Page 9 of His Sunshine Baby

“Where are we going?” I ask.

“A suite.”

Now I wish I hadn’t asked. Is he willing to spend money, or just reluctant to take me to his place? Could be both, but I wouldn’t ask. Just as I am about to open the door, we both stop.

Some yelling and growling are coming from one side of The Rain nightclub. Is it a back entrance? Nate is frowning and staring in that direction too.

I would usually ignore that kind of thing, but I recognize a couple of the voices. My wolf’s instinct is reacting too. Oh, crap.

I let go of his car’s handle and head straight for the origin of the voices, hoping I’m wrong. As I get closer, I realize I’m unfortunately right. A couple of bouncers are growling angrily at a small group of teenagers. Half a dozen young werewolves, Moon Goddess, and they belong to the White Moon pack. I can’t ignore it.

“Danny, get your ass outside. We have a problem.”

“Wait, what? What problem?”

But I don’t have time to answer. As I get closer to the group, it becomes obvious the youngsters are angry for not being able to enter the place. They are really drunk. The girls are all stumbling in their high heels and party dresses and the guys’ shirts are open and messy. Seriously? Why are they causing trouble on another clan’s territory!

“Jackie!” I yell at one of the girls I know.

She sees me, as well as the rest of the group. There are three girls and two boys, all familiar faces. The brunette runs to me and I immediately notice how she reeks of cheap vodka.

“Elena! That guy won’t let us in! Can you believe that?”

As I walk up to the rest of the group, she keeps clinging onto my arm and complaining. One of the other girls is about to open her mouth and do the same, but I interrupt with my growling.

“Are you kids crazy? This is not our territory!”

The girls stop complaining and look down because of my angry growling. One of the boys, obviously drunk, doesn’t care and starts yelling at me.

“They said it’s an open invitation! Any wolf! We want to get in and have fun! This is discrimination!”

“Any sober and adult wolf, you brats!”

I growl at him again, but unfortunately, I’m not used to scolding someone so drunk. Nate arrives next to me and glances at the bouncers. They explain themselves before he even asks anything.

“They don’t have any ID and are obviously in no state to come in. We asked them to move along but they insisted, sir.”

Oh, right, if he’s a lieutenant of the Velvet Moon, he probably is responsible for what goes on here too. I turn to him, both embarrassed and annoyed because of the kids.

“Sorry about the commotion. I know these kids, I’ll handle them.”

Nate looks pissed, but I get the feeling that it’s not because of the youngsters’ attitude. It’s because that means I’m not coming with him. One of the girls suddenly starts crying over absolutely nothing and I sigh before grabbing her arm.

“Enough, Prue! You guys stop it, you’re coming with me right now. I’m taking you all home.”

“Who do, who do you think you are to give us orders?” one of the boys suddenly yells.

I growl at him. Before I can answer, Daniel suddenly arrives and grabs him by the neck.

“She’s your freaking trainer, you idiot! Respect your superiors, you little punk! Eyes down and shut it before I slap your drunk little butt!”

I sigh in relief. I don’t know if I could handle five teens alone, but Daniel’s arrival saves me a lot of trouble. At least, the boys stop growling and the girls stop whining. I turn to Nate, who is still frowning, and obviously pissed.

“Sorry, I have to take them back home. I’m really sorry.”

He takes a while to answer, studying our little group with his cold eyes. Wow, I can feel his wolf’s anger from where I stand. Is it that mad that the youngsters caused a commotion?I hope he doesn’t tell his boss or something like that, those kids aren’t supposed to be here to begin with. Neither are Daniel nor me.

“This is only a postponement. We can catch up later.”

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