THE RUNAWAY MATE (SHIFTERS OF THE THREE RIVERS #1) BY KIRA NIGHTINGALE – eBook Details Online
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Mai
I wrinkled my nose as the scent of azalea and sage drifted toward me. I’d
cracked open the car window half an hour ago, hoping to sniff out any
danger here, but so far, all I’d caught was the scent of dusk flowers and the
neighbors’ yappy little dog. I couldn’t stay in the car much longer. I had to
get into my old apartment and try to dress some of my wounds.
It just brought back too many memories for me to deal with. I’d left here
four years ago when I was eighteen and never thought I’d be back. From the
outside, the apartment looked the same. Someone had put a new lick of
paint on it, but my old bedroom window still had my Pokémon stickers
stubbornly stuck to it. My parents had left the place to my brother Jem and
me. I’m sure they never thought we’d inherit it so early, but then I doubt
that they thought they’d get themselves killed, either. I’d been twelve, and
Jem had been fifteen. We’d lost our parents and gained a tiny flat on Huston
Road.
Jem wouldn’t be here, but I knew my brother; he would never sell this
place or tolerate anyone else living here. I’d kept an ear to the ground. I
knew he’d killed Oliver after I left and, with his mate Hayley, they were the
pair of the Three Rivers Pack.
The Three Rivers Pack. No matter how long I’d been away, it still called
to me. It still felt like home.
I closed my eyes and saw again the scenery I’d driven through on my
way here, the familiar landscape tugging at my heartstrings. The territory
was a living tapestry where the Westfall, Coldbrook, and the Whispering
Willow rivers converged in an intricate dance of nature. It felt like an
organic fortress, the rivers like protective arms cradling the Pack’s land, a
natural haven that had once been the only place I knew. The small town of
Three Rivers had been built at the apex, with a blend of tradition and
modernity. Cobblestone paths led to boutique shops, quaint cafés, and
historic buildings that told stories of generations past. The town square had
been a magnet for community gatherings, a hub of life where the humans
and Shifters who lived here could mingle, talk, and gossip.
I remembered evenings I’d spent there with Sofia Miller, my best friend.
Both of us watching the four Shaw brothers, hoping they would notice us.
Jem was often there, as well. At least in those days. Now he was Alpha, I
doubted he skateboarded around the fountain, flicking water at everyone.
Jem wouldn’t be here. But even as I thought about him, I could sense the
larger forces that had shaped both of us. The Three Rivers Pack was not just
a place; it was a living, breathing land that had given us much and taken
away even more. It was a place of rich resources, from the fish-laden
Westfall River to the Coldbrook’s raging currents and the surrounding
forests, full of wildlife and timber, each providing in its unique way for the
Pack’s needs. Yet it was also a land that demanded vigilance, its strategic
importance, where roads from the north converged before making their way
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