As the enchantress left the diner, the door was held open by a man.Something about him caught Mairi’s attention.Dark auburn hair.Tall, muscular.A trimmed mustache and beard.A blue tartan scarf wrapped around his neck.Ocean-blue eyes met hers and lingered for a moment before she looked away, leaving her shaken.
“You okay?”
Mairi turned her stricken gaze onto her cousin.“It’s him.”
“Him?”
“M-my husband,” she whispered, still in shock.
Keegan turned in her seat.“The hunk in the blue and black tartan scarf?”
“Sh!Stop looking!”
“What’s he doing here?”
Mairi could only shake her head in stupefied confusion.“I don’t know.How did he find me?”
Questions she loved to know the answer to, but was far too scared to approach him to ask.She had to get out of there and regroup.Allow herself a moment to think.He had to be in Sheridan for her.Did he want her back?Did he come to apologize and ask if they could have a real marriage?Hope flared in her heart, because even though he said he didn’t want her, she very much wanted him.
Chapter Two
Tavish rolled intoSheridan, Colorado, in the late afternoon, liking the feel of the picturesque town.It was surrounded by forest and mountains, much like his own ancestral home.People bustled up and down Main Street, where a variety of shops lined each side.The busiest place seemed to be the diner smack-dab in the middle of town.
He finally found what he was searching for at the end of the busy street.Parking, he exited his rented SUV and headed into the Chamber of Commerce building.Large black-and-white photos of Sheridan lined one brick wall, detailing how it had grown over the years, all the way down to a grainy photo of an active lumberyard.A young woman sat at the desk, smiling at him.
“Good afternoon,” she greeted.
“Hello,” he replied.“I have an appointment with Alpha Savidge.”
“Your name?”
“Tavish MacAlary.”
The young woman smiled prettily and picked up the phone to let Jericho know he was there.A moment later, the man walked out of an office, and Tavish immediately felt his alpha power and fought baring his neck.He might not be part of a pack, but that didn’t mean he didn’t have his own power.
“Hello,” Jericho greeted, holding out his hand.“Welcome to the Sheridan Pack.”
