Chapter 58


    Julian looked at me sideways for a long moment. “Oh my God, you actually believe that.”


    A blush warmed my face. What was he implying? That Nichs still cared?


    No, knowing Julian, he was just trying to stir the pot again. I couldn’t trust anything he said or implied.


    The road started to turn, and Julian, still looking at me, was missing it..


    on


    “Eyes on the road, please!” I shouted.


    He corrected just in time,ughing all the while.


    He slowed the speed considerably when we entered a town. He weaved the car through the streets.


    before stopping in front of an old brick warehouse.


    “Here we are,” he said, turning off the engine.


    “I thought we were going on a date?”


    “That was just an excuse to get you alone,” Julian said with a shrug. “I have a lead in the investigation,


    but I need your presence to see if it’s a solid one.”


    “And you couldn’t tell me this before?”


    In a sh, his wicked smirk returned. “Are you disappointed?”


    Rolling my eyes, I exited the car.


    The location certainly seemed seedy. Empty, abandoned, and with poor lighting even in the day, this


    could easily be a ce for shady dealings.


    Julian stood from the driver’s seat and turned toward me.


    Do you feel anything?” he asked.


    Like what?”


    Anything


    frowned at him. I didn’t know what that meant. “I feel the same as always.”


    moment, his good mood slipped, and he seemed almost disappointed.


    He returned to the driver’s seat


    Yep. If this was a true lead, you would have been able to tell.” He turned over the engine.


    I fastened my seatbelt. “Tell how?”


    Hand on the gear shift, he looked at me. “You would have felt your wolf.”


    I was left stunned, silent, as Julian guided us through the town streets back the way we hade.


    “Even though your wolf was taken from you,” he said after a while, “you should still be able to feel it if it


    was close. It’s attached to someone else, but it will always be yours. It calls to you.”


    Was that true? I couldn’t remember much from when my wolf had been taken. The pain had been far


    too


    great and had lingered for days afterwards.


    The memories I did recall from that time were filled with nothing but hurt.


    “What will it feel like?” I asked.


    “You’ll know when you feel it.” He nced at me. “You have to promise to tell me if you ever feel


    anything strange, Piper. If it’s close, we can know to act. Else, we’re just guessing.


    7 will.”


    On the way back to the pce, Julian did stop and buy me breakfast at a fast food drive thru. As he


    passed me a bag of breakfast sandwiches and hash browns, he said, “Don’t say I never gave you


    anything.”


    I knew Julian had his own reasons for wanting to uncover the underground operation that was buying


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    and selling wolves and abilities, but seeing him work so diligently today helped me see him in a new


    light.


    He wasn’t quite as carefree as he pretended to be. I wondered what he was really like, under the


    boisterousughter and jokes.


    Regardless, knowing we shared amon goal, made it easier to open up a bit around him, despite


    my


    better judgement.


    Sol epted the fast food bag with a grin. “You sure know how to treat a girl. Are you this nice to all


    as or am I special?”


    driveway leading to the pce, Nichs was walling standing right


    stared at Julian through the windshield


    as the


    me closer.


    Julian smirked like he had no ns to stop.


    My heart nearly jumped from my chest. “Julian!”


    At thest minute, Julian mmed on the brakes. The car screeched to a halt, just in time. Nichs


    hadn’t even flinched. “Get out of the car, Piper.”