Caught in a Lycan Favour: Caught with a Lycan, #1

By Stephanie R. Lowell

When she is asked by her friend James to be his fake girlfriend, Devin has no clue what's in store or that he and his brothers are werewolves. After accidentally insulting his gorgeous older brother Torunn, there is some friction between the two.

Torunn wants Devin but there is one problem, she is dating his brother. When his enemies realize his attraction to her, Devin's life becomes endangered.

Can he have her and keep her safe?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stephanie R. Lowell
• Release date: Nov 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781543091076

Stephanie R. Lowell

I love to write!!! I write poems, songs and I am working on a couple other books. As much as I love writing I also love making people laugh, usually at great risk to my own dignity. I am "that girl" who if you laugh at my jokes I will keep going, spiralling and escalating until boundaries are crossed or people stop laughing... usually both. Above all else I hope you read my stuff and even more than that, I hope you like it!!!

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Chapter One

(Devin)

Hey Devin, could you do me a favour? James is one of the closest friends I have had since I moved to Toronto. We work together at a night club. He is the sexy bouncer while I am the bar tender. Even though he has quite the fan club here, to me, he is one of the nicest guys I have ever met, so when he asks me for a favour, I know I am probably going to say yes and more than likely, regretfully.

Sure, what do I have to do now? I ask with an eye roll which never seems to discourage him, no matter how much I wish otherwise.

He gives me his ‘melt your heart’ smile. I’m going to go home for a couple of weeks and I was wondering if you would like to come with me?

Yeah, sure I guess, I mean, if I can get the time off. I’m kind of hoping I can’t get the time off.

That shouldn’t be a problem, I know the owner pretty well. Dammit!

Yay I say half-heartedly. I guess I’ll be going to your home with you. So that was an invitation, where is the favour in all this?

He looks at his feet, fidgeting a little. Hell no, I knew there was more. I was wondering if you would mind pretending to be my girlfriend.

Again, hell no! Why would you need me to do that?

Well there’s this girl....

Always a girl I say cutting him off. Again why do you need a pretend girlfriend?

Well this girl and I have a history and I was hoping if I bring back a girlfriend, it will make her jealous enough to give me another chance. And here I thought he was a great guy.

You are an idiot.

He looks up at me and I can see the pleading in his eyes. So you aren’t going to do this for me?

Nope, not into cat fights!

Devin it would mean the world to me if you could just do this one thing for me.

I snort-laugh Yeah right, until the next time you need a favour.

Fine, I ask for a lot of favours.

Damn right you do, and this time you are going to do me a favour in return

Anything!

I smile my most evil smile Are you sure about that?

I’m starting to have my doubts.

I want you to woo me. Flowers and the whole shebang to get your favour. Show me you can be a boyfriend, and make it look like you mean it. That’s not even my favour, but dammit, I am a woman and this favour shouldn’t come for free. If I do end up doing this, in return I want you to give me the best vacation ever. I want you to take me to all the sights, do all the things a tourist would do, and I want you to smile while doing it.

You’re asking for a lot here Dev.

No James, YOU’RE asking for a lot here. I just want to get something in return this time.

Fine, I’ll do it, all of it. I’ll woo you and then I’ll take you to see the sights like a good boyfriend would do. I don’t see how this is a favour though.

It might be a punishment. I pat him on the shoulder. Thanks for being a good sport about it. I roll my eyes at him.

You’re evil Dev.

I just smile at him innocently. Oh yeah poetry and sonnets are recommended but aren’t mandatory.

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A couple of hours later and some beautiful red roses arrive for me. I can’t wait to see who they are from and I laugh to myself. When I get a better look at them I see a piece of paper folded inside.

You are the finest woman I know,  and I gave you these flowers so that I could show you.  You will never have a better fake boyfriend then I,  and after I woo you, you won’t ever deny it. 

I laugh at the poem inside and I turn to the door and I notice James is watching me. When we make eye contact he winks and I walk my way over to him. That was an awful poem but hey, it almost rhymed.

He gives me a smug smile. I meant every word.

I go back to the bar and continue the night with making drinks and fake laughing at the patron’s bad jokes in hope for a better tip. The end of the night is closing in and I am getting more and more impatient for it. All of a sudden, the music stops and a slow tune plays, ‘I will always love you’ from Whitney Huston.

I look up and James is on stage, all smiles. He starts to sing and I have to admit he isn’t that bad. He has some trouble with the high notes, but gosh darn does he ever try. He comes over to me and everyone is watching to see who the lucky girl is that he is singing to. Suddenly all the eyes in the club are on me and I feel my face go a deep crimson as he continues to sing. When he’s finally done I kiss him on the lips and whisper, I’ll do it.

The shocked look on his face makes it all worth it. He smiles, gives me a hug and spins me in his arms I love you! he says and the crowd goes wild.

Luckily I love you too.

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At the end of the night I get called back into the owner’s office. I walk in not knowing what I did wrong, always suspecting the worst. My boss looks up from his computer as I walk in.

Hi Mr. Donahue. You wanted to see me? I can feel a lump in my throat.

Yes Devin. I hear you are going to take two weeks off to go away with James starting on Monday. Is that right?

Monday? He wants to go away so soon. I thought for sure I would have at least a couple of weeks to prepare myself. Yes, I suppose so.

Well then I hope you have a good time.

Thank you!

As it turns out, we are going to take a plane to go visit his family since they live several hours north of here. When I say north, I mean Thunder Bay kind of north.  

So James, tell me about your family.

They’re great. I think you will get along with them well. They do however have a hard time with my immaturity but that’s just because they are so much older than I am.

Oh yeah? How old are they?

He begins to look uncomfortable as if I’m asking him his deepest darkest secret. He swallows and says, umm, they’re in their thirty’s.

Wow, they’re so old! I roll my eyes.

Well they’re old at heart. he says. Great, sounds like a fun bunch. My thoughts must have shown because he adds, No, it’s not going to be that bad. Most of the time they are a blast to be around. Most of them are like me. You will be stuck in a house with a bunch of men with my devilish good looks.

I study him and he isn’t wrong. He has dark hair and blue eyes and everything about his face is perfection. At over six feet tall he is every woman’s fantasy. I imagine under his shirt are some great abs. I don’t imagine him naked though... anymore. But do they have your endearing personality?

Of course they do. Dominic is the closest to my age and he is fun loving and quick to laugh just like yours truly. Calder is the second oldest and though he can still have a great time, he also has his elderly moments. He winks at me. Torunn on the other hand, is the oldest and the biggest buzz kill of them all. He also carries a ton of responsibility. I swear I have never seen the man smile or laugh in my whole life.

Surely you laughed together as children? I can’t help but say. The look on his face almost seems regretful about something he said. If that’s true, I can’t help but feel for this Torunn. I can’t imagine not laughing and smiling, I think I need it more than air. Without air I would only die but without laughter, I feel I would only be half alive. I decide to change the topic from the fun killing brother. So you all live together in this house then?

No, we live all over the place. The house is Torunn’s but we all have a room and are always welcome. Technically it’s all of ours, but he is the only one who lives there full time.

What about your parents, what are they like?

He frowns at that. I don’t really remember. and that’s all he says on the topic. I never really thought about how little he talks about his family. Again, I feel the need to steer the topic to safer grounds.

So tell me about this lucky girl you fancy.

With that he gives me a devilish grin. Well her name is Sylvie and she’s the most beautiful girl I have ever met. Blonde hair, blue eyes and delicious curves. Why is it that men always see outer beauty like that?

While you were talking all I heard was ‘I’m a chauvinist’! and we both laugh. I will admit he said he liked the way she looked but he never said she was nice or funny. Is that really all most men see? I don’t want to say anything to him about it because who am I to judge right? Instead we start joking around with each other for the rest of the flight.

After the flight, we now have a two hour car ride and I feel like I might pass out. I don’t even have the energy to talk or interrogate James any further about what I should expect so instead I just stare out the window admiring the view. It looks so peaceful outside, nothing like the hustle and bustle of Toronto. I finally fall asleep to the music playing on the radio and James singing along with it. The engine’s silence wakes me up and I can feel the drool that has gathered around my mouth and dripped down my cheek. Nothing says sexy quite like a face full of drool. I try to subtly wipe it away with the sleeve of my sweater, unfortunately James witnesses my move.

I was debating on getting you a drool cup there. I just glare at him in return. Some things don’t warrant a comeback.

We emptied the trunk of our luggage and were finally heading toward the house. The modern house was huge. What surprised me the most was that it was a humongous log home. Even though it only looked to be two stories, it was very long. There is shrubbery around the front door that makes it appear welcoming even though this is far from the emotion that I am feeling. The yard was ginormous and I noticed that even though we are in the middle of nowhere, there are a bunch of houses that are fairly close to one another. This one is by far the most extravagant. We make it to the door and I step inside which looks more like a frat house than the outside does.

I am immediately greeted by two very handsome and very loud men. Hey guys, this is Devin my lovely girlfriend, be nice to her. James says to them.

When you said you were bringing someone named Devin, I thought maybe you were coming out of the closet! says one of guys which I assume is a brother.

Ha ha, in my whole life I have never heard anything more original! I roll my eyes at him.

Oh she’s feisty. Nice James. says the other guy.

I raise one brow at James, Wow, I see where you get your charm from. Surprisingly they all laugh at that.

James turns to me and says, These are my brothers, Calder and Dominic. I just give them a half-hearted wave.

If you want a beer you can help yourself in the fridge. says the one who I think is Dominic.

Thanks. I walk over to the fridge and open it up. As I peer inside I see Coors Light and Canadian. I grab a Canadian. Wow it’s good to know you guys have some water in there to hydrate ourselves later, but I’m going to have a real beer. I open it up and take a healthy swig then add, I never took you guys for a bunch of pussies. Instead of laughing they look really uncomfortable, and then I hear someone clear their throat from behind me. I spin around and I see the most gorgeous man I have ever seen.

That would be my beer in there and do I look like a pussy to you? Well there goes the attractiveness. He kind of seems like a dick. I just look at the ground and cower away from him. I head toward the other guys and sit down on a love seat next to James, while the other guys are on a full sized couch. Luckily the good looker just grabbed a fast glass of water and was gone again.

That was Torunn. Isn’t he great? says James.

Yeah, a gem. Is he always so... umm... I trail off with no description that isn’t offensive.

Rude? Yep, pretty much.

Hopefully first impressions aren’t important to him and he forgets all this.

They laughed and the one who I think is Calder relies. Yeah, that’s not likely sweetheart. I feel a new wave of mortification.

(Torunn)

As soon as I heard James, I smelt something delicious, like sunshine, whatever the hell that smells like. It drove me out to see my brother, and there with him was the source of the smell. Long strawberry blond hair that went down mid back and lovely curves. Not to mention emerald green eyes. There she was making fun of the beer in my fridge, calling it a drink for pussies. For some reason that bothered me, but not nearly as much as her sitting so close to James after the debacle did.

Why anything this stranger did would get to me is beyond me. It isn’t all that unusual for my brothers to bring their hussies home for a weekend and apparently, James isn’t that different.

After an hour of trying to focus on pack duty, requests that the pack have submitted to me as the pack government of sorts, I get to decide what goes and what doesn’t. Unfortunately I cannot focus on any of the work that needs to be done, so I decide that I might as well join my brothers and the temporary chick.

I walk into the living room and Devin, if I heard her name right, was sitting too close to James with her face alight with laughter. Everyone was laughing. While they were laughing I heard a snort which was anything but feminine but definitely came from her, and then she started laughing harder.

Hey guys, what’s so funny? They all look up and the laughter slowly dies and Devin’s cheeks turn a little pink.

Devin and James were just telling us about their antics in Toronto. Apparently Devin is a bad influence on our little brother here. I have no doubts about that statement. Apparently, they are not above embarrassing behaviour in high class restaurants. They all start to laugh again.

Hey, if he hadn’t been a pain in my ass, I probably wouldn’t have started that mild food fight to begin with. Devin says, feigning offence.

Devin, you really do bring out the worst in me you know. James puts his arm around her and brings her close to him.

She looks up at him with a bright smile. Your life was empty before I came into it.

The look between the two has a tenderness that makes me want to vomit a little bit. 

Probably a little, but I would like to believe that I add a little excitement to your life as well. James tells her.

Yeah, that’s why I love ya silly! Her smile widens.

You are truly the best Devin.

Duh, I know that.

Pfft, Love. And he didn’t even say it back to her. Did she not notice because it certainly didn’t faze her if she did. She probably loves him for his money like most women do. Damn women!

I finally decide to ask my questions. So Devin, how did you meet James?

She looks at me a little flustered and then smiles a little. We work together at a club, I’m the bar tender. Interesting, I should talk to Allan Donahue about her.

Oh so you work together and decided to date, isn’t that a little unethical? I say with a little snip to it.

Maybe it is for some people, but I’m a firm believer in going for what you want. She replies with bite. She might be a little intimidated but apparently she isn’t one to just back down.

Ah so you aren’t one to look before you leap? Now I’m just antagonizing her.

Well since my psychic abilities have vanished there is no point in worrying about the future, it’s going to end up the same way whether I worry or not. Why miss out on something potentially fantastic out of fear? Is that how you live your life Torunn? Afraid? The way she said it almost sounded condescending.

I fear nothing! my response is a little louder than was needed. I can’t believe I took her bait. Everyone looks taken aback by my outburst so I go to the fridge and grab a beer. I take a sip and a deep breath before turning back to them. So any plans for your stay here?

"Why yes Torunn, thank