Free Shifting Magic (Shifted) by Lynn Leite Page B

to death. Maverick why don’t you go greet our guest, so she’ll feel more comfortable.”
    “She has to sense that there are at least fifteen members of the Alpha family in the house. I would think she passed comfortable as soon as she pulled in the drive.” Rory waved her hand to tell the others to back off She handed Willow a squirming Maddox before following her mate out the door.
    “ Hi!” Faith squeaked as soon as she saw the Alpha and the Chosen headed her way. Her
    stomach had twisted so tight ly on the drive over she feared she’d collapse.
    “Faith , so glad you could come.” Rory hugged the woman. That was good right? Alphas didn’t hug people they were mad at.
    “ Relax Faith,” Maverick said watching the woman he had worked with for years stiffen.
    “I came as soon as the Alpha called.”
    “ Yes, and thank you. We need your help Faith, but before we go any further, I want you to know this is up to you. You can say no and there will be no repercussions.”
    “ Say no to what?” Faith was only slightly more comfortable and she still didn’t know why she was there.
    “ To pretending to date my Husband,” Nina answered from the porch.
    Faith recognized the petite woman with the raven hair that stood with Ranger on the Alpha house ’s porch.
    “ Say again?”
    “I’m Nina. We met at the clinic.”
    “Yes , I remember.” Faith was nervous as the woman approached her. She had to have heard her wrong. It was clear that Ranger had taken the human as a mate the way he was shadowing her, but had she just asked her to date Ranger?
    “ Faith, Nina can be very blunt. Why don’t you come inside so we can explain?”
    “I think that would be best,” Rory agreed. “Come on in Faith. This might take a while.”
     
    Faith sat in the huge living area of the Alpha’s home and listened to the plan the Alpha family had come up with to ferret out the leak at the clinic and possibly trap the man that was killing all those girls.
    “ You would be in no real danger. We assume that Howland will target Nina.”
    “You’re willing to be a decoy?” Faith asked Nina, who seemed smaller in the room filled with Alpha males. A few of which she had never met.
    “Nina can more than take care of herself,” Ranger said with pride.
    “No offense, but you’re human.”
    “See , I told you it would work,” Nina dropped her veil to let her true nature show through.
    “Oh shit,” Faith shouted as she felt the pulse of power the woman was now emitting. She was not only wolf but something else just as powerful.
    Ranger laughed. “Nina is Malcolm Blackwell’s Daughter.”
    Faith had noticed the Mage was in the room but hadn’t said anything . She was nervous enough. She didn’t think questioning the choice of guests in the room was appropriate. Her eyes kept wandering to the two men that stood in the doorway leading to what she assumed was the kitchen. They were Alpha, yet she had never seen either of them. Were other packs now getting involved?
    “I wondered why he was here. Pleased to meet you sir.” Faith was trying to hide her nervousness.
    “Faith dear, I am so sorry we have been rude.” Royal stepped forward. “I forget you’re not acquainted with all of us here. Malcolm, this is one of my pack and one of Maverick’s most trusted employees, Faith Weir.”
    “ Thank you for coming Faith,” Malcolm nodded to her. Faith smiled back still trying to process what was going on. With Nina’s power added to the mass of Alphas in the room, she felt as if her skin would burst into flames any moment.
    ‘You’re welcome’ seemed to be a lame response , so Faith chose to just nod back.
    “Faith , you of course know Maverick, Rory, Hank, Sam, Emory, Willow, Xavier, and Ryder as well as my wife Gemma. Next to her is Kendra, Malcolm’s wife and Nina’s mother. And lastly, my brothers Gage and Knight are there in the doorway.”
    “Hi. ” Faith smiled a weak smile. She felt like a bug under a microscope.