Free Elijah: Calhoun Men _ Erotic Paranormal Wolf Shifter Romance by Kathi S. Barton

going to be fine, love. I promise you. Whatever it turns out to be, it doesn’t make me love you any less.
    I’ve never heard of this before. Is there a place where this is all written down? He told her that he had a book on their kind, but they usually depended on the others to help when something else come up. So they keep things from you too?
    No, not usually, but I think the reason that this isn’t public knowledge is because of the fallout from it. Can you imagine the problems that would arise for an otherwise normal person to have someone think that they might be a vampire’s child? Simply because they don’t care for sugar? I mean, every diabetic in the world would be persecuted, don’t you think?
    Yes, she could see that. Even if it was just a myth that had been going around, people would have taken it as gospel and there would have been a lot of people staked through the heart, much like women had been burned at the stake in Salem all those years ago. So it was decided that Noah would see if it was true or not. Noelle thought that she’d rather not know, but she could see the point in knowing as well.
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    Trent stretched, trying to loosen the tight muscles in his back after working on the walls in the building they were renovating. He didn’t think they were ever going to get this place up and running at the rate they were going. He looked at his dad when he came in the room with him.
    “I found a good place to put that desk you unearthed. Never saw one that big, did you?” Trent said he hadn’t. “Anyway, I have some of the pack coming over to get it in the morning. I’m thinking that place over there on Fourth, the one that we decided to hold off on, it might make us a nice little second hand shop. What do you think? There is always people looking for something or another. Might have some fun with that.”
    “So long as I don’t have to mess with it, I don’t care.” His dad nodded and helped him lift the next board into place. “Joe is going over to Elijah’s house after she gets done working with Scott tonight to check on him. After that, she’s coming here. Then I think she and I will head up to the cabin for the weekend. I need some time away.”
    “Good, that’s good. I was gonna talk to you about that girl anyway. Noelle, do you think she might object to coming to work for me?” Trent asked his dad what he had in mind. “Well, I got that idea I was just telling you about. And I thought maybe I’d have her scouting around finding things to fill it with. Her and me with your mom, we could go on some hunting trips.”
    “And what is Elijah supposed to do while you’re running all over town with his mate? I’m pretty sure that he’s gonna want to be with her as much as he can. Even with him still working, I’m pretty sure that he doesn’t want her gone when he comes home. Besides, right now it’s not too safe for her to be out and about. Her stepfather hasn’t been dealt with yet.” His dad nodded but didn’t say anything. “Dad, you already asked her, didn’t you?”
    “Well, it was a good idea, don’t you think?” He nodded and had to smile. “Your mom, she was keen on it too. Spending time with a female is a lot more fun for her than hanging with you boys. Even I get tired of you six at times. I know you find that hard to believe, but sometimes I think you boys are just out to make fun of me.”
    “Whatever gave you that idea?” His dad looked at him. “Elijah will have to know where you’re going all the time. And, like I said, just because he goes to work every day like he does doesn’t mean that he wants you hanging out with his mate. He might think you’re a bad influence.”
    “What a thing to say to your own father.” Trent just laughed. “She’s a little bit afraid of me, I think. Not me, just men in general. I blame that on her daddy. He’s a real bastard. I can understand it and all about her being put off, but it still ain’t nothing I