Page 25 of Wolf Tormented
She steps out of the office, letting the door click shut behind her, and I slump in my chair.
What the fuck have I done? All the fight seemed to deflate right out of her.
So many of her actions have been reckless, though. Not just going after Libby on her own today but when she snuck into Grayson’s territory and when she promised Carter she would go with him to Alpha Kyle.
I can’t trust her to take care of herself, so someone has to protect her for me. I have a pack to run, so I can’t be constantly at her side.
My phone rings and I pick it up. Angela is on the other end.
“Are you back from picking up supplies?” I ask.
“Yes, we are headed to the storeroom now.”
“I’ll meet you down there,” I grunt, hang up the phone, and stand.
Angela’s going to yell at me and call me an idiot for this, but I don’t care. She needs to keep an eye on my mate. The subject isn’t up for discussion.
She will be fucking protected.
I stroll out of the office just as the front door opens. Angela and Alex walk in carrying a bunch of boxes.
I scrub a hand over my face. “It may not be completely ready for those. There was an accident.”
“What accident?” Angela asks with wide eyes.
“A shelf fell on Jara.”
Alex stumbles to a stop. “Are the pack lands trying to kill her today?”
“What do you mean?” I grab a box from Angela and march through the kitchen.
“A roof tile fell this morning and nearly took her out,” Alex says as they both follow me down the stairs.
“What?” I stop and Angela runs into my back.
What the fuck is going on? Freak accidents like this don’t happen here.
I drop the box on the metal table. Is Jara in more danger than any of us realized?
“How the fuck do things like this keep happening?” I storm around the storeroom to the back wall where the shelf fell and crouch on the ground.
“Do you see any signs of sabotage?” Angela asks.
“Not that I can tell, but it looks like McKenna cleaned up.” I lean over.
The shelves are supposed to be bolted down, so how did this one fall?
“Did they say how it happened? Who all was in here?” Angela shuffles her feet.
“It was just McKenna, and no, I was only concerned with getting her to the healer.” I shake the shelf but nothing happens.
It’s sturdy now. What could have caused it to fall in the first place?
Could someone in my own pack be trying to hurt her again? The only thing I know for certain is that if someone is trying to kill her, then it’s not on Kyle’s orders.
I glance over my shoulder to Angela. “Until further notice, Jara doesn’t go anywhere alone, got it?”
“You know how I feel about this heavy-handed bullshit,” she grumbles.
