Free Wolf Creek Sheriff (Texas Pack 4) (Prequel) (Wolf Creek Shapeshifters) by Jo Ellen

castle. “Hey, Mr. dying is fine with me guy,” she threw over her shoulder, “you don’t tell the bad guy you’re all kinds of cool with offing the hostage.”
    Her rant stopped when she stood in front of the castle. Hands on hips, she took in the home of the werewolf brothers. Who built a freaking castle in the woods? The huge door opened and out came the aforementioned with Rafe in the lead.
    “Did you…” Rafe was cut off when Colin roared.
    “I would not have let him kill you! I knew he wasn’t ready to die, he knew there was no way he would live if he hurt you.” Colin raked a hand through his hair in frustration.
    “How could you be so sure? The guy was nuts,” she shouted back at him.
    Colin’s teeth ground together, lips barely moving. “We’ll discuss this at home, come along Stephanie.”
    “Oh man, big mistake,” Devlin whispered from where he stood by his brother.
    “Bite me, asshole. I’m not going anywhere,” Stephanie stated as she poked him in the chest.
    The three brothers had not moved from their place on the landing in front of their home, too enthralled with the show on their front lawn.
    “See? This is why I’m single,” Ian claimed. “When I find my mate, she will follow my lead because she’ll know I’ll only do what’s best for her.”
    “Yeah, I can’t wait,” Rafe said sarcastically. “And somebody go get Colin some clothes, naked after shifting is fine. Naked man arguing on my lawn is not.”
    Ian nodded in agreement. “Yeah, we don’t need to see that crap.”
    Devlin slapped Ian on the back. “I can’t wait to meet this make-believe perfect woman that will actually agree to be your mate.”
    Ian shrugged his brother off, going back to watching the couple as Robert moved to stand next to Rafe so he could speak over the yelling.
    Robert waved his hand and Colin was covered in a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt.
    “Where’s Doan?” Robert asked.
    “He’s sleeping in one of the guest rooms. He and Dev were at Charlie’s last night and didn’t get home till this morning,” Rafe said.
    “It was a good way to keep him occupied.” Devlin shrugged. “He thinks he got away with going to a bar and sneaking some beers. Man, he’s a really obnoxious sixteen-year-old. He hits on every woman he meets, online or in person and takes my headset to play Xbox with my friends while talking crap the whole time. It’s been four days since y’all left and I’m out of ideas to keep him entertained.”
    “You’re just mad cause he has more kills than you,” Ian muttered.
    “Weel, I appreciated the help. Now I just need to get him to drink the potion. I dinna want to try and hold a dragon down to pour it down his throat.” Robert sighed.
    Rafe nodded. “That shouldn’t be a problem since he’s likes his drink. Come inside and tell me what happened in Faery while Devlin takes care of the dragon problem.”
    Ian still had eyes on the couple. He nodded their way. “What about them?”
    Rafe looked over. “Looks like their winding down.” He let out a small growl, which got Colin’s attention. “Let’s take this inside.”
    Stephanie grudgingly allowed Colin to take her arm and guide her into the house. She was starting to come to terms with Colin and his cocky confidence in his ability to protect her. She wasn’t used to someone who not only believed they could protect the whole freaking world, but believed it was his job.
    He settled her on one the sofas and sat next to her with his thigh pressing against hers and clasping her hand in his as if he was afraid she would make a run for it.
    She tuned Robert out as he explained to Rafe the problem they had with Amon. She had her own dilemma. Colin expected her to move in with him immediately and start their life as a mated never to be separated couple.
    God, she’d never had a relationship last longer than six months and he expected a lifetime and beyond if he had his way. She knew what he wanted, but what did