Seal Wolf Hunting (9781402293832) Read Online Free PDF

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    â€œYour mom,” Paul said.
    Allan shook his head. “She’s just as much your mom as she’s mine. I bet you anything that was why Mom was so reluctant to let us know what they’d been discussing before we barged in on them.”
    They finished loading the groceries and drove back to the mountain cabin.
    â€œNot to mention that Michael nearly spilled the beans by mentioning a painting for the auction, don’t you think?”
    â€œYeah, it clears up the whole mystery.” Allan made a call and put it on speaker. “Mom, when were you going to tell us about the auction? What if we had hot dates for tomorrow night?”
    Paul smiled at that—thinking he wouldn’t mind one with Lori.
    â€œWho told you… Oh, you stopped by the grocery store. You don’t have hot dates for the night. You never have hot dates when you come here. Besides, it’s for a good cause. You know Mike O’Keefe. He’s a nice boy and he’s got two little ones to take care of. So he and his wife need all the help they can get. Besides, he’s a military man like the two of you.”
    Allan frowned. “You could have asked.”
    â€œYou would have said yes anyway.”
    Paul believed she must have had some doubts, or she would have asked them before they arrived home.
    â€œThat’s what you were discussing with the other ladies this morning in private?”
    â€œI was going to have you come by for lunch and discuss it,” she said.
    â€œHow long have the wolves been in town?” Paul abruptly asked, not liking that the troublesome men were hanging around the area. He wanted the situation addressed right away.
    â€œThe Cooper brothers? And their friend? They showed up a couple of days after the two of you went into the jungle. Though we didn’t really know about it for about a month. They were hired at the Somervilles’ ranch and stayed there the whole time, I suspect. Anyway, I couldn’t get hold of you while you were on this last assignment or I would have let you know right away. After that…” Catherine paused. “You would be home and could deal with it. I wasn’t thinking about them when you came here this morning—not when you charged in, looking ready to terrorize someone.”
    Paul was about to say something about being there to protect and save, not to terrorize anyone, but Catherine spoke again.
    â€œThere wasn’t anything we could do about them coming here, and they haven’t…” Catherine hesitated to speak. “Well, I’m certain they’ve grown up now and aren’t causing the kind of trouble they did for their pack in the old days.”
    She was always willing to give others a chance and had a gentle spirit, which had earned her the name Running Deer as a term of endearment by Emma’s husband, Lee Greypaw. Catherine didn’t believe she was all that sweet and innocent—which was the deer spirit guide’s message—but she was constantly looking for causes and helping others.
    Paul had always thought Lee was right. He wasn’t certain about the men not causing trouble for the pack though. Some people did grow up. Others were problems no matter how many years they lived. It just seemed to be their nature. “What time is lunch?”
    â€œMake it noon. The auction is tomorrow night, and whoever buys your services has you for four to five hours over the weekend, depending on how much they pay for you. You still have two full weeks to spend on your vacation having fun, longer if you don’t pick up another assignment right away. Isn’t that so?”
    â€œTrue,” Paul said. They had purposely not put their names in the pool for any assignment so their vacation wouldn’t be cut short.
    â€œWhat exactly are we required to do?” Allan asked.
    â€œOdd jobs. Whatever your buyer needs you to do.”
    Allan grinned. “Hope she’s my age