the
arguing.
“Ren will find the tracker and remove it, and
then she’ll leave town. If she doesn’t go to Wyling River, that’s
not my problem.”
Brynn shook her head. “It seems callous to
just let her go like that.”
Acksel let out an aggravated sigh. “If she
had found her mate in one of our pack members, then I’d offer her
sanctuary, but she didn’t. We can’t offer sanctuary to everyone
that feels like they want a change of pace.”
“Acksel,” Brynn said, “it sounds like things
are dangerous for her at home.”
Acksel’s lips pressed together into a thin
white line as he stared down at his mate. Mia would have definitely
been worried to have that look directed at her, but Brynn was
anything but worried. “I’m done talking about the she-wolf. After
dawn she is no longer our problem. Am. I. Clear?”
Brynn’s eyes narrowed significantly.
“Crystal.”
Mia could tell that Acksel knew he was in
deep shit with her. He practically snarled his next words. “Honey
needs to hunt with an escort. Sam?”
Ren answered instead, “I’ll do it.”
Acksel’s brow rose. “You will?”
Ren shrugged. “She needs a guard, she’s been
living at my shop for two days, and I volunteer to also make sure
she leaves town at dawn.”
Mia snorted. “You’re volunteering?”
Ren snarled and took a step toward her. “Do
you have a problem, she-wolf?”
Brynn cleared her throat and Ren stopped
snarling. “I agree. Why are you volunteering? Do you like her or
something?”
Acksel snorted. “It doesn’t matter, she’s
leaving at dawn. If Ren wants to take her hunting, then so be
it.”
“I’ll do it,” Mia said. “I like her. It’s
going to be hard enough to say goodbye to her, I don’t want to
think about her having to fend you off in the woods.”
Ren’s eyes narrowed. “She’s attractive and
single. There’s nothing wrong with taking advantage of a mutual
attraction.”
Mia inwardly snorted. Ren seemed awfully
certain that Honey thought he was attractive. He was good-looking,
but he was just such a dick sometimes it made him less drool-worthy
and more vomit-inducing.
Brynn said, “I think Mia should do it. Honey
won’t feel any pressure from anyone, and if something does happen then that’s okay, too, but at least it won’t feel
contrived.”
“Whatever,” Ren said, and then seemed to
realize he’d just been disrespectful to Brynn and tacked on, “as
you wish, Alpha.”
The males left the room and Brynn said, “He’s
such a dick.”
“I was thinking the same thing. I wish Acksel
would let her stay.”
“Me, too. That’s the point of sanctuary.
According to the laws, we can take in a wolf that is in danger and
give them the protection of the pack. I don’t know why he
won’t.”
“Maybe because he doesn’t want to go to war
over a stranger with no ties to our pack?”
“I wish she’d found her mate here. That would
have made her part of the pack whether her father liked it or not,
and Acksel wouldn’t force her to leave.”
Mia walked out of the room thinking that life
wasn’t fair. For a lot of people.
* * * * *
Honey wasn’t surprised when Mia invited her
to hunt. She’d overheard the conversation the pack members had
about her, even though she hadn’t been trying to eavesdrop. She
thought Ren was a nice male, but she wasn’t attracted to him. She
would hate to have to be rude and turn him down when he’d been so
kind to her.
“Come on, let’s go hunt,” Mia said.
“Is there dessert?” Honey asked, still
wondering about the delicious scent.
“We had apple pie earlier.”
“No, that’s not what I’m smelling,” she said,
casually sniffing the air.
“You sound disappointed.”
“I smell something sweet. I just thought it
was an extra dessert.”
Mia sniffed the air. “I don’t smell anything
but the roast beef sandwiches we ate. Maybe it’s an air freshener
or something.”
“Maybe.”
They walked out on the back porch
arguing.
“Ren will find the tracker and remove it, and
then she’ll leave town. If she doesn’t go to Wyling River, that’s
not my problem.”
Brynn shook her head. “It seems callous to
just let her go like that.”
Acksel let out an aggravated sigh. “If she
had found her mate in one of our pack members, then I’d offer her
sanctuary, but she didn’t. We can’t offer sanctuary to everyone
that feels like they want a change of pace.”
“Acksel,” Brynn said, “it sounds like things
are dangerous for her at home.”
Acksel’s lips pressed together into a thin
white line as he stared down at his mate. Mia would have definitely
been worried to have that look directed at her, but Brynn was
anything but worried. “I’m done talking about the she-wolf. After
dawn she is no longer our problem. Am. I. Clear?”
Brynn’s eyes narrowed significantly.
“Crystal.”
Mia could tell that Acksel knew he was in
deep shit with her. He practically snarled his next words. “Honey
needs to hunt with an escort. Sam?”
Ren answered instead, “I’ll do it.”
Acksel’s brow rose. “You will?”
Ren shrugged. “She needs a guard, she’s been
living at my shop for two days, and I volunteer to also make sure
she leaves town at dawn.”
Mia snorted. “You’re volunteering?”
Ren snarled and took a step toward her. “Do
you have a problem, she-wolf?”
Brynn cleared her throat and Ren stopped
snarling. “I agree. Why are you volunteering? Do you like her or
something?”
Acksel snorted. “It doesn’t matter, she’s
leaving at dawn. If Ren wants to take her hunting, then so be
it.”
“I’ll do it,” Mia said. “I like her. It’s
going to be hard enough to say goodbye to her, I don’t want to
think about her having to fend you off in the woods.”
Ren’s eyes narrowed. “She’s attractive and
single. There’s nothing wrong with taking advantage of a mutual
attraction.”
Mia inwardly snorted. Ren seemed awfully
certain that Honey thought he was attractive. He was good-looking,
but he was just such a dick sometimes it made him less drool-worthy
and more vomit-inducing.
Brynn said, “I think Mia should do it. Honey
won’t feel any pressure from anyone, and if something does happen then that’s okay, too, but at least it won’t feel
contrived.”
“Whatever,” Ren said, and then seemed to
realize he’d just been disrespectful to Brynn and tacked on, “as
you wish, Alpha.”
The males left the room and Brynn said, “He’s
such a dick.”
“I was thinking the same thing. I wish Acksel
would let her stay.”
“Me, too. That’s the point of sanctuary.
According to the laws, we can take in a wolf that is in danger and
give them the protection of the pack. I don’t know why he
won’t.”
“Maybe because he doesn’t want to go to war
over a stranger with no ties to our pack?”
“I wish she’d found her mate here. That would
have made her part of the pack whether her father liked it or not,
and Acksel wouldn’t force her to leave.”
Mia walked out of the room thinking that life
wasn’t fair. For a lot of people.
* * * * *
Honey wasn’t surprised when Mia invited her
to hunt. She’d overheard the conversation the pack members had
about her, even though she hadn’t been trying to eavesdrop. She
thought Ren was a nice male, but she wasn’t attracted to him. She
would hate to have to be rude and turn him down when he’d been so
kind to her.
“Come on, let’s go hunt,” Mia said.
“Is there dessert?” Honey asked, still
wondering about the delicious scent.
“We had apple pie earlier.”
“No, that’s not what I’m smelling,” she said,
casually sniffing the air.
“You sound disappointed.”
“I smell something sweet. I just thought it
was an extra dessert.”
Mia sniffed the air. “I don’t smell anything
but the roast beef sandwiches we ate. Maybe it’s an air freshener
or something.”
“Maybe.”
They walked out on the back porch
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