Stephani Hecht - Russells Reversal

Sometimes even the strongest of love cant erase the past.

Russell has always liked his men the same way he likes his sex: fast, hard, and without any emotional attachments. As leader of not only a pack of rogue Wolf shifters but also almost every illegal enterprise in the shifter world, Russell knows hes not the type to ever find a mate and settle down. Then Dalton slips into his life, turning it upside down. Not only is Dalton a Lynx shifter, hes also sweet and innocent: everything that Russell never liked in a manor so he thought.

But Dalton has a tragic past, which left him scarred inside and out and without a family.

Dalton discovers that Russell may have had something to do with that tragedy just as Russell thinks hes finally going to be able to claim his mate. Will Dalton be able to forgive Russell, or will their love be doomed to end before it even begins?

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Russells Reversal

Copyright 2011 Stephani Hecht ISBN: 978-1-77111-025-9

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Lost Shifter Fourteen

By

Stephani Hecht

Dear Readers,

I included my free read in this story since it really does show how Russell and Dalton met and some of you may not have already read Hey, Theres Furin My Wedding Cake on the eXtasy site. For those who have already read it, you may want to enjoy it again and I thought it would be neat to have all of Russell and Daltons story in one PDFpdf for your convenience. As always, thank you for your support. Without great readers like all of you, I would be nowhere. You guys rock!

Hey, Theres Fur in My Wedding Cake Fuck, the fates must really have a major beef against him. Either that or hed pissed off Mother Karma and she was giving him a swift kick in the ass.

How else could Russell explain how his ass had wound up at what was essentially a wedding between a cat and a dog? Okay to be fair, the groom was really a Wolf and his bride a Jaguar.

And they were both shifters so they were human most of the time, but seriouslya Fido marrying a Fluffy? That just seemed wrong on so many levels.

True, itd already been done. The bride and grooms brothers had officially become mates not too long ago. But then again, they hadnt made this big of a deal over it. Of course, that was probably because the present groom was a jerk who lived to be the center of attention.

Russell let out a long-suffering sigh as he surveyed the scene in front of him. Actually, colossal cluster fuck would be a better term.

The large meeting hall that stood in the heart of the building housing his former pack was packed full. Not with just Wolves either. Everywhere he turned, he encountered a different breed of feline.

Lions and tigers and cheetahsoh, my! There were even a small scattering of some other breeds, too, a couple Hawks were present as well as a Fox anddamna Black Widow shifter. Wow, he thought that particular type of spider was near extinct since they had the nasty habit of always turning on each other.

Damn, this little event was turning out to be a documentary from Animal Planet gone bad. It was so much that Russell almost turned around and walked out. Almost. Then he thought about his cousin, Ranger and all thoughts of fleeing evaporated.

Well, Ranger was really his second cousin, but Russell wasnt about to dick around with technicalities. Especially since Ranger was one of the few family members that Russell actually liked and respected.

He sure as hell didnt like the Alpha of the pack. Chris, who was really his cousin, was the groom. To Ranger, there was only two tags that really should be associated with the Wolf and they were ass and hole.

While hed missed the actually marriage ceremony, Russell forced himself to come to the reception. But only in hopes of mending fences between Ranger and Chris. Other than that, Russell wouldnt have shown his face at all.

The hall was lavishly decorated with so many bows, flowers and taffeta that it looked like a wedding planner had exploded. Not that Russell expected anything less. After all, it wasnt every day a Wolf Alpha married the sister of the leader from the local feline coalition. There hadnt been a royal wedding this big since Will and Kate.

There was just as much security at this one, too.

Everywhere Russell looked, he saw armed guardsboth feline and Wolf. His hand strayed to his side, to where he usually kept his own weapon, but all he encountered was blank space.

While the guards may be packing, the invites had clearly stated that all guests were to show up gunless and knifeless. The lack of the weapon made Russell feel naked and vulnerable.

The groom finally spotted Russell. Giving what he hoped was a hearty wave, Russell fought to keep the disdain from his face. It was darn hard work. The man just screamed arrogance from his tall stature to his muscular build and his almost too ruggedly good looks. Today that badass had taken a bit of a more formal edge to it since he wore a black tux and styled his russet hair perfectly, but Russell could still see the egotism lurking under the layers of refinement.

While Russell always kept his own brown hair carefully neat and clipped short and never went anywhere without one of his expensively tailored suits on, he always made a point of never coming off as too conceited. At least he hoped so. Hed rather jump from the top of the Chrysler building than come off as a carbon copy of his former Alpha. Its just that after Russell worked so hard to earn his nice clothes, he was going to show them off.

Chris. Russell nodded once the groom who was in front of him, but made no move to lower his gaze in a show of submission.

A flicker of annoyance went through Chriss eyes before he gave a tight-lipped smile. I didnt think youd show.

I didnt think youd invite me. Chris arched a brow. Why shouldnt I? Russell tilted his head to the side.

Ahbecause I was exiled from the pack.

That was my fathers doing. Not mine. As far as Im concerned, once he died, you were once more welcome back.

Really? Russell didnt even bother hiding the disbelief in his tone.

Of, course. Were kin after all. And unlike my father, that means something to me.

True, but not many would want to claim me, given my current profession.

A smirk came over Chriss face. Profession? Is that what criminals are called nowadays? Hurt sliced through Russell, but hed die before he showed it. Instead, he forced himself to give an impassive shrug. I did what I had to in order to survive after your father threw me out of the pack.

If I so happened to make millions off it, so be it.