Shifting Magic (Shifted) by Lynn Leite Page A

romantic my dear. With all this mating going on I’m sure you misread his interest.”
    “Maybe. I don’t know. He just seemed off.”
    “I’ll keep an eye on the situation,” Royal promised. He really didn’t think it was necessary. He had spoken to Knight and Gage just before
    they left and hadn’t noticed anything ‘off’ as Gemma had put it. His brothers were well known for their interest in the opposite sex. Faith was a beautiful she-wolf. Of course he was interested. Royal guessed they both were.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    13
    “Did I just see Ranger Cheveyo drop you off?” June asked on Wednesday. Faith had been hinting that she had a new man trying to gather the attention they were seeking. June was one of the biggest gossips at the clinic. Faith smiled. If June knew about her being dropped off by the Alpha’s son, the whole clinic would know in a matter of hours, maybe minutes.
    “Yes,” she said not bothering to look up from her paper work.
    “So?”
    “So we had lunch , and then I had to work.” Faith fought the smile trying to break through.
    “Oh my god. You’re seeing Ranger? When did this happen?”
    “Sunday .”
    “And you didn’t tell me?”
    “I didn’t know I was required to fill you in on my love life,” Faith joked. She was having too much fun with this.
    “ He is so hot. Oh my god!”
    “All the Cheveyo men are hot , June,” Faith added. She was thinking not of Ranger but of his uncle. She couldn’t get the man out of her head, and they hadn’t spoken even one word to each other. To top it off, she didn’t even know his name. Royal had introduced them as they stood together in the doorway. Both men had stared at her. ‘This is Knight and Gage’ he had said. For the life of her, she didn’t know which man was which. All she knew was that one in particular stood out in her mind.
    “ So, are you the next Alpha mate?”
    “I wish. No June. He is not my mate.”
    “Not yet he isn’t. I heard the mate fever can kick in even after years of dating.”
    “ Let it go. We are just dating. And it’s been three days, so let’s not buy the dress just yet, okay?
    “You know I thought he’d go for a human , you know, like his brothers.” Bingo maybe June didn’t like humans. That might be a quality someone leaking info might have.
    “ Human or wolf, I guess the fever doesn’t discriminate,” Faith jeered.
    “I don’t know,” June shook her head.
    “ Would you ever date a human?”
    “ Oh no. My father would have my head. I already have someone. He is wolf.”
    “ Is he?  Is he your mate?”
    “I don’t know what the fever feels like but I will tell you, if he left, I’d follow. I can’t imagine being away from him.” June sounded like a love sick teen.
    “So , who is this guy?”
    “You don’t know him. Will is from back East.”
    “And he lives here now?” Faith had a feeling June might be telling her boyfriend a lot about what went on around here.
    “ He’s thinking about joining the pack.”
    “How nice for you,” Faith said dropping the subject. No use pushing the girl. She might be making something out of nothing. She had however found a link between the clinic and a wolf not of the Cheveyo pack. That was information worth repeating.
    As the day went by , Faith caught the other women whispering and glancing her way. She was enjoying the attention, even if her relationship to Ranger wasn’t real.
    “Hey Faith, your man is here,” Tam said with a hint of jealousy.
    “Thanks Tam, I’ll see you tomorrow,” she smiled. The whole thing with Ranger was not as painful as she thought it would be. The thoughts of the man she had seen on Sunday seemed to have tamed the crush she had on Ranger. “Great, I just transferred my obsession to another Cheveyo male,” she muttered shaking her head. She really needed to get a real man. Maybe when this was over she would start going out with the girls