Page 21 of Wolf Tormented
She thought she could get away with being out there as long as I was with her. That wasn’t really fair to me.
“I’m sorry, alpha, I hope she didn’t cause too much trouble.” Patrick glances at Libby with a scowl.
Shit. My little friend is about to be in some big trouble.
“Nothing I can’t handle. John was a bit angry, and I will probably have to deal with Archer when he finds out, but other than that, we are all good.” I shrug and turn to leave when someone calls my name.
I glance up just as Ellie races over to me from across the courtyard with a huge smile. “Hey, cousin.”
“Hey, Ellie. How is the transition?” I loop my arm through hers.
She pushes her blonde hair behind her ear and ducks her head shyly. This isn’t the same girl from the cell who threatened everyone around us.
Is it because she’s happier here than she was at Grayson’s pack? I hope so, or what did we trade people for in the first place?
“It’s great. I have met lots of friendly people here.” She blushes.
Why is she blushing?
“People or men, El?” I chuckle.
How many of the unmated males have been sniffing around my little cousin? I scan the town and narrow my eyes at any of the shifters looking too closely at Ellie.
“Shhh, if Alex hears you saying things like that he will freak.” She slaps my shoulder.
I smirk. I was right; she has been making friends with the guys around here.
“Relax, Alex went down the mountain with Angela. They won’t be back for a bit.” I bump her with my shoulder.
That doesn’t mean I won’t warn the men off my cousin, though. At least warn them to be respectful or else I will tell Alex because Ellie would never forgive me otherwise.
“He spends an awful lot of time with the beta. Are they dating? Every time I ask him, he blows me off or gets super angry,” she says.
“No, and I probably wouldn’t ask him about it anymore.” I grimace.
It’s obvious that he wants her, but after her last relationship, I doubt she will be ready any time soon. I can see why his baby sister asking about it would probably piss him off.
“What? Why?”
“Just leave it, El. Promise me.” I pat her hand.
No one wants to hear Alex blow up at Ellie for sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong.
A truck comes tearing into the driveway of the pack house. Dust and gravel kick up into the sky.
Archer jumps from the vehicle and slams the door behind him.
Is he angry? Did his meeting go bad? What the hell happened? Is the pack in trouble?
My pulse thrums like a drumbeat in my ears, and my hands shake as I turn to Ellie. “I have to go.”
I race to the house.
Archer walks into the house slamming the door behind him when I’m still at the end of the drive.
I scurry up the drive and into the house. Archer turns at the sound of the door. His eyes are hard, and the sour scent of anger fills the air as he turns away and stomps into his office.
Is he mad at me? What the hell did I do?
