me.”
The atmosphere in the car shifted. Saki was sure they weren’t telling her something. “What?” Another silence filled the air before Gully spoke up.
“It’s just that you could have called me.”
Saki wasn’t sure, but it felt like Gully was changing the topic.
“I didn’t have your number.”
“I’ll have to give it to you.”
Saki waited for a moment to see if they would return to the previous topic. They didn’t. “Do you guys know what chased me?”
They were again silent. When it became awkward, Gully spoke up. “We aren’t the only pack on this island.”
“So, there’s another alpha?”
“Yeah,” Frank added. “And he’s recruiting.”
Saki caught Gully‘s eyes in the rearview mirror. “But if you see him coming, just do what we do, run.”
Saki sunk into her seat. One alpha out to get her was enough. She didn’t need another.
Sake was prepared this time—she had brought all of her homework for the week to Gully’s house. She knew that she had to be there, but there was nothing stopping her from getting work done. She even liked the idea of it. It was something that the old her would have done.
With all of the books spread out in front of her on the desk inside Gully‘s second-story family room, Saki was feeling proud of herself. When Gully came out and encouraged her to play a game with them, she put down her pen and took a break. The day even ended up being kind of fun.
She was really looking forward to that night, though. She didn’t want to think about it too much because of the effect it had on the other boys, but she couldn’t wait to get back into Lane‘s arms. Sitting in her bedroom waiting for Maddie to go to bed, she could barely contain herself.
When 9:30 hit, Saki couldn’t wait any longer for her family to go to bed. It was Friday night. No one else in the house was going out, but in a normal household, heading out at 9:30 wasn’t unreasonable. So, changing into the clothes she most wanted to see on Lane‘s floor, she gathered herself and headed toward the front door.
“Where are you going?” Maddie asked.
“None of your business,” Saki retorted, shifting her attention long enough to see Marnie sitting on the couch with her twin.
“You should tell mom if you’re going out,” Maddie suggested forcefully.
Maddie was speaking so loudly, their mom already knew. If she wanted to avoid another confrontation, she had to slip out as soon as she could.
“Why don’t you mind your own business and get your own life?” she said, annoyed, before escaping through the door.
With her eyes focused on the street, Saki walked, expecting her mother’s voice to bellow after her. If she could make it to the corner, she could claim not to have heard her. With each step, she swung back and forth between hope and defeat.
As Saki made it around the corner, she couldn’t believe she’d won. Her mother had to be staring at her from the porch. She could almost feel her eyes, but she didn’t dare turn around. She was free. She only had to escape any wolves that might be watching, though she wasn’t sure how.
Considering the boys had dropped her at home with the intention of heading out, she decided not to head toward the Fish Fry. If they were going somewhere, that’s where they would be. She didn’t need to arouse suspicions.
She decided to retrace the path she had taken away from the humane society a few days before, which meant she headed away from the Fish Fry. She stood at the edge of yard, waiting to cut through it. From the house, lights shone through the windows to the grass. It looked like people were home. She needed to cross the yard but didn’t want to be mistaken for a burglar; she wasn’t sure how to do it.
Saki looked down the street. All the homes were either fenced off or they all had lights shining into the yard like this one. It looked bad, but just standing there would get her spotted, too. She crouched down and scurried
The atmosphere in the car shifted. Saki was sure they weren’t telling her something. “What?” Another silence filled the air before Gully spoke up.
“It’s just that you could have called me.”
Saki wasn’t sure, but it felt like Gully was changing the topic.
“I didn’t have your number.”
“I’ll have to give it to you.”
Saki waited for a moment to see if they would return to the previous topic. They didn’t. “Do you guys know what chased me?”
They were again silent. When it became awkward, Gully spoke up. “We aren’t the only pack on this island.”
“So, there’s another alpha?”
“Yeah,” Frank added. “And he’s recruiting.”
Saki caught Gully‘s eyes in the rearview mirror. “But if you see him coming, just do what we do, run.”
Saki sunk into her seat. One alpha out to get her was enough. She didn’t need another.
Sake was prepared this time—she had brought all of her homework for the week to Gully’s house. She knew that she had to be there, but there was nothing stopping her from getting work done. She even liked the idea of it. It was something that the old her would have done.
With all of the books spread out in front of her on the desk inside Gully‘s second-story family room, Saki was feeling proud of herself. When Gully came out and encouraged her to play a game with them, she put down her pen and took a break. The day even ended up being kind of fun.
She was really looking forward to that night, though. She didn’t want to think about it too much because of the effect it had on the other boys, but she couldn’t wait to get back into Lane‘s arms. Sitting in her bedroom waiting for Maddie to go to bed, she could barely contain herself.
When 9:30 hit, Saki couldn’t wait any longer for her family to go to bed. It was Friday night. No one else in the house was going out, but in a normal household, heading out at 9:30 wasn’t unreasonable. So, changing into the clothes she most wanted to see on Lane‘s floor, she gathered herself and headed toward the front door.
“Where are you going?” Maddie asked.
“None of your business,” Saki retorted, shifting her attention long enough to see Marnie sitting on the couch with her twin.
“You should tell mom if you’re going out,” Maddie suggested forcefully.
Maddie was speaking so loudly, their mom already knew. If she wanted to avoid another confrontation, she had to slip out as soon as she could.
“Why don’t you mind your own business and get your own life?” she said, annoyed, before escaping through the door.
With her eyes focused on the street, Saki walked, expecting her mother’s voice to bellow after her. If she could make it to the corner, she could claim not to have heard her. With each step, she swung back and forth between hope and defeat.
As Saki made it around the corner, she couldn’t believe she’d won. Her mother had to be staring at her from the porch. She could almost feel her eyes, but she didn’t dare turn around. She was free. She only had to escape any wolves that might be watching, though she wasn’t sure how.
Considering the boys had dropped her at home with the intention of heading out, she decided not to head toward the Fish Fry. If they were going somewhere, that’s where they would be. She didn’t need to arouse suspicions.
She decided to retrace the path she had taken away from the humane society a few days before, which meant she headed away from the Fish Fry. She stood at the edge of yard, waiting to cut through it. From the house, lights shone through the windows to the grass. It looked like people were home. She needed to cross the yard but didn’t want to be mistaken for a burglar; she wasn’t sure how to do it.
Saki looked down the street. All the homes were either fenced off or they all had lights shining into the yard like this one. It looked bad, but just standing there would get her spotted, too. She crouched down and scurried
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