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cut your visit short because of me.”
    He came up beside me and I swore the heat of his skin warmed me. “Sorry about Chloe. She means well, but she’s not good with boundaries sometimes.”
    “She’s sweet.” I started to smile. “She’s a great storyteller, too.”
    One corner of his mouth curved up slightly. In the weeks I’d known him, his smiles were precious and few. “She could tell stories about the old ones until your ears bled. Our tribe has kept the legends alive since time began, and she is doing her part to keep them going.”
    “I admire that kind of passion.” He glanced toward me, but I kept my attention on the water. “I planned on being a school teacher.”
    A strange mixture of anger and kindness swept over me and quickly vanished.
    “Jason’s a great doctor. He’ll find a way to fix this.” I wasn’t sure if he was trying to convince me or himself. “You’ll still be able to teach.”
    “Hope so.” I shrugged. “Let’s talk about something less depressing.” He didn’t offer anything up. Apparently I was on my own. “Do you like to camp?”
    Why did I ask that? I hated camping. I guess it didn’t matter. We weren’t going to pitch a tent right now. I glanced at the saddlebags on the Harley. It’d have to be a pretty tiny tent to fit in there.
    “Haven’t camped since I was a kid. You?”
    I laughed. I couldn’t help it. “Actually, I hate camping.”
    He smiled and my breath caught. He had a gorgeous smile and, for just a second, I saw the man he kept hidden from the rest of the world. “Then why’d you ask if I like it?”
    “I have no idea.” My cheeks flushed with heat. “It was all I could think of without asking about your family.”
    His smile faltered a little, but he didn’t retreat completely. “You never told me why you came to the garage tonight.”
    The air sucked out of my lungs. I couldn’t tell him I wanted to have sex with Jason, but my body had other plans.
    “Something happened in the shower. My hand tingled. My joints popped like I was shifting again.”
    Oh shit. I hadn’t meant to let that slip out. His dread slammed into me so hard I almost took a step back.
    “Did you tell Jason?”
    I shook my head. “No. I’m supposed to meet him at his office tomorrow anyway. I can tell him then. He was so relieved that I shifted with the Pack last night and survived, I didn’t want to ruin it when he came over.”
    “You were with him tonight?”
    Another interesting jumble of emotions hit me. Concern, confusion, and…before I could place it, he’d bottled everything back up.
    “He took me to dinner to celebrate my first shift.” That much was true. “What about you? Were you coming out here for a reason?”

Chapter Six
    Gareth
    I considered lying for a second, but what the hell, I wasn’t going to see her again anyway. “Needed a little time to reflect.” My gaze settled on Gabe’s bike. “I’m selling the garage. The buyers are coming tomorrow to check it out and sign paperwork.”
    She frowned as she turned toward me. “Where are you going?”
    “Colorado.”
    “But the Pack…”
    “Will be fine without me. I’m no good to anyone here. Colorado will be a clean start for me.”
    “Wow.” She crossed her arms. “Does Adam know?”
    “I think my Alpha suspects, but I don’t need his permission.” I bent to pick up another rock and skipped it across the lake’s surface. “I can’t stay here. Everywhere I look I see ghosts.”
    Silence settled over us while my pulse galloped like a racehorse at the starting bell. Holy shit. Had I just told her all that? What now? Nadya missed her calling. She would’ve made a damned fine shrink.
    Her voice sounded tentative. “Will you tell them good-bye?”
    That was the million-dollar question. I was running away from pain. Causing more wasn’t part of the plan. I’d be kidding myself if I thought turning my back on Adam and Aren would be painless. I grew up with them. Gabe and Adam