Her Wild Hero

“I know I won’t be handed anything, but I look forward to proving to every one of you that I belong in the Pack and on the team.” She spoke in a light, lilting voice that nevertheless easily filled the large classroom. Xander could definitely pick up the Midwest accent, mixed with a little West Coast flavor. “I’m not asking for anything from you, but a chance to do just that.”


Xander surveyed the room again, trying to read expressions and body language. Some of the younger guys like Becker, Cooper, Max, and Remy seemed ready to accept her. And while the rest of the team was projecting a cautious wait-and-see attitude, no one appeared to be flat-out against her yet.

That was a relief. From what Gage had told him about Khaki, she seemed like a good cop. But getting accepted into the Pack was an uphill battle for everyone new to it. Just ask Max and Becker—the two most recent additions to the team. Being a woman was going to make it even harder. It would be damn near impossible if some of the guys were already dead set against the entire concept of a female on the team before she even started.

Khaki’s scent wafted across the room to tease his nose again, more insistently this time. Xander took a deep breath through his mouth, hoping to clear his head. It seemed to work—until she and Gage walked over to him.

Xander pushed away from the desk he was leaning against to stand up straighter. This close, he could see that her eyes weren’t merely brown. They had little flecks of gold in them, too. He had no doubt she’d look even more amazing when she shifted and her eyes turned completely gold.

“I’m giving Officer Blake the afternoon off to go apartment hunting, so you won’t be able to start training right away,” Gage said. “But I wanted to make sure she got to meet her squad leader before she took off.”

Xander was so busy figuring out how to breathe without overdosing on her scent that it took a minute for Gage’s words to register. When they finally did, he just about had to lean back on the desk again to keep from falling over. He’d just assumed Khaki would be assigned to Mike’s squad. Which was stupid, he realized. Xander had one less team member than Mike, so now they’d be even. But Mike was more patient than Xander, and far less brusque. Or maybe it only seemed that way because Mike thought before he spoke, whereas Xander tended to blurt out the first thing that came to mind. Regardless, he wasn’t the best person to train Khaki.

Even if he was, he couldn’t. She smelled too damn irresistible. He’d never be able to concentrate for more than a minute at a time, much less be objective about anything.

Khaki smiled and held out her hand. Xander shook it, trying to ignore how smooth and warm her skin felt in his rough mitt.

“Sergeant Dixon told me a lot about you, Corporal,” she said. “I’m looking forward to learning from you.”

Xander returned her smile, unable to help himself. “Welcome to the team.”

Thank God the rest of his squad came over or he might have stood there gazing into her eyes for the rest of the day. He released her hand and stepped back as Max, Hale, Becker, Cooper, Alex, and Trevor crowded around Khaki, asking her where she was from and how long she’d been a werewolf. That was when reality kicked back in and reminded him that the woman he’d just spent the past fifteen minutes mentally undressing was going to be on his squad, and that he was going to be her supervisor.

Shit, he was in so much trouble.

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Acknowledgments


I hope you enjoyed reading Her Wild Hero! After meeting Kendra and Declan in Her Perfect Mate (Book One in the X-Ops series), I knew they were going to end up together. Which was why it was so hard to keep it a secret when readers asked which guy the DCO’s resident Jill-of-all-trades was going to fall for. But Kendra and Declan’s story is just beginning. There are some fun surprises in store for them throughout the series! You’ll also get to hang out with all your other favorite characters, including Ivy and Landon, Danica and Clayne, and John and Cree, as well as some others you haven’t met yet.

You probably noticed that we spent a lot of time with Angelo in Her Wild Hero. That’s because his book is next in the series. I can’t wait for him to get his happily ever after!

Oh, and I can’t forget about Mickens! You’ll be seeing him again, too!