appearance – and insistence on spreading around my personal business – set my teeth on edge.
“You dated two of them?” Blake asked.
“What can I say? I have horrible taste in men.”
“That’s why you should’ve dated me,” Mark teased. He was trying to be cute, but annoyance was the only thing he was drumming up in me.
“Which two were you involved with?” Blake asked.
“Don’t you already know?”
“What do you mean?” Blake asked.
“Well, you like to think you know everything,” I challenged. “I would think you already know who I dated.”
“Last time I checked, the dating habits of college girls weren’t high on my list of things to worry about,” Blake replied.
“Even at Covenant College?”
“Ever,” Blake said. “Girls of a certain age, girls your age, are fickle beasts.”
He wasn’t wrong.
“I hear that,” Mark agreed. “I can never figure out what they want.”
“So, again, who have you spread your special attributes for?” Blake asked.
I frowned. “You’re a pig.”
“I didn’t mean it that way,” Blake said hurriedly. “That came out wrong.”
I wasn’t so sure. “It doesn’t matter,” I said. “I just don’t want to be put in close proximity with any of the Alpha Chis. I’m trying to avoid them.”
Blake shifted his attention to Mark. “Can you enlighten me?”
“I don’t know the name of her first boyfriend,” Mark said. “I can’t remember. He’s a no one, though. She was with Aric Winters for almost a year.”
Blake frowned. “Aric Winters? Really?”
I shrugged. “He’s got a great smile. What can I say?”
“And why didn’t you find happily ever after together?”
I shot Mark a quelling look. “He was bad in bed.”
Blake rolled his eyes. “I’m guessing it had something to do with the incident at the sorority house. Since you don’t appear to want to divulge the specifics of your breakup, I won’t force you.”
“Great.”
“If you don’t want to go to the Alpha Chi house, I’ll send someone else.”
Well, that was just too easy. “Who are you going to send?”
“Mark.”
I furrowed my brow. “You’re going to send Mark alone?”
“Do you have a problem with that?”
“What is he going to do if they find him?”
“I’m not sure I understand.”
“What’s his excuse going to be when they find him?”
“What makes you think they’ll find him?” Blake asked.
“Well, they’re wolves,” I said. “They smell things. The odds are in their favor.”
“I’m willing to take the risk,” Blake said, glancing at Mark for confirmation.
“I’m fine,” Mark said. “I’ve spied on them before.”
“You have?” Something about that statement rang false.
“I have.”
I sighed, curiosity getting the better of me. “I’ll go with him.”
“DON’T YOU think we should be closer?”
Nights were falling earlier these days, so it was dark by 7 p.m. When I forced Mark to hide in the bushes on the far side of the Alpha Chi house, he’d balked.
“We can’t get any closer,” I whispered. “They’ll either see or hear us.”
“How can you be sure?”
“Just … shut up and trust me. You’re such a pain.”
“Why are you mad at me?” Mark asked. “What did I do?”
“I don’t appreciate you telling Blake about my personal life,” I said. “It’s annoying. It’s actually beyond annoying.”
“I’m sorry,” Mark said, shrugging. “I didn’t realize it was a secret.”
“Did you tell Blake about Paris?”
Mark shifted uncomfortably. “Why would I?”
He knew why. Paris was a witch. Mark was a good guy but … with all that had happened … . I tried to push the worry out of my mind. “We can’t get any closer. Just trust me on that.”
“We’re not going to be able to hear them from out here,” Mark complained.
“They have two houses,” I said, pointing for emphasis. “Do you even know which one they’re having the meeting in?”
“Well, no …
“You dated two of them?” Blake asked.
“What can I say? I have horrible taste in men.”
“That’s why you should’ve dated me,” Mark teased. He was trying to be cute, but annoyance was the only thing he was drumming up in me.
“Which two were you involved with?” Blake asked.
“Don’t you already know?”
“What do you mean?” Blake asked.
“Well, you like to think you know everything,” I challenged. “I would think you already know who I dated.”
“Last time I checked, the dating habits of college girls weren’t high on my list of things to worry about,” Blake replied.
“Even at Covenant College?”
“Ever,” Blake said. “Girls of a certain age, girls your age, are fickle beasts.”
He wasn’t wrong.
“I hear that,” Mark agreed. “I can never figure out what they want.”
“So, again, who have you spread your special attributes for?” Blake asked.
I frowned. “You’re a pig.”
“I didn’t mean it that way,” Blake said hurriedly. “That came out wrong.”
I wasn’t so sure. “It doesn’t matter,” I said. “I just don’t want to be put in close proximity with any of the Alpha Chis. I’m trying to avoid them.”
Blake shifted his attention to Mark. “Can you enlighten me?”
“I don’t know the name of her first boyfriend,” Mark said. “I can’t remember. He’s a no one, though. She was with Aric Winters for almost a year.”
Blake frowned. “Aric Winters? Really?”
I shrugged. “He’s got a great smile. What can I say?”
“And why didn’t you find happily ever after together?”
I shot Mark a quelling look. “He was bad in bed.”
Blake rolled his eyes. “I’m guessing it had something to do with the incident at the sorority house. Since you don’t appear to want to divulge the specifics of your breakup, I won’t force you.”
“Great.”
“If you don’t want to go to the Alpha Chi house, I’ll send someone else.”
Well, that was just too easy. “Who are you going to send?”
“Mark.”
I furrowed my brow. “You’re going to send Mark alone?”
“Do you have a problem with that?”
“What is he going to do if they find him?”
“I’m not sure I understand.”
“What’s his excuse going to be when they find him?”
“What makes you think they’ll find him?” Blake asked.
“Well, they’re wolves,” I said. “They smell things. The odds are in their favor.”
“I’m willing to take the risk,” Blake said, glancing at Mark for confirmation.
“I’m fine,” Mark said. “I’ve spied on them before.”
“You have?” Something about that statement rang false.
“I have.”
I sighed, curiosity getting the better of me. “I’ll go with him.”
“DON’T YOU think we should be closer?”
Nights were falling earlier these days, so it was dark by 7 p.m. When I forced Mark to hide in the bushes on the far side of the Alpha Chi house, he’d balked.
“We can’t get any closer,” I whispered. “They’ll either see or hear us.”
“How can you be sure?”
“Just … shut up and trust me. You’re such a pain.”
“Why are you mad at me?” Mark asked. “What did I do?”
“I don’t appreciate you telling Blake about my personal life,” I said. “It’s annoying. It’s actually beyond annoying.”
“I’m sorry,” Mark said, shrugging. “I didn’t realize it was a secret.”
“Did you tell Blake about Paris?”
Mark shifted uncomfortably. “Why would I?”
He knew why. Paris was a witch. Mark was a good guy but … with all that had happened … . I tried to push the worry out of my mind. “We can’t get any closer. Just trust me on that.”
“We’re not going to be able to hear them from out here,” Mark complained.
“They have two houses,” I said, pointing for emphasis. “Do you even know which one they’re having the meeting in?”
“Well, no …
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