Page 19 of Wilde Beta

He saw another wolf slam into the perimeter and go flying. Clearly, they were testing it. But so far, they were only feeding the perimeter shield.

What would happen when they realized that? Would they try an overwhelming attack? Did they even have the people to do that? He would die before he let them take his woman.

“Are you aware?” Adam asked.

“Our security cameras are watching their attacks. All they are doing is testing the perimeter, and some of their wolves have gotten hurt. Unless it kills one of the bastards, they won't care, and they may not even care then.” Trev replied.

“How many?” Mel wondered.

“No more than 50.” Janie estimated.

“Isn't that a lot?” Mel asked.

“We have nearly a hundred pack members, not counting the children," Trev declared.

“How many of them can fight?” Mel questioned.

“Trev has been working with about twenty-five males, and they can fight fairly well. If you and the females watched and worked independently, your skills would be more self-defense," Adam explained.

“That doesn't sound very good to me. If we survive this, maybe we should make fighting more of a priority," Janie observed. Everyone turned to look at her, and she emphatically added, "Hey, they're after me too, you know.”

"What do we do now?” Adam asked.

“There's not much we can do. We can't go out to meet them because we have to take the perimeter down. Even if we don't, we risk it being damaged. We'll just keep a close eye on them and hope some get damaged by the perimeter. It's starting to glow. According to Harry, that means it's getting really strong. As long as they make bad decisions, we will be safe," Trev directed.

Adam hoped Trev was right. Everything he said made sense, except Harry noted anyone who belonged to the Wilde pack could move in and out of the perimeter without a problem. Did Trev think Adam would go loco, run out there, and try to fight if he admitted that?

If so, Trev was wrong.

Adam wasn't that stupid. He wanted to make some good decisions since his mate was the most important thing in his life. Maybe, given time, Trev would realize Adam wasn't stupid or reckless. When he was, he was dedicated to his mate and his pack. He would prove that no matter what he had to do.

“It's lunchtime, so why don't we all sit and eat. Anyone who wants to can hook into the security system and watch what is going on outside," Janie directed.

“That's right, they were going. They will tire themselves out and pick up some injuries their wolves must heal. That is, if they are all wolves at all. This guy tends to hire humans, too. If many of them are humans, we might have an advantage," Trev speculated.

The alpha's words gave Adam hope. Humans weren't as strong. They couldn't heal as quickly and wouldn't hold up to what was happening like a wolf would. He could plow through many humans and hardly realize they stood in his way.

The food was good. Everyone tried talking about everything except the white elephant in the corner of the room.

Adam didn't even know if Trev called for extra help. At this point, since they were having a nice lunch, he hated to ask. Mel calmed down and wasn't as nervous as previously. They were nearly done eating. He was sure they would return to work.

Regardless of what happened, they would need the housing they built for people in the pack. If they had to fight, that would already interfere with the work they were doing enough without stopping their work before it was necessary. Maybe these attacks were trying to put them on edge so they would be nervous and make mistakes. Adam wondered why somebody who had been on the wrong side of the law and had stopped his illegal activities started back up. Maybe he just couldn't stay away from being a criminal.

Criminals were awful people, weren't they? Maybe he should reconsider since he had done things that would have made him a criminal had anyone arrested him and sent him to the council prison. The only difference was that he had not done those things to make money but because he thought he would restore his family's honor. Then, he redefined what he considered his family and personal honor. He'd realized that his father was the one who had no honor and that what he had done had not reflected well on himself. He was becoming a better wolf and would continue working on that.

The meal was done, and it was time to return to work. Adam hoped to finish one of the sets of cabinets so he could finish the last part in the kitchen tomorrow. Since neither bathroom required much, Adam hoped to finish those, too. He worked fast and hard and finished the set of cabinets. Then, he went to one of the bathrooms and finished what he needed to do there. There was no denying that he felt good about what he had accomplished today.

Mel didn't seem nearly as happy with the work she was doing on her computer. She kept cussing under her breath to where only a wolf would be able to hear what she was saying. From his understanding, she had a brilliant idea but couldn't quite get it to work how she wanted. Something was missing.

It was time to quit for the day and eat supper. Mel was reluctant to stop working, but she did it anyway. She didn't want to hold up the progress of other people. He suspected she would be working on this before she went to bed.

“How are things going?” Janie asked them as they entered the dining room.

“One more day, and I will have all my share of the cabinet work done in the cabin. Everyone else seems to be progressing reasonably, too," Adam offered.

“I wish I was doing as well. I just can't seem to finish the main job that I have. Joey will be very disappointed because it is a big job and the first one with this company," Mel admitted.

“Maybe you should get away from work for one day and do something different. I've found that often helps me when I get stuck," Janie advised.

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