“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

On the second floor of the lavish club, I can see why this is the VIP area. I feel like luxury sitting up here on plush leather sofas, and the event has even started yet.


“So, after the announcement, we will put the Alpha medallion in this jewelry display case, and I will train the cameras on it,” Rivkah says, pointing to the display case. 


Donovan is dressed in a coordinating angel custom to Rivkah’s, and the complete opposite of Cameron’s. He’s been lurking in the corner and hasn’t said a word. A part of me wants to ask him how he is doing, but I also know that we both need some time and space because our breakup is still very fresh.


And I have my own issues to focus on, like setting this trap.


My heart picks up speed. This is suddenly beginning to feel very real. 


“Hey, Rivkah, what if these thieves end up being dangerous? What about all the people coming here for the masquerade?” I ask, suddenly envisioning a club filled with people panicking.


Chapter 42: Setting the Trap