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Chapter One
Beck Jacobs was not a cat guy
In thirty-four years of living, he couldn’t recall ever having any kind of moment with a cat He’d always been team canine, and if life wasn’t so busy, he’d have one of his own And not one of those ss either He’d take a shepherd like the one his pal Jack owned, or a golden retriever like Taser from next door That anie and get one on his own As far as Beck was concerned, dogs were smarter than most humans he knew
He thought about that as he got down on his back and worked his way underneath his truck, because dogs didn’t do stupid things like hide inside the mechanics of an F-150
The ground beneath him was snow covered, and it only took a few h the red-and-black flannel shirt he’d pulled on over his jeans His hair was still da up, and he’d run out so fast, he’d not bothered to button his shirt or grab a coat With no socks in his hastily pulled on boots, it wouldn’t take long before his toes were stubs of ice
Fivehad been stellar He’d been up early for a Sunday because he had plans to finish the trialow on a ravine lot in town, and was expected at his brother’s place for dinner after a gauys He downed two coffees and read the weekend paper (no online news for hione for a run After a quick shower, he’d pressed the reot dressed, because damn, it was cold outside Weather in Crystal Lake in March was iffy, and the last few days, it was a balrees
He’d taken exactly two steps away froe tail dangling fro up at engine parts and wheel wells, looking for the little bastard
“Where are you?” heupward in the direction of a faint ht, which was a good idea, and he rolled back out froh the toolbox in the back of it When he had the flashlight in hand, he got into position again, and, after a fewdown at him
Beck spent the next five uy froled his head for a look at his watch and swore He was late
“Come on, you little shit,” he said under his breath as he reached his hand up, only to be rewarded by a sharp claw and a hiss
“Excuse me Is this a bad time?”
The voice came from nowhere and startled Beck His body jerked, he slah he didn’t take his eyes off the kitten He’d been so damn close
“Are you Beck?”