Fire of the Wolf
The Gray Pack Book One
Introverted nurse Caroline Trainor’s
apartment burns to the ground, and she is rescued by a sexy fireman. Waking up
in the hospital, she finds the delicious fireman and his identical twin brother
waiting for her.
Devin and Damon Gray claim that they
are alpha leaders of a pack of werewolves, and that she is destined to be their
mate. Her logical nature resists this unreal situation, but her body craves
their every touch. Struggling with unresolved pain from her past and her need
for her own identity, she has no desire to be their house wolf—until another
wolf pack’s alpha threatens their lives and relationship with a challenge to
the death.
Scared to lose the men she has grown
to love like she lost her parents, she runs directly into the arms of the
lethal alpha challenger, and the brothers must save her before they all wind up
dead.
Excerpt
“Molly, the fire department won’t
get here in time. Tyler, pull your flannel shirt off and tie it around your
face like a cowboy’s bandana. That will help you keep the smoke out, and when
we get outside we will get you some medicine. Molly, grab a towel or something
to cover your face, now. We are leaving this building together, right now.”
Caroline began herding the two out
the apartment door when she heard the first creak and groan of the ceiling. Her
heart leapt into her chest, and she tensed all of her muscles, bracing for the
impact that she was sure was coming, but the ceiling stayed above her, and the
floor held beneath her, so she put her hand on Molly’s butt and gave her a firm
push out the door of the apartment.
“Hurry up!” she screamed as loudly
as her raw lungs could take.
They all began moving down the
hallway, scooting along on their bellies, because the only breathable air was
next to the floor. The smoke was much thicker now than it had been just moments
ago, and for the first time, Caroline began to doubt her ability to get them
all out of there alive. She could feel the rough fibers of the commercial-grade
carpet rubbing her elbows and legs raw. There was heat now, but she still
couldn’t see flames. Despite the high temperature, Caroline’s skin crawled with
goose bumps at the thought of a death by fire. Another surge of energy burst
through her, and she pulled up alongside her two charges, urging them to move
faster. She could hear Tyler’s gasping breaths, and the fear that rolled off of
Molly was almost tangible, but she wouldn’t give up.
They made it down the first half of
the stairs to the landing, and the air became slightly less smoky. Caroline
could see the late evening sunlight at the bottom of the second set of steps
that filled the foyer of the building. She knew that help had to be just a few
feet away outside the glass doors. Suddenly, she saw little Tyler collapse in
front of her, and she realized that the smoke and his asthma attack had caused
him to lose consciousness. She watched in horror as Molly stopped next to her
son, coughing and choking on the poisonous smoke. She looked at Caroline and
seemed unsure what she should do. Following her instincts, Caroline reached for
Molly, and with a hard shove she pushed her down the last several steps, so
that she wouldn’t have to decide. Somehow Caroline managed to lift Tyler’s body
into her arms, and tumble the last few steps herself, holding him as close to
her as she could.
She lay there with Tyler on top of her,
staring bleary-eyed at the ceiling or what would have been the ceiling if she
could have seen through the waves of dark smoke. Just as her world stopped
spinning, she felt strong hands grasp Tyler, and pull him from her, while
another set of hands held her under her arms, and quickly pulled her from the
floor up against a huge muscular chest. Unbelievably, she could smell this man
through his fireman’s suit, and through the smoke. Her heart flipped over and
her head spun.
His arms gripped her tighter, and
she smiled to herself thinking, Wow, isn’t he a fantasy waiting to happen?
And then she passed out.
* * * *
Shit. Damon looked down at the scrap of a woman he held in his
arms. He had just felt her go completely limp, and knew that any second this
building was coming down. He had to move fast. The other two people had been
taken out of the building already, and she was the last one unaccounted for.
For just a millisecond he hesitated, stunned by his reaction to this woman. He
had to mentally shake himself to clear the lust that was burning in his brain
from just having her near him, and the smell of smoke burning in his nose
reminded him of where he was.
Turning quickly, he leapt forward,
and just as his body reached the glass front door of the building, he felt and
heard the groan of steel and creak of wood. The pressure of the collapse pushed
him and his unconscious bundle out through the doorway, landing them about
twelve feet down the sidewalk. The heat that blasted up his back brought tears
to his eyes, and knocked all of the oxygen from his body. His lungs seemed to
collapse into themselves, and the muscles in his shoulder where he had taken
the brunt of the landing trying to protect her, were screaming at him.
In slow motion he rolled to the side
to see if the woman was still alive under him, and felt his heart jump for joy
when he saw her breasts rise and fall. They rose above her tank top; glorious
swells of femininity that just looked like they needed to be set free. Someone
helped to lift him to his feet, and he saw the EMTs lifting her onto a
stretcher as they pressed an oxygen mask to her face. They wheeled her quickly
to a waiting ambulance, and she was gone.
Please, Please. Let her be okay, I
can’t lose her now. He begged in his mind.
“What the hell was that?” the sharp
voice at his side seemed angry and confused.
Damon glanced toward his brother’s dumbfounded
stare. He realized that his twin had heard every word Damon was thinking as
usual, and didn’t understand it one bit. Devin was almost his mirror image, and
the only other person who shared all of his quirks and vices. How could he
explain to Devin what had just happened to him in those few seconds when he
didn’t completely understand it?
Bending over with his hands on his
knees, trying to catch his breath, Damon did the only thing he could do.
She’s my mate, he thought, and he heard Devin’s sharp intake of breath
before they both headed for the hospital to find her.
About Lori
Best-selling author, Lori King, is also a full-time wife and mother of three boys. Although she rarely has time to just enjoy feminine pursuits; at heart she is a hopeless romantic. She spends her days dreaming up Alpha men, and her nights telling their stories. An admitted TV and book junkie, she can be found relaxing with a steamy story, or binging in an entire season of some show online. She gives her parents all the credit for her unique sense of humor and acceptance of all forms of love. There are no two loves alike, but you can love more than one with your whole heart. With the motto: Live, Laugh, and Love like today is your only chance, she will continue to write as long as you continue to read. Thank you for taking the time to indulge in a good Happily Ever After with her.
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