Stanley, Gale - Hellfire [Southwest Shifters 1] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) Read Online Free PDF Page B

Gage put on a black shirt and tied his long hair back with a leather band. He looked to Tanner for approval.
    “Very sexy. Irresistible, in fact.” Tanner planted a kiss on his lips. “If we don’t leave now, I might change my mind and drag you back into bed.” He grabbed the keys from the dresser. “Come on, I’ll drive.”
    Shiloh had suggested a place near Deming, about an hour from Silver City . It was a midsize hotel with a restaurant and a bar that looked like a set from a John Wayne movie, with wagon wheels, wood floorboards, and whiskey barrel tables. It was definitely not a locals’ bar. The customers were all tourists, cowboy—and girl—wannabes wearing all the proper gear: jeans, boots, and wide-brimmed hats.
    “Fuck!” Gage growled under his breath when they walked in and saw Shiloh alone at the bar.
    “Maybe she’s in the bathroom.”
    “She’s not here.”
    “Okay, calm down. She might be meeting us.”
    Tanner took the empty stool on Shiloh ’s right. Gage took the one on the left.
    The cowboy looked from one to the other, settling his focus on Tanner. “I’m glad you both came.”
    “Glad we did—”
    “So how come you didn’t, both come, that is?” Gage broke in abruptly.
    Shiloh ’s head swiveled around. “Uh, excuse me?”
    Gage forced a smile. “The invite was for two.”
    Uncertainty crept over Shiloh ’s face. “Is that a problem? Kate doesn’t go out much. She already told me she wouldn’t be at the rodeo tomorrow.”
    Shiloh waved the bartender over. “Draft?”
    “Sounds good,” Gage answered for both of them. “So do you go out without her often? Leave her home alone?”
    “That’s none of your business. ” The cowboy flushed red. “What’s all this interest in my girlfriend?”
    Gage almost told the cowboy that everything about Kate was his business, but he bit his tongue. “It just doesn’t seem right, that’s all.”
    “I told you Kate is a homebody. I travel all the time. She’s welcome to come, but she doesn’t want to.” Shiloh finished his beer and got off his stool. “Hey, maybe this wasn’t such a good idea. Nice meeting you, Tanner.” He ignored Gage.
    Gage looked at Tanner and silently shook his head, willing his boyfriend to let the cowboy go. They weren’t here for him. As tempting as Shiloh was, they’d come to get closer to the she-wolf, not to get involved with a human man. Either Tanner didn’t see him, or he flat out ignored Gage.
    Tanner stood up and blocked the cowboy’s path. “Wait. I don’t want you to leave. Neither does Gage. He’s just a little off the last couple of days. The heat and the drought…”
    Shiloh relaxed a little and looked over at Gage.
    Gage pasted a contrite look on his face. He was pretty sure it was Kate’s idea not to come, and making an enemy of the cowboy would not get them closer to her. “I’m sorry, Shiloh . My mother was abused, and sometimes I just get a little overprotective when it comes to women.”
    Shiloh nodded. “I understand.”
    “Can we start over?”
    “Sure.” The cowboy smiled and sat down. “I asked her to come. She begged off. Look, I’ll be perfectly honest. Kate and I live together, but we both believe in our personal space. We each have our own lives.”
    No surprise there, but it’s Kate’s life I’m more interested in. “You sound like an old married couple already.” Gage sighed inwardly. Shiloh wanted to play, and he was cute as a puppy dog. If only he weren’t human.
    Shiloh looked down and fiddled with a napkin. “Look, I feel like we made some kind of connection, so I’ll be honest. I’m with Kate, but I prefer men. She’s okay with it. If you’re not, just say so, and I will leave.”
    Tanner jumped in before Gage could open his mouth. “Well, since we’re being honest, Shiloh , I might as well come clean. It’s not a problem. Gage and I are gay.”
    Shiloh ’s face broke into a big grin. “That’s a relief. When Gage started questioning me