Chapter 19

It would be even better if Logan Rider was gay. Bi or a hetero trying gay out wouldn’t do for Blaze. Surely his wolf wouldn’t respond as it did over a hetero, but it also could be warning him away from Logan.

He sighed.

“Something wrong?” Logan asked.

“No. Just thinking about things I need to put out of my mind. Tell me about yourself. Do you live around here?” Like a child, he wanted to cross his fingers. Instead, he put his hands on the wheel and drove to Kaye’s.

“I live in Encinitas. That’s—”

“I know where it is. My SEAL team was stationed in Virginia, but I’ve been on the Coronado Island Naval Base. Did an op with some of the across-country members of my team. I even drove up the coast to Los Angeles one day when I was on leave. The terrain’s really different in the east.”

Inside the restaurant, they chose a table for two overlooking the deep green forest.