“Thank you for calling Centerburg Bank and Credit account management. This is Leigh, how may I help you?!” 

For the millionth time since I started this job, I wonder how I got stuck here in my hometown, when all my other high school friends, even my old crush Donovan, managed to go on to do so many more cool things in way better places.

“Hey, Leigh, how was your weekend?” A voice like smoke and velvet flows through the headset that soothes my Lycan ears.

Butterflies and sparks make my cheeks flush.

How is it possible for a Lycan to fall in love with a voice? 

***

Mackenzie thought her life working at the local bank was boring and simple until, suddenly, it wasn’t. 

Can such a simple love survive the return of an old flame, brutal fights with Shifters, and a violent mystery that rocks a small town?

It will be a close call, but for Lycans, you can always press one.

For Lycans, Press One is created by Meg Carlyle, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

For Lycans, Press One

I need to shift back, but I am not about to have this conversation buck-naked.


I take a few steps behind a thick tree and begin to transform back. I need to get my clothes out of my backpack that I had stored there.


“Hey there. I bet this night has been really confusing for you, but I’m just here to help. I won’t tell anyone about this or you, I promise,” Roxy calls out, almost like she’s coaxing a wild animal out of its habitat.


I debate what to say back to her. Where do I even start?


“What’s your name? Are you hurt? Do you need medical assistance?” I hear her make a few steps closer to me.


I tug on my pants and smooth out my shirt.


“No Roxy, I’m good,” I say back with a tired sigh while rolling my shoulders which always get sore after I shift. 


I’m sure my hair is an absolute mess as well.


“Wait, how do you know my first name?” Roxy says.


“Whoa! I didn’t know you’ve both met!” Ramon says, sounding excited.


Chapter 13: Lips Don't Lie