Page 13 of His Wild Mate

“Are you crazy?” he whispered to me. “She'll turn on you and rip you to pieces like she did Brady.”

“No, she won't,” I told him confidently.

“How can you be so sure of that? She's probably rabid.”

She growled at him, clearly unhappy with what he was saying.

“She isn't rabid. She's scared and a little hungry. And since the horses are so jittery, I'm going to have to walk back with her.”

“Boss, no. You won't make it before dark.”

“I'm aware, Will. But we should easily make it to one of the campsites. We’ll stop there for the night then finish it up in the morning. I'm going to need you to ride ahead and warn Thomas. I'll take her back to my place.”

“You have clearly lost your mind. I told you she had that effect on people.”

“Look at me. Really look at me. Do I look like I'm under a trance?”

“I don't know. How could I tell for sure?”

I sniggered. “Just do as you’re told.”

“No way in hell am I leaving you out here alone with her.”

His chin jutted out in defiance.

“Kid, it's a school night.”

He groaned. “So what? I don't need to graduate. I already have a job.”

“One you won't have if you don't finish school. I don't keep quitters on my team.”

His shoulders sagged. “Fine. But I'm calling Cruz and letting him know you've lost your mind.”

“Hate to break it to you, but there's no cell range out here.”

He smirked. “I know. But my big brother works for Westin Force. He gave me this phone with satellite service the second he found out I was going to be a cowboy.”

“No shit! You're serious?”

“Yeah. How do you think my GPS worked way out here?”

“Honestly hadn't thought about it. Give me that thing.”

I quickly dialed Thomas's number. I knew all the Six Pack by heart. If I got in trouble, they were the ones I trusted most to bail me out.

“How's Brady? Cruz updated me. What I want to know is why you didn't update me myself.”

“Sorry. I had to go take care of things.”

“You really went after a rabid she-wolf in heat by yourself?”

I growled. “She's not rabid and she's not just a she-wolf. She's a shifter, Thomas.”

Will's eyes widened. “You called the Alpha?”

The wolf growled.

“Relax. He's a friend. He's not going to hurt you,” I told my mate. I wanted to laugh at the thought. A feral little she-wolf living in her fur, far too skinny for her own good, and in heat,drawing in every eligible bachelor within a mile to her, was my true mate. What the hell were the odds of that?

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