Page 11 of Wolf Tormented
Are they still in a cell? Did he let them out?
He takes the basket and sets it on the metal table he’s leaning his hip against. He peers into the basket and his hands clench into fists.
Does he think I gave him too much? But he hasn’t been taking anything. He needs it.
Alex grins and rolls his eyes. “Mom will probably do it anyway.”
“She will do more than that if I tell her you have been stubborn about taking rations you need.”
“Don’t. I already got read the riot act by the alpha, don’t tell her this. I’m taking the rations.” Alex holds his hands up in surrender.
“As long as you keep taking the rations and stop being stubborn, there’s no reason for me to tell her.”
Angela shakes her head. “You are diabolical.”
I shrug. “I’ll do whatever it takes to make sure the pack is happy.”
“You’re a good alpha female, even if you’re a pain in the ass little cousin.” Alex grins.
“Watch it.” I glare at him. “I’m still your alpha female.”
He throws his hands up in the air. “I am allowed to tease my little cousin.”
“C’mon.” Angela pushes him forward. “We need to get down the mountain.”
“We will have everything ready before you get back, and we will get a list together for Jordan,” I say with a smile.
McKenna glides over to one of the shelves to start making room for supplies as Angela and Alex storms up the steps.
I grab a basket of apples and bring them to a table. “Anything perishable needs to be removed from the baskets so we can put the new stuff beneath it.”
McKenna nods as she also brings fresh veggies to the table. She meticulously pulls carrots from the basket and sets them on the table in a neat row. She’s much more organized than I am.
“It was pretty weird to find out Alex was your cousin, huh?” she asks.
“I think the hardest part was that he knew and didn’t tell me. In fact, he was outwardly hostile toward me at first.”.
That took some getting used to once the cat was let out of the bag. He’d been a dick about me coming to the pack, and I know why now, but it doesn’t make it hurt any less.
My first weeks in this pack were so lonely, and if I had known he was my family then, maybe I wouldn’t have felt so lost.
However, he thought I was encroaching on his territory, and I think some remaining loyalty to his former alpha kept him from telling anyone the real reason he left Grayson’s pack.
What else did Grayson’s parents do to protect Grayson’s reign over the pack? Could they have lied about us being fated mates? It is the only thing that makes sense, but why?
“How did you not realize it was him?” McKenna asks.
“He looked very different before he left for the Everette pack. They called him Runt because he was so small. This pack has been kind to him.”
We all thought he left the pack because Grayson and his inner circle bullied him. I had no idea he was stronger than Grayson.
Grayson’s parents did both Grayson and Alex a disservice by sending him away. They did that whole pack wrong leaving them with Grayson as alpha.
I move back to the shelf and grab another basket. “Plus, I didn’t pay him much attention. He was older than me and really quiet.”
I lay more vegetables on the stainless steel table and stack the baskets before repeating the process.
Staying busy and being productive helps keep thoughts of all my problems with Archer away. I thought we were growing closer, but since that night all those months ago, he’s barely looked at me.
