Free Awakened from Ice: 1 (Werewolf Sentinels) by Marisa Chenery

meeting with the pack leader went well. If anyone could help the wolf brothers fit into the mortal world as werewolves it would be others of their kind.

Chapter Six
     
    They followed the two girls out to the parking lot. Cassidy marked where their car was parked before she ushered the men into the crossover. She also couldn’t get over their luck in finding two werewolves, and that one happened to be the daughter of the pack leader here in Juneau. Cassidy had been sure it would take months to literally sniff one out. Fate had to be on their side it would seem.
    Cassidy drove to where the girls waited, then slipped in behind them as Lindsey, who was driving a compact car, headed for the exit that would take them out onto the street. The trip took them to the outskirts of the city where the homes sat on fair size pieces of land.
    Pulling into the drive of one, Cassidy noted the large home at the end of it. She’d probably driven by it a thousand times without knowing a werewolf owned it. She parked the crossover behind Lindsey’s car before she and the men got out to join the girls by the front of the house.
    “Come inside,” Lindsey said. “My dad should be home.”
    They followed her. Cassidy watched Lindsey walk a little farther in before she yelled, “Dad, come here.”
    It wasn’t long before she heard a set of footsteps coming from the upper level. A man, also native like Lindsey, came down the stairs that ended at the small foyer. Cassidy assumed this had to be Lindsey’s father, the pack leader. He wore his black hair long and looked no older than about twenty-five, but from what his daughter had said about them living longer than mortals, it didn’t surprise Cassidy all that much. She figured he was older than he looked.
    Lindsey’s father looked at them before he turned his gaze onto his daughter. “I thought you’d gone to the mall. And who are they?”
    “I was at the mall, and that’s where I met them. They wanted to see you.” She then introduced them to her father.
    Cassidy held out her hand to shake the pack leader’s, but Edensaw was quick to grab on to it and pull it out of reach. He didn’t let it go, even though she tugged it a few times.
    Lindsey’s father was quick to look between Edensaw and Cassidy. “I’m Brice. You must be new in town.”
    “I’m not,” Cassidy said. “I’m Cassidy. I’ve lived here my whole life. And technically, the men have as well. Sort of. Would it be okay if we talked to you somewhere private?”
    Brice nodded. “Sure. We can go to my den.”
    They followed him farther into the house and down a short hallway to a closed door, leaving the two girls in the foyer. Brice opened it and walked inside. Cassidy and the men walked behind him and then divided themselves up between the couch and the two armchairs that were in the large room. Brice pulled out the chair from behind his desk and brought it closer.
    “Okay, what is this all about? Cassidy, I know you’re mortal and that they are werewolves. How did you learn what they were? We’ve done our best to keep knowledge of our kind from yours. And the way Edensaw reacted when you tried to shake my hand, I take it you’re his mate.”
    “I’m not his mate yet. And we just met a couple of days ago.” She paused. “I’m not sure how to say what I have to say without having you think we’re all nuts.”
    Brice nodded, then spoke to the men. “What nation are you from?”
    “We’re Tlingit,” Edensaw answered. “And I’m the alpha of our pack.”
    “Alpha? Don’t you mean pack leader?” Brice asked. “Where is the rest of your pack?”
    Edensaw motioned to the other men. “We are the only members of our pack.”
    Brice’s brows drew together. “Just the six of you and no females? Plus, I don’t like the idea of another pack being in my territory.”
    “I have no intention of challenging you, but we will remain as we are.”
    “Then I have the right to drive you out of