Sinclair

When I arrive at the home of Ella’s former employer, it takes all my strength to push my wolf down deep. The last thing I need is to actually murder a human, no matter how badly I might want to.

She deserves it. My wolf mutters mutinously, think about how easy it would be. Then she’d never be able to hurt Ella again.

Maybe so, but Ella wouldn’t like it. I remind him, recalling how the precious creature had worried for the children, even when her own safety and happiness was on the line.

Hmph, she’s got you wrapped around her little finger. My wolf accuses.

Oh, like she doesn’t have you in the exact same position? I scoff. I’d like to see you resist her when she’s blinking those beautiful big eyes up at you, begging you not to orphan innocent children.

Please, you spoke over the phone! He reminds me, his voice trailing off into growls of longing as he pictures her. You couldn’t see her eyes or those plump, pouty lips or the sweet swell of her belly.

You couldn’t smell her delectable scent or…

And I’m the one who’s whipped? I roll my eyes as I knock on the heavy rosewood door.

To my surprise, Jake and Millie answer the door, tilting their blonde heads up to me with excited grins. “Mr. Sinclair!”

My wolf calms as soon as he sees the children, softening like the big teddy bear he is. “Well hello!”

I drop down to their level, unable to resist their adorable smiles. “I haven’t seen you two in ages, what have you been up to?”

“We haves a new nanny.” Millie whispers conspiratorially, reaching out to play with my tie.

in the neighborhood.” Jake explains, clearly blaming his new career for our increasingly infrequent meetings. “She’s

my arms and lifting her up as I ruffle Jake’s hair affectionately. “Doesn’t she

thinks so.” Millie frowns seriously. “She’s not

of mean things about

misses you too.” I confide. “You

is?” Jake gapes. “You mean you get to play with her

you wants?” Millie adds

all day, both playing and not playing. “My job keeps me very busy, but she’s there in the morning and when I get

you can convince Mommy

hopefully I feel guilty for thinking that nothing I could possibly say to their horrible mother will make

can try.” I promise, patting the boy on the shoulder, “and you two should know

after all my wolf insinuates in my head. Think how happy Ella would be if we

not stealing children just to make Ella smile. I argue, tempting

objections are interrupted when Jake and Millie’s mother appears at the top of the stairs. She stops dead when she sees me, Her face pales, but she plasters on a phony smile. “Mr. Sinclair, to what do we

I set Millie on the ground, smiling widely so that they know my harsh

middle aged woman with a grim face, and I’m struck by how uninterested she seems in her charges. She doesn’t even speak to them as she

doesn’t already know why I’m

think false politeness is appropriate

in her chest. “I-I’m sure I don’t know what

to me.” I growl, letting some of my wolf’s ferocity bleed into my voice. The woman reels back, shivering for reasons she doesn’t understand. She may have the dull intuition of a human, but even humans know when they’re in the presence of a lethal predator intent on destroying

wasn’t what you think!” She lies, her voice unsteady and

her. “I’d like to know what kind of twisted logic made you think it would be wise to try and blackmail the most powerful man

be nearly this angry if I had been her target. “I only wanted people to

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