Page 23 of Fighting Furry

She gave me another hug and turned to Axel. “If anything happens to her or I hear that you've treated her less than awesome, I will hunt you down and kill you. I don't care if you are a super-strong werewolf.”

“I believe you,” he said, entirely serious. “I don't want to hurt your friend, but I'm afraid she's going to be hurt anyway.”

“What?” I asked.

He and Shelly both ignored me. “Then be there for her when that happens, okay?”

“I'm not going anywhere.”

Then she hugged him. And Axel hugged her back. When did they become friends? What happened to her hunting him down and killing him? What was this weird twilight zone I was living in?

I watched her leave and Axel shut and locked the door behind her. “Well,” I said. “That went well. Ready to go to the gym?”

Axel's lips tickled with a smile and amusement danced in his eyes. Maybe that was why he was such a bad liar, as tough and gruff as he was, his emotions played clearly on his face. “You might feel like you're full of energy, but you need to sleep. And so do I.”

My stomach rumbled with hunger at his words. “Fine,” I said. “One hour of sleep.”

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