Free Fox, Morgan - Craving Silence [Cowboys and Werewolves] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) by Morgan Fox Page B

to read people better than anyone she’d ever known. Gaius, on the other hand, had softer eyes—hazel with a speck of amber, and less intense—but he still possessed the same ability. They were as close to brothers as anyone could get.
    The only person missing was Walker.
    She glanced over at her sister. “As a doctor, lycan, and my twin, you of all people know exactly what happened between me and Lance, so there is no need to discuss it.”
    Shadow forced her hands to her hips, looking as furious as their mother used to when they’d been a little too mischievous.The penetrative stare had her remembering a time when one of them had broken a treasured lamp, but neither sister was willing to elicit blame.
    “Mating instinct or not, I can’t believe you just left Walker out here to listen to you having sex with another man. A man, I might add, you just met.” Shadow moved closer and growled through clenched teeth. “Walker went crazy. Gavin, Declan, Marcus, and Gaius all had to try and subdue him.” Shadow shoved her in the arm, catching her off guard and knocking her back a step. “I had to give him a sedative, for crying out loud. He was acting like a wolf whose mate was being savagely raped before his very eyes, defenseless to protect her.” Shadow’s gaze became an intense wall of emotion. Her eyes were focused and flickered with a trace of silver—the mark of her wolf. “Why would he act like that, Silence?”
    She didn’t want to be the one to share Walker’s secret, but at the same time he was the one who’d revealed to others more about himself than she could explain with lies and some off the fly cover-up story.
    “Where is he now?” Silence asked.
    “He’s in my office.”
    Silence nodded and glanced past her sister and into the main lobby where Gavin now stood with his back to them.“What’s going on outside? Are we still under attack?”
    Shadow sighed, and Silence didn’t have to be empathic to know that her sister was annoyed. Shadow hated when Silence managed to seamlessly change the subject, but there was no sense in arguing any further about what had transpired between Lance and her. Shadow knew that.
    “No. It seems when you disappeared with Lance, they stopped their assault on the clinic.”
    Even though that little fact should have pleased her, it didn’t. For whatever reason, her stomach suddenly swirled with nervousness and a powerful energy she hadn’t felt since her father’s passing. The sensation moved over her like a whispering wind.
    Keeping her emotions concealed, Silence said, “Good. Have the men keep their eyes open. The sun should be coming up soon, and I bet our unwelcome guest may have called it a night. We should be able to assess any damage and then make arrangements with the council on what preparations need to be done for tonight.”
    Without another word spoken, Silence turned and moved into Shadow’s office. Closing the door behind her, she pressed her back against the door. Walker sat at the desk with his head resting on his folded arms.
    Her voice trembled with apprehension as she called out, “Walker?”
    She knew he couldn’t understand what had happened. Shit , neither did she for that matter. Nothing like this had ever happened to anyone she’d ever known. Mating, yes, but never in her life had she ever heard of a situation where two wolves could claim the same mate. The two men seemed to be the opposite halves of each other. Walker was the heart, the love she’d always desired, while Lance appeared to be the animalistic side—the primal beast that awakened her wolf. The situation she found herself in was enough to drive the sanest person crazy.
    Twisted and confused, she chewed the inside of her mouth, her hands sweating as she searched for the right words to say. “Walker, please talk to me.”
    “Go away, Silence,” he practically snarled. His voice had altered into a feral beast without the physical attributes. “I’ve got nothing to