Free Commando Cowboys Entice Their Beauty [Wyoming Warriors 6] by Paige Cameron Page A

will notice another stray cat around.”
    “How do other cats respond to you?” Being a veterinarian made Justin curious.
    “They hiss. They don’t like me, but they respect me and don’t come near.”
    “Daren, when you held her close did her eyes look normal?” Garth asked.
    “Yes, they were her lilac eyes.”
    “The enemy might notice,” Jack said.
    Jewel shifted into her little cat and jumped onto the long table. She lowered her head, rolled her eyes, and looked up. Then she walked to the closest person, Lann.
    “She changed them to cat’s eyes.” Lann smiled at Jewel. Everyone had to look, and then Jewel jumped down and shifted back.
    “Can you see as good with your cat eyes?” Justin asked.
    “Yes, what I do is to bring a thin sheath across that changes the appearance but doesn’t affect my sight, and my hearing is of course better when I shape-shift into either form.”
    Lann spoke. “She can be our secret weapon, but for her safety, what occurred here today has to stay in this room.”
    “I’d like Rae and Sara to know. They’ll wonder why I’m not staying with them more. And they’re my friends.”
    Mitch took out his phone. “I’ll contact Phillip and have him ask Sara and Rae to come down here. We’ll tell them now.”
    “How do you and Raoul feel about this?” Mitch looked across the table at the two men.
    “We don’t like it because of the danger, but we agreed, because she insists and it will hopefully save lives.” Aleron squeezed Jewel’s hand.
    “I understand,” Daren said. “Mitch and I would have the same reactions if it was Sara.”
    Within a few minutes, Sara and Rae came in the room with puzzled expressions on their faces. Daren got a chair for Sara, and Cad gave his chair to Rae and pulled up another for himself.
    Once more and she hoped for the last time for a while, Jewel told her friends what she’d told the others and then shape-shifted so they could see her two cats. When she shifted into the small kitten, Sara took her into her lap.
    “If you weren’t my friend and a shape-shifter, I’d keep you for a pet for me and the children. Your beautiful hair color is mixed in with your fur with each change.”
    Jewel jumped down and shifted. She sat back in her chair. Raoul turned to Sara. “She’s our pet. You can’t have her,” he teased.
    “All kidding aside. We have to plan how to use her and keep her safe,” Mitch said.
    “I have an idea.” Nick got up and faced the group. “I realize what I’m going to suggest invades the privacy of our people, but at this point I believe we have to use every resource we have. He glanced at Lang and then their wife, Cassie. “Cassie and Pruet can tap into others’ thoughts. Let’s have each one take a section of the ranch and have them walk or drive around to try and pick up any suspicious conversations or thoughts. Once we locate a particular area, Jewel can switch into her small cat and roam around. What do you think?”
    Raoul stirred in his seat. Jewel knew he wasn’t happy with Nick’s plan. But no plan would suit him.
    “I like the idea,” Jewel said. “If we’re in the right area and there are homes, someone might take me inside. People can’t resist kittens, especially if they look lost. And maybe our enemy has got another of our people to help them like the man who kidnapped Rae.”
    “No,” Raoul said.
    Jewel turned and frowned. “Yes.” She turned to Aleron. “Don’t you think it’s a good plan?”
    “I can see the benefits. No plan that puts you in danger will ever suit us, but this might work. Then after you get the information, you can stay here with Sara and Rae while we take care of the rest.”
    Like hell. I am not being left out at the end. But we’ll wait to fight that argument another day. For now, she nodded at Aleron as though agreeing.
    “Elle, you talk to Pruet. Have him take the north side. Nick, ask Cassie, and if she’s agreeable have her do the south side of the cabins