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Eagle Clan Series: Father of the Wolf
L. Shannon © 2006
www.cobblestone‐press.com
Eagle Clan Series: Father of the Wolf
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are
products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to
be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales,
organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Eagle Clan Series: Father of the Wolf
Copyright© 2006 L. Shannon
ISBN: 1‐60088‐017‐7
Cover Artist: Sable Grey
Editor: Melanie Noto
Excerpt from Burnin’ Down Nash Vegas by Mia Romano
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced
electronically or in print without written permission, except in the case of
brief quotations embodied in reviews.
Cobblestone Press, LLC
www.cobblestone‐press.com
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Dedication
This first novel of the Valàfrn is dedicated to all those family and friends
whom I might call clan. You have taught me honor, shown me strength,
and given me courage. Thank you. And a special thank you to my mom;
you are the heart of the Eagle Clan.
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Eagle Clan Series: Father of the Wolf
Chapter One
Warren, Pennsylvania August 26, 1980
If Life Bites, Bite Back
Hope
Obviously she, Hope Carter, was insane. She sighed and shifted her
weight away from the rough brick wall. What else could one call a person
hiding outside her place of work at three in the morning? The word
coward
might fit, too. She’d ducked out the door only minutes after calling
her best friend to come pick her up. Steve, her pity chauffeur, would be
here soon. Despite the brisk night, she was waiting outside. She was
not
going back into the veterinary clinic just to be shanghaied into another
shift.
She limped to the corner of the building where a small bench sat
hidden from the doorway. She sank to the bench and buttoned up her
light jacket against the cool air.
Steve’s station wagon pulled around and parked illegally right in
front of the bench. The car’s engine purred in the eerie quiet, until it too
became silent.
“Hey, why are you lurking back here?” He swung from the car
entirely too energetically for the time of night, and Hope felt even more
worn out by comparison.
“Sandy wanted me to work another shift,” she explained.
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“But you’ve already worked a double. She’s taking her title a little
too seriously. That’s crazy!” Steve picked up her small bag.
“I thought the same thing.” His cologne swamped over her, making
her sneeze.
Steve needed to learn the word moderation
. She sneezed again and
fanned the air with her hand. “Joe never showed up, so they’re short
handed again.”
“You could have told them no and waited inside.” He frowned at
her and shifted his weight from heel to toe, then back again.
“I almost agreed to do the shift. If it weren’t for the weather being
so crummy today, my legs might have held up for a while longer.”
“No way. You shouldn’t even have done the double and I’ll tell
Sandy exactly that.”
“You don’t have to do that, Steve. I’m fine, really. Let’s just go.”
What was with him tonight? He was wired and almost dancing in place.
“Is Julie on tonight?”
“Yeah.” So the receptionist was the cause of his excitement. He was
more than a bit sweet on the new girl, and she wanted them to hit it off,
but not while the romance kept her from reaching her much desired bed.
“Great! Go start the car. I’ll be right back.” He bolted for the front
of the building.
“Steve—” Hope broke off. He paused in his fast escape, but she
could see he was already mentally browsing through his stock pick‐up
lines. She could go with him and ask the girl for her phone number, but
then she’d have to listen to Steve gripe the whole trip home. So instead,
she frowned. “Please hurry. It’s late.”
“I know.” He halted and glanced longingly at the clinic. ”But this is
my best chance to talk with her. She’s mostly on nights and I really want
to ask her out.”
“Oh fine, just hurry. It’s been a long day.”
To say the least
.
“Thanks, Hope!” He tossed her the keys and jogged toward the
front of the clinic. Soon he was out of sight. She juggled the keys and
dropped them to the sidewalk.
Damn.
She glared down at the keys, then over at the car, which
surely glared back at her. She would be warmer in it than sitting outside
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