Page 4 of His Place in the World
Toby smiled and nodded.“Thank you.They should be arriving soon, and I want everything to be perfect.”
“Even though they’re coming for work?”Kyle asked.
“I don’t know what to think of Angela,” Toby admitted as they started walking toward the house.
Del could see the house between the trees, and his heart accelerated.He might not be a shifter, but he was very aware of an alpha’s role and how much power an alpha had.An alpha mate didn’t have as much, but Toby was still second in pack hierarchy.
“The Wakefield pack is helping us,” Doyle murmured.
“They are, but Angela doesn’t strike me as a person who does things out of the goodness of her heart.I don’t think she’s a bad person, but she confuses me.”
“And we have to work with them, because otherwise we’d be isolated and outnumbered,” Kyle said.
“Exactly.She knows that, and she’s taking advantage of it.I’m not saying Cam wouldn’t, but I still don’t like it.I also don’t know what to think about the humans.”
Del grunted.“Just because they’re human doesn’t mean they’re going to hurt you,” he pointed out.
Toby grinned at him.“I’m very much aware of that.I’m not wary of them because they’re human.I’m wary because I don’t know them.”
“Which is why you’re having this meeting,” Kyle pointed out.“Come on.Show us what we need to do.”
As it turned out, Toby needed help setting up chairs around Cam’s office.He was in charge of the kitchen, getting refreshments ready.Del was glad Toby didn’t need their help in the kitchen because he wouldn’t have known where to start.He could boil water for instant ramen, but that was where his culinary ability ended.
“What do you think is going to happen during the meeting?”Doyle asked as they worked.
“I don’t know.”Whatever happened, though, it was none of Del’s business.He had no intention of sticking around and finding out, even though Doyle was involved.He already had more than enough problems on his plate.
He didn’t need to add more to it.
* * * *
Angus was relieved when they finally reached the Rosewood pack.The tension in the car was made him afraid he’d say something stupid, and while he wasn’t afraid of Angela, he wasn’t comfortable with her.
He stumbled out of the car as soon as Angela stopped and took a deep breath, trying to free himself from the tension and everything that had been left unsaid between them.
“You don’t have to make it seem like you’re running away from me,” Angela said.She slammed the driver’s door closed.
“I’m not running away from you,” Angus said.
“Could have fooled me.”She looked around.Several cars were already parked in front of the alpha’s house, which meant they were probably the last to arrive.
Angela disliked that, and she huffed in displeasure.“I should have kicked Leonard and Mike’s ass.They made us late.”
“I don’t think Cam will mind.”
“He won’t.But that doesn’t mean I want to make a bad impression on him and the humans.”
Because that was who they were meeting with.Angus had looked into them after Cam had contacted Angela, but he hadn’t been able to find anything nefarious.He’d dug pretty deep, but on the surface and even underneath, it seemed like they truly just wanted to help.
Angus hoped that would be true.
He grabbed his bag from the car, then followed Angela to the door.The porch steps creaked under their weight, and the door swung open before they could reach it.
“I thought I heard a car,” Cam said.
The Rosewood pack alpha stood there, a smile on his face.He wore jeans and a t-shirt and gestured for Angus and Angela to come into his house.“You’re the last to arrive,” he said.
Angela glared at him.“There’s no need to point that out.”
