Moon Shifter 02 - Primal Possession

but tripped and rethought her plan. “This is stupid. I’m perfectly capable of—”
    “We’re not letting you go by yourself, so just deal, Kat.” December’s voice was surprisingly haughty.
    “You sound like me,” Kat said, a slight slur in her voice.
    December chuckled lightly. “Not so fun when the roles are reversed, is it?”
    As they exited the bar, Jayce was walking back in. When he saw the three of them, his gunmetal gray eyes flashed dangerously dark.
    If Liam didn’t understand the primal need to protect what was his, he might have rolled his eyes at the glare Jayce shot him. “We’re taking Kat home.”
    “You don’t have to explain yourself to him,” Kat snapped, all rage and anger bubbling to the surface.
    Liam sighed. Getting in between a male—who also happened to be the enforcer—and his female ranked right up there with the top five dumbest things Liam had ever done. But he didn’t exactly have a choice. Kat was December’s friend and she was a female. It was in his nature to look out for her.
    “Damn it, Kat. We need to talk.” Jayce took a step toward them.
    Instinctively Liam dropped his arms from December’s and Kat’s shoulders and stood in between them and Jayce. “Not tonight, Jayce. She’s upset and—”
    “Not tonight and not ever. I already told you I don’thave a fucking thing to say to you,” Kat interrupted from behind him.
    “Good Lord, girl, how much have you had to drink?” December asked, her soft voice a soothing balm that almost made Liam forget the situation he was in.
    Liam didn’t turn around but instead kept his focus on Jayce. “She’s obviously upset. Do you really want to do this here?”
    Jayce’s jaw clenched furiously. Finally he shook his head and took a step back. “I’ll see you tomorrow, Liam. And…thanks.”
    It appeared to actually pain Jayce to say the word, but Liam nodded and turned back to the two ladies. December had her arm wrapped around Kat’s waist, steadying her. Liam motioned toward the front lobby. “Come on.”
    Barely ten minutes later Liam stood on the front porch of Kat’s cabin with December, who was leaning against the railing of the porch. The small cabin was clustered among at least a dozen others just like it. From what Kat had told them, most of the ski instructors and other staff lived on-site during the winter months.
    “I don’t like leaving her by herself,” December said.
    Liam fished her car keys out of his pocket. They’d picked up her car from the valet to drive Kat to her place and now he was ready to go. All he could think about was peeling off December’s knee-high boots and formfitting sweater dress. Her coat might be covering it, but he remembered what it looked like and he wanted to see more of her. A lot more. “She said she’d set the alarm after we left.”
    “So?”
    “So, I heard her set it.”
    “You heard…Oh. I forgot you can do that.”
    His extrasensory abilities allowed him certain advantages.Like hearing the alarm code being punched in from
outside
Kat’s house.
    “Still, what if that weirdo comes by to harass her?”
    Liam sighed. December’s protectiveness of her friend was admirable, but all he wanted to do was get her back to her place and work on convincing her that sleeping in the same bed was a very good idea. Especially since he knew Jayce would be watching Kat’s place tonight and she’d be more than safe. “He’s not a weirdo, December. If I had to guess, I’d say he loves her.”
    “I still don’t like it. I’ve never seen Kat so upset before. And I don’t think I’ve
ever
heard her curse before.” December crossed her arms over her chest and shivered. Despite her wearing a thick, fitted jacket with a fur-lined hood over her sweater dress, the cold temperature had to be bothering her.
    Liam had a naturally higher body temperature, so it didn’t faze him. His protective nature kicked in, though. He wanted to bundle her up and force her to go home. “It probably won’t make you feel better, but he’s going to watch her place tonight and keep an eye out for her.”
    Her brow wrinkled in confusion. “How do you know?”
    “I can smell him.”
    Her cold breath curled in front of her as she looked around. All the cabins were quiet, probably because almost everybody was still at the party. The nearby slopes were empty and the surrounding trees barely rustled with the wind. “I don’t see anyone.”
    “He’s here. Trust me. I don’t know