of my house, Gren."

The other werewolf leapt at him. Royce caught him in midair and grappled him to the floor. Gren went down hard, but he somehow managed to take Royce down with him. Rolling into a crouched position, Royce saw the evil smile on the other man's face a split second before Gren charged him once again. This time